Birmingham and Fazeley Canal. Making and maintaining, from Rider's Green in Stafford, to Broadwater Fire Engine and six collateral cuts from the same to several coal mines; also a navigable canal from or near the town of Birmingham, to join the Coventry canal at or near Fazeley in Tamworth, with a collateral cut to the lower part of Town. 110 Pages plus title page.

Published by Charles Eyre and William Strahan, 1783

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Birmingham to Bilstone to Autherley, to connect to river severn and Trent. Leading to Wednesbury Holloway, at land belonging to Joseph Hadley,across Dunkirk Farm, lands of Gilbert Wright, Joseph Court, West Bromich, lands of Edward Elwell, Great bridge near Brick House, lands Elizabeth Tilt, River Tame, lands Elizabeth Dudley, in Tipton, lands George Birch, lane to Gold's Green, Reverand John Best, Butcher's Forge Pool, Thomas Hoo, Ocker Hill, Willingsworth Pool, Viscount Dudley and Ward, Wolverhampton, Broadwater, The Brook House, Great Bridge to Toll End, Bayley Caddick, Great Bridge to Dudley, Thomas Dudley and John Finch, Partridge's Mill Pool, Gilbert Fownes, John Wood, Thomas Danks, John Jesson, John Wood's Engine forge, Barn close, West Bromich, Sedgley, Stafford, near Gospel Oak, Sampson Lloyd, John Hawe, John Stubbs, John Tibbets, Thomas Rollason, Tibbibgton, Farmer's Bridge, Free Grammar School, Charles Colmore, William Inge, Hockley Brook, John Kempton, Wallmore Lane, Stanniforth, Thomas Pemberton, Heneage Legge, Aston juxta Birmingham, Aston Brook, Catchems End to Nechells Green, Salford Bridge, Erdington Hall, Berwood Common, Minworth, Curdworth, Sutton Coldfield, Lea Marston, Kingsbury and Middleton, Drayton Bassett in Stafford. About 1,000 commisioners appointed, Blimey it might be a record, I've never come accross quite that many before! And the first meeting to be at the Hotel in Birmingham, (and no fighting for the few indoor seats and pint glasses). First Edition, Pamphlet, Act of Parliament, hand made linen rag paper, disbound with usual glue and stitching residue from nonce volume of that year.

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• Title: Birmingham and Fazeley Canal. Making and maintaining, from Rider's Green in Stafford, to Broadwater Fire Engine and six collateral cuts from the same to several coal mines; also a navigable canal from or near the town of Birmingham, to join the Coventry canal at or near Fazeley in Tamworth, with a collateral cut to the lower part of Town. 110 Pages plus title page.
• Publisher: Charles Eyre and William Strahan
• Publication Date: 1783
• Binding: No Binding
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good