Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,260 pages of information and 244,501 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Sharpness Docks

From Graces Guide
1909. Viaduct, coal tip and hoist.
1909. View of lines on viaduct.
1909. View of columns and bracings during construction.

at Sharpness, near Berkeley, Glos.

c. 1827 Construction of the docks

1853 The Droitwich Junction Canal Co was leased for 99 years to the Sharpness New Docks Co. [1]

c.1874 Construction of the new docks

1874 The name of the Gloucester and Berkeley Canal Co was changed to the Sharpness New Docks and Gloucester and Birmingham Navigation Co[2]

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
  2. The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908