'taining a navigable Canal from the Canal at Donnington Wood, in the county of Salop, to or near to a Place called Southill Bank, and from thence by Two several Branches, to communicate with the River Severn, one near Coalbrook Dale and the other near Madeley Wood, in the said county; and also certain other collateral Cuts to join such Canal.' It incorporates the company of proprietors by the name of" The Company of Proprietors of the "Shropshire Navigation," and empowers them to collect the following
TONNAGE RATE.
| For all Iron, Iron-stone, Coal, Stones, Timber, Goods, Wares and Merchandize of every Description | 2d per Ton, per Mile. |
In addition to which Three-pence is charged for letting loaded Boats down the Inclined Planes.
This canal has assisted, very materially, the trade of its neighbourhood, by its conveyance of the raw materials to the many large furnaces and works thereabouts, and of their heavy manufactured goods, to the River Severn, thus affording a transit to both home and distant parts. The collateral cuts are from Southwell Bank, near Stirchley, to Coalbrook Dale; from the iron-works at Horse Hay is a railway to this canal.
The summit of this canal is 333 feet above the Severn at Coal Port and Meadow Wharf; and 120 feet above the summit of the Shrewsbury Canal, to which last it descends by two inclined planes.
Mr. William Reynolds and Mr. Henry Williams were the engineers, and the work, which was executed for about £47,000, was opened in the year 1792.
SIRHOWEY TRAMROAD.
42 George III. Cap. 115, Royal Assent 26th June, 1802.
THE act for making this tramroad was obtained by the Monmouthshire Canal Company, and relates principally to their concerns; but as there are a few clauses respecting this tramroad, not connected with the canal, we shall here extract them.
