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Auction: 14017 - Bonds and Share Certificates of the World
Lot: 425

Aire and Calder Navigation, Yorkshire, a group of manuscript documents mostly relating to the shareholding of Sir William Milner including a large Abstract of his title going back to 1704 but probably written at the end of the 18th century, also transfers 1805, 1806 and 1872, together with other documents (10), 1803 to 1882, most are extremely large format documents, on vellum, a very interesting lot worth more research, very fine and better. (14)

The Aire and Calder Navigation commenced in 1704 when the two rivers were widened to connect Leeds and Wakefield. It linked to Goole on the coast which acquired the status of official port with its own customs facilities which then increased traffic considerably. The navigation was continually developed generally paying handsome dividends to shareholders until competion from the railways. Steam tugs were introduced in the 1850's which enabled the canal to remain profitable and to carry huge amounts of coal which it did until the 1960's and the general decline of the coal industry. Commercial traffic still uses the canal although leisure boats are now the largest users.

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Estimate
£100 to £150