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Volume Nine - Pre-Victorian to the present day - even more aspects - Acts Associated with Ely Tidal Harbour and Penarth Dock . . .

Year
Act title [click link to read]
 
Summary Scope and Purpose
 
1857
The Penarth Harbour, Dock, and Railway Act, 1857 :
 

An act for enabling the Penarth Harbour, Dock and Railway Company (heretofore called The Ely Tidal Harbour and Railway Company) to construct railways to and a dock and other works on or adjoining the south-west bank of the River Ely; and for other purposes.

The name of Ely Tidal Harbour and Railway Company changed to the Penarth Harbour, Dock, and Railway Company. Empowered to construct railways to the south-west side of the River Ely near Cwtch-y-cwm, with a branch, embankment, dock and other works.

       
1857
Report upon the Ely Tidal Harbour and Railway Bill, 1857. - [1 page]
 
Report of the Board of Trade, dated March 1857, upon the Private Bills for Harbours, Docks, Navigation, &c.
       
1857
Admiralty Reports under Preliminary Inquiries Act - Ely Tidal Harbour and Railway Company Bill, 1857. - [1 page]
 
Report of the Admiralty, under Act 14 & 15 Vict. c. 49. 1857. Construction of railway 6 miles long, embank, widen, deepen River Ely, construct dock and basin, etc.
       
1861
The Penarth Harbour, Dock, and Railway Act, 1861 : [16 pages]
 

An act to empower the Penarth Harbour, Dock and Railway Company to raise a further Sum of Money ; to make a Road between their Harbour and Cardiff; and for other purposes.

The company were empowered to build a road between Penarth and Cardiff and other works in connection with the Swing Bridge over the River Taff.

       
1863
The Penarth Harbour, Dock, and Railway Leasing Act, 1863. - [12 pages]
 
The Penarth Harbour, Dock and Railway Company granted a lease to the Taff Vale Railway Company for a period of 999 years from 1st January 1864.
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