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RefNoKBLC/2/9/18/38
AltRefNoS/B/SP1691
TitleMemorial of Reverend William Gale Townley, of Fulbourn
DescriptionThe memorialist erected a suspension bridge [in 1826] across the Hundred Foot River in Welney, and was granted permission to charge a toll. He reports that traffic across his bridge has halved since the building of the new railway bridge, and asks for compensation for his loss. One signatory. Also includes a covering letter from the memorialist.
Date19 April 1847
CreatorNameBedford Level Corporation
RepositoryCambridgeshire Archives
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