| RefNo | KBLC/2/9/17/12 |
| AltRefNo | S/B/SP1587 |
| Title | Petition of Several Commissioners for Draining and Improving Fen Lands and Low Grounds in Downham Market, Wimbotsham, Stow Bardolph and Denver |
| Description | The petitioners report that they were granted permission to lay a tunnel through the bank of Tong's Drain, so that the floodwater from the River Ouse can run off their lands in Downham Fen (see also Ref S/B/SP1494). They report that they cannot afford the annual payment of £30, and have passed a resolution to stop using the tunnel. They ask for the £30 they paid in April 1840 to be remitted, as they derived very little benefit from the tunnel during the proceeding year. Eight signatories. |
| Date | April [1840] - Whitsun [1840] |
| CreatorName | Bedford Level Corporation |
| Repository | Cambridgeshire Archives |