Ipswich and Stowmarket Navigation Act 1790
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| Citation | 30 Geo. III, c. 57 |
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| Royal assent | 1 April 1790[1] |
The Ipswich and Stowmarket Navigation Act 1790 was an Act of Parliament to facilitate the development of the River Gipping to make it navigable from Stowmarket to Ipswich.[2]
Parliament had been petitioned in 1719 to make the River Gipping navigable, but this had been opposed by Ipswich Corporation, fearing that such a development would have a negative impact on their vested interests. However, following advances in civil engineering during the eighteenth century, the 1790 bill was passed.[1] The Act set up the Stowmarket Navigation Trust.
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After a protracted lawsuit, the Stowmarket Navigation Trust needed to raise a further £15,000 which was enabled by the Ipswich and Stowmarket Navigation Act 1793 (33 Geo. III, c. 20).[3]
References[]
- ^ a b Malster, Robert (2000). A History of Ipswich. Chichester, West Sussex: Phillimore. ISBN 1860771483.
- ^ "History". River Gipping Trust. River Gipping Trust. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ Oakes, James (1990–1991). The Oakes diaries : business, politics, and the family in Bury St Edmunds, 1778-1827 (PDF). Woodbridge, Suffolk: Boydell Press. ISBN 0851152759.
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