Historic Maps and Plans of Inland Navigation
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| Canalmaps ref. | A505 |
| Waterway | Oxford Canal |
| Title | |
| Description | Two plans endorsed on title deed. |
| Date | 8 March 1843 |
| Names | The Company of Proprietors of the Oxford Canal Navigation and Mr William Barker. |
| Scale | 200 feet/inch (estimated) |
| Size in inches | 12 x 7, 12 x 9 |
| Medium/format | Ink and colourwash on parchment, folded. |
| Source | Purchasers deed poll. |
| Notes | On completion of the extensive straightening and improvement of the Oxford Canal in the 1830s, the company sold off much of the land occupied by redundant portions of the old alignment. Two small plots were conveyed by this deed to William Barker, in Barby Parish (Northamptonshire) and Willoughby Parish (Warwickshire) |
