Millwall Freehold Land and Dock Company
(Redirected from Millwall Canal, Wharfs and Graving Docks Act 1864)
| Millwall Canal, Wharfs and Graving Docks Act 1864 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Citation | 27 & 28 Vict. c. cclv |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 25 July 1864 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Port of London (Consolidation) Act 1920 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Millwall Freehold Land and Dock Company was a 19th-century company set up to develop the central area of the Isle of Dogs in London's East End. Originally called the Millwall Canal Company, the act of Parliament for the incorporation of the company, the Millwall Canal, Wharfs and Graving Docks Act 1864 (27 & 28 Vict. c. cclv) received royal assent on 25 July 1864.[1]
The plans that led to the foundation of the Millwall Freehold Land and Dock Company were first devised by Nathaniel Fenner and Robert Fairlie.
References
[edit]- ^ Guillery, Peter (1990). "Building the Millwall Docks" (PDF). Construction History. 6.