Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Trustees of the Foss navigation (Original)
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
- Trustees of the Foss navigation (Original); 1793-1853
Description area
Dates of existence
1793-1853
History
Created by private act of Parliament in 1793, the trustees were a private body, funded by tolls on goods carried. Suffered financial and management difficulties. The corporation obtained an Act of Parliament to take over the navigation in 1853.
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Legal status
Created by 33 Geo III c. 99 (priv act). Ended by 16 & 17 Vic c. 56 (local and personal act)
Functions, occupations and activities
Constructed Foss navigation.
General context
Created by private act of Parliament in 1793, the trustees were a private body, funded by tolls on goods carried. Suffered financial and management difficulties. The corporation obtained an Act of Parliament to take over the navigation in 1853.
Relationships area
Related entity
Foss Navigation Committee (1853-c.1948)
Identifier of related entity
GB0192-205
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Foss Navigation Committee is the successor of Trustees of the Foss navigation (Original)
Control area
Authority record identifier
GB0192-187
Institution identifier
GB0192
Rules and/or conventions used
International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa
Sources
VCH York