1865 MACCLESFIELD, KNUTSFORD & WARRINGTON RAILWAY two letters from Secretary

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1865 MACCLESFIELD, KNUTSFORD & WARRINGTON RAILWAY two letters from Secretary
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1865; Two letters one to The Mayor of Macclesfield and the other to Mr Comberbach from The Secretary of the Railway Company, George Clarke, in Knutsford, Cheshire.
The Macclesfield, Knutsford and Warrington Railway was promoted by prominent people in the area headed by Sir Harry Mainwaring, Chairman of Cheshire Midland Railway. The company was incorporated by an Act, 28 June 1866 (29/30 Vict. 1866 was a year of general financial crisis which resulted in a lull in railway building. The Macclesfield, Knutsford and Warrington Railway Company found it difficult to raise money and agree purchase of land. This resulted in them having to apply for an extension of time and also in abandoning the Knutsford to Warrington section. An Act allowing an extension of time for building the railway was passed in 1871 (34/5 Vict., c.53), however the venture continued to experience financial difficulties and was eventually taken over by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway under an Act of 1874 (37/8 Vict., c.132). After this the line was abandoned.
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1865; Two letters one to The Mayor of Macclesfield and the other to Mr Comberbach from The Secretary of the Railway Company, George Clarke, in Knutsford, Cheshire.The Macclesfield, Knutsford and Warrington Railway was promoted by prominent people in the area headed by Sir Harry Mainwaring, Chairman of Cheshire Midland Railway. The company was incorporated by an Act, 28 June 1866 (29/30 Vict. 1866 was a year of general financial crisis which resulted in a lull in railway building. The Macclesfield, Knutsford and Warrington Railway Company found it difficult to raise money and agree purchase of land. This resulted in them having to apply for an extension of time and also in abandoning the Knutsford to Warrington section. An Act allowing an extension of time for building the railway was passe
Company/ Era/ Region
Macclesfield, Knutsford & Warrington
EAN
Does Not apply
Country
England
Family Surname
Clarke & Comberbach
England County
Cheshire
Era
1861-1870
City/Town/Place
Knutsford
Document Type
Manuscript Letter