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Mean to meet at the Manchester Assurance Office – 11 O’clock AM on Tuesday 22 Septr. 1829.
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Bolton Railway. Bearings by Compass.
Line to Staith from Town 200o & 20o.
Line leading to Incline above first Curve 183o & 3o.
Lower part of Incline 254o & 174o.
Time of 8 Waggons going up (two being Loaded with Ashes about 30c ea. and 6 Loaded with Coal coming down 7½ Mls.
Straight Line to Canal 273o & 93o.
Bearing of Bolton & Bury by Map 106o & 286o.
Do. of Bury & Rochdale 275o & 95o.
Canal at Bury 258 .. 4
Canal at Rochdale 467 .. 7
209 .. 3 Rise at Rochdale
90 .. 0 Rise from lower Town to Canal
119 .. 3
49 .. 3 May layout at Bury
70 .. 0 Total Rise at 6 Miles will be at 11’-8” pr. Mile
Canal from Bolton to Bury about 8 Miles quite level.
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Miles Ft in
3 .. 0 From Bolton to the Junction Level 258 .. 4 above low Water at Liverpool.
0 .. ¼ 6 Locks fall 64 .. 3
0 .. ½ Pound below Do. Level 194 .. 1 Do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Do.
0 .. 1/8 2 Locks at Ringley fall 21 .. 4
0 .. 8/4 Pound below Do. Level 172 .. 9 Do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Do.
0 .. 1/8 2 Locks at Giants Cliff fall 21 .. 8
0 .. ½ Pound below Do. Level 151 .. 1 Do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Do.
0 .. 1/16 1 Lock at Rhodes fall 10 .. 1
5 .. 0 Pound to Manchester Level 141 .. 0 Do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Do.
0 .. ¾ 6 Locks down to River Irwell falls 64 .. 8
11 .. 1/16
4 .. 1/16 From Junction to Bury 76 .. 4
15 .. 1/8 Miles 182 .. 0 Total fall
Called on Mr. Richd. Dawson and agreed to Meet at the Manchester Assurance Office at 11 O’clock on Tuesday 22 Septr. 1829.
