Thursday, September 18, 2008

Court of Sewers

Archives Network Wales - Monmouthshire Court of Sewers and the Monmouthshire Drainage Board records: "Caldicot & Wentloog Levels Internal Drainage Board was an autonomous Statutory Land Drainage Authority designated under the Land Drainage Act of 1991 & (1994).
The Board was established on 15th November 1942 replacing the Monmouthshire Commissioners of Sewers which were established in 1884,
and the Monmouthshire Court of Sewers in 1531."

Caldicot & Wentloog Levels Internal Drainage Board was an autonomous Statutory Land Drainage Authority designated under the Land Drainage Act of 1991 & (1994). The Board was established on 15th November 1942 replacing the Monmouthshire Commissioners of Sewers which were established in 1884, and the Monmouthshire Court of Sewers in 1531.

lots more in Engand too "Court of Sewers" - Google Search
all about land drainage and land owners

book of reference to maps, surveys and valuation, 1830-1887;
minute books, 1946-1950;
ledgers, 1927-1944;
cash books, 1936-1943; account statements, 1922-1938; collection books, 1931-1947.

Petition to Court of Sewers: an image from the Manuscripts and Special Collections Section: "Petition from the occupiers of cottages at Burringham 1811. Brigg Court of Lincolnshire Commissioners of Sewers Br P 83."

Petition to Court of Sewers

Transcript of Petition to Court of Sewers: "Gentlemen Commissioners of the Court of Sewers.

Sheweth

That your pertitioners, are Inhabitants of Burringham

Poor men, that has only a House to Sleep in. and long ago,

when the Common was open, that there is Sewer into
do
the River Trent. and it was laid on to ? this Sewer by Lots.

and every Common Right House, did as much as the

Largest Farm. now the Common is got Inclosed and cultivated

into Tillage. now they want their Land Dreaning, the Sewer

Enlarging, and these poor men are obledge to do it in terror

of the Abstract. there is about 106 Roods of this Sewer . . . continues Transcript of Petition to Court of Sewers

the Expence of Cleansing at the Midsummer was half a Crown

a House."

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