PastSearch Newsletter Issue 75: March 2019 Welcome to PastSearch Newsletter You can find a downloadable version at www.pastsearch-archaeo-history.co.uk Contents February Round February Round Up Up...........................1 Jorvik Viking Festival......1 Snippets from Navigable This month has been mainly spent undertaking archive research and writing Rivers, Canals, and reports, however, have had one site to attend in Everingham. Railways of Great Britain...............................2 Have two sites, so far, commencing in March. Artefact Corner................4 Book Review....................4 Queen Henrietta Arrived in York..................................5 This Month in History..................7 British Monarchs ............8 HOSM Local History Jorvik Viking Festival Society..................8 Picture This.......................9 Just For Fun......................9 This year was the 35th festival and once again there were many events Dates for Your Diary......10 throughout the seven days, including market stalls and the procession of more Just for Fun than 250 Vikings which concluded with a battle scene at the Eye of York. Answers..............10 There was also a firework display from Clifford’s Tower. What’s Been in the News.............11 Adverts...........................12 The Press 1 Historical Account of Navigable River, Canals and Railways of Great Britain ANDOVER CANAL 29 George III. Cap. 72, Royal Assent 13th July, 1789. The Andover Canal commences at Barlowes Mill, near the town of Andover, and passing the village of Upper Clatford, proceeds to the western bank of the little River Anton to the village of Fullerton; thence, after crossing the river, it takes its direction for a short distance to the Test, which having crossed, it proceeds on the eastern bank of that river, by the village of Leckford, to the town of Stockbridge, thence by Compton House, the villages of Mitchelmersh and Timsbury, to the town of Romsey; from which latter place, its course is parallel with the Test River, by Nutshalling to Redbridge, where it enters the tideway of the Southampton Water. Its length is twenty-two miles and a half, and its fall from Barlowes Mill to Redbridge is 176⅛ feet. The dues upon this canal arise chiefly from the passage of coal and other fuel from the coast, and from the export of its surplus agricultural produce. The engineer employed was Mr. Robert Whitworth, and the act for completing the same, which received the royal assent, as state above, is entitled, ‘An Act for making and maintaining a navigable Canal from near the borough of Andover, in the county of Southampton, to or near Redbridge, in the parish of Millbrook, in the said county.’ The owners of this navigation are incorporated under the name of “The Company of Proprietors of the Andover Canal Navigation,” and they are empowered to raise and contribute among themselves, for the execution of the works, a sum not exceeding £35,000, in three hundred and fifty shares of £100 each, with power to raise a further sum of £300,000, if necessary, for the purpose of carrying on and finishing the work, in the following manner: - that is, by permitting the original shareholders to take additional shares to the amount of £10,000, not exceeding ten additional shares by any original subscriber, and the remaining £20,000 by mortgage on the credit of the canal rates, tolls &v., with interest, not exceeding legal interest. The management of this concern is placed in the hands of a committee of fifteen persons annually chosen from among the proprietors. TONNAGE RATES d. For Coal, Stione, Timber, Corn, Grain, Malt, Meal, Flour, and other Goods, Wares, 2 per Ton, per Merchandize and Commodities.................................................................... Mile. And so in proportion for any less Quantity than a Ton. Vessels not to exceed Eight Feet in Breadth, and Sixty Feet in Length, and not to draw more than three Feet Six Inches Water. No Boat or Vessel to pass a Lock without paying Rates equal to Fifteen Tons. At the termination of the canal at RedBridge, and where the same enter the river called Southampton Water, there is a wharf and quay, with warehouses, storehouses, cranes, &c., which, at the time the act was obtained, belonged to the Rev. Sir Charles Mills, Bart.; and, as it appears he was entitles to riverage, wharfage, and storehouse room, for the use of the same, certain rates, as under, were secured to him, or his tenants, by a clause in the act, for all articles conveyed or to be conveyed on the Andover Navigation. 2 WHARFAGE RATES, PAYABLE AT REDBRIDGE s. d. For Coals not landed, but taken out of, or put into Vessels to be 0 3 per Chaldron. conveyed on the Canal........................................................... For all other Goods or Merchandize........... 0 1 per Ton. For Coals landed on the Wharf.................. 0 6 per Chaldron. Wheat, Flour and Beans so loaded 0 3 per Ten Sacks. Oats and Malt.............................................. 0 3 per Ten Quaters. Barley.......................................................... 0 ½ per Quarter. Timber (including the expense of drawing the same on 1 0 Per Load of 50 Feet. Shore)..................................... Stones, Bricks, and all other Goods landed on the Wharfe, and not 0 3 per Ton. put into the Storehouse................................................... For all Goods were are landed and warehoused for the space of One Month, the following Rates are allowed, (which includes the Wharfage above, together with the expense of Porterage of such Goods Wheat, Flour and Beans.............................. 0 6 per Quarter. Oats, Malt and Grass Seeds........................ 0 3 ditto. Hogsbeads of Sugar, Tallow, Soap, Starch and 0 8 per Hogsbead. Tobacco................................................ Vinegar, Spirits, Beer and other Liquors....................... 0 6 ditto. Butter............................................................................. 0 1 per Firkin. Larger Casks of Butter................................................... 0 1½ each. Hemp.............................................................................. 3 0 per Ton. Paper.............................................................................. 1 0 ditto. Woollen Rags and Manure............................................ 0 3 ditto. For all other Rags........................................................... 1 0 ditto. And for all other Goods in the same proportion. NB. Where Cranes are required for loading and unloading, an additional charge, not exceeding Three-pence per Ton. For putting the powers of the act into execution, one hundred and thirteen commissioners, together with the bailiff and approved men of Andover, were appointed, whose qualification was a clear annual rental of £100, or personal property to the amount of £3,000, unless he be heir apparent to a peer, or be eligible to be elected as a Knight of the Shire. Navigable Rivers, Canals, and Railways of Great Britain, J. Priestley 1831 Robert Whitworth: Born at Sowerby in 1734, died at the White Lion Inn, Halifax on 30 March 1799. Projects include: 1761 produced plans of an estate in Errington. 1765-67 produced plans for Staffordshire and Worcester Canal (Birmingham to Aldersley Junction), Trent and Mersey Canal (Coventry to Fradley Heath), Droitwich Barge Canal and Oxford Canal. 1770 Surveyed Andover Canal 1785-91 Chief engineer for Forth and Clyde Canal 1790-99 Engineer for Liverpool and Liverpool Canal (Gargrave to Accrington). References used: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Whitworth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andover_Canal 3 Artefact Corner Kompo Registered : This bottle was collected from the topsoil of a site in Hayton in 2013. It had originally contained a liquid known as Kompo. Research at the time of writing the report discovered that this product was advertised as: “The best-known remedy for colds, influenza, sore throats etc.” I was also claimed to treat complaints such as diarrhoea, cold feet and bad circulation. The website used at that time has now closed. I’ve done a little further research for this article, and found it suggested that the cough remedy was manufactured by J F White of Harrogate, however, I cannot find any more about either the product or J F White at this time. If you remember either, please let me know at [email protected] Book Review York Between the Wars: ISBN: 0 948929 69 3 Photographs by Donald Gaddes Sheldon; Captions by Michael Pocock. If you enjoy looking at old photographs of York, and seeing how the streets have changed, the former shops and transport, then this is a lovely book with a collection of photographs from the years between the two wars, taken by D. G. Sheldon and compiled in 1993 by M. Pocock. His introduction says “ ‘York is not conscious of its beauty like so many ancient towns: it is too old and too wise and too proud to trick itself out for the admiration of tourists. That is one of the many reasons why I love it and its little country-town streets’ H. V. Morton, writing in 1926, gives the true feel of the York of these pictures. It was a country town and cathedral city, existing only for its citizens, for the folk from the surrounding villages who came to buy and sell and for the clergy of the Minster.” In 1993, M. Pocock seems to be noting the changes for the tourist, and since then, 26 years later, the inner city seems to be less and less for the resident, and more for the tourist with the well known shops disappearing and in there place another cafes, bars or restaurants. Those living in York 100 years ago, and in these photographs would be lost today. 4 Queen Henrietta Arrived in York The (First) English Civil War officially began 22 August 1642, although there had been a number of events prior, including Charles I setting up his court in York 19 March. The fleet declares for Parliament on 2 July, accepting the Earl of Warwick as its Admiral. Also on 10 July a Royalist raiding party approached Hull to burn down buildings outside the town walls, however, it was driven away by gunfire from the defenders. By 22 August Charles was in Nottingham and raised the royal standard at the castle.