File 28 'Broomfleet Reclamation'

Reference No:
C DPD/1/3/5/1/12
Dates:
16 May 1895-31 Dec 1910
Description:
The file comprises letters, sent (and received) by the Engineer to the Humber Conservancy Board (Arthur Ernest Butterfield), to/from various suppliers of materials (5,000 tons of chalk, 5,000 tons of slag, timber for a proposed new groyne, etc.) required for river bank reclamation work between Broomfleet Growths and Market Weighton Lock. This includes repair work at the Crabley Clough, and proposed work on Broomfleet Island (new farm buildings, tree and vegetation planting, etc.).
Format:
Archive Item
Extent:
1 file
Language:
Access Conditions:
Access will be granted to any accredited reader
Repository:
Hull City Archives
Collection:
Records of Humber Conservancy and the Humber Ports (Records deposited by Associated British Ports and its Predecessors)