Millwall Freehold Land and Dock Company explained

Short Title:Millwall Canal, Wharfs and Graving Docks Act 1864
Type:Act
Parliament:Parliament of the United Kingdom
Year:1864
Citation:27 & 28 Vict. c. cclv
Royal Assent:25 July 1864
Repealing Legislation:Port of London (Consolidation) Act 1920
Status:repealed
Original Text:https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/Vict/27-28/255/pdfs/ukla_18640255_en.pdf
Collapsed:yes

The Millwall Freehold Land and Dock Company was a 19th-century company set up to develop the central area of the Isle of Dogs in London's East End. Originally called the Millwall Canal Company, the act of Parliament for the incorporation of the company, the (27 & 28 Vict. c. cclv) received royal assent on 25 July 1864.[1]

The plans that led to the foundation of the Millwall Freehold Land and Dock Company were first devised by Nathaniel Fenner and Robert Fairlie.

Notes and References

  1. Guillery . Peter . Building the Millwall Docks . Construction History . 1990 . 6 .