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Millwall Freehold Land and Dock Company

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Millwall Canal, Wharfs and Graving Docks Act 1864
Act of Parliament
Citation27 & 28 Vict. c. cclv
Dates
Royal assent25 July 1864
Other legislation
Repealed byPort of London (Consolidation) Act 1920
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

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 Millwall Canal, Wharfs and Graving Docks Act 1864 (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.

References

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  1. ^ Guillery, Peter (1990). "Building the Millwall Docks" (PDF). Construction History. 6.