| Description | 1. Improvements to River Nene from Cross Keys Bridge to Woodstone Staunch, above Peterborough Bridge by the following works.
A. Intended dock at Wisbech
B. New cut from the Horse Shoe to Rummers Mill Sluice
C. New cut from the old channel at Barton Lane End join a new cut
D. Alteration of the river at Guyhirn
E. Improvements at Moreton's Learn for the drainage of Moreson's stream wash?
F. The improvement of Bevil's Learn
2. Proposed drain from the Monk's Lode to Bevil's Leam at Pond's Bridge.
3. Proposed drain from the top of Caldecote Dyke along the Dyke, across Whittlesey Mere and along Bevil's Leam to the River Nene at Guyhirn.
4. New catchwater drain from the River Nene near Stanground Sluice to Wells or Forty Foot Bridge on Vermuyden's Drains.
Passing through the following parishes:
1. St. John the Baptist in the Liberty and Soke of Peterborough, Fletton, stanground-cum-Farcet, Stanground, all the county of Huntingdonshire. Whittlesey, St.Mary and St.Andrew, Wisbech St. Mary and St. Peter, Tydd St. Giles, all in the county Cambridgeshire. Walsoken, West Walton, both in the county Norfolk. Tydd St. Mary and Sutton St. Mary both in the county Lincolnshire.
2. Wood Walton, Sawtry St.Andrews, Conington, Higney cum Ramsey, Holme cum Gratton, Ramsey, all in county of Huntingdonshire, Whittlesey St. Mary and St.Andrew, both in county of Cambridgeshire.
3. Stilton, Denton, Caldecote, Yaxley, Holme, Ramsey all in the county of Huntingdonshire, Whittlesey St. Mary and St.Andrew, Doddington, Wisbech St.Mary all in the county of Cambridgeshire.
4. Farcet, Yaxley, Stilton, Caldecote, Holme, Conington, Sawtry St.Andrew's and St. Judith, Wood Walton, Great Raveley, Upwood, Bury, Ramsey all in county of Huntingdonshire.
Comprising: Plans and sections and book of reference. 41 sheets, each 21" x 27".
Scales: Plans and sections: Horizontal 20 chains (440yards) to 1 inch. Vertical 16 feet to 1 inch.
Enlarged plans: 4 chains (88yards) to 1 inch
Engineer Sir John Rennie
This scheme was presented again in a modified manner in 1846, 1849 and 1851, but the works were never executed. See history of Wisbech and Neighbourhood, 1848-98 by Frederic John Gardiner, page 105
Plan not endorsed by Clerk of the Peace |