Bedford Level Corp
Other Business Names:
- Great Level
- Bedford Level
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Ely, Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, East of England, England
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Utility services
Land drainage & flood defence
Notes:
Traced origins to 1630 when established by Earl of Bedford and others to drain the southern Fen. The project was subsequently known as the Great Level or the Bedford Level. Incorporated 1634 and contracted with Sir C Vermuyden to undertake drainage works. Reorganised 1663. 1697 three sub levels established of which two gained independence from the Corporation by mid 19th century. Corporation relocated from London to Ely in 1845. Wound up 1920
Publications:
- Canals of Eastern England by Boyes, John, & Ronald Russell
- Constitution and Finance of the Bedford Level Corporation, 1663-1920 by Summers, Dorothy
- Design for the initial drainage of the Great Level of the Fens. An historical whodunit in three parts by Knittl, Margaret A
- History of the Drainage of the Great Level of the Fens, Called Bedford Level; with the constitution and laws of the Bedford Level Corporation by Wells, Samuel
- The Great Level. A history of drainage and land reclamation in the Fens by Summers, Dorothy
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Great Level
- Bedford Level
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Ely, Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, East of England, England
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Utility services Land drainage & flood defence
Notes:
Traced origins to 1630 when established by Earl of Bedford and others to drain the southern Fen. The project was subsequently known as the Great Level or the Bedford Level. Incorporated 1634 and contracted with Sir C Vermuyden to undertake drainage works. Reorganised 1663. 1697 three sub levels established of which two gained independence from the Corporation by mid 19th century. Corporation relocated from London to Ely in 1845. Wound up 1920Publications:
- Canals of Eastern England by Boyes, John, & Ronald Russell
- Constitution and Finance of the Bedford Level Corporation, 1663-1920 by Summers, Dorothy
- Design for the initial drainage of the Great Level of the Fens. An historical whodunit in three parts by Knittl, Margaret A
- History of the Drainage of the Great Level of the Fens, Called Bedford Level; with the constitution and laws of the Bedford Level Corporation by Wells, Samuel
- The Great Level. A history of drainage and land reclamation in the Fens by Summers, Dorothy