| Description | 1. Undated newspaper cutting regarding the canal towing path and public rights.
2. 27 Mar 1916 Letter from Charles Henry Talbot to Richard Foley regarding right of way along the canal towing path.
3. 25 Apr 1916 Letter from W J Ainsworth, secretary of Wilts and Berks Canal Company, to Richard Foley disputing Charles Henry Talbot's assertion that the tow path is a right of way.
4. 26 Apr 1916 Letter from Charles Henry Talbot to Richard Foley regarding the right of way along the canal towing path, re-iterating his view that the right of way is present.
5. 17 Jan 1916 Copy letter from W J Ainsworth, Central Chambers, Swindon, to Mr Snook, clerk to the parish council, South Marston. Stating his opinion that the canal tow path is not a right of way and querying why a petition has been started.
6. 17 Apr 1916 Telegram from W J Ainsworth to Richard Foley stating that the towpath is not public, stoppage is legitimate.
7. 17 Apr 1916 letter from W J Ainsworth to Mr Foley regarding the right of way along the canal towing path.
8. Undated extract of meeting minutes regarding the right of way along the canal towing path giving a summary of the situation.
9. Handwritten note noting instances of stoppages of people along the canal towing path.
10. Copy of the Swindon Corporation (Wilts and Berks Canal Abandonment) Act 1914. |