River Lune Navigation Act 1749
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1749 c. 12 |
| Year | 1749 |
(23 Geo. 2) C A P. XII.
'WHEREAS the Town ofLancaster , in the County Palatine of Lancaster , from its great and extensive Commerce to the West Indies, and other foreign Parts, is now become a very considerable Port; and has for some Time past employed and maintained great Numbers of Ships, Mariners and Seamen, to the great Advancement of the Revenue, and the Improvement of the Trade and Navigation of this Kingdom: And whereas the Navigation of the RiverLoyne, otherwise called Lune, is become very difficult and dangerous; and the only Place near the said Town where Ships can be moored and discharged, is by reason of the Shoals, and other Obstructions in the Soil of the said River, become very unfit and unsafe for that Purpose; insomuch that many Ships and Vessels stationed there, have been overset and damaged, to the great Loss of the Owners and Freighters thereof respectively: And whereas it is conceived to be highly necessary for the Benefit and Improvement of the said Navigation, that a Quay or Wharf, with other Conveniencies, should be built and erected on the South West Side of the said River, and that Buoys should be placed at the Entrance into the said River, and other Parts thereof, and Land Marks erected, for guiding and directing Ships and Vessels to and from the said Town; and that a Place of Safety should be made for the Harbouring and Protection of the Shipping at or near the Mouth of the said River; which would tend not only to the Preservation and Security of Ships trading to and from the said Town, but also of his Majesty's Ships of War, and other Vessels, that should put in there by Stress of Weather, or otherwise: And whereas the Reverend James Fenton Doctor of Laws, Vicar of the Parish Church of Lancaster , and in the Diocese of Lancaster , is in Right of the said Church seised of and in divers Parcels of Land and Ground herein after-mentioned and described, which are very commodiously and conveniently situated for the Purposes afore-mentioned; and the Right Reverend Samuel Lord Bishop of Chester, the Ordinary, Edward Marton Esquire, the Patron or Owner of the Advowson of the Vicarage of the said Church, and the said James Fenton, the present Incumbent thereof, have respectively consented and agreed, that the...
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