An Act to authorize the Construction of Docks at Tranmere Pool in the County of Chester (The Tranmere Docks Act, 1863)
WHEREAS Tranmere Pool on the River Mersey consists of tidal Lands of about Twenty Acres in Extent, and the Conversion of certain Parts thereof into Docks would be attended with great public Advantage: And whereas George John Chamberlaine Esquire, of the City of Chester, is or claims to be the Owner of a great Portion of the said Lands, and of the Foreshore of the River Mersey fronting the said Lands down to Low-water Mark: And whereas it is expedient that the necessary Authority should be giv...