LANCASHIRE, Rochdale Canal Co, share certificate, 1805, black printing, wax and paper seal at left, lightly trimmed at left and bottom edges; together with consolidated ordinary stock certificate, 1894, ink cancelled, an unissued example 19— [c. 1910] and 3½% debenture stock certificate, 1916 over 18—, also ink cancelled [4]. Very fine or better £100-150

The canal obtained its Act of Parliament in 1794. This issue was made following a further Act to raise more finance. The canal closed in 1952