• Reference
    WL434
  • Title
    The St Pauls Square Brewery The Hearse and Horses, Caldwell Street, Bedford, bought by Whittingstall & Long, 1785. Conveyance (lease & release): 320. (i) John & Gideon Costin of Bedford, woolstaplers. (ii) Hen. & Jas. Whittingstall & Wm. Long, brewers & copartners. -- a messuage or publichouse called the Hearse & Horses, formerly 2 messuages, and a cottage, in occ. Wm. Levitt, John Bacon, & Mrs. Church; a malthouse, kiln and kilnhouse adj. W; in Caldwell St., in St. Mary's parish; formerly occ. Wm. Wilsheire, then Jane Wilsheire, then Sam. Slinn, now Ann Slinn wid.; abtg. N. on the street, E. on St. Mary's parsonage, W. on a messuage of John Negus. (Recites: will of Wm. Wilsheire 18 July 1769; dev. to w. Jane for life, then to (i) to be sold, and proceeds divided among Jos. Willsher of Luton, painter; Sarah Willsher of St. Peter's, Bedford, sp.; Sarah and Martha Tompkins of Essex. Jane Willsher d. 1782. Premises sold by auction 25 November 1784.) Witn. Jer. Fish Palmer, Thos. Kidman. See WL433
  • Date free text
    20-21 May 1785
  • Production date
    From: 1785 To: 1785
  • Level of description
    item