Reference
X713/9/1
Title
LEASE 14 December 1878 from
1) Alexander Brae Goodall esq of Bedford [The Oval] to
2) Frederick Smith Stanton, Lieutenant Colonel Royal Engineers, Darjeeling, India,
from 29 September 1878 for 5 years for 90 pa paid quarterly, of
a dwellinghouse in Ashburnham Place, Bedford St Paul.
Schedule of contents of house:
Entrance:- Merritons tessellated tiles in portico; bronzed bell plate pull and bell; bronzed door handle, lock, and key; brass chain, white finger plate.
Hall: - 2 hat rails fixed with 5 bracket pegs; water closet fittings; door to closet with lock and key.
Drawing Room:- White marble mantelpiece; register stove with bright mouldings; 2 black bell pulls; plate glass windows; mortice lock and key, and 4 finger plates.
Dining Room:- black and green mantelpiece; register stove with bright mouldings; 2 bell pulls; plate glass in 3 windows; mortice lock and key, 4 finger plates.
Library:- black and [lurm]achettle [?] mantelpiece; register stove with bright mouldings; 2 bell pulls; mortice lock with key, 4 finger plates.
Store Room:- Lock and key and iron furniture to door; 15' dresser; 58' 6" shelving; cupboard; sink lined with lead; hot and cold water taps; lead pipe to drain; outer door; mortice lock and key, and finger plates.
Kitchen:- Lock and key and brass furniture on door; 4' 1" Kitchener set with wrought iron boiler to supply bath room, store room and scullery; plate rack; 2 baking tins & 2 oven racks; 3 iron rakes; foot dresser with 3 doors and cupboards; plate shelves and brass screws; bells as hung.
Back Kitchen:- 3' range with oven and boiler and brass tap; copper with cover; 24' 6" shelves; sink, hot and cold water brass taps; pump; lock and key to entrance door; latch and 2 bolts to outer door.
Boot & Shoe Room:- Thumblatch to door; 16' shelving.
Servants WC:- Iron cistern and chain with handles; coal house; door and thumblatch.
No 1 Bedroom:- Marble mantelpiece; register stove; mortice lock and key with 4 finger plates; brass clothes hook; bellpull.
No 2 ditto:- Marble mantelpiece; register stove; mortice lock and finger plates; brass clothes hook; bell pull.
Dressing Room:- Mortice lock and key; brass clothes hook to door; finger plates.
No 3 Bedroom: - Black and green mantelpiece; one bell pull; mortice lock and key; brass hook to door; finger plates .
No 4 ditto: - Stone mantel with register stove; lock and key; cupboard with door; brass hook to door; finger plates.
No 5 ditto: - Stone mantel with register stove and key to door.
No 6 ditto: - Stone mantel, shelves, lock and key to door.
No 7 ditto: - Stone mantel, lock and key to door.
No 8 ditto:- Lock and key to door, small door to enter roof.
D brackets to all windows throughout the house, and pulley rackets to windows.
Witnesses - Edwin Slee, Green Street, Grosvenor Square, W and Thomas S Porter, solicitor, Bedford
Date free text
1878
Production date
From: 1878 To: 1878
Exent
6, No. of pieces: 1
Handwritten
Format
sheets of paper
Level of description
item