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1) Thomas Barnard of Cople House, Beds. Esq.
Turner Arthur Macan of Elstow Esq. Executors and
Trustees of Will of George Higgins of Bedford Brewer,
dated 13 July 1869, codicils treating eldest son as
youngest son - Officer R.N. - of 28 Jul 1870 and
3 Aug 1883 - proved 26 Sep 1883 [Higgins died 3 Aug 1883]
2) Laurence Read Colburne Higgins
Cecil Charles Norman Colburne Higgins both of Bedford
Common Brewers
younger sons of George Higgins
freehold premises:-
messuage now used as Public House - 'The Balloon'
on corner of Cemetery Road (formerly Waterloo Road and
Albert Street), Parish of St Peter Martin, Bedford.
2 messuages, one now used as a Public House called
'The Commercial Tavern' abtg E. Battison Road and
S. Commercial Road, Parish of St Paul, Bedford.
messuage now used as Public House called 'The Compasses'
with garden formerly 2 messuages in Hawes Street,
Parish of St Paul, Bedford.
messuage and garden (formerly 2 messuages) abtg above
and right of way to SW. Hawes Street, Bedford, plus
right to use well
so much as is freehold of messuage and yard in Allhallows
Lane. Parish of St Paul, Bedford called 'The Cock'
messuage or Inn in St John's Street, Parish of St Mary,
Bedford called the 'Fountain Inn', abtg N. Potter Street
messuage called 'Fox and Hounds', Parish of St Cuthbert,
Bedford on 1a 3r 6p (pt of 5a 3r 6p) abts S. Bedford -
Goldington Road.
messuage or Beerhouse, Newnham Street, Parish of St
Cuthbert, Bedford. abtg E. public way.
messuage with garden adjoining in Parish of St Cuthberts,
Bedford in Newnham Street plus right of way to Spring
Gardens there.
messuage with small yard formerly called 'The Old
George Inn' now 'George and Dragon', used for many years
as a public house in Mill Street, formerly Mill Lane,
Bedford. abtg N. Mill Street and Engine House and W.
'Howards Chapel' and yard to rear
Freehold building, used as stabling (site formerly
3 cottages, one of which was used as a school),
in the Ram Inn Yard, Parish of St Paul, Bedford.
messuage called the 'Half Moon', St Peter Martin,
Bedford.
and piece of gnd adjoining which abbs N. Road, Bedford
to Clapham.
messuage built by George Higgins on 2r 16p called
'Railway Swan' in Parish of St Mary, Bedford abtg w.
St John's Street.
messuage in Cauldwell Street, Parish of St. Mary,
Bedford, called 'Shepherd and Dog', abtg N. Cauldwell
Street.
messuage or Inn called 'Star Inn', Parish of St Paul,
Bedford, abtg street formerly 'Duck Lane' then
Whitehorse Street, then Harpur Street and messuage
and shop adjoining N.
the 2 above messuages were erected by George Higgins
on site of 'Star Inn'.
2 barns formerly a Brewhouse with privy adjoining
on NW. of above shop and separated therefrom by
passage leading to Paradine Court
abtg S. a Malting
E. Harpur Street
piece of garden with barn and piggeries erected thereon
near yard formerly belonging to White Horse Inn, now
called Paradine Court, Parish of St Paul, Bedford,
partly abtg S. passage of 8 ft. width
piece of ground with Coachhouse and stable recently
erected thereon by George Higgins in Paradine Court.
messuage or public house called the '3 Cups' in
formerly Thames Street now the Embankment, Parish of
St Cuthbert, Bedford (erected by George Higgins on site
of 2 former messuages) abtg N. and E. land late W.H. Wade
- Gery's Embankment.
2 messuages (one of which converted into a beerhouse -
'The Wheatsheaf') and Blacksmith's shop. Many years ago
by late George Francis on a close called 'Pilcroft
Close' SE. side of Cauldwell Street in the Kempston
Road, Parish of St Mary, Bedford. (abtg NE. 'Haycock'
public house
messuage or public house on corner of Thurlow Street
and Allhallows Lane, Parish of St Paul, Bedford called
'White Hart'.
messuage and beershop called 'Post Boy' east side of
Rose Lane, Biggleswade abtg W. Rose Lane and Blacksmith's
shop (formerly a Tap Room adjoining)
messuage used as a brewhouse with yard, garden, blacksmith's
shop, stable, Colmworth, abtg east road Colmworth to
Wilden.
messuage with yard and cottage formerly used as a brewhouse
called 'The Bull' then the 'Berkley Arms' and then 'The
Bull' abtg S. common highway in the east end of Harrold
(1a)
close of pasture, containing one acre and 1 rood of every
year land abtg incl S. Queens Highway; E. Road to Odell
adjoining above.
messuage called 'The Wheatsheaf' with yard stabling etc.
abtg S. the common street. W. lane leading from the
common street, called Wheatsheaf Lane.
lately erected on site of messuage also called
'Wheatsheaf' by John Rawlins and of cottage adjoining
3r 8p of land 'New Close' part of Moor Field, Harrold,
awarded on Enclosure. abtg S. 'ancient road'.
messuage with yard, garden, blacksmith's shop, stabling,
barn. Parish of Keysoe used as Beerhouse formerly
known as 'The Farriers Arm', now the '3 Horseshoes'
abtg Bedford/Kimbolton Turnpike Road.
messuage or beershop known as the 'Gardeners Arms'
Kempston erected by George Higgins on site of 3
cottages and passage adjoining. AND Harness Makers
Shop adj. abtg E. Street.
piece of land formerly called the 'Orchard' near
entrance to Kempston from Bedford. abtg E. or NE.
beershop above (2r 8p)
messuage with barns etc called 'The Swan', Newton
Bromeshold, Northants.
messuage adjoining, built by Joseph Stokes
cottage, formerly a beerhouse adjoining
abtg S. Town Street; E. Highway to Rushden
messuage with yard, barns etc. now and for sometimes
past used as a public house
'The Chequers' abtg Church Lane or Fennell Street leading
from the Common Street towards the Church on E.
N. onto common highway of North Crawley afterwards called
Church End Street with garden adjoining
Public house called 'The Case is Altered' at Church End,
Ravensden, Beds.
a pightle or close of land with barns and outbuildings
erected on it (adjoining above)
3 cottages adjoining and piece of land (3p 10 sq yds)
pt of above pightle with messuage on it, abts SE. road
Ravensden to WIlden, Ravensden
messuage or public house called 'Polhill Arms' with yard,
barn and outbuildings parish of Renhold, Beds
abtg W. and S. road Wilden to Bedford
messuage (formerly 2 tenements) now used as Brewhouse in
Ampthill Road, Shefford abtg N. Abpthill Road; e. Back
Lane or Polehanger Way
messuage or Inn at Shefford known as 'White Hart' and
close of pasture adjoining abtg N. River Ivel.
messuage and shop with yard, garden, orchard in Souldrop,
Beds. and 3 cottages (one of which was formerly used as
a brewhouse abtg Common Street.
plot of land (2r 2 sq yds) abtg N. Road Bedford to Turvey
village and E. Road to Turvey Station with messuage on
erected by George Higgins, used as Public House called
the 'Railway Inn', Turvey.
'The Carpenters Arms' at Westcotts, Wilhamstead with
garden, yard, barn and stables and close adjoining
[Total 7a 3r] abtg N. Turnpike Road.
(pencil corrections indicate since 1884 become a private
house)
messuage or public house called 'The Bell', Woburn and
yard and garden adjoining (1/2a) with cottage or shop
erected on it. abtg S. the premises where the Poors
House formerly stood and now belonging to his Grace
the Duke of Bedford and W. London Road
messuage or beershop known as 'The White Lion' and
cottage adjoining at Box End, Wootton abtg SE. High
Road (formerly 3 cottages)
piece of land (1a 1r 1p) pt of Potty Cross field,
Wootton.
abtg NW. Public Road.
messuage or beershop at Wootton on west side of public
road Bedford to Cranfield and not far from the Baptist
Chapel. Pencil note 'now the Fox and Duck'.
Leasehold:-
messuage or beerhouse with yard Allhallows Lane, St
Paul, Bedford called 'The Cock' occupying site of 3
dwellinghouses, abtg S. Royal Oak.
piece of land called Castle Close, Bedford abtg N. a
public highway from Castle Lane to St Cuthberts Church,
now called Castle Road and Lord Lieutenants of
Bedfordshire's Depot and the Castle Rooms, E. public
highway St Cuthbert's Church to River Ouse, now
called Newnham Road. s. Embankment of River Ouse,
W. partly by private road of Duke of Bedford leading
Castle Lane to the Stable Yard (late belonging to
the Swan) on this piece of land are a messuage, stables,
outbuildings, Brewery, Malthouse, Corn Chambers etc.
on 90 year lease from 29 Sep 1837, dated 10 Dec 1840
from Russell Estate.
messuage and buildings adjoining formerly used as
'Club Rooms' and known as the 'Castle Rooms' on plot
adjoining above part of Close formerly called Castle
Close abbs incl Street formerly Castle Lane now Castle
Road.
piece of ground with messuage (formerly 2 cottages) in
Parish of St Paul, Bedford formerly pt of Castle Close
abtg S. on Embankment by River Ouse.
E. on street leading to Old Ford and now called
Newnham Road.
W. garden ground formerly the site of the Common Sewer
there separating above land from Duke of Bedford's gnd
formerly the Swan Inn.
Consideration 21501 5s 9d.