• Reference
    GK4/2
  • Title
    Conveyance
  • Date free text
    31 Aug 1884
  • Production date
    From: 1869 To: 1884
  • Scope and Content
    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.
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