Reference
GK65/8
Title
Lease for 20 years.
1) Wm Craven Doctor in Divinity Master of the College of
St. John the Evangelist, Cambridge and Fellows and
Scholars of College (landlord)
2) Jn Strickland of Steeple Morden, Farmer.
Messuage, Barn and other outbuildings with gdn, orchard
and close of pasture (1A 3R 26P)
AND 2 closes of pasture adj (total 5A 2R 25P) cottage, gdn &
orchard (1R 37P)
AND allotment of arable adj cottage (2A 2R 2P)
AND close of pasture adj allotment (2A 2R 16P)
AND close of pasture adj a lane leading to cottage (2R 2P)
AND allotment of land in field between Towns (3A 1@ 38P)
Total 45A 0R 26P all in Steeple Morden, Cambs.
Timber rights reserved.
Rent 2.2s p.a. and 10 per acre of meadow or ancient pasture
ploughed up
8 wheat 2 quarters 8 malt 1 bushel
On back of 2nd skin
13 Dec 1810.
Assignment
1) Jn Strickland
2) Ebenezer Jn Collett of Hemel Hempstead (new tenant)
property as above.
Consideration 150.
Note on front of document 'This lease cost 20.5s.7d - was
afterwards examined by Mr. Nash of Royston who said it ought
not to have been more than 13.13s.0d.
[This record was transferred to the Cambridgshire Record Office at Cambridge. Contact them for more details]
Date free text
3 July 1822
Production date
From: 1810 To: 1822
Level of description
item