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58 - 60 High Street, Bedford. File regarding Bedford Picture Palace. Includes the following: - Sale Catalogue.58 & 60 High Street, Bedford, being The Chequers Inn, and house and shop and The Carpenters Arms, Priory Street, Bedford, to be sold at auction by J R Eve & Son. Includes detailed history of the site and its former use [10 Feb 1911]; - Part of plan of site, showing High Street and Silver Street and 'The Bull Inn' in Silver Street to the rear of the properties for sale. (Scale 20ft: 1in); - Copy letter from Wade-Gery & Brackenbury to Percy E Felce, 53 Devon Road, Bedford, stating that they had offered 400 for the licence and a lease for 21 years and an additional 100 when the freehold could be sold to them [9 Aug 1911]; - Letter to McConnells from Biocolor Picture Theatres Limited, Licensees and Exhibitors of Kinemacolor, stating that in the event of them completing arrangements with people introduced by McConnells to them that they would pay 25 guineas [5 Sep 1911]; - Letter from Dudeney & Johnston Limited noting that they would reply in full later regarding the first floor of the new Picture Palace [15 Dec 1911]; - Letter to Mr Redfern from Percy Felce regarding his use of Mr Redfern as sole agent and the lease of the hall for use as a Picture Palace [29 Dec 1911]; - Letter from Lush & Cook Limited, London & Provincial Dye Works, Hackney Wick, London to McConnells regarding a meeting . [25 Jan 1912]; - Letter from Lush and Cook stating that they would agree to a twelve months notice period to leave the shop only if the premises owner's venture of a Picture Palace proved unsuccessful.[6 Feb 1912]; - Letter from Lush & Cook agreeing to a six month notice period.[22 Feb 1922]; - Letter from Percy Felce stating that the overseers had valued the shops and Lush & Cook should paya higher yearly rent [26 Feb 1912]; - Letter from Lush & Cook stating that they thought the rental had been agreed and that they would not pay a higher rent [29 Feb 1912]; - Copy letter from Lush & Cook to Percy Felce reluctantly conceding to the increased rent [12 Mar 1912]; - Agreement to rent signed by F J Jackson of Lush & Cook Ltd [25 Mar 1912]; - Letter to McConnells from Percy E Felce, on paper headed 'The Bedford Palace Ltd' requesting that Mr Covington sign a rental agreement[2 Mar 1912]; - Letter to McConnells from H W Covington, Cigarette & Cigar Importer and Tobacco Blender, 5 Cheapside Luton, regarding the date of possession stated on the lease [11 May 1912]; - Agrement to Rent signed by FJ B Cox for the International Correspondence Schools Ltd, to lease 58 High Street Bedford for 29 May 1912 - 8 June 1912 inclusive [May 1912]; - Letter from Percy Felce of the Bedford Picture Palace stating that they had not yet received the rent due form the International Correspondence School [22 Jun 1912]; - Agreement to rent signed by Henry Wallace Covington for 60 High Street [24 Jun 1912]; - Copy sketch plans of the revised scheme for proposed cinematograph theatre at 58 & 60 High Street, Bedford for Messrs Felce & Warner. Ground floor plan, first floor plan, plan of lavatories under platform, section of platform (Scale 1in:8ft) Architect W Hardrow, Builder & Contractor, South Bermondsey Station, London.[3 Aug 1912]; - Sketch pland of front of house and billiard room [n.d.].

1911 - 1912

From: 1911 To: 1912

No. of pieces: 1

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Felce, Percy E,
Bedford Picture Palace,
Biocolor Picture Theatres Limited,
Dudeney & Johnston Limited,
Lush & Cook Limited,
Covington, Henry Wallace,
Hardrow, W

Bedford inns, Bedford Bull Inn, Bedford Chequers, High Street, Bedford Carpenters Arms, Priory Street, tobacconists, dyeing, entertainment, cinema, films, billiards, Lush & Cook Limited, Bedford Palace Limited, H W Covington, W Hardrow, Bedford Picture Palace, J R Eve & Son, Bedford High Street, Bedford Silver Street, Bedford Devon Road, Bedford Priory Street, LUTON, Luton addresses