Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    WB/W4/1/Du/344LR6
  • Title
    Abstract of Title of Florence Ball to freehold dwelling houses Nos 344, 346 Luton Road, Dunstable; abstracted by Lathom & Company solicitors of King Street, Luton: (I) Conveyance of 31 Mar 1924 Parties: (1) Thomas Thorne of Priory Road, Dunstable, auctioneer and estate agent; Benjamin Belgrove Franklin of 33 King Street, Luton, surveyor; (2) James Napier of Spinney House, Dunstable Operative Part: - (1) conveyed (a) to (2) for 502/10/- Property (amongst others): (a) piece of land at junction of Icknield Way (road from Luton to Dunstable commonly called Luton Road) and Houghton Road, Houghton Regis of 3a 3r 29p as shown on attached plan Covenant: - by (2) to observe scheduled conditions Schedule: - (2) to erect and maintain boundary walls; - (2) to observe building lines; - (2) not to allow any hut, shed, caravan, house on wheels or chattel intended as a dwelling or sleeping apartment, advertising hoarding, booth, show, swing or roundabout (II) Death of John Napier on 20 Jun 1926 (III) Letters of Administration of 14 Jul 1926 granted to Ann Napier, widow of James Napier (IV) Official Certificate of Search of 14 Sep 1926 against James Napier and Ann Napier, now of The Breezes, Dunstable Road, Luton - no subsisting entries (V) Conveyance of 16 Sep 1926 Parties: (1) Ann Napier of The Breezes, Dunstable Road, Luton, widow; (2) William Thomas Mead of Princes Street, Dunstable, builder; Harold Pickering of 73 West Parade, Dunstable, surveyor Operative Part: - (1) conveyed (a) to (2) for 500 Property [as shownon included plan]: (a) piece of land at junction of Icknield Way (road from Luton to Dunstable commonly called Luton Road) and Houghton Road, Houghton Regis of 3a 3r 29p as shown on attached plan Covenants: - (2) to observe covenanted schedule as in (I) above; - (2) to stand possessed of (a) upon trust for sale in equal shares as tenants in common; - any mortgagee should not be concerned to see the purpose of the loan (VI) Conveyance of 18 Jul 1934 Parties: (1) William Thomas Mead; Harold Pickering; (2) Joseph Markham Murden of Barton-le-Clay, builder; Philip Raymond Barnard of 9 Chatsworth Road, Luton, solicitor's clerk Operative Part: - (1) conveyed (a) to (2) for 1,350 Property: (a) piece of land in Houghton Regis bounded: S by Icknield Way (commonly called Luton Road) with frontage of 450ft; W by Evelyn Road with frontage of 200ft; E by other property of (1) with length of 145ft Habendum: - to (2) upon trust for sale Covenants: - to observe covenants in (I) above; - not to erect any property of less that 500 value or more than two semi detached houses in any one block (VII) Local Search Certificate revealing resolutions for Town Planning - 26 Jul 1934 (VIII) Search Certificate of 18 Jul 1934 (IX) Search Certificate of 3 Nov 1934 (X) Local Search Certificate of 1 Nov 1934 revealing resolutions of Town Planning (XI) Conveyance of 3 Nov 1934 Parties: (1) Joseph Markham Murden; Philip Raymond Barnard; (2) Alfred William Thomas Hayward of Sugar Loaf Hotel, Luton, licensed victualler; William Skinner of 21 Douglas Road, Luton, retired manufacturer; (3) William Skinner Operative Part: - (1) conveyed (a) to (3), at request of (2), for 890 Property [as shown on included plan]: (a) piece of land in Dunstable bounding: S Icknield Way (commonly called Luton Road) with frontage of 251ft 10.5in; W by land of Alfred William Thomas Hayward measuring 120ft; E by land of William Thomas Mead and Harold Pickering measuring 120ft; N by land recently conveyed to Alfred William Thomas Hayward and William Skinner measuring 251ft 10.5in; with right of way over strip of land 2ft 9in wide at W edge (XII) two Search Certificates of 12 Jan 1935 (XIII) Conveyance of 14 Jan 1935 Parties: (1) William Skinner (2) Arthur William Ball of 77 Hazelbury Crescent, Luton, retired hat manufacturer and Florence, his wife Operative Part: - (1) conveyed (a) to (2) for 1,000 Property [as shown on included plan]: (a) piece of land in Dunstable bounding: S Icknield Way (commonly called Luton Road) with frotage of 42ft 4in; W by land of William Skinner measuring 108ft 10in; E by land of William Thomas Mead and Harold Pickering measuring 108ft 10in; N by land of William Skinner and alrf William Thomas Hayward measuring 42ft 4in; with houses built thereon called 344 and 346 Luton Road, Dunstable; with right for running water as in 1A/32; with right of way down E side Habendum: - to (2) as joint tenants upon trust for sale Declaration: - trustees of conveyance had full power for 21 years after the death of the survivor of (2) to mortgage, lease or sell the property Covenant: - to observe all covenants affecting (a) in previous deeds (XIV) Mortgage of 15 Jan 1935 Parties: (1) Arthur William Ball and Florence, his wife; (2) Bertha Lathom, wife of Farquhar William Forbes Lathom, solicitor, of Durban, London Road, St.Albans [Hertfordshire] Operative Part: - (1) borrowed 600 at 4.5% interest from (2) secured on (a) in (XIII) (XV) Death of Arthur William Ball on 2 Jan 1948 (XVI) Vacating Receipt of 6 Nov 1952 from Bertha Lathom of 23 Jennings Road, St.Albans, acknowledging repayment of 600 mortgage by Florence Ball
  • Date free text
    1954
  • Production date
    From: 1924 To: 1954
  • Level of description
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