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Photocopy Conveyance Parties: (i) Samuel Lucas of Hitchin [Hertfordshire], esquire and George Frederick Lucas of Darlington [Durham], esquire; (ii) W.& S.Lucas Limited Reciting: - Trust Deed of 30 Sep 1898 from (ii) to Arthur Lucas and Samuel Lucas to secure issue of 50,000 debenture stock; - replacement of Arthur Lucas with George Frederick Lucas as trustee of Trust Deed on 23 Aug 1910; - some properties in trust deed had been sold and other properties purchased with sale proceeds Operative Part: - (i) conveyed (a)-(ah) to (ii) - (i) covenanted to surrender (ai)-(as) to use of (ii) Property: (a) several messuages in Tylers Street, Hitchin with outbuildings, yards, barns or stables, timber yard and premises behind formerly in occupation of John Woodward, John French, Francis Payne, Joseph Turner and James Goodchild, now of William Lucas and Samuel Lucas; (b) Royal Oak, Chapel Foot, Langley, Hitchin with outbuildings, garden and premises; (c) Fox & Hounds beerhouse, Graveley [Hertfordshire] with two adjoining cottages; (d) Kings Head, Back Street, Hitchin with yard, shed and stable; (e) Bucks Head, Little Wymondley [Hertfordshire] facing street N with outhouses, barns, stables, buildings, yard, garden and orchard; also close of pasture adjoining of 1.5 acres; (f) White Horse beerhouse, Coreys Mill, Graveley fronting high road from Hitchin to Stevenage [Hertfordshire] SW; with two cottages standing N of beerhouse, one of them adjoining; garden and pasture; all totalling 1a 0r 11p; (g) Crown, Pig Market, Hitchin with yard and outbuildings; (h) cottage, formerly public house called Swan with Two Necks, Tilehouse Street, Hitchin bounded E by cottage formerly of parish officers or other feoffees of Hitchin and cottage formerly of Samuel Lucas the elder W; (i) brick messuage called Sugar Loaf, Leagrave formerly in occupation of William Sharp abutting: messuage formerly of Matthew Wingrove E; messuage formerly of George Freeman W; also cottage in Leagrave formerly in occupation of Thomas Stokes abutting: messuage of George Freeman one side and of Thomas Swain, afterwards Sir John Filmer on other; also orchard or pightle of half an acre next to Saw Pit Lane; all formerly of James Briggs; (j) White Hart and another cottage adjoining in lane near church in Campton with outhouses, gardens etc.; (k) Crown beershop, Duck End, Shillington, with farmyard, buildings, garden and orchard; (l) Kings Arms, Bucklersbury, Hitchin (part of which was separately occupied by George Carrington as undertenant at one time); with passage between Bucklersbury and Angel Street (now Sun Street) abutting: W on Bucklersbury; S on land of Robert Newton; N on estate formerly of Hammerton Crookall, deceased, then Samuel Emily Hobbs, then John Lucas, then Joseph Lucas, deceased; estates of Robert Bell and Robert Kent E; with blacksmith's shop in one of yards; (m) Adam & Eve, Silver Street, Hitchin formerly in occupation of Emma Hunt bounding: street E; cottage of William Peirson S; footpath from Hitchin to Ickleford N; also four cottages adjoining Adam & Eve; (n) Tilbury or Three Horse Shoes, Hoppers End, Datchworth [Hertfordshire] with ground behind now enclosed garden and paddock orchard of 1a 1r 17p, formerly part of Dove House Close or Mead; (o) Five Bells, Meppershall [Hertfordshire] formerly in occupation of James Harris except entrance to N which elonged to Theophilus Sneeds Eli Plowman; with right of way through entrance; (p) Red Sign Post, Shillington with yard, garden, orchard and close of meadow or pasture formerly in occupation of Paul Linsley Poulter, then Thomas Haynes containing in all 2a 2r 35p; (q) Five Bells, Church End, Shillington with yard, garden, orchard etc. containing in all 3 roods formerly in occupation of James Waller bounding: cottage formerly of Samuel Whitbread, esquire E; lane W; close of pasture of Thomas Crouch N; street S; (r) malting houses, kiln houses, malt shops and barley shops in Bridge Street, Hitchin, part of 80 on Tithe Commutation map facing street S, garden of Samuel Lucas the elder in occupation of Campion Dawson N, messuage of Edward Herbert Crusler and garden of samuel Lucas the elder in occupation of james Shilcock W and buildings formerly of Daniel Marsh E; (s) Boot, Langford formerly in occupation of Charles Smith; also piece of land in Langford, formerly part of Low Common containing 0a 3r 10p bounded part N by Henlow Road, part E and part N by Boot, part E by private road from Henlow Road, S by land formerly of RichardStreet, W by land formerly of William Endersby, esquire; (t) Cricketers beerhouse, formerly Live & Let Live, Ickleford [Hertfordshire] with cottage adjoining and lately part of it, formerly in occupation of George Abbiss, also site of two cottages nearby formerly in ocupations of William Buck and James Gudgin, since pulled down; (u) Coach & Horses, Barton-le-Clay with yard or garden adjoining, the site containing together 20 perches formerly in occupation of John Mead fronting London Road W, land formerly part of common field called Dunstall S, yard formerly of Edward Willes, esquire, then Rev.Willes sometimes called Crown in occupation of James Bridden N; orchard formerly in occupation of James Bridden E; also small piece of ground formerly to be separated from rest which was formerly part of an orchard measuring 170ft N-S, 64ft 6in wide at W and 58ft wide at E; (v) messuage divided into two tenements with barns, stables, outhouses, yards, gardens, orchards etc. called Axe & Compasses, Braughing [Hertfordshire]; with closes of arable adjoining containing together 5 acres, formerly in occupation of William Barron; also messuage in Braughing adjoining orchard and garden of Axe & Compasses formerly in possession of Joseph Fox (w) land at Bulls Green, Datchworth formerly fenced off by Samuel Lucas the elder on Nw and SW from other land of William Laurence; with Horns public house; (x) Black Swan, Limbury formerly in occupation of Thomas Stokes; also orchard or pasture adjoining (formerly part of Hallyard Close) of 0a 1r 38p; also spring of 36 perches at end of orchard; also land in Limbury on Ne side of highway leading to Leagrave and containing 18 poles 19 yards and bounded SW by highway with frontage of 101ft 6in, E and NE by Black Swan, NW by cottages of Mrs.Plummer measuring 84ft 3in; (y) Windmill public house, Charlton, Hitchin formerly in occupation of George Morgan bounded NW by road, S by close formerly of Edward Burr, E by river, site numbered 1386 in Tithe Commutation Survey of Hitchin and stated to contain 15 perches; (z) piece of ground in Barton-le-Clay bounded N by land of Rev.Edward Willes, E by land late of Thomas Wilson, W by road, extending on E 97ft, on W 81ft on S 76ft and N 64ft including hedge and ditch on NE and W; also 4 cottages built thereon in occupations of John Chance, James Prudden, William Sturgess and Charles Sturgess, one used as a beerhouse; (aa) First & Last, Stopsley, with yard, garden and stable late in occupation of Samuel Impey facing road from Stopsley to Luton on SE and bounded by churchyard on SW; (ab) Plough, now called Plough & Dial, Bridge Street, Hitchin with yard, stables and outbuildings bounded N by Bridge Street and E by river; (ac) Old Hall public house, Pirton [Hertfordshire], with yard, garden of trees and outbuildings bounded NE by hereditaments of Ralph Hubert John Delm-Radcliffe, SW by high road from Hitchin to Shillington, NW by road from high road to Pirton village; (ad) Bull, Gosmore, St.Ippollitts [Hertfordshire], with yard, offices and outbuildings bounded s by road from Gosmore to St.Ippollitts called Waterdell Lane, W by road from Hitchin to Preston [Hertfordshire]; (ae) Horse Shoe, Sharpenhoe, Streatley, with yard, garden, blacksmith's shop and outbuildings forming part of 54 on Ordnance Survey map; (af) Junction Inn near Hitchin Railway Station with yard, garden and outbuildings; (ag) half an acre of land at Pirton being E part of close adjoining a little lane from Pirton to Graveley's Gate; (ah) Bricklayers Arms beerhouse, 55 Tilehouse Street, Hitchin in occupation of Charles Steely with land at rear formerly in occupation of James Neobard, deceased, then of Charles Steely containing 105 square yards; (ai) Brewery with stables, buildings, offices, yards etc. in Sun Street and Bridge Street, Hitchin; with two messuages adjoining with yards, gardens etc. in occupation of John Jeeves and James Shillcock; all copyhold of Manor of Hitchin at 5/5 per annum rent to which Arthur Lucas was admitted tenant on 5 Nov 1898; (aj) Black Lion, Stotfold numbered 131 on Inclosure Award map, held of Manor of Stotfold and to which Stephen Lucas was admitted tenant on 5 Jan 1923; (ak) Half Moon, Dead Street, alias Queen Street, Hitchin with garden, stables and outbuildings formerly in occupation of George Buller, held of Manor of May Denecroft, to which Stephen Lucas was admitted on 31 Dec 1917; (al) Red Lion, Bendish, Paul's Walden [Hertfordshire] formerly in occupation of Thomas Pearse, numbered 16 on Tithe Commutation apportionment and plan and stated to contain 0a 2r 37p; with Witmans pasture adjoining bounded N and E by road from Bendish to Luton, W by land of John Hill numbered 13, to which Stephen Lucas was admitted tenant on 27 Feb 1922; (am) Bull, Whitwell Street [Hertfordshire], copyhold of Manor of Paul's Walden formerly in occupation of Mark Lunnis to which Stephen Lucas was admitted on 27 Feb 1922; (an) 1 acre on SE side of road from Hitchin to Walsworth and on NE side of land formerly of Francis Pym, abutting NE towards newly formed way into Great Northern Railway Station, being part of land of 5 acres which was conveyed to William Willshers from the estate of Sir Francis Willis under Offley Inclosure Award by description of 4a 2r 32p and afterwards added to other land of William Wilshers to make a close of 9 acres called Lower Benslow Hills which was again divided into two closes numbered 850 and 851 on Tithe Commutation Survey and Plan; together with Railway Inn near Hitchin Railway Station formerly in occupation of Richard Burton to which Samuel Lucas the elder was admitted on 31 Oct 1870; (ao) Eagle & Child, Whitwell Street, Paul's Walden with barn, stable, two gardens and two orchards held of Manor of Paul's Walden and to which William Lucas was admitted on 27 Feb 1922; (ap) 40 poles of land in Kings Walden called Ley Field Close, abutting: land formerly of Squires, then Richard Sheppard E; Ley Green S; land formerly of William Robinson Lytton, esquire, late William Hale, esquire N and W; with three cottages built on land and held of Manor at rent of 1/- per annum, one of which was now converted into a public house called Crown and to which Harold Philip Green was admitted tenant on 24 Mar 1921; (aq) beerhouse in Arlesey in occupation of James Walker with one acre of pasture adjoining; with allotment in Little Field, Arlesey of 1a 2r 36p formerly in occupation of James Walker; hed of manor of Rectory of Shitlington to which William Lucas, since deceased, was admitted on 27 Sep 1898; (ar) Highlander, Tilehouse Street, Hitchin formerly in occupation of Sarah Bailey; with half an acre on part of which Highlander was erected lying in Collins Tiwns End in Moormead Field with highway from Hitchin to Moormead Corner N, footway dividing it from Baptist chapel burial ground E and continuation of Wratten Lane S (except 10 poles surrendered to use of Abraham Butterfield and 10 poles tio use of William Anderson); site numbered 1340 in Tithe Survey of Hitchin and said to contain 0a 1r 35p to which Samuel Lucas the elder was admitted on 3 Jun 1867 by Manor of Hitchin Portman & Foreign; (as) cottage in Pirton formerly in occupation of Alice Stanley; with close of pasture of one acre in Pirton adjoining cottage and called Coleman's; 3 roods of arable and pasture in Pirton to W of barn called Coleman's abutting: S on Way leading to Bridge End; all held of Manor of Pirton Doddingsell and to which Stephen Lucas was admitted on 31 Dec 1917; also rood of pasture in Pirton N of close formerly of William Pryor and next to close formerly of Michael Underwood Witness: - John Beck of 21 Lime Street, London, solicitor

29 Jun 1923

From: 1898 To: 1923

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W.& S.Lucas Limited,
Lucas, Samuel,
Lucas, George Frederick,
Lucas, Arthur,
Woodward, John,
French, John,
Payne, Francis,
Turner, Joseph,
Goodchild, James,
Lucas, William,
Sharp, William,
Wingrove, Matthew,
Freeman, George,
Stokes, Thomas,
Swain, Thomas,
Filmer, John,
Briggs, James,
Carrington, George,
Newton, Robert,
Crookall, Hammerton,
Hobbs, Samuel Emily,
Lucas, John,
Bell, Robert,
Kent, Robert,
Hunt, Emma,
Peirson, William,
Harris, James,
Plowman, Theophilus Sneeds Eli,
Poulter, Paul Linsley,
Haynes, Thomas,
Waller, James,
Whitbread, Samuel,
Crouch, Thomas,
Dawson, Campion,
Crusler, Edward Herbert,
Shilcock, James,
Marsh, Daniel,
Smith, Charles,
Street, Richard,
Endersby, William,
Abbiss, George,
Buck, William,
Gudgin, James,
Mead, John,
Willes, Edward,
Bridden, James,
Barron, William,
Fox, Joseph,
Laurence, William,
Plummer,
Morgan, George,
Burr, Edward,
Wilson, Thomas,
Chance, John,
Prudden, James,
Sturgess, William,
Sturgess, Charles,
Impey, Samuel,
Delme Radcliffe, Ralph Hubert John,
Steely, Charles,
Neobard, James,
Jeeves, John,
Buller, George,
Pearse, Thomas,
Hill, John,
Lunnis, Mark,
Pym, Francis,
Willsher, William,
Willis, Francis,
Burton, Richard,
Sheppard, Richard,
Lytton, William Robinson,
Hale, William,
Green, Harold Philip,
Walker, James,
Bailey, Sarah,
Butterfield, Abraham,
Stanley, Alice,
Pryor, William,
Underwood, Michael,
Beck, John

W.& S.Lucas Limited, George Frederick Lucas, specific solicitors, Chapel Foot Royal Oak, Langley, Hitchin, Graveley Fox & Hounds, Hitchin Kings Head, Little Wymondley Bucks Head, Corey's Mill White Horse, Graveley, town & local roads, Hitchin Crown, Hitchin Swan with Two Necks, Leagrave Sugar Loaf, Campton White Hart, Shillington Crown, Hitchin Adam & Eve, Hitchin Brewery, Hitchin Kings Arms, blacksmiths, Datchworth Tilbury, Meppershall Five Bells, rights of way, Shillington Red Sign Post, Shillington Five Bells, malthouse, tithes, Ickleford Cricketers, Barton-le-Clay Coach & Horses, clergy names index, Barton-le-Clay Crown, Braughing Axe & Compasses, Bulls Green Horns, Limbury Black Swan, Charlton Windmill, Hitchin, Stopsley First & Last, Hitchin Plough & Dial, Pirton Old Hall, Gosmore Bull, St.Ippollitts, Sharpenhoe Horse Shoe, Hitchin Junction, Hitchin Station, Hitchin Bricklayers Arms, Hitchin Manor, Stotfold Black Lion, Stotfold Manor, Hitchin Half Moon, Hitchin May Denecroft Manor, Bendish Red Lion, Whitwell Bull, Paul's Walden Manor, John Beck, Inclosure, Whitwell Eagle & Child, Shillington Rectory Manor, Hitchin Highlander, Manor Hitchin Portman & Foreign, Pirton Doddingsells Manor, Hitchin Tylers Street, Hitchin, Langley Chapel Foot, Hitchin, Langley [Hertfordshire], Graveley [Hertfordshire], Hitchin Back Street, Little Wymondley, Graveley Corey's Mill, Hitchin Pig Market, Hitchin Tilehouse Street, LEAGRAVE, Leagrave Saw Pit Lane, CAMPTON, SHILLINGTON, Shillington Duck End, Hitchin Bucklersbury, Hitchin Silver Street, Datchworth Hoppers End, Datchworth, Datchworth fields, Shillington Church End, Hitchin Bridge Street, LANGFORD, Langford Low Common, ICKLEFORD, BARTON-LE-CLAY, Barton-le-Clay fields, Braughing, Datchworth Bulls Green, LIMBURY, Limbury fields, Hitchin Charlton, STOPSLEY, STREATLEY, Sharpenhoe, Gosmore, St.Ippollitts, PIRTON, Gosmore Waterdell Lane, Hitchin Sun Street, STOTFOLD, Hitchin Dead Street, Bendish, St.Paul's Walden, Whitwell Street, Offley, Offley fields, Kings Walden, Kings Walden fields, Ley Green, ARLESEY, Hitchin Collins Towns End, Hitchin fields, Hitchin Wratten Lane, Pirton Bridge End, Hitchin Angel Street, Bendish fields