Reference
Z890
Title
Deeds relating to 47 & 49 High Street, Bedford. Documents deposited by Group Legal Services, Nationwide Building Society, Kings Park Road, Moulton Park, Northampton.
Date free text
1876-1964
Production date
From: 1876 To: 1964
Scope and Content
The Nationwide Building Society (as the Northampton Town and County Building Society) acquired nos.47 and 49 High Street, Bedford, from John Bull & Co. by deed dated 23rd October 1964. A branch of the Society operated from this address from 1964 until the early 1990s. Part of the property was sold in July 1994 and the remainder in August 1995.
The deeds provide information on the history of no.47 High Street only from 1868, although glimpses of its earlier ownership and occupation are available from abuttals mentioned in the deeds to no.49. The deeds to no.49 commence in 1880, but full details of the earlier history of the property are contained in the abstract of title from 1829 and (in the recitals it contains) from 1719.
The Bull family, whose clock and watchmaking business and jewellers shop had been at no.49 since at least 1828, acquired no.47 in 1884. From that date until 1964 - and subsequently while owned by the Building Society - the two premises were in common ownership.
The deeds are arranged to reflect the history of the property
Level of description
fonds