Reference
R6/5/20/23/1
Title
Copy conveyance
Date free text
22 December 1908
Production date
From: 1861 To: 1908
Scope and Content
Copy conveyance
Parties:
(i) Cosmo Romilly of 25 Old Broad Street, City of London, esquire; Sir Walter Roper Lawrence, baronet, G. C. I. E. of 22 Sloane Gardens [London];
(ii) Herbrand, 11th Duke of Bedford;
(iii) Higgins and Sons Limited of Castle Brewery, Bedford
Reciting:
(I) will of Francis, 7th Duke of Bedford, of 7th May 1861 devising all his real estate to Charles Romilly, George Russell and Thomas Henry, Baron Foley in trust for (ii) with power for (i) to sell
(II) death of Francis, 7th Duke of Bedford on 14th May 1861 and proof of his will and two codicils in PPR on 31st July 1861 seized of (a)-(d)
(III) (i) are the current trustees of the will of Francis, 7th Duke of Bedford
(IV) (ii) was tenant for life of (a)-(d)
(V) (ii), with consent of (i), agreed to sell (a)-(d) to (iii) for £13,250
Operative Part:
- (iii) gave £13,250 to (i);
- (i), with consent of (ii) conveyed (a)-(d) to (iii)
Property [as shown on attached plan]:
(a) Castle Close with brewery, malting and dwellinghouse;
(b) a piece of land on the corner of Newnham Road, formerly the site of the engine house, militia depot and cottage and garden at the SE corner of the property;
(c) The Old Swan bowling green, farm yard, gardens and buildings;
(d) two houses in Castle Lane, Bedford
Covenant
- (i) covenanted to produce scheduled deeds
Schedule
- appointment of trustee of 9th October 1874 (1) Francis Charles Hastings, Duke of Bedford; (2) Charles Romilly; (3) George Russell; (4) Samuel Whitbread;
- appointment of new trustees of 31st January 1883 (1) Francis Charles Hastings, Duke of Bedford; (2) Charles Romilly and Samuel Whitbread; (3) William Edward Sackville West and Lord Sackville Arthur Cecil;
- appointment of new trustee of 20th April 1894 (1) the Duke of Bedford; (2) William Edward Sackville West; (3) Lord Sackville Arthur Cecil; (4) Cosmo Romilly;
- appointment of new trustee of 18th October 1905 (1) the Duke of Bedford; (2) Cosmo Romilly; (3) Sir Walter Roper Lawrence
Witnesses:
- William Joseph Tann of 25 Old Broad Street, City of London; merchant’s clerk;
- Claude S. Napier of Breamore [Hampshire];
- Thomas H. Bowen of Woburn Abbey, house clerk
Level of description
item