HF40/5/2/1

Contract for granting Lease for 90 years

Undated

From: 1830 To: 1841

1) Charles Higgins of Bedford, inn keeper Castle Close, Bedford abutting N. public highway from Castle Lane to St Cuthbert’s Church and premises now or late used as a Depot by Lord Lieutenant E. public highway St Cuthbert’s Church to River Ouse, part of S. property of Duke, in occupation of Messrs Green part of S. premises of Duke, occupied by Charles Higgins part of W. private road of Duke of Bedford leading from Castle Lane to stable yard of Swan Inn part of W. Castle Lane rent £5 per annum Higgins agrees that by 29 September 1841 under inspection of Duke’s architect erect house: entrance hall, 2 good parlours + smaller one, 6 bedrooms, kitchen – foundations 18 inches stonework, external walls to plates 14 inches brickwork, floors Dantzig or Memel fir timber to cost not less than £1200 Brewery, granary, warehouses, cottages etc. – walls 18 inches stonework and from thence not less than 9 inches brickwork to the plate – roofs to be slate or tiles upper part of brewhouse fir framed and lever boarded – whole of floors to corn chambers fir timber as above Boundary walls 9 inches brick, Old ditch or watercourse to be arched over and walled to cost not less than £3300 covenant not to pursue trade of “Cat gut spinner, Hog skinner, boiler of horseflesh, soapmaker, melter of tallow, metal founder or any other offensive or noisome trade” duplicate of X369/12 (Builders Specifications X369/13)

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Hooper & Fletcher,
Castle Brewery,
Higgins, Charles,
Russell, John (6th Duke of Bedford),
Green

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