HF41/9/1/1

Copy of Lease for 10 Years from 11 October 1878

21 Oct 1879

From: 1878 To: 1879

1) Reverend Henry John Rusk of Haute Serre, Haywards Heath, Sussex, Clerk William Rusk of Norwood House, Southall, Middlesex, Esq (Mortgagees of properties a) & b) below) 2) Stephen Percy Groves of Charing, Kent, Esq Reverend Richard Drake of Stourmouth, Clerk (Mortgagees of the Wharf below) 3) Elizabeth Shepherd Hall of Syndale in the Parish of Ospringe, Kent (Owner of the Equity of Redemption) 4) George Powers of Broom Hall (Southill) & 50 Mark Lane, City of London, Merchant (Tenant) a) Several pieces of land, adjoining (23 Acres, 2 Roods, 38 Perches) part of Ham Farm, Preston next Faversham (marked on Plan in the original. NB NOT deposited here) b) Messuage or dwelling house called Ham Farm House with outbuildings c) Cottages and Tenements (Nos 68-81 except shops and premises No 76 & Hop Oast marked 'O' on Plan) in the Brents in the Parish of Preston next Faversham with the Gardens etc d) Permission to dig, work and extract from a) brick earth up to 13 feet; land to be left at a regular uniform level AND to make, manufacture and burn brick earth into bricks AND to sell them AND to build engines, machinery, kilns, clamps, sheds etc AND to use land for hack & drying grounds e) Liberty along with other tenants etc to use Tramway Constructed by the late William Hall Esquire leading through Ham Marshes to Care Creek f) Exclusive use of four berths for barges Nos 1) & 2) at the Wharf, made by Elizabeth Shepherd Hall EXCEPT Surface soil to level of 15" can be removed temporarily and other earth not specifically authorised AND all fences. Reserved to Landlord right to repossess any land to better protect the Powder Works, belonging to John Hall & Sons on giving six months notice Rent reduction subject to arbitration Rent apportioned as follows: for a) £118 for b) £ 15 for c) £197 AND royalty of 2s 2d per 1000 bricks ie 1s 9d for the earth, 2d for the Wharf & 3d for the Tramway. Above to be paid quarterly. If tenant does not produce 6 million bricks per year, he shall pay £650 per annum in lieu. Bricks not to exceed ordinary size of 143 Cubic inches Tenant's liability to keep Brick Field fenced off from the rest of the Farm nor to extract earth within specified distance of the boundary business to use the Wharf exclusively tenant to cultivate the land not actually used for Brickmaking Liability to keep books showing amounts of bricks made Right of inspection by the Landlord of books and Quarterly Accounts No Clamps or burning of bricks allowed within 50 yards of the Ham Road Tenant to keep the Wharf in good repair and pay a proportion of the repair of the Tramway Clauses relating to the end of the Lease Repair Clauses for House & Cottages No power to underlet EXCEPT Cottages to Labourers "of good character" Clauses against premises being used for the Trade of Victualler etc Power of Landlord to enter if Tenant becomes bankrupt Landlord will provide rough timber for the repair of the Cottages

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Hooper & Fletcher,
Rusk, Henry John,
Rusk, William,
Groves, Stephen Percy,
Drake, Richard,
Hall, Elizabeth Shepherd,
Powers, George,
Hall, William,
John Hall & Sons,
Hall, John

Hooper & Fletcher, DEEDS, non-agricultural leases, reverend, clerk, Haywards Heath, Southall, Charing, Stourmouth, Ospringe, Broom Hall, SOUTHILL, City of London Mark Lane, merchant, tenancy, private land use, Preston-next-Faversham Ham Farm, Ham Farm Brickfield, Preston [Kent], Faversham, HOUSING, cottages, MINERALS & MINING, brick manufacturer, tramways, Docks, water transport, gunpowder, rentals, fees/charges, business, restrictive covenants, timber, building work