X440/697

Lease

28 Aug 1858

From: 1858 To: 1858

i) John Nathaniel Foster of Biggleswade esquire ii) William Love of Stoneleigh near Kimbolton, Huntingdonshire, yeoman - two brick kilns & mill with sheds & other buildings at Hitch Mead, Biggleswade - messuage, cottage & premises at same near said kiln, late in occupation of James Clark - piece of waste ground near said kiln sometime since used as a Brick Ground by, i) containing 2 acres 2 roods 20 perches : North land of Reverend Edward Lindsell : South road from Biggleswade to Sunderland : West land of i) : East stream with liberty to dig clay & burn it into bricks, tiles, pipes or other ware; timber & liberty of access reserved to i) for term of 14 years at £14 per annum plus £5 for every burning in the large kiln & £4 for every burning in the small kiln ii) covenants to pay taxes & maintain premises & to lay earth dug up in heaps on the land & level it off when digging finished; & notify i) when kiln used. Will not remove earth from premises before burning in said kilns & will not remove gravel if ii) does not find sufficient clay to carry on trade i) will allot adjacent land at £5 per acre per annum signatures: i) ii) witness: John. G. Hawkins

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Foster, John Nathaniel,
Love, William,
Clark, James,
Lindsell, Edward

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