Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    NC399
  • Title
    Lease for a year i) William Ratcliffe of Little Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, innholder, Mary Stone of Leighton Buzzard, widow, William Stone of Grays, Essex, surgeon and apothecary ii) Edmund Wodley Ashfield of Lawrence Lane, Cheapside, London, gentleman.
  • Date free text
    6 Jun 1833
  • Production date
    From: 1833 To: 1833
  • Scope and Content
    - Messuage occupied successively by William Stonell, Elizabeth Ashwell, widow, H Gregory deceased, Richard Stone, J Stone deceased and G J Cooper, now J D Bassett, in High Street, Leighton Buzzard, messuage formerly of William Perrott now of Ann Bassett, widow, west, abutting south on the Cross, messuage below (part of Eagle and Child) east. - Freehold part of close lying behind the garden belonging to above messuage, formerly in occupation with the messuage, formerly in occupation William Perrott; and garden, barns and stable, Friday Lane west, garden formerly J Stone's now William Stone's east, ground formerly William Baskerfield's north, backway leading out of Friday Lane south; also right of way for carts and carriages through the backway, William Stone being at joint expense of repairs of bridge at bottom of backway with the owners and occupiers of the messuage late William Perrott's. - Messuage, part of the Eagle and Child Inn, sometime since the property of Samuel Simpson, abutting south on the High Cross, containing a parlour in front and 3 rooms in front over the same, one other room in front over the gatehouse room of Samuel Simpson being on the 2nd floor, and the garret over it, an entry and passage, stair case, kitchen and room over it; vaults and cellars; brewhouse and woodhouses and loft over same. Also moiety of garden (lower end next the Dunghole) as staked out and divided between Samuel Simpson and William Stone; and the Dunghole, and stable adjoining, with lofts; and right of way from the highway over the inn yard; and right to use pump in inn yard: - all late in occupation Joseph Proctor, now in occupation Mary Stone. - 5 acres 3 roods meadow called Sandy Hill Leys, in Surcott, Linslade, top part of which adjoins close formerly of J Cox called Home Close, New Close of J Cox on one side, lands (called Sandy Hill piece, Sandy Hill Meadow, ploughed piece and Home Close) purchased of Miss Harriet Knapp by J Grant, on other side, adjoining lane leading to Wing Nnorth west, heretofore in occupation Widow Belgrove, late J Stone deceased, and called by him the Folly, now in occupation J Bushell; also the tithes on it. - Home Close (5 acres 2 roods 19 perches by estimation, 6 acres 12 perches by measurement), ground of J Grant east, ground of J Franklin called Jewitts west, close called New Close south, Sandy Hill Leys (now called the Folly) south, orchard, pightle and garden sometime since of F A Cox north west. - Part of New Close (4 acres 3 roods 30 perches), with messuage lately built on it by the late J Stone, the Folly, east, the lane from Wing to Leighton Buzzard south, Home Close north, remainder of New Close (sold to Edward Church) west. Both Home Close and the part of New Close are in Surcott, formerly in occupation Sarah Johnson, widow, now in occupation William Dickins; also all tithes. -Farmhouse in Surcott, late in occupation Sarah Johnson, widow, since William Heckford, late J Read, William Dickins, Richard Turney, Thomas Jarvis and J Turney, now William Dickins, Joseph George, J Mead, H Woodman, and William Carter; also pightle adjoining (1 acre 2 roods), farmyard of J Grant north, highway or common green west, barn or cottage of William Tavernor in front on part of west, and formerly belonging to it, Jewitts Close south, Home Close east; also all tithes.
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