X699/133/6/3

Conveyance of a piece of ground, messuage and premises from Mr John Proctor and wife to the trustees of the Loyal Temple of Peace Lodge.

14 April 1863

From: 1863 To: 1863

1) George Brown of Leighton Buzzard, edge tool maker, James Hopkins of Leighton Buzzard, butcher, Thomas Parson of the same place, confectioner, George Gibbs of the same place, tailor, William Chamberline of the same place, shoemaker, and John Smith of Linslade, tailor (late trustees on behalf of the society known as the Loyal Temple of Peace Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Leighton Buzzard. 2) John Proctor late of Dunstable but now of Lutterworth, Leicester, gardener and Caroline his wife. 3) James Hopkins, Thomas Parson, George Gibbs, Henry Samuel of Leighton Buzzard, tailor, David Cook of the same place, carpenter and William Hammond of the same place bootmaker (the present trustees of the Society). 4) Thomas Stratford of Linslade, law accountant. Recites mortgage of 27 April 1858 between 1) and 2) the principal sum of £120 still owing and also £8 9s in interest. The premises were put up for sale by public auction at the Red Lion Inn, Dunstable on Wednesday 4 February 1863 and George Gibbs as the agent of 3) was the highest bidder at £137. £8 11s has been paid by 3) to 2). - Piece or parcel of ground situate in the parish of Houghton Regis being part of a close called The Bull Close and containing in breadth from North East to South West 20 feet or thereabouts and in depth from North West to South East 90 feet or thereabouts. Bounded north east by other part of the said close sold to John Eames, publican, on the south east by the intended street, south west and north west by other part of the close. - all that newly built messuage, cottage or tenement situate standing and being on the said piece of ground late in the occupation of John Proctor and now of John Fowler. - And also most ample right of way over the inteded road lately marked out by Edward Burr and intended to be called Union Street communicating with the turnpike road from Dunstable to Hockliffe and all other roads to be formed by 1) over the close for the use of the public. Signed by: George Brown, James Hopkins, Thomas Parson, George Gibbs, William Chamberline, John Smith, John Proctor, the mark of Caroline Proctor, Henry Samuel, David Cook, William Hammond, Thos Stratford. Endorsed with receipt for £8 11s by John and Caroline Proctor, witness John Newton. Witnesses John Newton, solicitor, Leighton Buzzard, Chas Pitts, clerk to Messrs Newton & Whyley. Endorsed with examination of Carline Proctor, witness John Green, John Newton.

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Burr, Edward,
Brown, George,
Hopkins, James,
Parson, Thomas,
Eames, John,
Gibbs, George,
Chamberline, William,
Smith, John,
Proctor, John,
Proctor, Carline,
Samuel, Henry,
Cook, David,
Hammond, William,
Stratford, Thomas,
Fowler, John,
Newton, John,
Green, John,
Pitts, Charles

HOUGHTON REGIS, Houghton Regis Union Street, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, butcher, confectioner, tailor, shoemaker, tool maker, carpenter, gardener, bootmaker