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The Duke is not quite satisfied about Mr Norris and the public house at the Ridgmont Station. Lord Charles was not at the Bench on Licensing Day; license would not have been granted if the magistrates had known that the Duke was likely to build a public house there. While you are here you may be able to make terms with him [Norris] either for transferring the lease or for the close of land and the cottages. Has the price (£180) of a little thing (?) at Oakley which the Duke directs him to close with. Macqueen's property (Houghton Conquest) is now advertised to be sold in lots. Mr Ward [Charles Thomas Warde] who bought Luton Park [Luton Hoo] has now offered the greater part of that property in lots, so the small capitalists have plenty of choice in Bedfordshire at the moment. Does not think a buyer will be found for the Misses Gotobed's land in one lot. May hear more about it in Bedford.

27 September 1846

From: 1846 To: 1846

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Haedy, Christopher,
Bennett, Thomas,
Norris,
Russell, Charles,
Macqueen,
Warde, Charles Thomas,
Gotobed

BEDFORD, RIDGMONT, OAKLEY, HOUGHTON CONQUEST, Luton Hoo, 1st built railways, railways stations, 1st built, public houses, licensing, private buildings & land