• Reference
    Z1362/6/3/2
  • Title
    Draft reconveyance of the personal representatives of Gibbon Newman Walker esquire, deceased to Albert Henry Langridge esquire of three cottages in Albert Terrace, Dunstable, Bedfordshire & seven cottages, wheelwrights shop and meadow in Caddington Herts
  • Date free text
    10 December 1888
  • Production date
    From: 1885 To: 1890
  • Scope and Content
    Reconveyance : 1) The personal representatives of Gibbon Newman Walker, esquire of Kenworth, Hertford deceased - Mary Ann How, wife of Frederick How, of Chesham, Buckinghamshire, solicitor - William Newman Walker the younger, of Edward Road, Hackney, Middlesex, surgeon - Reverend Thomas Gostelow Lockhart, of Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, clerk of holy orders. 2) Executors of the will of John Langridge, esquire of Dunstable, Bedfordshire deceased - Arthur Edward Langridge, of Dunstable, Bedfordshire, gentleman - Stephen Douglas Beckley Middleton, of Dunstable, Bedfordshire, solicitor 3) Albert Henry Langridge of Australia, surgeon All interest and the principal sum of £600 (£610: 6: 9) being paid by 2) to 1), 1) then conveys the property to 3) Relating to indenture by mortage dated 17 February 1875 between John Langridge since deceased and Gibbon Newman Walker also since deceased. All that piece or parcel of freehold ground formerly part of a field called fifteen acres Great Englands situate on the East side of High Street South Dunstable aforseaid containing in front 40 feet and in depth 100 feet and all those three messuages cottages or tenets therein Nos 78,79 & 80 in High Street South aforesaid and now in the respective occupations of David Barker and others. And secondly all that close called Half Moon Close opposite the Half Moon Public House in Caddington in the county of Hertford adjoining the road leading from Dunstable to Markyate Street and containing 1 acre 1 rood 10 poles then in the occupation of the said John Langridge. And all those three cottages abutting on the road leading to Zouches Farm at a place where formerly there was a pond called Spittle Pond situate north of the said Half Moon Close and now late in the occupations of Ann Twidell, Joseph Wright, Mary Holdham and all that cottage or tenement with the wheelwrights shop thereto adjoining with entrance from Watling Street now in the occupation of James Creak. And all those three newly erected cottages or tenements situate at the corner of Watling Street and the road leading to Zouches Farm one in the occupation of Parrott and the other ocupied buildings, yards, gardens, fences, fixtures, easements, rights, members and appertenances whatsoever thereto belonging. Recites: - Death of Gibbon Newman Walker 10 February 1885 - Death of John Langridge 16 October 1888 Witness: Stephen D B Middleton, solicitor, Dunstable
  • Archival history
    Given to the history society in 2016 by Mrs M Hillyard. with permission to transfer as gift to Bedfordshire Archives.
  • Level of description
    item