Chapel Cottage, Llanishen, Chepstow NP16
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Abstract of Arkwright/Davenport Marriage
Settlement
This 1871 abstract supplies us with all the important bits in an 1866
settlement on the marriage of John Hungerford Arkwright of Hampton Court and Charlotte
Lucy Davenport of Foxley. Charlotte brought almost £15,000 to the marriage -
roughly £900,000 in today's money. Manuscript on 3 large paper sheets. (ref
73/1) £10.00 post-free
Not for export
[Davey documents] Davey Property
Paperwork - Ross on Wye
A useful accumulation of papers concerning Alfred and Anne Davey and their
selling of Trelleck Cottage, Camp Road, and two plots of land on the Cawdor
Estate consequent upon their move from Ross to Southfields, London. One of
the papers is a typescript (carbon) copy of an abstract of title providing
details of Trelleck Cottage property deeds going back to 1890, and there's a
similar abstract for the plots on the Cawdor Estate providing details from 1902.
In all there are 16 individual items plus a couple of small bundles of
day-to-day correspondence including original Davey letters. (ref 91/39)
£20.00 post-free Not for export
[Freeman documents] Papers
concerning the Freeman Family of Hope Mansell
A group of mainly office copies etc of correspondence of 1913 and 1914
attempting to bring about an amicable settlement of the financial affairs of the
9 children of Nathaniel Weaver Freeman (died 1894). (ref 91/37)
£10.00 UK post-free
[James document] Probated Will of
William James
William James of Wilcroft in the parish of Lugwardine died in 1856.
The original signed will is in permanent storage in the appropriate Probate
Registry (Canterbury?) and here we have the next best thing - the copy of the
will made for obtaining probate in 1856. A relatively lengthy will
covering 3 large parchment sheets, together with the grant of probate, also on
parchment. The grant of probate has had it's embossed revenue stamp
callously cut away by a collector, and the original embossed seal of the probate
office is missing. This probated will was examined by several companies
which indicates the testator had shares in each. (ref 7722)
£15.00 post-free Not for export
[Lloyd documents] Papers re the
Late Henry Lloyd of Glewstone
A small bundle of papers resulting from the death of Henry Lloyd of The
Yell, who died in 1929. The papers include an office copy of his will,
some draft copies of estate duty forms, some original signed receipts for
legacies, and an interesting collection of tradesmen's bills, the whole lot
dated 1929. (ref 91/18) £15.00 post-free
Not for export
[Oliver documents] Oliver Paperwork
A small group of office papers concerning Gilbert and Mary Oliver of
Goodrich, some of it to do with their 1933 purchase of a property called
Westbourne in the parish of Walford. A mix of original routine day-to-day
correspondence and office copies of documents, all 1933 or 1934. (ref
91/40) £10.00 UK post-free
A Roll of the Household Expenses of Richard de
Swinfield Bishop of Hereford during part of the Years 1289 & 1290
Ed by Rev Thomas Webb, The Camden Society, 1854. Large 8vo, usual green cloth
with gilt lettering etc, blind stamped boards, 242pp. An insight into the character &
mode of ecclesiastical life 700 years ago. The text is in the original abbreviated Latin.
Some spotting but generally VG. (ref 2274) £24.00
[Watkins documents] Paperwork
following the Death of George Henry Watkins of Bromsash
Draft and office copies of papers
resulting from the 1924 death of George Henry Watkins, including a carbon
typescript copy of his 1922 will. The paperwork ranges in dates from 1924
to 1932, the bulk of it 1925, and all routine stuff. In all there are 23
items. (ref 91/26) £12.50 post-free
Not for export
[Webb documents] Paperwork
concerning The Oxlet, Walford
A small group of papers dated 1898 and 1899, mostly drafts and office
copies, concerning a cottage and land described as being' all that cottage (now
in ruins) with the garden and piece or parcel of rough arable or pasture land
situate at The Oxlet.....formerly in the possession of James Webb the
grandfather and afterwards in the possession of Edward Webb the father.....and
now in possession of the said Edward Webb party hereto.....'. One of the
draft documents is an affidavit by someone who'd known all three generations of
Webbs; another item is an office copy of an admon granted on the death of
James Webb, and perhaps most interesting of all a letter from an affronted
brother of Edward accusing him of selling off the family property on the quiet
and threatening legal action. '.....I should be ashamed to treat a brother in
the way you are treating one.....'. 12 items altogether. (ref 91/19)
£10.00 post-free
Not for export
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[Abbey Dore document] List of
Owners/Occupiers
This is an undated but approx 1865 schedule headed 'The apportionment of half
a year's rent charge of £680 in lieu of tithes from the land within the Parish of Abbey
Dore in the County of Hereford due 1st April to the Revd J James the Rector'. The
schedule lists 16 or so landowners, 50 or so occupiers, acreages, and amounts assessed.
The schedule is in manuscript and occupies 6 of 14 pages. The brown paper
cover and 1st page are crumpled and will require careful flattening. An accompanying
schedule - undated and perhaps 20 or 30 years younger than the other one, and only
concerned with the lands of T Freke Lewis - shows names of farms and quite a few field
numbers from the tithe map. The two schedules complement each other and provide much
useful 19th century detail on the parish. The pair (ref 5474) £20.00
post-free Not for export
[Amberley and Marden] Sale Poster
This printed poster advertises the 1891 sale of 12 acres of pasture and
orchard land in Amberley, tenanted by James Hodges. Also a 3 acre plot of land in
Amberley adjoining the Hereford/Small Ashes road (also James Hodges). Also an 8 acre
piece of meadow land in Lugg Meadow, Marden, tenanted by William Bennet of Sutton Walls.
Large poster [approx 17"x22"] minor splits along old folds, nevertheless
in nice condition and being single-sided the poster is eminently suitable for
framing. (ref 469/3) £15.00 post-free within UK
[Bishops Frome document] Unfinished Deed
of Conveyance of Police Cottage
This is an uncompleted and unstamped 1919 conveyance of 'all that
cottage or tenement and garden adjoining the main road leading from Ledbury to
Bromyard.....which said premises were formerly part of the garden belonging to 'The Court'
and are now used as a Constabulary.....'. The parties were due to have been Pudge
and Woodward. Manuscript on paper. (ref 270/15) £5.00 post-free Not for export
[Breinton document] Statement of Tithe
Rent Charges
A very detailed statement - covering 14 double-width pages - of 397 plots of
land showing landowner, occupier, plot number, state of cultivation, acreage and amount
payable. The statement, which is undated (our best guess would be about 1909/10) is
dogeared and the outer leaves are torn - indeed the back page is missing a large part of
the top corner, though fortunately it is a blank page. The statement is accompanied
by a key, in numerical order, telling the reader which page of the schedule each of the
plot numbers is to be found. A useful - if rather down-at-heel looking - piece of
local history for this small Wye-side village. (ref 270/25) £15.00 post-free Not
for export
[Brilley] Sale Particulars of the Cefn
Farm
Printed particulars for the 1906 sale of the 248 acre Cefn Farm (tenanted by
W O Mainwaring) which included three stone-built cottages as well as the recently
re-roofed farmhouse. The schedule lists many old field names. Accompanying
the particulars is a large [approx 31"x23"] multifolding coloured location plan
identifying the many plots of land, also the locations of 3 cottages (one of them
specifically shown as Trenewydd Cottage). The outside (as folded) is grubby but the
rest of the particulars and plan are nice and clean. (ref 135/16) £15.00
post-free within UK
Another copy - a bit grubby but the plan is very clean and crisp. (ref 349/19) £18.00 post-free within UK
A 3rd copy - The outside (as folded) is grubby but the rest (inc the plan) is nice and clean. (ref 446/44) £18.00 post-free within UK
[Burghill document] Copy Lease
This is an undated but early copy of a
1781 lease by Londoner James Hague from John Croose of The Lodge, Burghill.
Ostensibly the period of the lease was a year but it was almost certainly drawn
up in order to give legal possession to James Hague to enable him to buy [the
next day] 'All that Capital Messuage or Mansion House commonly called or known
by the name of The Lodge' together with many fields and plots of land - too many
to list here but some of the more distinctive names are Calves Close or Lawn
Pasture, Hop Ground, Quibbs, Pyfinch, Gorsey Plock, and parts of Windmill Field
which may help to pinpoint where in Burghill the lands were. Manuscript on
5 large paper sheets with a 6th as the covering sheet. Some dogearing
affecting 4 sheets. (ref 7726) £15.00 post-free
Not for export
[Burghill and Wellington document]
Copy Release
This is a copy (undated but surely near-contemporary) of a 1784 deed
concerning Portway Orchard, a house called The Boggs together with Boggs Meadow,
The Bank, The Side Land Piece, The Upper Piece, an un-named house with fields
called Carr Field, Clanly Field and Carr Meadow, plus a plot of land in
Wellington Meadow, Wellington. The document provides information of
previous deeds going back to 1707. Many names are mentioned, the ones
mentioned most frequently being Croose and Lushington. A very lengthy
document in manuscript on 7 large paper sheets with an 8th as the covering
sheet. (ref 7727) £18.00 post-free
Not for export
[ Clyro (Radnorshire) and Brilley
(Herefordshire)] Sale Particulars for the Cabalva
Estate
Printed particulars for the 1913 sale of this 958 acre estate
straddling the Radnorshire/Herefordshire county boundary. For the purposes
of the sale, the estate was broken up into 10 lots as follows:
1. Cabalva House (vacant) & 49 acres of meadow let to S Meredith and M
Crump.
2. 22 acres of pasture let to J W Jones.
3. Cabalva Cottage (M Crump).
4. Lower Bettws & Cwm-y-Rafor (S Meredith).
5. The 157 acre Chapel Farm (J W Jones).
6. Old Chapel House & Smith (C Nott).
7. The 102 acre Penrheol Farm (J W Jones).
8. The 233 acre Pentwyn & Pencesty Farms (W D Prosser)
9. The 172 acre Wern Farm (T B Prosser).
10. 10 acres of pasture land (G Davies).
A particularly important item of local history as it not only describes the
various lots in quite some detail but it contains 4 photos and a 36"x29"
multicoloured multifolding location plan in a flap inside the back cover.
Card covers, overall size 10"x14". Covers grubby and detached
from contents, and spine torn to the extent that the front and back covers are
almost separated; also the map has gained an extra crease due to careless return
to its pouch. We've recently sold a very nice copy at £40, and by
comparison this copy (ref 446/48) is priced at £20.00 post-free within UK
[Brilley paperwork] Account of the
Receipt of the Rectorial Tithe of the Parish of Brilley in the County of Hereford Held at
the New Inn Brilley on Saturday November 12th 1887
Manuscript statement covering 3 double-width pages listing 72 properties
showing occupier, owner, and amounts due and paid. Over the years one leaf has
become detached but it remains an excellent piece of local history. With the
statement comes a wadge of paperwork from 1892 - mostly correspondence concerning the
Brilley tithes. In all there are about 30 items. The collection (ref 270/23)
£20.00 post-free
Not for export
[Burghill] Small Group of Documents
Relating to Elton's Marsh
Elton's Marsh is on the modern A4110 road heading North from Hereford. This
nice little group of 5 documents comprises 2 abstracts of title [c1805 and 1861], a copy
mortgage of 1843 and 2 actual deeds [an 1842 mortgage assignment and an 1861 conveyance].
Between them, they record events from 1742 to 1881. For the first 50 years or so the
property concerned was part of a much larger estate owned by the Salway family of Richards
Castle, but in 1799 butcher John Powell acquired 6 acres of then meadow land adjoining the
then Hereford-Dilwyn turnpike road. By 1811 5 houses had been 'lately erected' when farmer
James Floyd of Pipe & Lyde acquired the property, which in turn passed to the Lane
family through mortgage. In 1861 it was sold to John Turner, and 20 years later sold to
labourer John Powell. It is intriguing to speculate on whether he knew of the involvement
of his namesake & possible relative 80 years earlier. All in all an interesting
chronicle of local events spanning 140 years. The group (ref 172/C) £35.00
post-free Not for export
[Contemporary Copy of Coddington Poor Rate 1837]
An Assessment for the Necessary Relief of the Poor and for other purposes.....
Manuscript entries on printed form detailing names of occupiers, names of
owners, type of property, name of house or land and amounts to be collected as at 7th June
1837. Paper, two large sheets folded down to about 6"x6", bearing 1833
watermarks so it is safe to assume this copy was made out in 1837. With the list
running to 51 entries this is a very nice piece of local history dating from a few years
before the earliest detailed census. (ref 502/14) £35.00
post-free Not for export
[Dilwyn] Sale Particulars for the
Townsend Estate
Printed particulars for the 1889 sale of the 54 acre Townsend Estate,
comprising Townsend House (let to T Lambert Hall Esq) and the Townsend Farm (let to James
Williams). With the particulars comes a 22"x16" multifolding coloured
location plan scaled at 25" to the mile. We have three copies available (refs
446/36, 37, 38) each at £15.00 post-free within UK
[Fownhope/Kings Caple] Sale Particulars
of Yew Tree Inn and Wye Meadows & Woodland
Printed particulars for the 1898 sale of a 57 acre strip of land inc the best
part of a mile fronting the Wye and inc the Yew Tree Inn, all of it apparently tenanted by
Edmund Bellamy. With the particulars comes a multifolding coloured location plan.
Very nice clean condition. (ref 446/45) £20.00 post-free
within UK
[Goodrich documents] Paperwork
concerning George William Watson, Chapel Cottage, Myrtle Cottage, Hillend and
other Ruined Cottages on Coppett Hill
A bundle of papers, all of them dated 1926, consisting of a flurry of
correspondence and draft/office copy documents following the death of George
William Watson of Chapel Cottage. Much of the paperwork concerns the
children, but a few are specifically about Chapel Cottage itself, several others
relate to a pair of cottages (Myrtle Cottage and the close-by Hillend which was
in ruins) sold for £100, and another few papers concern a pair of un-named
ruined cottages sold for just £15. 31 papers of all shapes and sizes plus
a bundle of perhaps 50 day-to-day small papers stapled together and entitled
'correspondence'. The property documents provide evidence of
cottages which presumably no longer exist, but we felt we couldn't separate them
from what is essentially a family collection. (ref 91/16) £22.50
post-free Not
for export
[Goodrich documents] Abstract of
Title to 'Riverhill'
This 1922 abstract provides details of transactions going back to 1869.
Attached is a rather flimsy location plan on orange tracing paper.
Manuscript on 3 paper sheets with a 4th as the covering sheet. The
abstract is accompanied by a draft copy of a 1939 conveyance and a scrappy note
of a 1939 'interview & inspection' concerning the water supply. (ref
91/33) £12.50 UK post-free
[Hereford] Papers Mentioning The Old
Harp Inn, Widemarsh Street
In passing, these few papers trace the ownership of The Old Harp from James
Price (d1822?) to his son James Price (d1845?), his daughter Elizabeth Waring and her two
daughters Mary Ann Waring and Eliza Watkins, who appear to have sold the inn to William
Preece in 1858. His daughters were Eliza Morris (d1887) and Mary Ann Taylor.
Mary Ann seems to have emigrated to New York. 7 documents ranging in dates from 1858
to 1904 together with a brief sketch-plan dating from 1817. 4 of the documents are
Inland Revenue succession duty forms. The collection (ref 405/25) £15.00
post-free Not for export
[Hereford] Documents concerning Eign
Mill & Lands
In 1796 John Vevers took out a 21 year lease of Eign Mill from the Dean &
Chapter of Hereford Cathedral. Four years later the lease was taken over by Richard
Thomas. On offer here is an 1824 assignment of a mortgage taken out in 1811, and the
counterpart copy of a 21 year lease taken by Samuel Carless in 1839. These two
ostensibly routine property deeds provide much incidental detail on names, dates and legal
transactions etc during a 40-odd year period before the mill's decline and eventual
demolition. The 1824 assignment is quite a lengthy document on 5 large parchment
sheets, the 1839 lease on a single large paper sheet. With these two deeds comes 2
small papers dated 1847 and 1854 and an undated but we'd say early 19c valuation of the
mill and lands. The 5 items (ref 4700) £35.00 post-free Not for export
[Hereford] Sale Particulars for the
Hinton Court Estate
Printed particulars for the 1927 sale of the 208 acre Hinton Court Estate in
the parish of St Martin. The particulars provide a breakdown of the 208 acres
forming 27 lots, the various sitting tenants being W G Howells, A H Powell, Mrs Davies, H
Morgan, J Preston, P H Slann, Mrs A L Perry, W C Minton, W J Andrews, H P Williams, A E
Andrews and (principally) R H Clutterbuck. Thick paper covers, approx
10"x15", old folds down the entire document, the plan which accompanied the
particulars is missing. (ref 446/19) £12.00 post-free within UK
[Hereford] Deeds to Property in Wye
Bridge Street
These 3 parchment deeds chronicle owners & occupiers of a former
malthouse which had been converted into one or more dwellinghouses. Between them,
they cover the period 1803-1847, the two principal parties being Jones & then Roberts.
The 3 (ref 270/18) £30.00 post-free Not for export
[Hereford document re Widemarsh
Street] Copies of Entries of Leases in the Lease Book of the
Corporation of Hereford Relative to a Piece of Orchard Land sold by the said
Corporation to Mr Daniel Ridgway
Copies of the important bits of successive leases dated 1748 [to Philip Symonds
of Preston-on-Wye]; 1758 [to Rev John Jones and William Gwillim]; 1766 [also to
Rev John Jones and William Gwillim]; 1773 [to Elizabeth widow of Rev John Jones
and William Gwillim]; and 1780 [also to Elizabeth Jones and William Gwillim] of
a plot of garden/orchard on the West side of Widemarsh Street and a 10 acre
field in Holmer. The rent included 'one couple of Fat Capons to the Mayor
at Easter yearly'. Manuscript on 5 large paper sheets with a 6th as the
covering sheet. Undated but the paper bears 1822 watermarks which would
indicate the copies were made c1825 in connection with a sale of the lands.
Nice condition. (ref 219/22) £15.00
post-free Not for export
[Hereford document] Sale
Particulars
Printed particulars for the 1896 sale by auction of The Mansion House in
Widemarsh Street and The Bowling Green Inn in Bewell Street. Included is a
large m/f site plan. Several copies available, each at £15.00 UK
post-free
[Hoarwithy documents] Paperwork
concerning the Cottage 'Squirrels Hut'
An accumulation of day-to-day office correspondence dated 1935-1940 together
with a draft copy of a 1935 declaration by Thomas Dance who'd known the cottage
(apparently situated near the Wye) since 1900 though it was 'ruined' by 1938.
(ref 91/34) £12.50 UK post-free
[Holmer] Sale Particulars of Various
Properties
Printed particulars for the 1895 sale of:
1. Hopbine Villa [occupied by Mrs Packwood].
2. 4 acres of land next to the Hereford & Worcester Railway [H Cresswell].
3. An acre of land next to Holmer Old School [H Cresswell].
4. 24 acres of meadow land near Lugg Bridge [A B Brain].
5. 2 acres of rich meadow land bordering the river Lugg [A B Brain].
Hopbine Villa would appear to be on today's A4103
Decent copy accompanied by a nice clean coloured multifolding plan [size approx
27"x18"]. (ref 135/23) £15.00 post-free within UK
[Ivington] Deed of Exchange of Lands
This is an 1814 agreement between Thomas & John Berington of Winsley
and William & Anne Wall of Ryelands, for an exchange of lands. This
lengthy document concerns several plots of land including Baker's Plock, Fleet Field,
Quarry Field, Marsh Field etc. Manuscript on 5 large parchment sheets. The
outside (as folded) is grubby. (ref 270/14) £25.00 post-free Not for export
[Kingsland document] Lease of The
Dayhouse
This 1766 deed records the leasing by William Wanklin of 'All that capital
messuage tenement and farm commonly called and known by the name of The Dayhouse
together with all houses outhouses edifices buildings barns stables.....all
which premises are now in the tenure or occupation of the said William Wanklin'
for an intended 12 years. Manuscript on single parchment sheet and with
the clear signature William Wanklin, (ref 104/15) £20.00
post-free Not for export
[Little Dewchurch document]
Lease of Farm
This 1818 lease was for 7 years, the
owner being Thomas Morgan of Tupsley who leased the farm to widow Elizabeth
Jones and William Jones (both of Little Dewchurch) & William Preece of Little
Birch. The lease is in manuscript on 2 large parchment sheets. A
small area of damp damage along an old fold has resulted in the wearing away of
the parchment with the loss of a couple of words, and the deed has been
carelessly folded - though the worst of this can be remedied by more careful
folding and flattening - but the fact that this has survived in any condition is
remarkable. The deed bears the clear signatures Thos
Morgan, Elizabeth Jones, William Jones, William Preece. (ref 50/75)
£18.00
post-free Not for export
[Contemporary Copy of Little Marcle Poor Rate
1837] An Assessment for the Necessary Relief of the Poor and for other
purposes.....
Manuscript entries on printed form detailing names of occupiers, names of
owners, type of property, name of house or land, amounts assessed and amounts collected as
at 4th July 1837. Paper, single large sheet folded down to about 6"x6",
bears 1833 watermark so it is safe to assume this copy was made out in 1837. The
details cover just 15 lines, nevertheless this is a very nice piece of local history
dating from a few years before the earliest detailed census. (ref 502/12) £25.00
post-free Not for export
[Llangarron documents] Papers concerning Little Kilreague and Tre-Essey
A bundle of papers ranging in dates from 1932 to 1948, the principal parties
being Wood and to a much lesser extent Miles. Quite a proportion of the
documents are only drafts or office copies, nevertheless there's much for the
local historian, including a 1948 sale brochure and three or four map/plans.
34 items altogether. (ref 91/15) £20.00 post-free
Not for export
[Lugwardine] Sale Particulars
Printed particulars for the 1907 sale by auction of Hagley House 'lately
occupied by George Lowe' and Hagley Cottage which was occupied by E Hill.
Several copies available, each at £8.50 UK post-free
[Luston] Sale Particulars &
Conditions of 3 Cottages
The exact location of these 3 cottages, which came up for sale in 1821, isn't
shown. Only the names of the 3 occupants - William Ward, John Price and Thomas
Burton - give us, looking back from 190-odd years later, any clue as to where they
were. This is a very unusual arrangement inasmuch as John Price - presumably the
John Price shown as occupant of one of the cottages - was effectively selling his life
interest in the cottages which, on his death, would revert back to the next 'life'.
This is reflected in the purchase price - just £20 - paid by Edward Scarlet of nearby
Eye. The sheet containing details - such as they are - of the cottages is a
cut-down version of a larger sheet, the top half of which (undoubtedly cut away in 1821
& not here present) related to other Luston property in another sale. Printed
particulars, now on a single 8"x6" paper sheet, accompanied by printed conditions with manuscript
insertions on 2 sheets each approx 8"x13" and bearing the signature Edward
Scarlet, he having paid £4 deposit. Well worth buying if Edward Scarlet
was an ancestor, perhaps not so for descendants of William Ward or Thomas Burton
as their names only appear the once. (ref 3006) £28.00 post-free
within UK
[Marden] Sale Poster - Timber & Poles from
Coppice Wood at Burlingate Farm
This poster announces the 1935 sale of the timber and poles standing on 15
acres of coppice wood in Burling Coppice. Tenders were to be submitted by post and
pre-sale viewing had to be arranged with tenant farmer H Panniers. Printed on paper,
approx 10"x16", good clean condition and highly suitable for framing. (ref
469/1) £9.00 post-free within UK
[Monnington on Wye deed] Conveyance of
23 Acres of Glebe Land
This 1921 deed concerns 4 plots of glebe land (numbered 64, 65, 80 & 84)
adjoining Monnington Walk being sold for £947. Manuscript on parchment, bears
signatures G Herbert Jones and Geoffrey Cornwallis and a useful full-page hand-coloured
location plan. (ref 270/19) £8.00 post-free Not for export
[Orcop] Property Deeds to Cottage(s)
& 8 Acres of Land
6 parchment deeds ranging in dates from 1798 to 1852. An 1852 conveyance
mentions 'two cottages or tenements' though clearly one was in a very dilapidated state -
even as far back as 1833 it was described as ' decayed'. With the cottage(s) came 8 acres
of land & although there is no continuity of ownership between deeds of 1798 and 1833
the '8 acres or thereabouts' is a common theme. (ref 16/23) £30.00
post-free Not for export
[Peterchurch & Dorstone] Abstract of
Title to 2 Plots of Land bordering the Golden Valley Railway
This 1894 abstract lists property transactions going back to 1882, though the
story really starts with the death of Walter Gilbert Price (of Holmer) in 1851. He left
the 98 acre Snodhill Mill Farm (and the watermill) to his nephew Nicholas Gilbert Price.
Latterly, and heavily mortgaged, the farm devolved to other parties. All this is
background to the presumably intended sale of 2 small plots of land which appear to have
formed part of the original 98 acre farm. Plots no's 311 (in Peterchurch) and 922 (in
Dorstone) on the tithe map are both described as meadow, and a small accompanying map
shows them bordering the then Golden Valley Railway. Manuscript on 9 large paper sheets.
(ref 3680) £8.00 post-free Not for
export
[Preston Wynne paperwork] Tithe Rental
Statements & Correspondence
A large quantity (over 50 items) of papers dating mainly from the period
1910-1916, though there's also a large (albeit very dogeared) detailed statement dated
1903. Separate annual statements for each of the years from 1910 to 1916 provide
details of landowners, occupiers and plot numbers which chronicle a variety of changes
just prior to, and during WW1. Though the collection includes a fair few receipts
for payments made, there's several items of correspondence from Preston Wynne residents
themselves - all in all a very useful collection for the local historian. (ref
270/24) £35.00 post-free Not for export
[Ross-on-Wye documents]
Documents concerning 1 Kent Avenue
A bundle of 28 documents, ranging in
dates from 1929 to 1951. Once part of the Royal Cross Estate and used as
allotments, this former 'two pieces or parcels of land', formerly known as
Brica-Brac but by 1951 called Sunnyhulm, is most often referred to as No 1 Kent
Avenue. It must be stressed that the majority of these papers are either
drafts or office copies; nevertheless there's much detail in them for the
local historian. (ref 91/11) £20.00 post-free Not for export
[Ross-on-Wye documents]
Documents concerning Merrivale House
A bundle of 30 documents, ranging in
dates from 1904 to 1925, mostly 1920s. Principal parties are Blake
and Best. Predominantly draft or office copy documents including much
legal correspondence. There are two or three maps, a couple on very flimsy
orange tracing paper which have largely fallen apart, but one that has survived
is on waxed linen. (ref 91/14) £20.00
post-free Not for export
[Ross on Wye documents] Papers
concerning Gresley Meadows
Small bundle of papers concerning 'all that piece or parcel of meadow or
pasture land containing 3.412 acres or thereabouts formerly called Upper Alton
Brook Meadow and also all that strip of land part of the adjoining meadow
formerly called Lower Alton Brook meadow containing .060 acres or thereabouts
all which premises are part of two several pieces or parcels of land called The
Gresleys or Gresley meadows....'. 7 loose draft or office copy papers
together with a small group of a dozen or so items of minor correspondence.
(ref 91/17) £10.00 post-free Not for export
[Ross on Wye documents] Paperwork concerning the Ross Dispensary and
Cottage Hospital
A fairly large accumulation of documents [admittedly they are mostly drafts and
office copies] ranging in dates from 1921 to 1937. These are predominantly
administrative concerns rather than property
transactions - for example a flurry of paperwork resulted from the local
electricity board's decision in 1926 to change the electricity supply from DC to
AC and its effect on the x-ray equipment. There are also groups of papers
concerned with bequests left in the wills of benefactors, the 1922
appointment of Lloyd's Bank as trustee of the real estate, printed annual
reports in brochures dated 1914, 1923 and 1937, and the acquisition by the
Hospital of a small strip of adjoining land in 1925. Difficult to count the
number of papers as they are mostly in small groups, but there are hundreds. We
understand the Hospital buildings were demolished about 10 or 12 years ago and
the site now occupied by retirement flats. (ref 91/21) £60.00 post-free Not for export
[Ross on Wye documents] Paperwork
concerning 'Leigh', Camp Road
A small accumulation of mostly draft or office copy papers, all of them
dated 1935 and concerning 'all that piece of land fronting Camp Road.....bounded
on the North by other land of the vendor.....on the East by the said road, on
the South by a dwellinghouse and premises called 'Gebba' and on the West by the
Chase Estate together with the dwellinghouse and premises recently erected on
the said piece of land by the vendor called 'Leigh'.....'. 9 items
altogether, though one of those is a small group of original day-to-day legal
correspondence. (ref 91/23) £10.00 post-free Not for export
[Ross on Wye documents] Paperwork
concerning The Roxy Cinema Cafe
Draft and office copies of documentation, together with some original
day-to-day legal correspondence, concerning the Roxy Cafe which occupied
premises on the ground floor of the Roxy Cinema. The bulk of this
collection is dated 1941, brought about by an intended (but apparently not
carried through) transfer of the business lease. 11 items altogether.
(ref 91/25) £10.00 post-free Not for export
[Ross on Wye documents] Paperwork
concerning House and Photographic Studio on Gloucester Road/Chase Lane
A small number of draft and copy documents dated 1896/1897 concerning a £400
mortgage of 'All that messuage or dwellinghouse known as "Warrendale"
situate in the Gloucester Road and Chase Lane.....with the garden and premises
thereto belonging Also all that building for many years past used as a
photographic studio with the office adjoining together with the garden ground
thereto belonging all in the possession & occupation of the said A H
Pearson.....'. 5 items altogether with a duplicate copy of one of
the five. (ref 91/26) £10.00 post-free Not for export
[Ross on Wye document] Papers
Concerning The White Hart Inn
A small group of 8 items, a mix of draft or office copy documents with some
original legal correspondence concerning 'All that messuage tenement or
beerhouse called The White Hart Inn situate at the corner of Henry Street and
The Crofts.....and now in the occupation of Charles Albert Price as tenant
thereof'. The paperwork is variously dated 1922 and 1925. NB two of
these items are drafts of the same 14 year lease to Alfred Harry Llewellyn.
(ref 91/28) £10.00 post-free Not for export
[Ross on Wye document] Abstract of
Title to Property at Overross
This is a carbon copy (presumably kept as an office copy) of a
typescript abstract drawn up in 1933. It provides info on transactions
from 1899 ('All that mansion house, pleasure grounds, stabling,
farmhouse.....containing 106 acres.....' which by 1927 had become the 97 acre
Over Ross Farm. However the abstract was really drawn up to prove
ownership of a small plot (presumably part of Over Ross Farm) described as
'fronting the Ross and Ledbury road, bounded on the North West by the said
road.....which said piece of land has a frontage to the main road of
169ft.....'. 8 large paper sheets with a 9th as the covering sheet.
(ref 91/32) £9.00 UK post-free
[Ross on Wye documents] Papers
concerning House at Ashfield
A small group of 1939 papers concerning the letting of a house called
Beaumont. Mostly day-to-day correspondence but including an interesting
inventory of fixtures and fittings, and the typescript draft copy of a 7 year
lease. (ref 91/35) £10.00 UK post-free
[Ross on Wye documents] Papers
concerning Sale of Land
Office copies of correspondence dating from 1927 concerning 'All that piece
or parcel of land formerly part of two pieces of land called The Field Gardens
and Saffron Close.....containing 1 acre or thereabouts.....'. A plan on
rather flimsy tracing paper is attached to the draft copy of a conveyance of the
land by Brown to Fowler. (ref 91/38) £12.50 UK post-free
[Ross on Wye document] Conveyance
of Land at Over-Ross
This is just a draft copy of an intended 1933 conveyance of a plot of land
on the East side of the Ross-Ledbury road. A hand-coloured plan shows this
was one of two adjoining plots of land earmarked for building a pair of houses,
the far end of the plot bounded by Over Ross Farm. Typescript on paper.
(ref 91/44) £6.00 UK post-free
[Ross on Wye document] Papers re
The Bungalow, Kyrle Street
A small group of draft and office paperwork brought about by the 1930 sale
of The Bungalow. A useful plan on waxed linen shows the property across
the road from the gas works. 7 items in all, a mix of manuscript and
carbon copy typescript. (ref 91/51) £10.00 UK post-free
[Sellack document] Paperwork
concerning The Grove
A small group of papers, mostly drafts or office copies but including some
original correspondence, relating to 'all that freehold cottage called 'The
Grove' (formerly called Pool Cottage) and the garden adjoining thereto situate
at the Lower Grove Common.....'. A carbon copy of a typescript abstract of
title provides details of property transactions going back to 1907. 11
items altogether including a couple of small but useful plans. (ref 91/22)
£10.00 post-free Not for export
[Shobdon documents] Deeds to
Property at The Downwood
An 1827 conveyance and an 1830 lease (for possession) and conveyance all
concerning 'All that piece or parcel of land late part of the Downwood Common
and being the allotment made to the said Charles Hopton by the award of the
Commissioners under the said Inclosure and whereas the said William Beavan hath
lately erected and fenced out a messuage and dwelling house barn cowhouse and
garden.....'. The 1827 conveyance bears the mark of Charles Hopton and the
1830 deeds are both signed Wm Beavan. The 3 deeds (ref 104/22)
£25.00 post-free Not for export
[Stoke Prior document] Papers Concerning
Blocwardine Cottage
A small collection of papers from 1922 to do with Luther James' purchase of
the cottage from George William Godfrey. 6 items in all. (ref 270/27) £5.00 post-free Not
for export
[Tillington] Sale Poster - the former
Live and Let Live
Small printed poster announcing the 1913 sale of 'a Dwelling House
(formerly Licensed Premises) known as The Live & Let Live with productive garden &
pasture orchard, in all about 2 acres in extent'.....'about 2 miles from Credenhill
Station and 5 miles from Hereford'. The sitting tenant at the time was Charles
Langford. Paper, single sheet, approx 8"x11", and highly suitable for
framing. (ref 423) £9.00 post-free within UK
[Ullingswick] Sale Particulars for The
Steppes Farm
Printed particulars for the 1913 sale of The Steppes Farm, the particulars
containing a schedule breaking the 57 acres down into 16 parts, each with the OS no, state
of cultivation and acreage. Incorporated is a large [approx 25"x19"]
multifolding location plan scaled at 1:2500 showing a rather scattered farm
(tenanted by R W Benbow). Very nice clean copy, especially the plan. (ref
446/41) £12.00 post-free within UK
[Walford documents] Papers
concerning Land at Coughton
A small group of papers - mostly office copy and draft documents - to do
with 'all that piece or parcel of land.....fronting the road leading from
Walford to Hope Mansel containing four acres or thereabouts....'. and
which at least from 1919 was known as Mud Pool Lawn, alternatively Mudpool
Meadow. All the papers date from 1943 (when it was put up for sale at The
Kings Head in Ross) and 1944. One of those papers is a carbon copy
typescript abstract of title providing details of property transactions going
back to 1862. Some of the paperwork is damaged halfway down the right-hand
edge due to over-tight red tape - nothing serious though. 16 items in all.
(ref 91/20) £12.50 post-free Not for export
[Weston Under Penyard papers] Paperwork
concerning House in School Lane
A small group of predominantly draft or office copies of documents but
including some original legal correspondence, relating to 'All that
dwellinghouse with the gardens outbuildings thereto belonging situate in School
Lane.....called Brynrhias all which premises contain 1 rood or thereabouts and
are bounded on the North West side by Hyded Orchard, on the South East side by
the School Lane and on the South West side by the Church path and are now in the
occupation of the vendor.'. 9 items altogether, one of which bears a
location plan. (ref 91/24) £10.00 post-free Not for export
[Whitchurch] Conveyance of Cottage of Great
Doward Hill
This 1841 conveyance is accompanied by a 9pp abstract of title giving details
of previous property deeds going back to 1819. The property came to Burges Bryan from the
Hudson family in 1819 and in 1830 his brother sold it to James & William T Horniblow.
The conveyance records their selling the property to John Watson, the only local person
involved. The 2 items (ref 16/72) £15.00 post-free Not for export
[Woolhope papers] Correspondence &
Tithe Statements
Item 1 - Three short letters from landowner Sir Robert Lighton's agent in
London (1881), one of them containing a statement detailing Sir Robert's 37 plots of land
in Woolhope, their acreages and occupiers/tenants.
Item 2 - An undated 3pp statement containing a long list of tenants and landowners (though
not identifying which plots of land).
Item 3 - A scrappy pencilled 2pp list of names and amounts dated 1878.
Item 4 - What appears to have been the draft of an 1856 list - very useful as it is in
alphabetical order by name of occupier, also shows landowner and arrears if any.
A nice little collection all on paper. (ref 270/22) £15.00 post-free Not for export
Index to Transactions of the Woolhope Club
1973-1975
Pp377-383. 4to, matching green card covers, VG. (ref 4512) £2.50
post-free within UK
Index to Transactions of the Woolhope Club
1976-1978
Pp313-324. 4to, matching green card covers, corner bent o/w VG. (ref 4513)
£2.50 post-free within UK