| Content Description | First Party: Henry P.A.D. [Pelham-Clinton], 7th Duke of Newcastle [under Lyne].
Second Party: The County Council of the Administrative County of Nottingham.
Third Party: Arthur Edward Elliott, estate agent, of Worksop, Nottinghamshire [the Grantee].
Coveyance from (1) to (2) of a piece of land measuring 7015 square yards, formerly part of Bridge House Farm; bounded on the western side by a new road leading from Cheapside [Lincoln Street] and bounded on the northern side by another new road [Talbot Street]; includes a moiety of the aforementioned roads, a right of way along the roads, and use of electricity cables, gas pipes, drains and sewers underneath the roads; site to used only for the purposes of a school.
Covenants by (2): Not to put windows or doors fronting onto the southern boundary of the property; to build certain boundary fencing within 18 months; to build certain pathways and to pay part of the costs for maintaining the intended roads.
(1) indemnifies (2) from the cost of constructing certain proposed roads.
Subject to a mining lease to the Wigan Coal and Iron Company dated 30 Oct. 1896 and varied by indenture of release.
Reservations to (1): All minerals lying below a depth of 300 feet; all reversion expectant on the aforementioned mining lease; all water and gas pipes and electricity cables lying underneath the aforementioned roads and the right to break the roads to gain access to the same; free passage of water and soil; right of way along existing roads and proposed roads; Rectorial Tithe Rent Charge.
Consideration: £118 and 5 shillings.
Includes plan with the school site coloured pink; shows existing roads in brown and intended roads edged in blue
Ne 6 D 2/48/205/2: Agreement for the sale dated 26 Feb. 1910; pencil note states 'This contract is to be carefully kept with the duplicate conveyance as evidence that Increment Duty is not payable under the Finance Act'.
Ne 6 D 2/48/205/3: Two letters concerning payment of Increment Duty of the conveyance, dated 20 and 28 July 1910. |