| Content Description | First Party: Henry P.A.D. [Pelham-Clinton, 7th] Duke of Newcastle [under Lyne] by his agent Arthur Edward Elliott.
Second Party: John Whittington.
Agreement between (1) and (2), whereby (1) agrees to let to (2) a farm with buildings and land; measuring 59 acres and 39 perches [described in an appended schedule].
For the term of 1 year from 25 Mar. 1915 and afterwards from year to year until determined by notice given in writing by either party on or before 29 Sep. of any year, to end tenancy on 25 Mar. following.
Reservations to (1): all minerals, all timber, all game and wildfowl including shooting rights, rights of way accross the farm to property belonging to (1).
Lists agreements by (2) concerning payment of rent, maintenance of property, insurance, cultivation of the land, and various conditions relating to the last year of the tenancy and quitting the property.
Rent: £75 per annum, payable quarterly.
Includes a plan with the property in question coloured yellow, green and pink; the main farm buildings are situated near Priorwell Road in Worksop opposite the Abbey; a proposed road [?] is edged in red ink [Memorial Avenue?]; a large area of farmland is situated near Kilton Plantation, and another large area of farmland is situated between Netherton Road and Windmill Road.
Also includes a subsequent memorandum for the tenancy of 2 further fields currently occupied by Edward Nicholson, dated 2 Dec. 1915
Ne 6 D 2/48/235/2: Memorandum of agreement by (2) for giving up a field known as Buttwell Fall, and for taking an additional 4 fields, namely part of Coachfields and part of Pen Close; rent ammended to £154 per annum; dated 1917; includes plan [Ne 6 D 2/48/235/2] with the fields given up shaded pink, and the fields taken edged pink; all are situated between Kilton Road, Kilton Hill and Blyth Road.
Ne 6 D 2/48/235/3: Preliminary agreement whereby (2) agrees to take 30.126 acres of land currently in the occupation of William Cooper's executors; rent £12 per annum; dated 16 Jun. 1922.
Ne 6 D 2/48/235/4: Letter from Arthur E. Elliott to (2) concerning the reduction in rent in consideration of land taken by the Worksop Sand Company.
Ne 6 D 2/48/235/5: Notes concerning the re-calculation of rent; orginally pinned together.
Ne 6 D 2/48/235/6: Notes concerning the re-calculation of rent; orginally pinned together.
Ne 6 D 2/48/235/7: Request for payment of rent by (2), being £58 and 5 shillings prior to Rent Audit on 12 Nov.; dated 1 Nov. 1924
Ne 6 D 2/48/235/8: Plan of Prior Mill Farm; also denotes which land has been given up.
Ne 6 D 2/48/235/9: Plan showing an area of land on the southern side of Retford Road in Worksop, being situated between Bridge House and the cemetary.
Ne 6 D 2/48/235/10: Plan showing the 'farm on Manton Forest' [Manton Forest Farm?] let to Mr William Cooper, being situated near to the Old Coach Road at Worksop. |