Rushden Research Group: Sale 1900

Sale 1900


	Extent of Becroft vuildings

Plan of 1900 - much of the land (right on this plan) left uncoloured is Higham Park Farm	Extent of Rushden Lodge buildings

Abstract of the Title of
The Cavendish Land Company Limited to freehold land at Rushden in the County of Northampton

14th August 1868 By Indenture of this date made between Nicholas Fisher of Milton in the County of Northampton Farmer of the 1st part William Fisher of Maze Pond Southwark Surrey Leather Merchant and John Rigby Fisher of the same place Leather Merchant of the 2nd part William Wansey of Bognor in the County of Sussex Esqr. Edward Hamelton of 22 Grafton St Middx MD & Henry Wansey of 50 Moorgate Street London Esqr of the 3rd part and Fredk Charles Nightingale of Wimbledon Surrey Esqr & Hy Wansey of the 4th part

Reciting an Indenture dated 24th Sept 1846.......

And reciting death of said J C Gotch ......

And reciting an Indenture of 13th March 1853......

And reciting an Indenture dated 17th March 1860......

And reciting an Indenture of 21st April 1852......

The Schedule referred to by the before abstracted Indenture

Rushden Lodge Farm

Nos 22 & 23 containing
	35	1	35
	32	2	9
	68	0	4
were taken from Rushden Lodge and added to Bencroft
	361	0	37
	68	0	4
	429	1	1

No on Plan	Description			State	Quantity
1	Rushden Lodge Homestead Garden and Plantation				2	2	1
2	Paddock			Grass		2	26
Pt 3	Paddock			Grass	1	2	32
Pt 3	Barn Close			Arable	50	3	16
Pt 3, 4, 5	Home Close	) ) )	Now in one	Grass	52	2	36
6	Keepers Close
7	Longland
8	Middle Close			Arable	23	1	2
9	Upper Park Leys			do	39	-	13
10	Double Hedgerow			Wood		1	4
11	Gobbers Willows			Arable	42	1	31
12	Forty Acres			do	39	2	25
13, 14	Newton Close &c			do	23	1	38
15	Far Lower Park Leys			do	22	3	18
16	First Lower Park Leys			do	30	1	26
17	Spinney			Wood		1	14
128	Spinney			do		1	2
19	Nether Close	) )	Now in one	Arable	50	-	33
20	Side Gate Close	) )	Now in one	Arable	50	-	33
21	Double Hedgerow			Wood		2	1
				A	561	-	57

Bencroft Grange Farm

No on Plan	Description	State	Quantity
22	Sallow Hedge Close	Arable	35	1	35
23	Upper Sallow Hedge Close	do	32	2	9
24	Bencroft Grange House & Farm Homestead	Arable	1	2	26
26	Toll Gate Field	do	19	-	37
25, 27	Garden Field & South Field	do	41	3	16
28	Home Close & Further Field	do	25	1	27
29	Middle Field	do	21	3	31
30	Triangle Field	do	21	2	12
		A	197	2	33

Executed by parties of 1^st, 2^nd & 3^rd parts & attested

This Indenture made the sixteenth day of October One thousand nine hundred Between The Cavendish Land Company Limited an incorporated Company whose registered Office is at 68 Victoria Street in the City of Westminster (hereinafter called the Company) of the one part and John Sutton of High Street Northchurch Great Berkhampstead in the County of Hertford Bootmaker (hereinafter called the Purchaser) of the other part Whereas the Company is seised or otherwise well intitled to the hereditaments hereinafter described and intended to be hereby conveyed with the appurtenances for an estate of inheritance in fee simple in possession and the Purchaser had agreed with the Company for the purchase thereof for the sum of Seventy two pounds ten shillings Now this Indenture witnesseth that in pursuance of the said agreement and in consideration of the sum of Seventy-two pounds ten shillings on or before the execution of these presents paid by the purchaser to the Company (the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged) the Company as beneficial owners hereby convey with the Purchaser All that piece or parcel of land situate on the North Western side of Rushden Court Avenue in the Parish of Rushden in the County of Northampton bounded on the North East side by land belonging to Thomas Edward Chapman on the South Western side by land belonging to William White and which said piece or parcel of land has a frontage of Two hundred and forty feet (or thereabouts) to Rushden Court Avenue and a depth of One thousand one hundred and fifteen feet or thereabouts and contains by admeasurement Six Acres and nineteen perches little more or less and is deliniated and shown on the plan drawn on these presents and is thereon distinguished by the colour Pink To hold the same unto and to the use of the Purchaser in fee simple And the Company hereby acknowledge the right of the Purchaser to production of the documents mentioned in the Schedule hereto and to delivery of copies thereof and hereby undertake with the Purchaser for the safe custody thereof In Witness whereof the Company have hereunto caused their Common Seal to be affixed and the Purchaser hath hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first above written.

Copy of the Plan with enlarge numbers added in red

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