Lease for 37 years and half of another year wanting 10 days, rent of 6d per ton for every ton weight of limestone that shall during first 3 years to term be dug, wrought, raised or landed from or out of quarries of limestone hereby demised, rent of 5d per ton for every ton weight of limestone that shall during remainder of said term be dug, raised, wrought or landed as aforesaid. (i), their executors, administrators and assigns shall receive sum of £100 at least yearly, 1 Jul 1847; (i) Robert Small of Old Jewry, city of London, merchant, James Henry Shears of Bankside, borough of Southwark, county of Surrey, copper merchant and John Taylor of Bedford Row, county of Middlesex, esquire, in whom legal estate in premises hereby demised is vested, in trust for company or partnership in London called The New British Iron Company and entering into and executing these present for and on behalf of Company, at request and by direction of (ii) George Pearkes Barclay of Epsom, county of Surrey, esquire, Matthew Harris of Cambridge Terrace, county of Middlesex, esquire, John Horsley Palmer of city of London, esquire, John Hurdis Ravenshaw of Richmond, county of Surrey, esquire, Charles Kerr of Kings Arms Yard, city of London, esquire and William Routh of Blackheath, county of Kent, esquire, being major part of directors of Company, to (iii) Thomas Walters and William Walters of Swansea, coal (pr)oprietors and workers: Limestone quarries under Cribarth mountain in parish of Ystradgunlais in county of Brecon

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  • Reference
      GB 216 D/D SB 15/52
  • Dates of Creation
      1 Jul 1847
  • Language of Material
      English
  • Physical Description
      1 file of 7 parchments

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