Agreement dated 6 Apr. 1811; (i) The Committee of Subscribers, to (ii) William Rees, carpenter, and David Jenkins, mason. For the building of the Public Rooms, Swansea. Includes detailed specifications for the materials to be used. Original number 236

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Lease for the lives of Gabriel Powell, John Powell and William Powell, brothers, or 99 years, for 10s annual rent and 2 pullets to the use of the Portreeve, or 1s in lieu, dated 27 Feb. 1737/8; (i) The Burgesses of the Borough of Swansea, to (ii) Gabriel Powell of Swansea, gent.. A piece of land, formerly a coal bank belonging to Sir Humphrey Mackworth, between the timber yard of Richard Powell to the south, the Strand to the west, the River Tawe to the east and a coal bank belonging to Charles Hughes on the north. Original number 51B/S Corp/C11

Lease for 21 years from 29 Sept. 1754 for £4 annual rent and 2 pullets to the use of the Portreeve or 1s in lieu, dated 30 May 1754; (i) The Burgesses of the Borough of Swansea, to (ii) Gabriel Powell of Swansea, gent.. Two closes or parcels of land adjoining the churchyard of St Johns Church, Swansea. Original number 79B/S Corp/C12

Lease for 99 years from 29 Sept. 1763 for £5 annual rent and a couple of fat pullets to the use of the Portreeve, or 1s in lieu, dated 1 June 1762; (i) The Burgesses of the Borough of Swansea, to (ii) Gabriel Powell of Swansea, gent.. Piece of land (55 acres) at the eastern end of Town Hill, Swansea, above Dyfatty, with liberty to quarry stone there. Original number 93B/S Corp/C13

Lease for 41 years from 29 Sept. 1764 for £3 5s annual rent for the first 7 years and £5 thereafter, and a pair of pullets for the use of the Portreeve or 1s in lieu, dated 19 Sept. 1764; (i) The Burgesses of the Borough of Swansea, to (ii) William Coles of Cadoxton-juxta-Neath parish. Building called the Old Copper Works, with a courtyard adjoining, extending from Thomas Pryce's coal bank on the south, the Nant Bwrla (Bwrlais) on the north, the road to Forrest on the west, and to within 10 feet of the low water mark on the east, with liberty to use water from Nant Bwrlais, but with a prohibition from using the site for the smelting of copper or lead (see also lease of the Glamorgan Pottery, Corporation C25 below). Original number 135 C15 Lease for 99 years from 5 Jan. 1774 for £6 15s annual rent and a pair of fat pullets or 1s in lieu dated 20 Jan. 1774; (i) Henry, Duke of Beaufort, to (ii) The Burgesses of the Borough of Swansea. A garden or close of land lying within the walls of Swansea Castle and also part of the new postern opposite to the north wall of the castle together with the slope house or houses and smith's forge built against it, and the cottage and workshop in the possession of Joan Webb and John Lewis, with liberty to take down the wall between the garden and postern and the cottages and build a market there using the stones and bricks already on the premises (see #J1 pages 303-332 below for an account of the building of the market). Original number 161B/S Corp/C14

Lease for 99 years from 29 Sept. 1778 dated 4 Jan. 1779; (i) The Burgesses of the Borough of Swansea, to (ii) The Rev. Miles Bassett of Swansea, clerk, James Thomas of Swansea, gent., Phillip Rogers of Swansea, gent., William Jones of Swansea, merchant, and William Davies of Swansea, mercer. Piece of building land part of the Burrows, Swansea, from 40 feet from the slaughter house to the beach (304 feet) and 150 feet wide. Includes building planB/S Corp/C16

Declaration of trust dated 4 Jan. 1779; (i) Miles Bassett of Swansea, clerk, William Jones of Swansea, merchant, and James Thomas of Swansea, gent., Phillip Rogers of Swansea, gent., and William Davies of Swansea, mercer, three of the Aldermen of the Borough of Swansea, to (ii) The Burgesses of the Borough of Swansea. Relating to land on the beach, see C16 above, in trust for the use of the Union Society (described as a certain society of gentlemen, tradesmen and others resident within the town of Swansea). Original number 169AB/S Corp/C17

Counterpart Lease for 51 years from 29 Sept. 1786 for £3 10s annual rent dated 12 Feb. 1787; (i) The Burgesses of the Borough of Swansea, to (ii) Selina, Dowager Countess of Huntington. Piece of land on the Burrows, Swansea, for a chapel (The Countess of Huntingtons Chapel). Includes plan. Original number 181B/S Corp/C18

Deed of Covenant dated 1 Sept. 1801; (i) The Swansea Canal Navigation Company to (ii) The Burgesses of the Borough of Swansea. Covenant to embank the canal wharf beside the River Tawe. Original number 218B/S Corp/C19

Lease for 99 years from 29 Sept. 1805 for £5 5s annual rent and 2 fat pullets for the Portreeve or 1s in lieu, dated 29 Sept. 1808; (i) The Burgesses of the Borough of Swansea to (ii) Thomas Wyndham of Dunraven Castle, esq., Thomas Mansel Talbot of Penrice Castle, esq. and John Llewellyn of Penllergaer, esq., trustees for the Swansea Tontine Society. Piece of land measuring 100 feet by 360 feet on the Burrows, Swansea, to build public rooms. Includes plan. Original number 230B/S Corp/C20

Agreement dated 6 Apr. 1811; (i) The Committee of Subscribers, to (ii) William Rees, carpenter, and David Jenkins, mason. For the building of the Public Rooms, Swansea. Includes detailed specifications for the materials to be used. Original number 236B/S Corp/C21

Lease and Counterpart Lease for 99 years from 29 Sept. 1812 for £5 annual rent and 2s to the Portreeve, dated 29 Sept. 1812; (i) The Burgesses of the Borough of Swansea, to (ii) Sir John Morris of Clasemont, baronet, John Llewellyn of Penlle'rgaer, esq., and Calvert Richard Jones of Veranda, esq., trustees of the Swansea Public Rooms Society. Piece of land to build public rooms on the Burrows, Swansea, opposite the gardens of the Somerset Buildings. Includes plan. Original number 237 (Lease) and 237A (Counterpart Lease)B/S Corp/C22-23

Lease for 90 years from 25 Mar. 1816 for £20 for the first 23 years and £60 thereafter, and 2 pullets for the Portreeve or 2s in lieu, dated 28 Feb. 1817; (i) The Burgesses of the Borough of Swansea, to (ii) William Baker of Swansea, gent., Thomas Irwin of Swansea, gent., William Bevan senior of Morriston, gent., William Bevan junior of Morriston, gent., Robert Bevan of Monmouth, doctor of physic, and Martin Bevan of Risca, gent., carrying on business under the name of the Glamorgan Pottery Company. The Glamorgan Pottery (a piece of land formerly called John Rice's Bank) in Swansea. Includes plan. Original numbers 3 and 239B/S Corp/C24

Extension of Lease to 99 years from 25 Mar. 1816 dated 28 Sept. 1818 (see Corporation C24 above); (i) The Burgesses of the Borough of Swansea to (ii) Lewis Weston Dillwyn of Penlle'rgaer, esq.. The Glamorgan Pottery, part of premises formerly known as the Old Copper Works (see Corporation C14 above). Includes plan. Original numbers 2 and 241B/S Corp/C25

Agreement dated 1 Nov. 1825; (i) The Burgesses of Swansea, to (ii) Thomas Bowen, builder. For the erection of a town hall to be built on the piece of waste ground opposite Somerset Row in the town of SwanseaB/S Corp/C26

Lease for 99 years from 30 Sept. 1833 for £5 annual rent, and 2 pullets for the Portreeve or 2s in lieu dated 19 Dec. 1835; (i) The Burgesses of Swansea, to (ii) Thomas Edward Thomas of Glanmôr, esq., John Grove of the Borough of Swansea, esq., and Robert Eaton of Bryn-y-Môr, esq., trustees of the Swansea Infirmary. House and garden with the piece of land adjoining, known as the Swansea Infirmary, to the north of the Mumbles Road, to the east of the House of Industry and to the south of a garden belonging to the House of Industry. Includes plan. Original numbers 114 and 271AB/S Corp/C27

Common Attorney's Vouchers For Expenditure On Behalf of The Corporation. Includes Items Relating To Repairs To The Town Hall, Market, Jail And Street Wells, For Cleaning The Town Ditch, For Rents Due To The Duke of Beaufort, The Organist's Salary, Contribution To The Poor, And Interest PaymentsB S Corp/6/hub

Papers Relating To The Building of The New Market House, Swansea, Adjoining The Castle (See Corporation C15 Above)B S Corp/7/hub

The Swansea New Rooms (See Corporation C20-23 Above)B S Corp/8/hub

Church And Poor Law RecordsB S Corp/9/hub

Settlement Bonds, To Indemnify The Overseers of The Poor Against Relief Payments For Persons From Outside The BoroughB S Corp/10/hub

Settlement Certificates For Newly Arrived InhabitantsB S Corp/11/hub

BondsB S Corp/12/hub

Apprenticeship Indentures And Bonds For The Following Poor Children of The Town Bound Apprentice By The Corporation With Money From The Jenkin Franklyn CharityB S Corp/13/hub

Paving And Lighting RecordsB S Corp/14/hub

Education Records: Records Relating To Swansea Grammar SchoolB S Corp/15/hub

Papers Relating To Parliamentary And Borough ElectionsB S Corp/16/hub

Papers Relating To RailwaysB S Corp/17/hub

The Rebuilding of Swansea Town HallB S Corp/18/hub

Other Town Clerk's Office PapersB S Corp/19/hub

Collected Manuscripts And TranscriptsB S Corp/20/hub