| Description | 1.
Copy Lease for 30 Years ('Principal Lease No.1') [10 Jul 1930]
i) William Humble, Earl of Dudley
ii) E. J. & J. Pearson, Ltd, Brierley Hill, Staffs.
The Delph Clay Works (5a 1r 23p); Tintam Abbey Clay Works (1a 1r 14p); and mines and measures of fireclay known as the Old Mine Clay No.1, New Mine Clay and the No.2 New Mine Clay (42a 3r 16p), all at Kingswinford, Staffs.
With conditions, etc.
Includes plan.
Rent: £246 for lands and minimum rent of £500 for clays, £5 per acre for surface lands taken by the company (as plan); £100 per foot per acre for Nos. 1 and 2 new mine clay and £450 per acre for old mine clay
Endorsed: '27/1'
2.
Copy Lease for 20 Years (Supplemental to 1.) ('Principal Lease No.2') [23 May 1934]
i) William Humble Eric, Earl of Dudley
ii) E. J. & J. Pearson, Ltd, Brierley Hill, Staffs.
No. 1 New Mine Clay at The Delph, Quarry Bank, Kingswinford, Staffs. (6a 1r 10p and 3a 36p).
With provisions, etc.
Includes plan.
Rent: £70 per acre per foot
With covering letter from solicitors and copy reply.
3.
Copy Lease for 40 Years (Supplemental) ('Principal Lease No.3') [14 Jun 1935]
i) William Humble Eric, Earl of Dudley
ii) E. J. & J. Pearson, Ltd, Brierley Hill, Staffs.
Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5 New Mine Clays at The Delph, Kingswinford, Staffs.
Rent: minimum of £550; royalties of new mine clays £100 per acre per foot
With ink annotations and amendments.
4.
Copy Counterpart Deed varying the terms of Leases [30 Jun 1948]
i) William Humble Eric, Earl of Dudley
ii) Michael Hornby of Strand House, London, Gent. and Owen Johnston Humbert of 5/11 Theobalds Road, London, Solicitor ('the trustees')
iii) E. J. & J. Pearson, Ltd, Brierley Hill, Staffs.
Recites leases [1-3 above] and agreement 31 Mar 1931. For a reduction in the minimum rent and royalty payable by one half.
Includes plan.
Consideration: £1,000
5.
Copy Counterpart Lease for 50 years (Supplemental) [30 Jun 1948]
i) William Humble Eric, Earl of Dudley
ii) Michael Hornby of Strand House, London, Gent. and Owen Johnston Humbert of 5/11 Theobalds Road, London, Solicitor ('the trustees')
iii) E. J. & J. Pearson, Ltd, Brierley Hill, Staffs.
Mines of fireclay at The Delph, Brierley Hill: old mine clay no.1, new mine clay nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Recites leases [1-3 above] and agreement 31 Mar 1931.
Includes plan.
Consideration: £5,500
Rents: half of the minimum rents of original agreements and £5 per acre occupied or entered into by the company
Envelope endorsed: 'We think this should be kept until Ravensitch Mines are sold. W. F. C. & Son' All typescript. |