| Description | File No. 15. E.
Lease dated 20th December 1923, between:
1. The Right Honourable William Humble, Earl of Dudley (the Lessor).
2. Georgina Elizabeth, Dowager Countess of Dudley.
3. Phoenix Assurance Company Ltd., London.
4. Barclays Bank Ltd., London.
5. The Earl of Dudley's Round Oak Works Ltd., Brierley Hill (the Company).
#1, #2, #3 and #4 lease to #5: two pieces of land to the north of Level Street; a small piece of land at south of Level Street upon which the works and premises of the Company are erected; two pieces of land used by the Company as basic slag works; a piece of land known as Old Level Ironworks; two small pieces of land on the south side of Level Street, with house and stable; a piece of land south of the Old Level Ironworks with a cottage; a piece of land south of the Old Level Ironworks; and a piece of land north of John Street, and east of Pensnett Road with a house called Orchard House, all at Brierley Hill. Period of tenancy: 60 years. Rent payable: £366-13s-10d annually. Also includes plans of the land referred to; and correspondence. |