Conveyance by Lease and Release

Reference Number: 0810/1/32
Level of Description: Item
Title: Conveyance by Lease and Release
Date: 1 July 1766
Extent: Extent: 1 item
Description: 1. John Hooper, p. Walcot, Gent., only son and heir at law and also Devisee named in the Will of William Hooper, late of the same place, Gent., dec'd.
2. William Sainsbury and Stephen Ford, both of p. Walcot, Master Builders.

Piece of arable land commonly called 'The Half Acre' (3/4a.), on the hill called Beckhill formerly part of the common field called the West Field of Walcot, adjoining on the west side to the highway from Bath to Charlecombe, north by the piece of ground formerly part of the common field but now belonging to Isaac Axford, east by ground belonging to John Hooper, called Broadland, and south by ground belonging to Cornelius Abraham, parson for the City of Bath.

Consideration: 5s.
Physical Description: Badly water damaged. Not fit for production.