Catalogue

12 December 1744 (1) Gabriel Leaver on behalf of the Duke of Marlborough and George Bowes (2) John James of St. John, Southwark, gent. Memorandum of a lease for 3 years of a messuage in Clements Lane Rent: £16 p.a.

13 July 1770 (1) John Lyon Bowes, Earl of Strathmore and Mary Eleanor Lyon Bowes, Countess of Strathmore (2) William Shepherd of Nicholas Lane, London, merchant Counterpart lease for 21 years of a messuage on east side of Nicholas Lane, parish St. Nicholas Acorns , London, formerly in possession of George Boothby, afterwards of John Fish, and now in tenure of (2) and 4 other other messuages in Clements Lane, London, demised to (2) by indenture of 9 May 1766, by Mary Bowes, widow, mother of Mary Eleanor Bowes Rent: £142 p.a.

2 September 1771 (1) John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore and Maria Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore (2) William Gregory of Nicholas Lane, London, taylor Counterpart lease for 14 years of a messuage on the east side of Nicholas Lane, parish of St. Martin Orgers, in occupation of (2) Rent: £28 p.a.

2 September 1771 (1) Earl and Countess of Strathmore (2) John Southwell of Nicholas Lane, London, peruke-maker Counterpart lease for 14 years of a messuage on east side of Nicholas Lane in occupation of (2) Rent: £26 p.a.

25 June 1789 (1) Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore, of Pauls Walden Burry, Hertfordshire (2) John Gifford of Abchurch Lane, Lombard Street, London, carpenter Agreement for a lease for 21 years of nos. 21 and 22 Nicholas Lane, Lombard Street Rent: £40 p.a.

1 November 1789 (1) Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess Dowager of Strathmore of Pauls Waldenbury, Hertfordshire (2) John Gifford of Abchurch Lane, Lombard Street, carpenter Counterpart lease for 21 years of 2 messuages adjoining one another, with yards, nos. 21 and 22 on the east side of Nicholas Lane, Lombard Street Rent: £40 p.a.

23 June 1790 (1) James Farrer, esq., defendant (2) Patrick Lewis, gent., tenant Exemplification of common recovery with double vouchee of 10 messuages, 10 shops, 10 cellars, 10 gardens, and 4a. of land in the parishes of St. Nicholas Acorn, Saint Martin Orgars and St. Clement, Eastcheap, with John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore as first vouchee

24 June 1790 (1) John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore (2) Joseph Brockbank of the Old Jewry, City of London, attorney at law Counterpart lease for 21 years of messuge no. 24 on east side of Nicholas Lane in parish of St. Nicholas Acorns Rent: £25 p.a.

23 October 1790 (1) John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore (2) John Kennion of Nicholas Lane, London, broker Articles of agreement to lease for 21 years a messuage in Nicholas Lane and adjoining 4 messuages and warehouse in Clements Lane, London Rent: £160 p.a.

22 April 1802 (1) Charles Weaver of Woolwich, Kent, gent. (2) John Atkinson of Nicholas Lane, Lombard Street, hair dresser Lease for 7 years of messuage on east side of Nicholas Lane formerly in occupation of William Gregory now of (2) Rent: £40 p.a.

31 July 1804 (1) John Kennion of Nicholas Lane, City of London, broker (2) Frederick Gottlieb Wolfe of Clement Lane, Lombard Street, City of London, cook Counterpart lease for 8 years of a brick messuage with yard, no. 17, Clements Lane Rent: £31 10s. for 1st year and £40 p.a. thereafter

18 June 1829 (1) Barrington Price of Brighton, Sussex, esq. and Robert Sayer of Sibton, Suffolk, esq. (2) Mary, Countess Dowager of Strathmore of Streatlam Castle; Henry Jadis of Bryanstone Square, Middlesex, esq.; James Farrer Steadman of Enfield, Middlesex, esq.; Sir John Dean Paul of the Strand, bart. (3) Frederick Gottlieb Wolf of Clements Lane Lease (and counterpart) for 21 years by (1) and (2) to (3) of a messuage on east side of Clements Lane, late in occupation of Messrs. Garnett and Underwood, with plan Rent: £120 p.a. Endorsed: 31 March 1847 (1) George Figg of Horsham, Sussex, gent., executor of Frederick Wolf (2) John Bowes, esq. Surrender of lease

16 March 1832 (1) Barrington Price of Brighton, Sussex; Robert Sayer of Sibton, Suffolk (2) Mary Countess Dowager of Strathmore (now the wife of William Hutt); William Hutt; Henry Jadis of Bryanstone Square, Middlesex; James Farrer Steadman of Enfield, Middlesex; Sir John Dean Paul, the Strand, Middlesex (3) James Digby Towell of 22 Nicholas Lane, Lombard Street, City of London, gent. Lease of no. 22 Nicholas Lane (east side) now in the possession of James Digby Towell for 21 years Rent: £60 p.a.

2 July 1833 (1) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq (2) William Hutt of Appley, Isle of Wight, esq., Mary, Dowager Countess of Strathmore, his wife; Henry Jadis of Bryanstone Square, Middlesex, esq.; James Farrer Steadman of Enfield, Middlesex, esq.; Sir John Dean Paul of the Strand, Middlesex, bart. (3) William Hutt and Mary, Dowager Countess of Strathmore, his wife (4) The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London Draft release by (1), assignment of a term of years by (2) and quitclaim by (3) to (4) of 21, 22, 23 and 24 Nicholas Lane and 17, 18, 19 and 20 Clements Lane, London, for purpose of an Act of Parliament of 1831/2 for improvement of approaches to London Bridge Consideration: £13863 paid into Bank of England by (4)

2 July 1833 (1) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. (2) William Hutt of Appley, Isle of Wight, esq.; Mary, Dowager Countess of Strathmore, his wife (3) Mayor, Commonalty and citizens of London (4) Francis Bligh Hookey, esq., comptroller of the Chamber of the City of London Draft bargain and sale by (1) and (2) to (3) of nos. 21, 22, 23 and 24 Nicholas Lane and nos. 17, 18, 19 and 20 Clement Lane, London for purposes of an Act of Parliament of 1831/32 to improve the approaches to London Bridge. (1) appoints (4) as his attorney Consideration: £13863 paid into Bank of England in trust by (3)

2 July 1833 (1) James Farrer Steadman of Enfield, Middlesex, esq.; Amelia Fancourt of Great Ormand Street, Middlesex, widow; and James Robert Campbell of Great Ormand Street, esq., executors of James Farrer (2) Mary Bowes of Bath, spinster (3) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. (4) William Hutt of Appley, Isle of Wight, esq., and Mary, Dowager Countess of Strathmore, his wife; Henry Jadis of Bryanstone Square, Middlesex, esq.; James Farrer Steadman and Sir John Dean Paul of the Strand, Middlesex, bart. (5) Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London (6) Sir James Shaw, Bart., Chamberlain of the City of London; Henry Woodthorpe, esq., Town Clerk of City of London and Francis Bligh Hookey, esq., comptroller of the Chamber of the said city Draft assignment by (1) at request of (2), (3) and (4) to (6) at nomination of (5) of a term of 1000 years in 2 tenements in Nicholas Lane in the parish of St. Nicholas Acorns, 2 tenements in St. Nicholas Lane in the parish of St. Martin's Orgars and 4 tenements in the parish of St. Clements Eastcheap, in trust to attend the inheritance Consideration: £13863 paid into Bank of England in trust by (5) and 10s. to each of (1) and (2) by (6)

31 March 1847 (1) George Figg of Horsham, Sussex (2) John Bowes of Streatlam Copy surrender of a lease of premises in Clements Lane

1 April 1847 (1) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. (2) William Henry Sherwin Lease for 21 years of a messuage on the east side of Clements Lane in the parish of St. Clements, East Cheap, London, formerly 2 houses numbering 26 and 27, in the occupation of Garnett Underwood and Gotlieb Wolf and now of (2) Rent: £150 p.a.

5 April 1848 (1) William Henry Sherwin of Clements Lane, London, Tavern keeper, and his wife, Mary Ann (2) John Ingram Travers of St. Swithins Lane, esq. Mortgage by way of underlease of a messuage in Clements Lane, London leased by (1) from John Bowes of Streatlam, for the residue of a term of 21 years with power of sale on default of repayment and declaration of a policy of assurance for the same purpose Consideration: £1850 plus interest and 16 January 1851 (1) John Ingram Travers (2) William Henry Sherwin (3) William Tuxford of St. Swithins Lane, London, merchant Assignment by (1) to (3) of remainder of the mortgage debt and security (£1090) Consideration: £500

16 April 1853 (1) William Henry Sherwin of Clements Lane, London, tavern keeper (2) William Tuxford of Saint Swithins Lane, London, merchant Assignment by (1) to person at the direction of (2), with the consent of John Bowes, of a messuage in Clements Lane, East Cheap, London, formerly 2 houses numbered 26 and 27, leased by John Bowes to (1) and mortgaged by (1) to (2) Consideration: 5s.

29 August 1853 (1) William Tuxford of St. Swithins Lane, London, merchant (2) William Henry Sherwin of Clements Lane, London, tavern and eating house keeper (3) Edmund Curtis of Tom's Coffee House, Cornhill, London, tavern and eating house keeper Assignment lease for 14 3/4 years by (2) to (3) of 26 and 27 Clements Lane, London, with assignment by (1) to (3) of the licence and goodwill of (1)'s business there Rent: £155 p.a. Consideration: £1350 by (3) to (2)

30 August 1853 (1) Edmund Curtis of Tom's Coffee House, Cornhill, London, tavern keeper (2) William Tuxford of St. Swithin's Lane, merchant Agreement to deposit a lease of 26 and 27 Clements Lane as security for debt of £1246 15s.

26 March 1860 (1) Edmund Curtis the elder of the General Wolfe Tavern, Clements Lane, Lombard Street, London, victualler (2) Edmund Curtis the the younger of the same, victualler Assignment of remainder of lease of 14 3/4 years of 26 and 27 Clements Lane, now the General Wolfe Tavern

15 November 1861 (1) Edmund Curtis the elder of the Albion Hotel, Edenbridge, Kent, victualler; Edmund Curtis the younger of the General Wolfe Tavern, Clements Lane, London, victualler; William Tuxford of 106 Upper Thames Street, London, esq.; William Henry Sherwin of Chapple Street, Ardwick Green, Manchester, gent.; Thomas Daws of Jermyn Street, St. James's, Middlesex, victualler (2) Edward Western; Claude Bowes Lyon; William Hutt Surrender by (1) to (2), as trustees of the Bowes Estate by the Bowes Estate Act 1850, of 26 and 27 Clements Street, London

8 August 1862 (1) Claude Bowes Lyon, late of 2nd regiment of Life Guards, and William Hutt of Gibside (2) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. (3) William Chillingworth of Great Tower Street, London, wine merchant Copy conveyance of a tavern called 'The General Wolfe' on the east side of Clements Lane, parish of St. Clements Eastcheap, City of London, formerly 2 houses nos. 26 and 27 (boundaries specified) Consideration: £4200

Schedule of deeds relating to a house in Conduit Street, belonging to John Bowes, esq.,schedule made 31 December 1850; September 1783 - 31 December 1850

25 June 1818 (1) John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore (2) Robert Wright, Conduit Street, Hanover Square, Middlesex, tailor Memorandum of agreement that (1) can pull down and rebuild his offices at 54 Conduit Street, including the party walls with (2)'s premises

1830 (1) Mary, Countess Dowager of Strathmore and John Bowes, esq. (2) Sir John Dean Paul of the Strand, Middlesex, bart., acting trustee under the will of the Earl of Strathmore, deceased Draft articles of agreement concerning the payment to (2) of £2366 15s.3d. spent on repairs to 54, Conduit Street, London, and the payment of rent etc.

Copy application of William Hutt, Mary Countess of Strathmore, Henry Jadis and Sir John Dean Paul to the 'worshipful Committee for letting the City's lands' for a renewal of their lease for 54 Conduit Street. Cites previous lease of 30 December 1822; 28 November 1837

1837 (1) Mayor and Commonalty and citizens of City of London (2) Trustees for (1) of ground formally called Conduit Mead (3) Mary, Countess Dowager; William Hutt; Henry Jadis and Sir John Dean Paul Copy lease for 41 years of 54 Conduit Street, London Rent: £14 15s. p.a.

October 1847 (1) John Bowes (2) Francis Graydon Johnson, surgeon, of Saville Row Memorandum of a lease for 14 years of 54, Conduit Street, with list of fixtures to form a schedule to the lease Rent: £190 p.a.

30 December 1847 (1) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle (2) Francis Graydon Johnston of Saville Row, Middlesex, surgeon Copy counterpart lease for 14 years of no. 54 Conduit Street, Hanover Square Rent: £190 p.a.

Memorandum of an agreement between George Bowes and Thomas Evans concerning the renting of a house in Bond Street, London, by George Bowes, at a cost of £8 a week, 18 February 1733/34

2 March 1732/33 (1) Peter Burrell of Beckenham, Kent, esq. (2) Charles, Earl of Sunderland and Elizabeth, his wife Copy of assignment of a term of 81 years in 2 houses in Watling Street, London, leased from the mayor of London Rent: £8 p.a.

23 June 1790 (1) James Farrer, esq., demandant (2) Patrick Lewis, gent., tenant Exemplification of a common recovery of 50a. of land, 20a. of meadow and 20a. of pasture in the parish of Stepney with John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore as 1st vouchee

Particulars and conditions of sale of chapelhouse, 8 cottages and 6a. of grazing land at Poplar and 2 houses at Gill Street, Limehouse, to be sold on 8 June 1841

11 August 1862 (1) Claude Bowes Lyon, late of 2nd regiment of Life guards; William Hutt of Gibside (2) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. (3) John Edward Cornwallis, Earl of Stradbroke; Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot of Margam Park, near Swansea, Glamorgan, esq. Attested copy conveyance of 2 plots of land in East Ferry Road, Isle of Dogs, Middlesex, in trust to secure £3510 18s.3d. to persons entitled to the residuary estate of William Mellish, deceased

30 December 1876 (1) Claude Bowes Lyon, Earl of Strathmore; Sir William Hutt of Appley Towers near Ryde, Isle of Wight, K.C.B. (2) James Burdick of East Ferry Road, Millwall, engineer; Joseph Cook of the same, engineer Attested copy conveyance of property in the parish of All Saints, Poplar, Isle of Dogs, Middlesex, part of hereditaments comprised in No. 578 on the Register of Estates in the Land Registry Consideration: £250