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D2256 - R Guilford Limited, Rosliston, builders - 1841-1980

BT - Yew Tree Farm, Rosliston - 1841-1980

1 - Abstract of title of the trustees of the Caldwell Estate to the freehold land and buildings known as Yew Tree Farm, Rosliston, beginning with an abstract of an assignment of mortgage by Sir Henry William Des Voeuzx of Drakelow Hall bart for £13,500 of the manor of Cauldwell, 1/3 of the manor of Rosliston, capital messuage or mansion house called Cauldwell Hall in the township of Cauldwell, parish Stapenhill, with buildings, lands, all other messuages, lands etc (7 Aug 1861) with memorandum of conveyance dated 28 August 1959 by which pieces of land with the farm house and farm buildings in the parish of Rosliston, forming and farm buildings in the parish of Rosliston, forming part of the Caldwell Estate and containing 55.983a and known as Yew Tree Farm was conveyed by trustees to Noel William Percy Betts. With 2 annexed plans relating to Rosliston (1858-1959) - 1959

2 - As T 1, but the manuscript note against abstracted assignment of 1861 "Does not relate". With 2 annexed plans relating to Rosliston one of which is marked in pencil 18 October 1858 - 1960

3 - Supplemental abstract of the title of Noel William Percy Betts relating to freehold land and buildings known as Yew Tree Farm, Rosliston (1959). With 2 annexed plans - 1960

4 - Abstract of title of Noel William Percy Betts relating to Yew Tree Farm, Rosliston, as T 1-3 (1858-1959) with 3 annexed plans - 1960

5-6 - Application for official search, property at Rosliston, for William Percy Betts (11 January 1961) and the same for Noel William Percy Betts (10 March 1961) - 1961

7 - Conveyance by 1. Noel William Percy Betts of Yew Tree Farm, Rosliston, farmer to 2. R Guilford Limited, registered office at Brittanic House, St Mary's Gate, Derby, for £2,000, of field or close in parish Rosliston, with front page to Main Street and forming part of Yew Tree Farm, Ordnance Survey Number 93, and containing 1.399a. Plan annexed. 14 March - 1961

8 - Application for official search, Yew Tree Farm, Rosliston 2 November - 1964

9 - Conveyance by Betts to R Guilford Ltd as in T 7, for £4,000 of piece of land with a frontage to Main Street in parish of Rosliston with farm house and farm buildings erected thereon and known as Yew Tree Farm - 19 Nov 1964

10 - Letter from National Westminster Bank Ltd confirming release of land at Rosliston from the equitable changes created 18 December 1964 and 31 July 1967, and addressed to R Guilford Ltd - 1972

11 - Draft conveyance by 1. R Guilford (Developments) Ltd., registered at Ascot Drive, Derby to 2. --- for £1,00, of part of freehold building land Plot number --- on the vendors' Yew Tree Gardens Building Estate at Rosliston - 1972

12-13 - Schedules of deeds concerning Yew Tree Farm, Rosliston (1960-1972), a cited deed of 23 May 1972 being a conveyance between R Guilford Ltd and R Guilford (Developments) Ltd (no further detail)

14 - Conveyance made under act to facilitate conveyance of workhouses and other property of parishes with the approbation of the Poor Law Commissioners, by Thomas Pratt, Thomas Whittingham, William Whittingham, William Freer, William Smalley, Thomas Goode and Francis Foster, the visitor and guardians of the poor of the incorporated parishes and townships of Rosliston, Stretton en le Fields, Caldwell, Linton, Coton in the Elms and Croxall, at the time of the dissolution thereof, to Joshua Harding of Rosliston gent for £300 (paid as follows: £200 to the treasurer of Burton upon Trent Union to be placed by the Guardians thereof to "Rosliston Incorporation Property Account", £50 to the treasurer of Ashby de la Zouch Union to be placed by the Guardians thereof to "the Stretton-en-le-Fields Parish property account" and £50 to the treasurer of Tamworth Union to be placed by the Guardians thereof to "The Croxall Parish Property Account" of freehold building lately used as a workshouse at Rosliston with outbuildings, yard, gardens and croft adjoining and belonging and containing 1 acre 1 rood 13 perches 5 Apr - 1841

15 - Copy of the will of Joshua Harding of Rosliston gent to wife Sarah real and personal estate; has lately purchased an estate at Yoxall, co Stafford, from Henry Hollier Bond of Islington co Middlesex surgeon and Ann his wife, which is to be conveyed to Joshua's wife; has resold portions of same and directs trustee and executrix his wife Sarah to convey the portions to the several persons contracting for such purchases and to complete such sales (25 October 1855), and copy of codicil to will: has lately purchased a piece of land at Streethay near Lichfield, co Stafford, on which he was built a house, which is devised to wife Sarah (26 April 1858), and copy of oath of Mary Ann Butterton wife of John William Butterton of Eccleshall, co Stafford, solicitor, as subscribing witness to codicil of the will of Harding, formerly of Rosliston and late of Streethay Lodge, parish St Michael, Lichfield deceased (23 June 1858). Note of probate 25 June 1858 and that testator died 17 May 1858 - 1855-1858

16 - Conveyance by 1. Sarah Harding of Rhyl, Flint widow to 2. William Burton of Rosliston gent for £506 to 8 cottages or tenements at Rosliston with outbuildings, yards, gardens and croft and adjoining and belonging, all containing 1a 1r 13p formerly described as a workhouse (see T 15) - 1882

17 - Abstract of title of trustees for sale under the will of William Burton deceased to freehold hereditaments and land at Rosliston (1882-1927) - 1932

18 - Application for official search, Mount Pleasant, Rosliston 27 September - 1932

19 - Conveyance by 1. Antill Holbrook Osborne of Ashbourne solicitor, Joseph Watson Rowland of The Brewery House, 110 Horninglow Road N., Burton on Trent auctioneer to 2. James Ordish of Eastview, Castle Gresley, builder, reciting the will of William Burton late of Rosliston gent dated 16 June 1894, his death on 25 May 1895 and probate of will 24 July 1895, appointment of the vendors as trustees of the will, and conveying for £260, 8 now occupied as 7 cottages or tenements known as Mount Pleasant at Rosliston with outbuildings, yards and gardens adjoining and belonging and in occupations of Messrs Scott, Kinson, Sherratt, Wagstaff, Wallis, Mason and Wilson, and croft adjoining now used as allotment gardens and in the occupations of Messrs Wallis, Mason, Wilson, Gouch, Miller, Wagstaff and Green, the whole containing 1 acre 1 rood 13 perches. Plan annexed 29 September - 1932

20 - Requisition for an official search 26 September and official certificate 4 October - 1932

21 - Paper concerning Repton Rural District Council's Register of Local Land Charges Part III A Town Planning Scheme in course of Preparation (found clipped to T20)

22 - Copy agreement made between 1. James Ordish of Castle Road, Castle Gresley, builder and 2. Mayor, alderman and burgesses of the borough of Burton upon Trent for the placing of 3 electric cable poles on Ordish's land in connection with the Corporation's electricity undertaking. With plan annexed 20 October - 1933

23 - Application for an official search, 7 cottages known as Mount Pleasant, Rosliston 24 January - 1940

24 - Conveyance by Lloyds Bank Limited, registered at Salisbury, Wiltshire, as executor, appointed in his will dated 22 September 1938, of James Ordish late of "White House", Castle Gresley builder who died 28 September 1938 to 2. Charles Henry Ward of 9 West Street, Swadlincote corn merchant, for £350, of 7 cottages or tenements known as Mount Pleasant at Rosliston with outbuildings, yards and gardens adjoining and in occupations of Messrs Scott, Kinson, Hines, Wagstaff, Spendlove, Mason and Wilson, and croft adjoining now used as allotment gardens in the occupations of Messrs Wallis, Mason, Wilson, Gouch, Miller, Wagstaff and Green in all 1 acre 1 rood 13 perches 25 January - 1940

25 - Application for an official search, property at T24 22 February - 1944

26 - Conveyance by 1. Charles Henry Ward of 9 WestStreet, Swadlincote, corn merchant to 2. Esme Isobel Russell of Haunton Manor near Tamworth, co Stafford, wife of Graham Herbert Russell a sergeant in the Royal Air Force, for £450, of property as in T 24, but not naming the occupant(s) of the allotment garden (sic) 22 February Includes plan - 1944

27 - Application for an official search, buildings and land at Mount Pleasant, Rosliston, formerly 7 cottages 11 February - 1958

28 - Conveyance by 1. Esme Isobel Russell formerly of Haunton Manor near Tamworth, co Stafford, now of "Arden", Houghton Road, St Ives, co Huntington, wife of Graham Herbert Russell to 2. Harry Denstone Marbow of "Brisegate", Burton Road, Ashby de la Zouch, co Leicester, agricultural contractor, for £175, of buildings or tenements formerly used as 7 cottages known as Mount Pleasant, Rosliston, with outbuildings, yards and gardens adjoining and croft or parcel now used as allotment gardens, all containing 1 acre 1 rood 13 perches. With plan 22 February - 1958

29 - Consent by Lilian Marbrow of Burton Road, Ashby de la Zouch, co Leicester widow, the executrix of the will dated 15 March 1961 of Harry Denstone Marbrow late of same address who died 4 September 1961 and whose will was proved 7 May 1962, to vesting in herself for an estate in fee simple of property as T 28 21 August - 1963

30-31 - Requisitions for searches (2 Nov) with annexed associated papers including plans, relating to land situated at Mount Pleasant containing 1 acre 1 rood 13 perches. - 1971

32 - Abstract of the title of the personal representative of Mr H D Marbrow deceased to property at Rosliston (1944-1963), with plan annexed - 1972

33-4 - Schedules of deeds in respect of land at Mount Pleasant, Rosliston (1971-2) the last deed cited being a conveyance between Lilian Marbrow and R Guilford (Developments) Ltd between 23 May 1972 - 1972

35 - Summary of the state of affairs in the matter of R Guilford Limited and in the matter of the Companies Act 1948, as at 11 June 1979, the date of the winding-up order, submitted on 28 January 1980 by Robert William Guilford, a director of the company. With observations giving the history of the company, dated 9 April 1980 - 1980

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