Legal and estate records

This material is held atNational Gallery Research Centre

  • Reference
    • GB 345 NGA48/3
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1832-1923
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 12 items

Scope and Content

Deeds, leases and other legal records relating to property and land in Heavitree, Devon; transcript of Mary Ford's will and executors' accounts.

In 1834 Ford purchased an Elizabethan cob cottage set in twelve acres of land south west of Exeter. Over time, the property (renamed Heavitree House) was modified and enlarged, and filled with Ford's art collection, books and objects collected during his travels. The house was demolished in 1949.

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Custodial History

Purchased from Richard Ford, Books, Printed Ephemera and Manuscripts in 1997