This property (no.45 Lincolns Inn
Fields) was bought in 1704 by Francis
Annesley (VI). On his death in 1750, it
was passed to his youngest son Arthur
(VIII), and it eventually came to Arthur
(VIII)'s nephew Rev. Francis Annesley
(VIII), the owner of the Northants.
property. The house then followed the
same route of inheritance as the
Northants. land (for which see E6/9
above), until it should have been
inherited by Arthur Annesley (XIII),
Viscount Valentia in 1863. At this
point, it was found that Arthur's father
Arthur (XII) had sold the reversion of
the base fee of the property to Henry
Denton, the then tenant of the house, in
1843 for a mere £500, and had agreed to
convert this into a fee simple, but had
died first. Arthur (XIII) wished to
declare the 1843 deed fraudulent, and a
long legal battle ensued with Denton's
heirs. In 1872, the courts found in
Arthur (XIII)'s favour declaring that
he could hold on to the property, but
should repay the principal on the 1843
mortgage, with all the interest, but
Denton's heirs began to make an appeal.
At this point, the parties agreed to
come to a compromise, whereby Arthur
(XIII) sold the property outright to
Denton's heirs for the fairer sum of
£7,500.
Note here E6/2/E1/2, a rental including
the London property.