Plans and related materials from the Sheepscar estate of Thomas Benson Pease

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 MS 356
  • Dates of Creation
    • 185-
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 13 items Includes 2 books of cloth samples

Scope and Content

Thomas Benson Pease (1782-1846), owned property north of the centre of Leeds, in the area known as Sheepscar, off the main road to Harrogate, to which this manuscript mainly refers. His son-in-law was Robert Lawson Ford, solicitor, of Park Place, Leeds, and these papers were presented to the Library in January 1975 by Mrs Eleanor M Ford, nee Pease, widow of Robert's grandson.

Administrative / Biographical History

Thomas Benson Pease was born in Darlington in 1782 and came to Leeds in 1802. He was a stuff merchant and principal of Aldam, Pease & Co. (later Pease, Heaton & Co.). Elected to the Council in 1836, he became an alderman in 1841. He owned property in Sheepscar, to the north of the centre of Leeds. He was a member of the Society of Friends, and died on 23 May 1846.

Access Information

Access is unrestricted

Acquisition Information

The gift of Mrs Eleanor M.Ford, ne Pease, January, 1975

Note

In English

Other Finding Aids

Contents listed in Handlist 106

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