Lease (Greek Street, parish of St Anne)

This material is held atSenate House Library Archives, University of London

  • Reference
    • GB 96 MS 565
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1716
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • Single sheet

Scope and Content

Counterpart of a lease, 6 Dec 1716/17 made by William Thomas, citizen and clothworker, of the Parish of St Anne, to Thomas, Lord Howard of Effingham, of a messuage 'with all the furniture, goods and untensills' , on the west side of Greek Street, Soho, now in the occupation of Howard, for 7 years at a rent of £110 a year. Inventory included.

Administrative / Biographical History

St Anne's church was on the west side of Dean Street, Soho, in the Liberty of Westminster. It was formerly a Chapel of Ease to the Parish of St. Martin in the Fields, but was taken out of that, and made a distinct and proper Parish of itself by Act of Parliament, in 1678.

Arrangement

Single item.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Given by Miss W.Myers in 1962.

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

20" x 25". Signature 'Effingham' torn. Seal wanting.

Archivist's Note

Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.

Conditions Governing Use

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

Bibliography

See Survey of London, Vol XXXIII: The parish of St Anne, Soho , ed F.H.W. Sheppard (1966).