Abstract of title of Messrs Morland and Wilkinson to freehold estate at Kingston...

[All the estate except pts Lots 86-98, 103-107, 189-201 and that between Kings Road and Tudor Road]

A Lots 1, 1a and 2

Recites:

Lease and release, 1809

1 George Hardinge of Milbourne House, Esher, eldest son and heir of Nicholas Hardinge late of Kingston

2 Anthony Harden of Kingston innkeeper

Close of meadow or pasture land of 5 acres at Kingston Hill abutting east on Almshouses land, south-west on lands of John Hind, north on Kingston Hill and south part on other close conveyed, part on lands of Anthony Harden (Little Crooked Close) and of John Hind. Which closes were in occ of Anthony Harden and had been conveyed to Nicholas Hardinge by Mary Kent, widow, devisee of Catherine Rogers, widow in 1748. [Pencilled note: "near George Inn"]

Kingston Inclosure Act: 1808

Lease and release, Aug 1815

1 Anthony Harden

2 Philip Blake of Kingston Hill, esq

3 Nathaniel Muggeridge of Battersea, merchant

Piece of land, part meadow, part a shrubbery at Kingston Hill of 5 acres, east on Almshouse land, south west on lands late of John Hind now of Henry Knight, north on part of Kingston Hill then lately enclosed and in possession of Philip Blake, south on lands of Anthony Harden and of Henry Knight. The close previously in occ of John Gatehouse, then of Anthony Harden and then Philip Blake

Deed of covenant that the deeds held by Anthony Harden should be produced for P Blake 1815

Mortgage between Philip Blake and John Holt Ibbetson and John Desse of land in Lymington and in Thames Street, Kingston, and also the above close 1815

Will of Philip Blake of London, wine merchant, leaving estate to wife Mary Blake in trust for herself and son, Robert Philip Blake Nov 1819

Letters of administration of Mary Blake granted to Honour Reynolds, guardian of Robert P Blake (for the estate of Philip) Dec 1819

Letters of administration of Mary Blake granted to Charles Fox, uncle of Robert Philip Blake (for the estate of Mary) 1820

Trust agreements Reynolds/Fox and Court of Chancery decree 1820 to sell the Kingston Hill land at auction at the Griffin Inn 23 Sept 1820

Reconveyance of mortgaged premises Ibbetson and Desse to Honour Reynolds 1821

B Lots 1, 1a, 2, 7 and 8

[Pencilled note "Opposite and beyond George Inn"]

Lease and Release, with plan, 1826

1 Honour Reynolds

2 Rev Robert Philip Blake of Sussex

3 Charles Nicholas Pallmer of Norbiton Place

4 John Bourke Ricketts of Norbiton esq

Recites:

Lease and release of Aug 1815, see A above

Kingston Inclosure Act giving Philip Blake an allotment of 2 roods, 36 perches being part of the land of 6a 2r 0p, but no award having been made, the eight other intended allottees of the 6 acres conveyed their rights to Blake in 1811 (see (b))

Recites other part of (a) to the auction in 1820 where Charles Nicholas Pallmer purchased Lots 1 and 2 for £1380.

Court Order, 1824, that Pallmer pay the £1380 with £89 14s interest to the Accountant General.

Now releases (a) close of meadow and shrubbery marked A on plan being about 5 acres (4a 2r 30p), south-east on lands of Almshouses; north-west on lands in Howditch Shot and Gallowell Slade heretofore Bouveries late of John Hind, then Henry Knight, then Charles Nicholas Pallmer; north-east on Kingston Hill lately enclosed, in the possession of Philip Blake then Charles Pallmer; south-west part on lands of George Hardinge, then Anthony Harden and part on the said Shot and Slade formerly Bouveries then late of John Hind, Henry Knight, then Charles N Pallmer. Which close was occupied by John Gatehouse, Anthony Harden, Philip Blake and then C N Pallmer

(b) Also close, then divided into two inclosures marked B on plan containing 6a 2r 0p late in occupation of Philip Blake then Charles N Pallmer abutting north-west and north-east on land now enclosed, of Henry Knight now C N Palmer; south-east on turnpike road leading from Kingston to London; south-west on close (a) and land of Almshouses. Close being common land, allotted to Philip Blake and others, conveyed to use of Philip Blake

In trust for Pallmer, to the use of John Bourke Ricketts

[See D for continuation]

C All Lots, except 7 and 8 [see later for 3-6]

This section recites documents concerning Charles Nicholas Pallmer's debts and his bond to Maurice Thomas of Carey Street Middx, for £44,460 (1831). His estate, including all lands in Kingston, is mortgaged to Thomas who has right of sale in default.

Thomas conveys land (though not apparently the relevant parts) to John Parker and John Parkinson upon trust 1836

Recites:

1838 Inclosure and extract for plots 1874a, 1875a, 1876a, 1877a and plan (The enclosures of Philip Blake, later Charles N Pallmer, Maurice Thomas then Parker and Parkinson sold to Samuel Haydon.)

At auction in London of part of C N Pallmer's land, Samuel Haydon purchased Lot 14 1836

Lease and release between Parker and Parkinson, Maurice Thomas, Samuel Haydon of Guildford, banker, and John Smallpiece of Guildford 1840

1) Piece of meadow, 4 acres 3p called Blake's Meadow

2) Adjoining parts of shrubberies

3) Other allotments of land of Samuel Haydon

All of which were conveyed to C N Pallmer in April 1826

D Lots 7 and 8 (continued from 8)

Conveyance between C N Pallmer and the Zoological Society of London, 1829; pieces of land being 5a 0r 17½p (part of two closes 6a 2r 0p) being inclosures sold to Philip Blake and conveyed to Pallmer in 1826. Plan

Extract from Inclosure Award of plots 1869-1877 all property of Zoological Society 1838

Conveyance between Zoological Society, William Haydon, John Smallpiece, George Fraser and George Smallpiece of Guildford, attorney. The land, 5a 04 17½ being nos 1869-1877 Plan. 1839

E Lots 3, 4, 5, 6 called Knight's Meadows

1817 Lease and release for loan of £3500

1 Henry Knight of Kingston

2 William Haydon of Guildford, esq

(a) Six (formerly 8) closes of pasture of 20 acres (20a 2r 21p) adjoining, in occ Robert Gates and John Bowles [written Knowles] in Northfield of Kingston, part in Howditch Shot and part in Gallowell Slade. Formerly described as bounded by road from Richmond Park Lodge, north; land in occ of Mr Penner and Mr Tasker south-east; land in occ of John Chalkley [written Chalker] and John Penner west, by Gallows Hill, east but now as Gallows Hill (north-east); land part of Thomas Tucker, now Philip Blake and Anthony Harden, part of Josiah Stevens, now Henry Knight and part land of Kingston upon Thames occ by John Penner, then Thomas Hatt and Robert Barns (south-east); land of Kingston, a road called Manningate Lane from Kingston Hill towards Richmond Park Lodge and a close occ by John Chalkley, then Jonathan Chalkley or John Hind (south-west); and land of Thomas Pembrook deceased and the Broadway of Richmond Park (north-west)

Which closes were conveyed May 1813 between Robert Blair esq, John Hind of K, Henry Knight and William Haydon in trust for Henry Knight

(b) Three closes of pasture 1la 1r 17p in Northfield in the shot above Howditch between London Lane (south) and Great Crooked Close (north)

The three pieces of land (with a meadow called Pest House Meadow and another close of John Penner, butcher, then Josiah Stevens) were released, 1774, to Josiah Stevens. By his will the three fields adjoining to the London Road (late King's) with the Old Brewhouse passed to his daughter Sarah wife of Thomas Rogerson.

In Oct 1806 Thomas and Sarah, John Wornham Penfold, Ann Stevens, Henry Knight and Charles Jemmett conveyed the land to Henry Knight, expressed as inclosures of 2a 0r 9p, 3a 2r 2p, 5a 3r 6p making 11a 1r 17p

Lease and release 1822

1 Henry Knight of Kingston, banker formerly Mercer, draper and Upholsterer

2 Charles Nicholas Pallmer and his trustee, George William Ricketts of Middle Temple.

With rent charge of £6 pa to the Corporation under the will of Edward Hurst of Kingston (1651) consideration £1490

(a) The three pieces as described ("more anciently four closes of arable and pasture") 11a 1r 17p called the Brickhill Closes

(b) The six, formerly 8, closes of 20a 2r 21p as above, the hedge and ditch dividing the 2 most north easterly (3a 0r 38p and 2a 0r 19p) from each other now grubbed up by Hy Knight, and similarly the ancient hedge dividing these two from the waste called Gallows Hill, a new hedge being planted for a willow plantation. The last abuttal now reads the freeboard (or Broadway or Boardway) of Richmond Park

Recites:

The deeds of 1831 and 1836

Lease and Release of John Parker and John Parkinson, Maurice Thomas and William Haydon 1840

At Public auction of Jan 1836 Wm Haydon bid for Lot 15 for £2760 being the greater part of the land conveyed in 1817; the residue, then Lot 11, being purchased by Edmund French of Oxford St, butcher

(a) Three closes 11a 1r 17p as above (b) Six (formerly 8) pieces of land except 2a 0r 29p (less the Freeboard next the Park) which was not in Lot 15 but added to Lot 11, purchased by Edmund French.

All which were released to William Haydon in 1817 and consisted of two closes of 29a 2r 0p, were called Knight's Meadows, and were occ by William Towns

F All the Lots on the Plan

Conveyance for £6130 1853

1 Samuel Haydon

2 William and Margaretta Haydon

3 Thomas Morland and Conrad Wilkinson

(a) Blake's Meadow, 4a 0r 3p (in reality 3a 3r 28p) with shrubberies, 0a 1r 28p

(b) Allotments, nos 1874-1877a, 1a 1r 7p part of shrubberies

(c) Brickhill Closes, 11a 1r 17p (three closes)

(d) Six, formerly 8, closes, save the part separately purchased by French

(c) & (d) = All three closes of meadow being 30a 0r 17p called Knight's Meadows, occupied by Towns

(e) Nine allotments then forming two closes 5a 0r 23p (Nos. 1869-1877)

All which are green on plan and contain 40a 3r 23p; reserving from (c) a rent charge of £6 to the corporation

1853: Declaration by Thomas Fricker, cooper of Kingston aged 67, confirming the ownership of the land, 1, 1a and 2 (Blake's Meadow) and the other allotments bought by Blake. All sold about 1826 to CN Pallmer and in 1840 to Samuel Haydon; William Towns had been tenant of Blake and Pallmer since 1815 to 1840, then Benjamin Looker. Towns was also tenant of 3, 4, 5 & 6 from 1822. Sold by CNP trustees to Haydon, 1840 and since then Benjamin Looker. 7 & 8 were purchased in 1839 by Wm Haydon from the Zoologial Society and occ by Benjamin Looker.

1853: Declaration of Benjamin Looker, brickburner age 55 concerning the Freeboard next to the Park, being 16½' by 963' along the Wall.