Bridge House

We don’t have any original Indentures for Bridge House, but, from more modern documents, we do have an extract of the original.

Loaned to the Froyle Archive By A.J.Aldridge & A.L.Lopes
The Deeds of Bridge House, sadly, only go back to 1885, but they still help to give us a fuller picture of this corner of Lower Froyle. The earliest actual document is an Abstract of the Title, dated 1933, but this includes the schedules of earlier documents.


Abstract of the Title of Mr.B.C.NEWMAN to FREEHOLD LAND and PREMISES situate at FROYLE in the County of SOUTHAMPTON
LOWER FROYLE

5th March 1885 BY INDENTURE of this date made between Henry George Charles Burningham of Combe Head in Chard Somerset (late a Major in His Majesty’s 58th Regiment) of the one part and William Mortimer Charles Pechell of Oaklands Addlestone Surrey Esq. and Alexander Francis Mackenzie Downie of Alton Southampton Gentleman of the other part RECITING that by virtue of an Indenture of Release dated the 5 th May 1830 granted on a Lease for a year and expressed to be made between the Rev.George Nowell Watkins (Clerk) and Mary Boswell his wife of the first part Henry Burningham of the second part Mary Baldwin Burningham (then Mary Baldwin Watkins Spinster an infant of 19 years or thereabouts) of the third part and the Reverend Frederick Aston and George Burningham of the fourth part being a settlement executed in consideration of the marriage then intended and afterwards duly solemnized between the said Henry Burningham and Mary Baldwin Burningham and a fine sur conuzance de droit come ces etc. duly levided in pursuance of the same Indenture in or as of the Easter Term in the 11 th year of reign of His late Majesty King George IV before His Majesty’s Justices in Court of Common Pleas at Westminster in which said F.Aston and G.Burningham were plaintiffs and said G.N.Watkins and M.B.Watkins were Deforciants and an Indenture dated 28th June 1837 made between said G.N.Watkins of the 1st part the said H.Burningham and M.B.Burningham of the 2nd part and said F.Aston and G.Burningham of the 3 rd part and duly enrolled and perfected as a Disentailing Assurance by the said M.B.Burningham and an Order of Exchange under the hands and seals of the Inclosure Commissioners for England and Wales dated 16th May 1878 or some of the same Indenture of Settlement Fine and Disentailing Assurance and Order and in the events which had happened the hereditaments first and secondly thereinafter described or referred to and expressed to be thereby granted immediately prior to the execution of the Deed Poll of Appointment next thereinafter recited stood limited and settled to the use of the said George Burningham his executors administrators and assigns for the term of 99 years to be computed from the day of the date of the said Indenture of Settlement if the said Henry Burningham and Mary B.Burningham should both so long live upon trust to receive the rents and profits thereof and to pay the same to or for the benefit of the said M.B.Burningham during the said term of 99 years determinable as aforesaid for her separate use without power of anticipation with remainder to the use of the said H.Burningham and his assigns for life sans waste with remainder to the use of the said M.B.Burningham and her assigns for life sans waste with remainder to the use of all or any one or more of the children or grandchildren or other issue of said Henry Burningham and M.B.Burningham (such grandchildren or other issue to be born in the lifetime of said H.Burningham and M.B.Burningham or one of them) for such estate or estates interest or interests either present or future and in such parts shares or proportions subject to such conditions restrictions and limitations in favour of any other or others of the said children grandchildren or other issue and with such directions or regulations for maintenance education or advancement and in such manner as the said H.Burningham and M.B.Burningham should at any time or from time to time during their lives by any deed or deeds to be executed and attested as therein mentioned (and to be made with or without power of revocation and new appointment)