Medway Council Heritage Services catalogues
  • Title
    CLIENTS' TITLE DEEDS OF BASSETS SOLICITORS
  • Reference
    DE17
  • Date
    1782-1945
  • Level of description
    fonds
  • Creator
  • Extent
    1 box
  • Archival history
    Founded by James Basset in 1854, independent firm based in Rochester and Gillingham, Kent
  • Scope and content
    Clients' title deeds of Bassetts Solicitors, 33 Balmoral Road Gillingham, to premises in Ordnance Place, Chatham including: Fort Row, Caroline Place and "Huntsman" beerhouse, High Street, Ordnance Place) and Priest Dale, Chatham, Rope Walk, Chatham, Room [i.e. Rome] Lane, Chatham, Layfield (Lay Field) Road, Gillingham, Green Street, Gillingham, Christmas Street, Gillingham, Rock Avenue, Gillingham, Rosebery Road, Gillingham, Strover Street, Gillingham, Navy Row, Gillingham and Kingswood (King's Wood) Road, New Brompton; parties Etherington, Withy, Willis, Wanstall, Coleman, Hunt, Gregory, Ginger, Wood, Hughes, Prall, Hart, Watchurst, Baker, Collins, Stephens, Snuggs, Johnson, Daniel, Butwell, Davison, Knight, Einchcomb, Matthews, Downs, Rochester Strood and District 196th. Starr Bowkett Building Society, Rayfield, Independent Order of Oddfellows, Spark, Nightingale, Trott, Coster, Hunt, Wallis, Chambers, Brook, Kettle, Hanbury, Furrell, Fourteenth Lincoln and Lincolnshire Building Society, Stroughill, Dann, Flexney, Peachell, Hurrell, Shindler, Brown, Borough of Gillingham, Watson, McLean, British Land Co., Andrews, Crook, Sheerness Permanent Benefit Building Society, Gilbert, Gillings, Arthur, Anson, Kew, with probate copies of wills of Joseph Robert Peachell, proved 1891, and Thomas Withy, proved 1817 Covering dates: 1782-1945