JH/BLY/10 - [Brook Farm and Sotherton Hall - proposed sale]

Reference code

JH/BLY/10

Level of description

File

Title

[Brook Farm and Sotherton Hall - proposed sale]

Date/s

1944
1951-1954

Quantity & Format

147 items Mixed

Personal name

Eadie, Edward
Leech, D. M.
Stradbroke, George Edward John Mowbray Rous,

Subject

Brook Farm, Sotherton
Sotherton Hall
Walnut Tree Farm, Blyford

Scope and content

Contains correspondence concerning the surrender of tenancy at Brook Farm and Sotherton Hall in 10/51 when JH thought of selling but instead took over the farming. Mrs Leech was the tenant of Brook Farm and Edward Eadie the tenant at Sotherton Hall. Included are details of soil analysis, ploughing, hedging, cropping, ditch clearing, drainage works, culvert construction, and other maintenance. A tenancy agreement between Mrs D.M. Leech and the Earl of Stradbroke dated 30/8/44 is included. Reference is also made in this file to Walnut Tree Farm.

JH - Hill Papers
- JH/BLY - [Blyford Estate]
  - JH/BLY/10 - [Brook Farm and Sotherton Hall - proposed sale]

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