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2 February 1754

Lease for a term of 21 years at a yearly rent of £4 made between (1) the Mayor and Commonalty of the City of York and (2) Richard Farrer, upholsterer.
" . . . all that moat [] an orchard known [] of Lord Frewin's orchard [] William Kettlewell . . ."

Lease for a term of 21 years at a yearly rent of £15 made between (1) the Mayor and Comonalty of the City of York and (2) Edward Porteus, apothecary and James Nelthorpe.
" . . . all that messuage house or tenement situate standing and being in Finkle Street . . . bounded . . . on the west by the garden wall of the tenement now in the possession of Thomas Lupton on the north by the wall of a garden late in the occupation of Richard Eltock and now of Mrs Fothergill . . ."

The conveyance is from Thornton to York Corporation.

The deed is from Griesdale to York Corporation.

Lease for a term of 21 years at a yearly rent of £170 (1) the Mayor and Commonalty of the City of York and (2) Barnard Ackroyd, brewer.
" . . . all that manor or capital mansion house called Tanghall . . . also one barn there . . . also . . . the great Tanghall field . . . the little Tanghall field . . . together with Tanghall green . . ."

Lease for a term of 21 years at a yearly rent of £6 (1) the Mayor and Commonaltyof the City of York and (2) Robert Sissons, mason.

The deed is betweeen Cordukes and York Corporation.

Lease for a term of 21 years at a yearly rent of £28 10s. made between (1) the Mayor and Commonalty of the City of York and (2) Edward Wallis, esquire and alderman of the city.
" . . . all that messuage or tenement called Saint George's House or Jersey House . . . being without Castlegate postern in the suburbs of the said city and also all that close or parcel of ground thereto also belonging and adjoining commonly called or known by the name of Saint George Close as the same is now separated from the walk set with trees by the [] called the New Walk and also the way to the same close from Castlegate postern . . . now or late were in lease to Matthew Wharton. . . gardiner . . . and are now in the tenure or occupation of George Dobson John Johnson and Margaret Tomlin . . ."

Lease for a term of 21 years at a yearly rent of £16 10s. made between (1) the Mayro and Commonalty of the City of York and (2) Samuel Wormald, gentleman.
" . . . all those two closes or parcels of meadow or pasture ground now divided into three closes ssituate and being on the east side of Tanghall Lane and being parcel of the Tanghall near the said City of York containing by estimation eight acres two roods and an half (be the same more or less) heretofore in the occupation of Joseph Scholfield and now in the tenure or occupation of James Rhodes or his assigns as undertenant or assignee of one William Hill . . ."

Dispute with Corporation papers concerning nomination of pasturemasters, and wardmotes courts post-1835. A map of each stray from 1772, by John Lund.

Bound copy of act

The conveyance relates to a parcel of ground in Monkgate.

Lease for a term of 21 years for a yearly rent of £21 made between (1) the Mayor and Commonalty of the City of York and (2) William Clark, watchmaker.
" . . . all that messuage tenement or dwellinghouse situate standing and being in Finkle Street in the said city of York with the court yard before part of the same messuage and all that garden or parcel of ground lying behind the same messuage and usually enjoyed therewith all which said premises are now in the occupation of Lady Anderson . . ."
A schedule of fixtures belonging to William Clark is endorsed on the lease.

2 February 1780

Lease for a term of 11 years at a yearly rent of £7 10s (with an additional yearly rent of £5 for each acre used in tillage and not laid down to grass) made between (1) the Mayor and Commonalty of the City of York and (2) John Joy, cowkeeper.
" . . . all that close or parcel of pasture ground containing [] four acres three roods and twenty seven perches more or less now in the occupation of the said John Joy being parcel of Tanghall farm . . ."

Lease for a term of 21 years for a yearly rent of £2 [15s] made between (1) the Mayor and Commonalty of the City of York and (2) Michael Eastburn, apothecary
" . . . all that stable hay chamber and kitchen with the loft over it situate standing and being near Monkbarr in the said city of York . . ."

Lease for a term of 18 years at a yearly rent of £72 made between (1) the Mayor and Commonalty of the City of York and (2) Ralph Bean, innholder.
" . . . all that messuage farmhouse or tenement known as Tanghall near the city of York aforesaid with the barns stables outbuildings and appurtenances thereof and all that close or parcel of ground wherein the same is situate and standing containing eight acres two roods and thirty perches and all those three closes and three parcels of ings ground and other part of Tanghall Farm containing together forty five acres three roods and twenty six perches more or less and bounded by the River Foss and a close belonging to the Merchants Company late in the occupation of Matthew Warren . . ."

Lease for a term of 18 years at a yearly rent of £7 10s made between (1) the Mayor and Commonalty of the City of York and (2) Francis Meggeson, dealer in coals.
" . . . all that close or parcel of ground containing by estimation four acres and two perches heretofore in the tenure or occupation of William Spur deceased and afterwards of his widow [] Spur and now of the said Francis Meggeson his undertenants or assigns being part of a farm called Tanghall Farm . . ."

Includes details of dishes served and the placing of servants.

Records of institutions such as prisons and kidcotes, and non-institutional punishments. Includes Calendar of felons and officials' journals from the Castle Prison and the Debtors prison.

This is a selection of the civic archive containing the records which are currently available for access only. Further historical and modern records will be added to this section as they are catalogued.

Original published lists of felons convicted at the York Assizes and moved to York Castle for their sentences to be carried out. The lists include names, ages, details of their crimes and the sentence passed. All lists are numbered and arranged by date of the offence.

1. 1785-99
2. 1800-1819
3. 1820-1841
4. 1842-51

These records are retrived as binders, not individual items.

Includes notes for the guidance of newly elected Lord Mayors and remarks by outgoing ones.

Contains information regarding the minutes of Ouse and Foss navigation committee meetings. Includes information relating to the dues paid on the rivers, for example, on Skeldergate Bridge.

Includes letters to shareholders, discussion of where money should be spent, and papers regarding land issues.

Two bound copies of act

Lease for a term of 21 years at a yearly rent of £6 10s made between (1) the Mayor and Commonalty of the City of York and (2) Matthew Todd
" . . . all that messuage tenement or dwellinghouse situate standing and being on the north side of Ouse bridge in the parish of Saint John Micklegate in the said city of York formerly in the tenure or occupation of Robert Sisson

Lease for a term of 17 years at a yearly rent of £17 made between (1) the Mayor and Commonalty of the City of York and (2) William Judson, trunkmaker
" . . . all that messuage tenement or dwellinghouse situate standing and being on the south side of Ousebridge in the parish of St Michael Spurriergate . . . and also all that one other messuage tenement or dwellinghouse adjoining on the said last mentioned messuage and now in the occupation of James Ride watchmaker containing in front thirty nine feet . . ."

The Mayor and Commonalty of the City of York vs Henry Yarburgh, Esq. Brief to Counsel for the plaintiffs regarding trespass on Manor of Fulford.

Includes details of what happened over the period.

Two copies.

Records concerning planning, property and transport such as civic buildings and maintenance, town planning and strategy, streets, road and rail transport. Committee minutes relating to this function can be found at Y/COU/5/9.

This is a selection of the civic archive containing the records which are currently available for access only. Further historical and modern records will be added to this section as they are catalogued.