Item 1848/1 - Copy letter from Harris Sumpter and Hyde, solicitors, to William French

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Copy letter from Harris Sumpter and Hyde, solicitors, to William French. In compliance with the letter from the Trustees of Storey's Charity, they have examined the old buildings of the Black Bear Estate. Agrees to pull down the buildings either immediately or in the Spring. They are extremely dilapidated, even dangerous to a degree, so the sooner they are demolished, the better. The harvest is over and so labour is cheap and abundant. To do so now would still leave plenty of time to sell the site, clear away materials and install new sewers. Recommend the old buildings be sold in 7 or 8 lots at auction. Purchasers could use as much of the old materials in the new buildings as they liked. Before the sale takes place, however, a cart way must be provided for Messrs Shallow and Coleman from Sidney Street through to their premises as their current right of way through Black Bear Yard will become impassable once demolition work starts. This should be done before anything else.