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- 1824 (Creation)
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1 item, parchment
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Parties: (1) Jesus College, (2) Chapple Gilbert Brand.
Draft agreement for C. G. Brand to build three new messuages in Gravel Close.
The agreement includes a specification giving detailed instructions about the building of the messuages or tenements including the type of brick to be used, the external dimensions including height, the direction the houses were to face, internal dimensions of rooms and how many coats of plaster were to be applied in each room.
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The land for the houses was next to that leased by Richard Barber (at this time that was 3-10 New Square so its likely this agreement refers to 11-13 New Square)
Note
Originally in a Box labelled "Cambridge Barnwell 10. New Square (Gravel Close) 1824-1900
In a folder entitled "1824 Gravel Close. New Square. Building Agreement"