Series RAS PROP5/3 - Subletting - Second Floor Flat

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GB 891 RAS PROP5-RAS PROP5/3

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Subletting - Second Floor Flat

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  • 1958 - 1988 (Creation)

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1 archival folder - 53 documents

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(18/02/1914 – 30/09/1998)

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Lease agreements and correspondence concerning the residential flat on the second floor of 56 Queen Anne Street. These include:

  • Correspondence regarding the setting of the rent in 1958. The tenant Richard Bailey had taken a 13 year lease in 1947 and in 1958 began to inquire as to whether his tenancy would be renewed.
  • Correspondence with Richard Bailey regarding the renewal of his lease in 1962
  • Lease Agreement between the Royal Asiatic Society and Richard Bailey for the 2nd floor flat, dated 28 February 1962.
  • Correspondence regarding Richard Bailey leaving the flat in 1964 and the tenancy being taken on by Dr A.A. Alderdice.
  • Letter concerning the surrendering of the lease by Dr Alderdice in 1965.
  • Correspondence regarding a Dr Layard assigning the remainder of his lease to Mr Hugo Alyasha Kensho, 1968.
  • Correspondence regarding the relinquishing of the lease by Layard and its reassignment to Messrs Parry and Norris, 1970.
  • Correspondence regarding Mr Norris's guests and his damage of the property, 1976 -1978.
  • Correspondence regarding the tenancy of Professor Charles Beckingham, potential conflict of interest as a member of the Society and his subsequent relinquishment of the flat when the Society vacated the premises, 1978 -1988.

The correspondence is primarily between the Royal Asiatic Society, the tenants, and their solicitors.

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