Badger & Co.'s PATENT WORCESTER KITCHENER A Combined Open and Close Fire Cooking Ranage. 4to, 4pp., illustration on first page. Listing of 11 models, with measurements, prices. Traces of folds. 1881. £14.00

Bartley Green PLAN OF BOOTH HODGETTS ESTATE IN THE PARISH OF NORTHFIELD situate at Bartley Green in the County of Worcester bought of William James. Manuscript plan on paper in ink and watercolour, size 17" x 11", folds. With table bottom right giving 'Names of the Leasors', with acreages. Shows the road to Birmingham and the road to Halesowen and Dudley, farmhouse in elevation, foldyard, orchard, surrounding fields, with names and acreages. Trees shown in different fields. Coloured border, decorative coloured compass rose. c1800. £140.00

PARISH MAP WITH BOOK OF REFERENCE

Bellbroughton PLAN OF THE PARISH OF BELLBROUGHTON Manuscript plan, by John Davies, Surveyor, Stourbridge. Size 110" x 94", scale 3 chains to an inch. In ink with some areas outlined in faded lines of pink orange, blue and yellow, on thick paper backed with linen. Folded in half horizontally, paper cracked along fold and curled back at edges, but with minimal loss. Very small light horizontal creases in parts, a few foxing spots, dustmarking down right hand edge, bottom and part of top edge waterstained and worn, not near drawn areas. Verso very dusty. Shows buildings, fields, all of which are numbered. Adjoining parishes named in large decorative letters... together with... BELLBROUGHTON REFERENCE. 1838. Large ledger-type book, size 17" x 11", marbled boards, half reversed calf, rubbed at corners and bottom of spine, morocco label on front board. Columns over 29 double-page spreads, with printed headings, for No. on Plan, Occupier, Description of Property, Extent, Rateable Value, completed, 1286 properties numbered, as shown on plan. At the end are 34 double-page spreads with alphabetical listing under the name of occupier, with Rateable Value and Rate in the Pound filled in. 2 items. 1838. £650.00

Beoley ASSIGNMENT of a Term of 500 years in certain Farms and hereditaments in the Parish of Beoley in trust for securing £16416.4.6d...., Messrs. Hornby and others to Alred Bell 4 large vellum sheets, second sheet with some light browning. Contains very long list of lands in the parish. 3 wax seals. 1834. £20.00

Beoley DESCRIPTIVE PARTICULAR of A Singularly Eligible and Compact Freehold Estate called Bordesley Park situate in the Parishes of Alvechurch, Tardebig, and Beoley... comprising the Manor of Bordesley... Four Farms.... which will be sold by Auction in February 1805... 6p. folio, plus leaf with docket title, disbound, each leaf mounted in large folio sheet of paper so as both sides are visible, folded. Claridge, Pall Mall, 1805. £60.00

Berrow CONVEYANCE of a piece of land called Casson Park, a cottage and garden at Chase End Hill, Henry Hart to D. Clutterbuck. Vellum, 3p., folio, red margins, coloured plan 6" x 5" in text. 1903. £14.00

Blacksmith BILL of John Perkins, Shoeing Forge, St. John's Worcester. Very fine engraved heading with vignette showing two men in top hats with a horse, outside a building. Size 6«" x 7«". Lists costs for shoes over one year. 1850. £20.00

Elmley Lovett LEET ROLL for the Court Leet and Court Baron of Brooke Forester Esq. for the Manor of Elmley Lovett, holden 28th Oct. 1829. Manuscript on folio sheet, size 13" x 15", written on one side only. Lists names for different Townships including Upton, Elmley, Sneads, Luttrall, in 4 columns, ruled in red ink. Folded. 1829. £18.00
¶ For the Township of Sneads lists Frans. Moule of Sneads Green, Frans. Moule Junr., Thos. Moule, Joseph Moule (as well as other names).

Greenwood (C. & I) MAP OF THE COUNTY OF WORCESTER. From An Actual Survey Made in the Year 1823. Hand-coloured, size 23" x 28", plus margins, dissected and mounted on linen, folding to 8vo. With vignette view of Worcester Cathedral. 1831. £85.00

Leigh, Great Malvern, Maddresfield THE PARTICULARS and Conditions of Sale of Several Freehold Messuages, Lands and Premises... which will be Sold by Auction by W. Handy... 17th day of Jan. 1800 at the Hop-Pole, Worcester, in 14 Lots. 3pp, folio, plus docket title. Both leaves mounted in large folio sheets of paper, so that both sides are visible. 1800. £65.00
¶ Lists plots of land with acreage, occupiers etc.

Malvern CATALOGUE of a Portion of the Valuable Household Furniture and other effects which Lear & Son will sell by Auction... September 25th, 1916. 8vo catalogue opening out to poster-sized sheet listing 213 Lots. 1916. £12.00
¶ The house was 'Medburst', Worcester Road.

WORCESTERSHIRE Manuscripts, Maps, Engravings, Ephemera, etc. For a further selection and to receive my latest catalogue please email :- lesley@localhistory.co.uk

Redmarley APPOINTMENT AND RELEASE in fee of certain Parcels of the Burrend Estate, John Stokes and Trustee to Jonathan Gilbert Price and Trustee. Vellum, size 24" x 31", sketch plan size 5" x 4" in text. 1826. £15.00
¶ Gives details of the names of the closes and adjoining owners.

Redmarley d'Abitot AUCTION POSTER advertising sale of two cottages at the Rose and Crown Inn, 27th October 1886. Printed in large type-faces, size 16" x 13", fold down right hand side and centre, 3" tear repaired on verso with archival tape. Pinned to corner is 4pp. printed conditions of sale, with is rather browned. 1888. £18.00

Saint Martin PROBATE of the will of James Taylor, Victualler. Vellum, size 14" x 16", smaller printed certificate attached, fine large papered seal. 1840. £14.00

Seisdon, Hundred of BEER ACT Navigation Office, Amblecoat, Staffordshire, September 12th, 1834. Notice by the Magistrates fixing the hours for opening and closing premises licensed to sell Beer. 19 lines, heading in large type-face. With names of three Magistrates at bottom. Heming, Printer, High Street, Stourbridge. 1834. £28.00
¶ Refers to an Act passed the previous month.

Sneads Green Manor, Everton Estate, etc. A PARTICULAR OF THE FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD ESTATES purchased by G. Forester Esq. and in which he has the fee subject to the Incumbrances charged thereon. 3p, size 16" x 10". Details lands with columns for acreage, rent for the year 1815, and on the inside is a list of 'Incumbrances' on the estates, and 'Remarks', stating rights of Common, right of pasturing cows etc... together with a similar document... A Particular of the settled Estates of G. Forester Esq.... measured and valued by Mr. Fulljames in the year 1806. 1806 and 1815. £26.00
¶ Includes 'The Manor & Lordship of Sneds green purchased of Mr. Fras. Mole with the Manorial rights and several Cottages Orchards & Gardens thereto adjoining', 'A Leasehold under the Bishop of Worcester called the Mitre Oak Inn..' etc.

Stanford Bridge PRIDEWOOD HERD of Pedigree Herefords. Sale (Having given up a Farm). Tuesday, 14th March, 1950, at the Green Farm, Stanford Bridge. Catalogue, 73pp, illusts, printed wraps. oblong 8vo. 1950. £14.00

Staunton PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE of a very Desirable and Compact Freehold Estate, situate at Staunton.... Consisting of A Capital Breast-Shot Grist Mill, also an Excellent and Convenient Family Residence, with Cider Mill, Barn, Stables.... Sixty Acres.... To be Sold by Auction by C.F. Moore, at the King's Head Hotel, Gloucester, On Saturday, the 2nd day of August, 1846. Folio, 3pp, folded. 1846. £12.00

Stokes & Co., Worcester CATALOGUE OF BASKETS Mats, Brushes &c. 1927. 39pp., 8vo, attractive illusts. of baskets, wicker armchairs etc. Lacks back wrap. 1927. £12.00

Stourbridge NOTICE is hereby Given that the Annual Licensing Meeting Will be Holden as usual at The Stewpony... Handbill, size 11" x 9", printed in large letters. With 6 names at the bottom (presumably Magistrates) Heming, Printer, High Street, Stourbridge. 1834. £24.00

Stourbridge NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the General Annual Licensing Meeting for the purpose of granting Victuallers' Licenses, will be held, as usual, at the Stewpony In... Handbill, size 11" x 9", top corners torn (not affecting text). Heming, Printer, Stourbridge. August 12th 1836. £24.00
¶ With a list of 9 Magistrates.

Tyndale (Thomas) WORCESTERSHIRE WATER-COLOURS 20 coloured plates, including one on front board. Small tear in paper at bottom of spine. Published by A. & C. Black, reprint 1919. £16.00

Worcester Cathedral APPOINTMENT of Anthony Lechmere as Honorary Canon. In MS on vellum, 12" x 14", vellum with slight yellowing, good papered seal. 1849. £10.00

Worcester ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP Sheet LIV S.W. Scale 1" to 1 mile. Size 13" x 14", plus wide margins. 'Index to Tithe Survey' in top margin. O.S blindstamp 1883. £20.00
¶ Shows Worcester, Fladbury, Feckenham.

Worcester, Inkberrow GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Hand-coloured map, scale 1" to 1 mile, Sheet No. LIV S.W., size 12" x 14", plus very wide margins, key in margin. O.S. blindstamp 1899. £24.00

Worcestershire SUMMER ASSIZES, JULY 23, 1840. Names of Jurors. 48 names, with address and occupation, printed on vellum 11" x 4«", vellum slightly foxed. 1840. £12.00