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Papers relating to a cause in Chancery between Lord Ormathwaite and the Kington and Eardisley Railway Co. over the impracticality of using accommodation works and other facilities erected by the Co. to link the plaintiff's lime works with the railway extension to New Radnor because the siding as constructed by the Co. did not follow the course previously agreed upon by plaintiff and defendant comprising: deeds, 1873-8, relating to the construction of the new line and to providing a siding and accommodation works for Lord Ormathwaite's lime works (Ab 3/1-29), including copy articles of agreement, 1873 (Ab 3/1), copy amended schedule of accommodation works required by Lord Ormathwaite, 1874 (Ab 3/7) and articles of association of the Old Radnor Lime, Roadstone and General Trading Co., 1875 (Ab 3/24); legal papers, 1873-8, comprising briefs, instructions to counsel, depositions, transcripts of legal proceedings and bills of costs (Ab 4/1-61); files of correspondence and copy correspondence arranged by correspondents, 1874-8, 1896-7 (Ab 6/1-70), including correspondence concerning Lord Ormathwaite's shares in the Kingston and Eardisley Railway, 1896-7, and maps and plans, 1876-[82], of the proposed new railway extension showing the position of the siding where it was agreed to be built and where it was actually built, a section of the Dolhir railway station, p. New Radnor, and plans, sections and elevations of the new extension (Ab 7/1-10). All original bundles.

Papers relating to a proposed application by Lord Ormathwaite to the co. Rad. County Council for a grant or loan to reconstruct or improve the houses of agricultural workers under the provisions of the Housing (Rural Workers) Acts, 1926-38.

Papers relating to a proposed reassessment on the parishioners of Warfield, Berkshire, for payment of window and land tax due for 1777 because one of the collectors had been declared a bankrupt before payment of the sums collected could be paid to the Exchequer, comprising incomplete case for opinion of counsel and copy minutes of two vestry meetings.

Papers relating to a proposed water supply to Llandrindod comprising a book of reference to plans, 1899 (AD 4/1); plans and elevations, 1900 (AD 4/2); proposed terms to be asked by Lord Ormathwaite of the Llandrindod Wells Water Co., 1900 (AD 4/3) and correspondence, 1900-1 (AD 4/4-29). Original bundle.

Papers relating to proposals to utilise rivers in co. Rad. and elsewhere in Wales to enhance the water supply of London, comprising a 'Report on Available Sources of Water Supply for London' together with accompanying plan, 1894 (AD 3/1-2), a 'Report on the Water Supply of London' (AD 3/3) and a sketch map of proposed sites of reservoirs and works and line of proposed works [?1897] (AD 3/4).

Papers relating to the Berkshire militia comprising mainly correspondence between John Walsh and Col. Arthur Vansittart relating to a proposal by John Walsh to raise an additional company at his own expense and including also a return of all the officers of the said militia (FC 15/7).

Papers relating to the sales of the family plate comprising an agreement between Lord Ormathwaite and Davies, Banks & Co. of Hereford, bankers, to deposit gold and silver plate, plated goods, etc., as a security for £4,341.0.11, together with an inventory of plate deposited, 1893 (D 7/1); valuation of silver plate sent to Messrs Spinks & Son, Piccadilly, silversmiths, [?1893 x 4] (D 7/2); statement of monies received at the sale of plate at Christies, 1894 (D 7/3); statement of Lord Ormathwaite's account with the Kington and Radnorshire Bank following the sale specified in D 7/3, 1895 (D 7/4) and correspondence relating to the family plate held by Drummonds, the bankers, and to the sale of furniture at Warfield, 1896 (DC 7/5-8).

Papers relating to the tithes and vicarage of p. Warfield, comprising particulars of the great tithes of the said p., valuation of the vicarage and a memorandum by John Walsh relating to the small tithes.

Original bundle of papers relating to the bankruptcy of Lord Ormathwaite and Arthur Henry John Walsh his son, and a proposed scheme of arrangement for the repayment of their creditors.

Particulars And Conditions Of Sale of the reversions of the Sherburne or Burlingjobb estate in Kington, Herefordshire, and Old Radnor and Presteign, including the Old Radnor limeworks, together with plans, abstract of title, 1831-56, and requisitions on the same. MS additions to the particulars (C 113/1) show that most of the properties were not purchased at the sale [cf. C 122].

Particulars Of Sales of the co. Rad. estate in p's Llanbister, Llangynllo, Llanddewi, Llanfihangel Nantmelan, Llanfihangel Rhydithion, Llandegleu, Cefnllys, Llandrindod, Gladestry, Glascwm and Colfa; of the Cumberland estate in p. Upper Skiddaw and of the Berkshire estate in p's Warfield and Winkfield, together with Statement Of Account, under the trusts established by the will of the 1st Lord Ormathwaite, of the disposal of the monies received at the said sales [cf. D 18/1].

Particulars of the Ormathwaite estate in p's Gladestry and Llanddewi [Ystradenni], co. Rad., giving names of farms and tenants, acreages, rents and suggested rents.

A deed of grant under the Law of Property Act 1925, s.193(2), to be deposited with the Ministry of Agriculture to prevent gypsies and other campers using Penybont Common in p’s Llanbadarn Fawr and Llandeglau, co. Rad.

Poems copied and/or composed by J. F. and/or his son Francis Fowke during his/their stay in India, of little literary merit but throwing a little light on the British community in India. Included is a poem to Sir William Jones the orientalist and jurist together with his reply, [1783 x 6] (Fb 3/1, 3) and poems relating to an accident that happened on-stage at the theatre at Benares, 1786 (Fb 3/7, 13).