Original Vellum Indenture – Sculcoates, Kingston-Upon-Hull – 16 July 1873

A well-preserved Victorian mortgage deed, executed on 16 July 1873, concerning the property at 11 Hopwood Street, in the Parish of Sculcoates, Borough of Kingston-Upon-Hull, Yorkshire.

The parties are:

The final three act as Trustees of the Second Patriotic Benefit Building Society, confirming the involvement of a local Victorian mutual society in the mortgage arrangement.

The document records a mortgage secured on:

  • The dwelling house known as No. 11 Hopwood Street

  • Situated on a plot approx. 104 ft × 18 ft (as confirmed in later deeds)

Features:

  • Handwritten on vellum parchment

  • Two red wax seals with signatures

  • Impressed revenue stamps

  • Additional separate notice to the Building Society signed by Thomas Stokes

  • Single sheet approx. 72 × 56 cm

  • Very good condition, clear copperplate writing with minimal age toning

A fine example of Victorian property finance in Kingston-Upon-Hull, especially appealing when paired with your 1877 Hopwood Street conveyance (SKU 506046).
Ideal for collectors of Yorkshire history, building society records, and family researchers tracing Stokes, Ross, Crompton, Lambert, or Wokes.

As always, items are dispatched from Erudition Shiny Things via Royal Mail Tracked 48.


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