Verney (Lords Willoughby de Broke) of Compton Verney

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Papers relating to a case in the High Court, 1957-1960, between Bright Enterprises Ltd. and John Henry Peyto, Lord Willoughby de Broke, arising from the refusal of the latter to renew a lease of St Martin's Theatre, West Street, London. With copy documents from 1915. Includes: -building lease, Henry Rickwood, East Sheen, Surrey, land agent, to Marie Frances Lisette, Lady Willoughby de Broke, 1 March 1915 - conveyance from John Henry Peyto, Lord Willoughby de Broke to the Willoughby Estates Company, 13 November 1925 - lease to Gerald Bright of Regents Park, esq., 18 October 1937 - assignment to John Wyndham Pemberton, London, esq., 30 March 1942 - assignment to Bright Enterprises, 7 November 1950 -specifications for electrical installations, 3 July 1956 - company searches, Bright Enterprises Ltd., Charleston Plays Ltd., St Martins Productions Ltd., 6 March 1958 -service agreement between John Henry Peyto, Lord Willoughby de Broke and Bertie Alexander Meyer of London, theatrical impressario, 4 June 1959 - report of Walker Kelly Carter, Q.C., official referee, 1959