File relating to the purchase and ownership of Heathside in Totlands Bay. Includes:





[1] Permission from the council to undertake building at Heathside for the purposes of creating a Divisional HQ. Dated May 1948


[2] Pre-contract enquiries for the sale of Heathside, dated May - June 1954.


[3] Particulars, conditions and agreements for sale of Heathside, Totlands Bay, between Mrs DA Hobson and the Trustees of the Isle of Wight Branch of the British Red Cross Society. Dated 5 July 1954 and copy (undated).


[4] Estate agent's survey of Heathside.


[5] Draft convenyance for the sale of Heathside from Mrs Hbson to the British Red Cross Society, (amended in both red and blue ink) and a dated draft conveyance, also amended in red ink, signed and engrossed and submitted to the Charity Commissioner. Dated 16 August 1954.


[7] Completion statement for the purchase of Heathside


[8] copy of correspondence from the BRCS to the Secretarty of the Isle of Wight branch reminding her of the procedure for competing the sale . Dated 14 May 1954


[9] Draft declaration from the Isle of Wight brranch to the BRCS declaring the branche's ability to repay a bank loan to purchase the property.


[10] Schedule of deeds and documents relating to the sale of Heathside received by the Secretary General of the British Red Cross Society.


[11] Memo (ubndated) on Freshwater Divisional Notepaper regarding a conversation with Mr Spencer, Council Ratings officer.


[12] Signed form from the council agreeing to a 50% reduction in Council rates on Heathside. Dated 1963.


[13] Bundle of Correspondence from Bucknell and Drew, Solicitors of Newport, Ventnor and Freshwater, dated 22 February 1954 to 30 April 1965. Topics include: the lease and purchase of Heathside; raising of funds for the purchase and enrolment of the deeds with the charities commissioner, Correspondence with HM Inspector of Taxes and over the ownership of fences at the property.