1949 Lease – Cornwall Buildings, Birmingham (Rooms 45–48 First Floor & 149 Ground Floor – Felton & Co, 12-Year Option)

Description

📜 Product Description:

This original 1949 lease agreement documents a commercial tenancy between Cornwall Buildings Ltd and Messrs Felton & Co, involving Rooms 45 to 48 on the first floor of No. 45 Newhall Street, and ground floor premises at No. 149 Newhall Street, Birmingham. Dated 1st September 1949, this document is a counterpart lease, signed and endorsed with a rare lease extension option—extending the term from seven to twelve years.

With its combination of handwritten and calligraphic headings, and historical reference to central Birmingham office rentals, this piece is ideal for collectors of legal history, business researchers, and those fascinated by mid-century commercial property development.

🧾 Highlights:

• Date: 1 September 1949

• Parties: Cornwall Buildings Ltd to Felton & Co

• Premises:

  • Rooms 45–48, First Floor, 45 Newhall Street

  • Ground Floor, No. 149 Newhall Street

• Special Clause: Lease extended from 7 to 12 years

• Format: Legal folio with striking handwriting and traditional layout

• Status: Counterpart (tenant’s signed copy)

📂 Condition: Excellent, lightly aged with legible text and preserved ink
📐 Presentation: Folded folio, suitable for framing or inclusion in a Birmingham lease archive