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Brampton Angling Association

Memorandum of Agreement with the Earl of Carlisle

January 26th 1891

Memorandum of Agreement made this 26^th day of January 1891 between the Earl of Carlisle of the one part, and the Brampton Angling Association of the other part.

The said Earl of Carlisle agrees to let, and the said Brampton Angling Association agrees to take all those portions of the River Irthing and its tributaries herein mentioned, being: -

The River Irthing

1. From Mumps Hall Bridge down to the new Wood Bridge at St Mary’s Vale.

2. From Burtholme Waterhead to King Water Foot.

3. From the Breckon Hill Holme Heck to the North of Irthington Nook Farm.

4. The Eastern half of the river from the North of Nook Farm to the South of the said farm; that is; Anglers may not use the Western bank of the river, along this portion of its course.

5. From the South of Nook Farm to Gelt Foot.

6. From Crookedholme Lonning Foot to the junction of the Irthing and Eden.

The River King

1. From the Side Fell down to Kylewood Ellens

The River Cambeck

1. From Spadeadam down to the Castlesteads plantation

The River Gelt

1. From Crook Burn, Geltsdale down to its confluence with the River Irthing.

The Earl of Carlisle reserves to himself a right to fish in the portions of the rivers herein referred to, and a right to give permission to his friends to fish in the said portions of the river.

The Rent to be the sum of One Shilling per annum to be paid half yearly on the twelfth day of May and the eleventh day of November.

The tenancy to cease on either party giving to the other six months notice in writing.

The Northern portion of the Nook farm having been sold to the occupying tenant Mr. Geo Bell – together with the rights to fish on the North side of that portion of the river Irthing that bounds the lands purchased – the fishing to be transferred to Mr. Bell is excluded from this Agreement.

Robert E Turnbull

Agent for Lord Carlisle

 Witness:

R.G. Hutchinson.

Clerk

Naworth Estate Office

 Signed on behalf of the

Brampton Angling Association

David Hetherington For

Chairman of Committee

Witness to the signature of David Hetherington

H.W. Cheesebrough

Printer of Brampton.

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