Cornwall Duchy Act 1810
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1810 c. 6 |
| Year | 1810 |
(50 Geo. 3) C A P. VI.
[12th March 1810]
'W H E R E A S by an Act passed in the Forty ninth Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, intituled, Thames, Savoy, Middlesex, Surrey, the Company of Proprietors of the said intended Bridge are authorized to set out and make a Road from the said Bridge, to or near to a certain Place called theObelisk , in Saint George's Fields, in the Parish of Saint George's Southwark, in the said County of Surrey; and also to set out and make another Road, from a certain Street called Stamford Street, in the Parish of Christ Church, in the said County of Surrey , into the said first mentioned Road; and the said Company of Proprietors are further authorized to purchase a certain Slip, or Piece of Land, which, in the making and constructing of the said first mentioned Road, will intervene between such Road and the Estate and Premises of His Royal Highness the Prince ofWales, as Duke of Cornwall , called Prince's Meadows, in the Parish of Saint Mary Lambeth, in the County of Surrey , and to assign, transfer and set over the said Slip or Piece of Land unto His said Royal Highness, His Heirs and Successors, Dukes of Cornwall , in exchange for such Portion of Land, Parcel of the said Premises, called Prince's Meadows, as shall be requisite for the making and constructing of the said before mentioned Roads, in their Course through and over certain Parts of the said Premises called Prince's Meadows: And whereas the erecting of the said intended Bridge, to be called the Strand Bridge, and the making and constructing of the said intended Roads, together with the before mentioned Exchange of Land so authorized as aforesaid, will tend greatly to the Improvement of the said Premises called Prince's Meadows , in connection with all the adjoining Property, if Encouragement shall be given for the Erection of good and substantial Dwelling Houses and other Buildings, in lieu of the present Houses, most of which are constructed chiefly of Wood, and are in a ruinous State, producing, with the Remainder of the said Premises, a present gross Rental to the Lessees of about Three thousand two hundred Pounds only...
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