The Ministry of Justice owns the lands adjoining HMP The Mount mentioned above which are to be transferred to another Government Department.

The Crichel Down Rules, as set out in the ODPM Circular 6-2004, require Government Departments under certain circumstances, to inform those persons from whom lands were acquired in the past that such transfer is to take place and it is now necessary to trace the former owners and their successors to advise them of such proposed transfer.

The lands adjoining HMP The Mount were acquired by Conveyances as follows:

a Conveyance dated 30 June 1956 between Emily Winfield, Henry Gurney Winfield and Frederick Wilson (1) and The Secretary of State for Air (2)

a Conveyance dated 25 July 1958 between John Arthur Dobree Smith (1) The Halifax Building Society (2) and The Secretary of State for Air (3)

a Conveyance dated 29 April 1958 between WJ & M Mash Ltd (1) and The Secretary of State for Air (2)

a Conveyance dated 14 January 1959 between Frederick Osborne Druce (1) and The Secretary of State for Air (2)

Former owners of the lands adjoining HMP The Mount or their successors should write providing full evidence of their relationship to the original vendor within 2 months of the date of this notice to:

MOJ Project Manager (JMI/125192/10)

c/o Michelmores LLP

Woodwater House

Pynes Hill

Exeter

EX2 5WR

Dated: 12 July 2017