Reference
Z449/1/18
Title
Illustrated sale catalogue of Old Linslade Manor
Date free text
29 Mar-May 1996
Production date
From: 1086 To: 1996
Scope and Content
Illustrated sale catalogue of Old Linslade Manor.
- agents: Robinson & Hall of 118 Bromham Road, Bedford and Cole Flatt & Partners of 124 High Street, Berkhamsted [Hertfordshire];
- solicitors: J.Garrard & Allen of 4 High Street, Olney [Buckinghamshire];
- description: "When the Domesday Book was compiled, the Manor of Linslade was held by William de Beauchamp, and his family built the church in 1151. In 1251 Henry II granted Hugh de Beauchamp a charter for a weekly market, to be held at Linslade every Thursday, and for an annual eight-day Fair at the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. After a series of changes of ownership The Manor was conveyed by the Vaux family to the Corbets, and in 1513 Roger Corbet of Moreton Corbet, [Shropshire], died seised of the Manors of Linslade, Chelmscote and Southcote. it remained in the Corbet family until the reign of Charles II when in 1675, Sarah, Lady Corbet, widow of Sir Vincent Corbet, was made a peeress, with the title of Viscountess Linchlade. In 1826 the house was purchased from the Corbets by William Pulford, who apparently still owned it in 1860, although it was tenanted by Sir William Hayter. The crest of the Corbets appears as a bas-relief of a Raven on a stone let into the front wall of the Manor. On 20th February 1954 the House was scheduled by the Minister of Housing & Local Government as a building of special architectural or historic interest";
- Lot 1: Old Linslade Manor, Manor Croft and grounds: "This handsome house is approached by a winding drive off the unclassified road to Heath & Reach. To the right on a slight rise is the historic church of Saint Mary's. The driveway continues around the front of the house where there is a gravelled turning circle and parking area. The principal house faces south-west. the elevation is patterned overburnt brick, the windows have been picked out with red brick reveals and gauged brick arches over. In addition there is a stone string course and facings to the quoins. A central front door with pediment. The roof to the main house was re-slated circa 1994"; ground floor: drawing room (33 feet 10 inches by 17 feet); dining room (17 feet 5 inches by 17 feet 7 inches); sitting room (15 feet by 18 feet); sun room (19 feet 6 inches by 25 feet 2 inches); study (20 feet 9 inches by 16 feet 7 inches); rear hall (23 feet 6 inches by 6 feet 7 inches); kitchen (21 feet 2 inches by 14 feet); cloakroom; utility room; indoor pool complex with 15 feet 6 inches by 23 feet 4 inches pool; link room; cellarage; first floor: five bedrooms; three bathrooms (one en-suite); dressing room;
- Manor Croft self-contained annexe to the Manor: sitting room (16 feet 9 inches by 16 feet 4 inches); kitchen; bedroom (16 feet 9 inches by 8 feet 9 inches); bathroom;
- outside: boiler house; double garage; garden store; outdoor pool; poolhouse; rose borders; lawns; Grand Union Canal frontage; part walled garden; tennis court; greenhouse;
- Lot 2: Jackdaw Corner "a detached house dating from 1971 enjoying a canalside setting"; entrance porch; entrance hall; kitchen; utility room; sitting room; first floor landing; three bedrooms; bathroom; separate wc; outside wc; fuel store; lawn; vegetable garden; garage; garden store;
- Lot 3: Little Oak Cottage and 2.38 acres: "approached by a continuation of the driveway to Broad Oak Farmhouse, the cottage enjoys an enviable sitting well hidden in a fold of the undulating farmland, screened from the railway line by a spinney"; sitting room; dining room; kitchen; first floor landing; three bedrooms; bathroom; outhouse; spinney; paddocks; garage;
- Lot 4: Broad Oak Farm buildings and 2.13 acres; "the buildings are located on three sides on the farmyard"; planning consent obtained for building;
- Lot 5: Chelmscote Manor Farmhouse: "This detached house was built circa 1952"; hall; cloakroom; sitting room; dining room; kitchen; rear hall; utility room; study; first floor landing; bathroom; separate wc; four bedrooms; garden shed; lawns;
- Lot 6: Ridgeway and Elsroy: "This property comprises a pair of semi-detached houses which were built circa 1952. The elevations are in faced brick, with hanging tiles to the gable end, concrete tiled roof, with metal and wooden casement windows"; Ridgeway: hall; sitting room; dining room; kitchen; first floor landing; two bedrooms; bathroom; outhouse; two stores; Elsroy: hall; sitting room; kitchen; dining room; first floor landing; bathroom; three bedrooms; garage;
- Lot 7: 311.18 acres: "an attractive area of gently undulating farmland, with good access provided via public highways and an internal farm track. the land is largely arable with some pasture land. A detailed soil survey by Rothamstead Research Station shows sixteen different soil types across the farm. the majority of the farm is a free working sandy loam with pockets of heavier land and alluvial soils nearer the River Ouzel. The heavier land has been drained where required";
- Lot 8: 36.57 acres of woodland planted between 1992 and 1994 as part of a Community Woodland Scheme and Woodland Grant Scheme;
- Lot 9: 35.34 acres of woodland;
- Lot 10: Marsh Meadows of 36.89 acres of river alluvium;
- detailed schedule of acreages;
- site location map;
- site layout plan;
- no floor plans;
- Lot 1 £550,000; Lot 2 £80,000; Lot 3 "under offer"; Lot 4 £100,000; Lot 5 £140,000; Lot 6 £150,000; Lot 7 £700,000; Lot 8 £80,000; Lot 9 £80,000; Lot 10 £60,000; total £1,940,000
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