Reference
Z528/24
Title
Auctioneers Robinson & Hall Printed Sale Catalogue (marked) Odell Castle and Harrold Hall Estate 2,246 acres including Odell Castle, Harrold Hall, 7 farms, small holdings, building land, gravel bearing land, mill and mill rights, picturesque cottages.
Date free text
7 Jul 1934
Production date
From: 1934 To: 1934
Scope and Content
Summary of estate as occupied.
General remarks - including mention of the post and telegraph office, and electricity being available from the Rushden and District Electric Supply Co Ltd.
Historical notes on Odell & Harrold
Stipulations.
Summary of estate as lotted (81 lots in total)
To be offered as a whole and if unsold as whole excluding lots 40 and 41 and if then unsold Lots 1, 2, 3 and 10 together and if then unsold as lotted subject to stipulation clause 6.
Lot 1 Odell Castle 'the mansion to a large extent was destroyed by fire in 1931 but the remaining portion could be restored and would then provide a charming residence' with pleasure gardens and grounds and outbuildings 10 acres 3 roods 16 poles. Including the manors or reputed manors of Odell, Steventon, Pavenham and Charlton and the rectory or Advowson of Odell.
Lot 2: 50a 1r 21p pasture land. Lot 3: 37a 1r 13p arable and pasture land. Lot 4: stone and thatched cottage and garden and site of demolished cottage let to F Gadsby. Lot 5: building site originally the site of two cottages both now demolished. Lot 6: stone and thatched detached cottage with garden let to Mr C Stratton. Lot 7: Hobbs Green corn and stock farm mainly let to Mr B Howkins. Lot 7a: Yelnow Farm let to Mr Geo Kennedy. Lot 8: Northend Farm let to Messrs J & W Smith. Lot 9: four cottages and small holding let variously to Mr F Surridge, Mr Walter Hulatt, Mrs Wiles, Mr W Labrum and Messrs J & W Smith. Lot 10: 84a 3r 6p arable and pasture land. Lot 11: Village Farm. Lot 12: Odell Great Wood and grazing land. Lot 13: building site. Lot 14: stone and thatched cottage with garden in the occupation of Mr George Askew. Lot 15: building plot originally the site of a cottage. Lot 16: detached stone and thatched cottage and garden in the occupation of Mr H Kirby. Lot 17: Building or garden site originally the site of a cottage. Lot 18: two cottages condemned. Lot 19: Odell Mill, mill rights, buildings, island etc. Lot 20: Two stone and thatched cottages and reading room with garden and outbuildings let to Mr W Sailsbury and Mr G Sharp. Lot 21: row of four stone and thatched cottages in Horsefair Lane, two of which are condemned. Lot 22: Building plot originally the site of three cottages. Lot 23: pair of attractive stone and thatched cottages with gardens and paddock let to Mr George Hulatt and Mr F Darlow. Lot 24: stone and thatched country cottage with pretty garden in Horsefair Lane let to Mr P Gainsford. Lot 25: Accommodation, pasture or building land. Lot 26: Accommodation pasture or building land. Lot 27 building site previously the site of cottages. Lot 28: Farmery and blacksmith's shop. Lot 29: stone and thatched cottage with garden in the occupation of Mr J H Ashton. Lot 30: two dwelling houses one of which is used as the village post office with outbuildings and garden - the house used as a post office is occupied by Mr E Coleman, the other by Mr Hawkes. Lot31: valuable building plot. Lot 32: building or garden plot. Lot 33: building or garden plot. Lot 34: row of three stone and thatched cottages let to Mr D Hall, Mr C Cooper, Mr E Fleet. Lot 35: block of cottage property with large stone and corrugated iron barn, yard and gardens. Lot 36 Row of three cottages gardens and outbuildings let to Mr P Lilley and Mr E Bradshaw. Lot 37, 38, 39 688 acres of sporting and agricultural property. Lot 37: Grange Farm 361 acres 1r 39p with farmhouse, homestead, pair of cottages known as Scoutwell cottages. Lot 38: woodlands known as Odell plantation. Lot 39: sporting property Wold Farm and woodlands including bungalow and farm buildings with remains of Wold farmhouse. Lot 40: Harrold Hall formerly the manor house, having outer hall, inner hall, morning room, drawing room, dining room, jacobean stiarway, 7 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, billiard room, four bedrooms etc, domestic offices, stabling, cottage, grounds. Lot 41: ouse meadows in Chellington. Lot 42: Southend Farm Little Odell comprising farmhouse, two cottages, two sets of farm buildings, arable and pasture land. Lots 43-44: pasture land. Lot 45 building plot. Lot 46: detached cottage with garden let to Mr W G Tye. Lot 47: three cottages with outbuildings gardens and yard let to Mrs Hawkins, Mrs F Clayson, and Mrs Barrett. Lot 48 accommodation land. Lot 49: three stone and thatched cottages with gardens let to Miss Back, Mrs Nash and Mrs Howe. Lot 50: riverside pasture land. Lot 51: market garden land. Lot 52: market garden land. Lot 53: accommodation land. Lots 56-81 freehold building plots.
All buildings described in detail with rooms listed - including a number with measurements.
Title to all lots other than lots 7a, part of lot 12 and lots 40 and 41 to begin with settlement dated 1 Sept 1874 at which date the property was subject to a mortgage of 13 Oct 1848 and further charge of 13 Oct 1849 for term of 1200 years.
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