Reference
GK304/10
Title
Printed Sale Catalogue (no plan)
Date free text
Mar 1885
Production date
From: 1842 To: 1885
Scope and Content
Auctioneers Conder & Son at White Hart, Shefford
Lot 1) 11 Brick built and slated cottages with timber built and tiled outbuildings and barns, Shefford
AND 6 private closets
AND plot of garden ground in rear (whole total 2 acres)
Also SW Property of Executors of late CC Balding Esq
SE Brook and property of Feoffees
NE and E property of Feoffees
N Mr Waller
NW New Street on a front of 130 feet - near station
[Each cottage contains 4 rooms, now occupied by Joseph Crosley; James Stevens, senior; William Stevens; George Stevens; James Stevens, junior; J A Stevens; William Jones, junior; Charles Wells; George Odell; William Jones, senior and David Odell]
[Rental 64,5s per annum]
[Water supply from parish pump and yard opposite]
""Quite recently painted and repaired""
[Title commences with deed of 23 November 1842
(1) Samuel Wilson (2) Joseph Ballard (3) Thomas Fane
Lot 2) Brick built and slated house (large double fronted shop, parlour, kitchen and 3 bedrooms) has large yard and convenient trade and outbuildings consisting of stable, roomy loft (over gateway entrance) and private closet adjoining house, 2 detached partly brick built and pan tiled barns, wash house, manure pit
(in occupation of Charles Harwood at rent of 15 pa)
AND brick built and slated cottage (2 living rooms and 3 bedrooms in the occupation of Alfred Bates) Clifton of 6 pa
(landlord paying rates) well with pump; tank for soft water abs NW property of Jonathan and Henry Godfrey
SW highroads from Bigglewade and E shefford
(Title to start with deed of 5 November 1858
(1) Thomas Godfrey (2) George Austin
Lot 3) 4 brick built and slated cottages abs lot 2 called 'Sterling Cottages' on a frontage of 100 feet to High Road from
Shefford to Henlow and Arlesey Station Small gardens in front enclosed by pale fence (each cottage contains 4 rooms, cupboards etc. gardens at back, 4 detached timber built and tiled barns, 2 private closets and ashes pits) at side piece of garden ground adapted for building purposes on frontage to High Road (let to James Kightley, Henry Godfrey, Robert Whicheloe and William Godfrey at rentals producing 20 pa)
(owner paying rates)
Well of water; tenants own grates
(abs SE property of Jonathon and Henry Godfrey)
NE property of C Lenton
NW property of William Scott
[Title starts with deed of 29 December 1874, between (1) Ann Culverwell, widow (2) Francis Ravenshear]
Lot 4) 4 cottages at north end of Henlow opposite the Recreation Ground (on a 30 foot frontage to High Road from Hitchin to Biggleswade (2 are stud built and slated and certain 2 x 4 rooms respectively. Other 2 being stud built and thatched, containing 2 rooms each; open yard in the front, enclosed from the road by a brick wall with gate in rear)
AND another yard, a range of 4 brick built and tiled barns
AND 2 private closets and ash pit
[Total average 13 poles] Rent of 14 pa
abs S property of Simpson & Co
N property of Mr Tingey
W estate of TAE Addington Esq
[Title starts with Conveyance of 6 April 1837 above]
On Dorse Receipt for 5 deposit paid by Charles Tatham to Fred Condor, as agent for Matilda Donald Mathew for lot 9 above
(full purchase price 47)
Language
English
Level of description
item