• Reference
    Z720/1/16
  • Title
    Haynes, Houghton Conquest, Maulden, Elstow, and Wilstead: Sale of the Haynes Estate in 203 Lots.
  • Date free text
    28-30 July 1914
  • Production date
    From: 1914 To: 1914
  • Scope and Content
    With Title to all lots except Lot 193 commencing with a Voluntary Settlement made by Lord John Thynne by Indenture dated 25th June 1864. The Title of Lot 193 commencing with an Indenture dated 11th October 1890, being a Conveyance on Sale to the Trustees of the Settlement A freehold residential and agricultural property comprising 4778 acres and including in Haynes and Houghton Conquest: a) West End Farm, comprising 319/0/13 acres (Lot 1) in Haynes and Wilstead- b) The Home Farm and Fir Tree Farm, comprising 221/1/25 acres (Lot 96) c) Keyses Farm (also in Houghton Conquest) and comprising 203/2/0 acres (Lot 97) in Haynes- d) cottages nos. 113-115 St Julien's Place, West End (Lots 3-4) cottages nos. 106-112 West End (Lots 5-9) e) Georgian Mansion known as Haynes Park, comprising 52/0/12 acres and described in detail (Lot 95) f) Jude's Farm, comprising 231/0/0 acres (Lot 99) g) park-like meadow land and cottage no.80, known as West Park Cottage, comprising 132/1/27 acres (Lot 100) h) freehold grazing land with lake and island, adjoining Jude's Farm, and comprising 37/0/35 acres (Lot 101) i) cottage no.95 at Church End (Lot 102) j) freehold meadow land and grass land (Lots 103, 105-106) freehold meadow land, including cottage known as Warren Lodge (Lot 104) k) cottages nos. 91-101 at Church End (Lots 107, 109-110) l) orchard and meadow land (Lot 108) m) cottage no. 89 (Lot 111) n) freehold land at Church End (Lots 112-113) o) freehold arable land (Lots 114-122) p) freehold cottages nos. 81-88 Plummers Lane (Lots 123-129) q) freehold Allotments (Lots 130-132) r) meadow and arable land at Northwood End (Lot 133, 147, 161, 163) s) garden ground near entrance drive to Haynes Park (Lot 134) t) Northwood End Farm, comprising 309/3/19 acres, including cottage no.140 (Lot 135) u) freehold cottages nos. 72-77 Pudding Bag Lane (Lots 136-140) v) freehold cottages nos. 45,48-51 Northwood End (Lots 141,142,145) w) meadow land fronting Plummers Lane (Lot 143) x) meadow land at rear of Village School (Lot 146) y) freehold cottages nos. 9, 27-46 Northwood End (Lots 148-160) z) Standalone Farm, comprising 62/3/16 acres (Lot 162) aa) freehold cottages nos. 1-8 Deadman's Cross (Lots 164,166-167) bb) Allotment land at Deadman's Cross (Lot 165) cc) freehold arable land (Lots 168-189) dd) freehold meadow land S-W of the Bedford Road (Lot 190) ee) Allotment land (Lots 191-193) ff) cottages nos. 52-56 Northwood End (Lot 194) gg) cottages nos. 57-71 Silver Lane (Lots 195-197, 199-201) hh) garden ground and orchard near Silver Lane (Lot 198) ii) meadow land fronting Silver Lane (Lot 202) jj) Allotment land fronting Silver Lane (Lot 203) in Houghton Conquest- a) Haw Hills Farm comprising 98/3/27 acres (Lot 10) b) freehold allotment ground situate in London Rd (Lot 11) c) freehold arable land in London Lane (Lots 12-19) d) Church and Great Thickthorn Farms comprising 421/3/32 acres (Lot 20) e) freehold accommodation and pasture land fronting Chapel End Lane and Duck End Lane (Lot 21) f) freehold property comprising wheelwright's and blacksmith's shops with shoeing forge (Lot 22) g) freehold cottages nos. 146-150 (Lots 23-24) h) freehold accommodation and meadow fronting Duck End Lane (Lots 25-26) i) freehold meadow and garden land situate in Mill Lane (Lot 27) j) freehold arable land between Bedford Rd and Duck End Lane (Lots 28 and 33) k) freehold cottages nos. 151-156 and 158-159 (Lots 29-31,35) l) Brick Kiln Farm comprising 74/2/38 acres (Lot 32) m) Little Thickthorn Farm, comprising 191/0/31 acres (Lot 34) n) Dane Farm, comprising 177/2/20 acres (Lot 36) o) Allotment land known as Crankets comprising 23/0/30 acres (Lot 37) p) freehold cottages nos. 143-145 (Lots 38-39) q) Hill Farm, comprising 211/2/35 acres (Lot 40) r) Chapel End Farm, comprising 392/1/34 acres (Lot 41) in Maulden- - pasture and allotment land near Montague Wood (Lot 2) in Wilstead- a) Duck End Farm, comprising 322/3/13 acres, part of which being situate in Elstow (Lot 42) b) White's Farm, comprising 31/3/29 acres (Lot 43) c) meadow land near Vicarage Farm (Lot 44) d) cottage, blacksmith's shop and meadow at the junction of Luton Road and Church Lane (Lot 45) e) cottages and land along Luton Road (Lots 46-49) f) cottages nos. 128-132a at Hooked Lane (Lots 50-53) g) cottages nos. 125-126 at the entrance to the drive of Haynes Park (Lot 54) h) cottages nos. 133-137 at Ivy Lane (Lots 55-60) i) timber for sale from Wilstead Wood (Lots 61-71) j) timber for sale from Standalone Warren, Warren Plantation and other sources (Lots 72-80) k) Allotment land in Ivy Lane (Lots 81-83) l) Allotment land in Long Close (Lots 84-91) m) Manor Farm, comprising 248/0/0 acres (Lot 92) n) freehold building land fronting Cotton End road (Lot 93) o) Cotton End Farm, comprising 97/3/17 acres (Lot 94) - Sale held at the Town Hall, Bedford - Solicitors: Houseman and Co., Parliament Chambers, Westminster, London SW - Auctioneers: Norbury-Smith and Co., Hanover Square, London W and 23 High St, Dunstable - Sale catalogue includes black and white photographs for: Hill Farm; Chapel End Farm; Duck End Farm; Haynes Park; Jude's Farm; cottages nos. 91-94 Church End, Haynes; and Standalone Farm - Also includes 2 coloured plans showing location of Lots plus O.S. Map of Haynes Park - Also includes note to Mr Eve from Mr Perks stating that Lots 113 to 122 were not sold at the Sale.
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