Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
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    PK1/4/20
  • Title
    Particulars, plan, summary, and conditions of sale of land and property forming part of the Howbury Estate in Renhold, Great Barford and Willington and totalling 1632 acs, to be sold by auction by Mabbett and Edge on August 8th 1919 including: (a) Castle Dairy Farm, formerly two cottages, with dairy and outbuildings in occupation of A Maskell containing 12a 3r 36p (b) Little Dairy or Hill Farm with outbuildings etc including brick cottage and one mile frontage to the River Ouse with fishing and boating, containing 221a 0r 10p in Renhold, Great Barford and Willington and in occupation of S Harrison. (c) Enclosure or allotment ground and piece of woodland at Cuckoo Bridge in the parish of Great Barford, containing 8a 2r 18p in occupation of G Chapman and R Spencer. (d) Four cottages, gardens and orchard at Water End "capable of conversion into one house" overlooking the River Ouse in occupation of W Kirby, T Joyce, S Harrison, T Clarke, and containing 6a 6r 6p (e) Woodfield Farm with dairy, cowhouses, pigsties etc containing 230a 0r 36p land in Renhold and part in Barford, in occupation of W Joyce (f) Little Church Farm and outbuildings containing 63a 2r 39p in Renhold in occupation of S Joyce . (g) Church Farm with Farmhouse, stables cowsheds, piggeries etc containing 248a 1r 17p in Renhold in occupation of W J Clarke and J Pedly and in hand, subject to easement of drainage and rights of way (h) Woodland known as Great Early Grove in Renhold containing Oak, Elm, Ash, etc valued at -1,178 with the green lane leading to it and keeper's hut containing 34a 2r 31p subject to rights of way for various plots (i) Top End Farm with stable, barns, piggeries etc containing 14a 2r 19p in Renhold in occupation of H Shorley and J Buck. (j) Hill Farm, Salph End with farmhouse, cattle sheds, stables, granary etc containing 126a 2r op in occupation of C Harrison and others. (k) Salph End Farm with Farmhouse, thatched brew house, wood house, stables, barns etc containing 102a 3r 14p in occupation of C A Joyce and others. (l) Abbey Farm with old fashioned farmhouse, cow house, granary, thatched barn etc containing 74a 1r 23p in occupation of L Mayes (and others) (m) House and land, Salph End with cow shed, pig-sty, barn etc containing 5a 1r 8p in occupation of W Lovell (OS 151, 157-8) (n) House and land, Salph End with timber and thatched shed containing 13a 1r 34p in occupation of J Lovell (o) Four cottages,land and outbuildings, at Top End (OS 30, 32, 23A, 34, 28, 26 and 29) in occupation of Mrs Sharp, Joe Gurney, Mrs Buck and Mrs Henson (as 2 lots of 16.282 and 2.363) ; including a Green Lane (OS 26) (p) Tithe Farm, Church End with house, cottage, timber and thatched buildings, stables etc containing 10a 0r 22p in occupation of J Buck, J Allen, Rev Breed. (q) Shop (used as Post Office) stable and paddock containing 1a 1r 12p in occupation of Jos Sharpe (r) Two -Modern- cottages with pasture land, plantation and buildings near the Green, containing 5a 0r 14p in occupation of H & J Clarke (s) Newfield Farm with dairy, stables, piggeries etc containing 9a 1r 2p in occupation of Jas Joyce (t) Semi-detached cottage near The Green (0.262 acs) (OS 64B) (u) Four Cottages, gardens and land in occupation of Mrs Gurney, Mrs Constant, and W Clarke (OS 214 and 64D) (v) Four Cottages near The Green with gardens in occupation of Mrs Marsden, F Shorley, Ernest Gurney and James Pope (OS 65E, C and B) (w) Eight Cottages and gardens on The Green with various outbuildings in occupation of G Harlow (Reps) , Mrs Cox, W Curtis, Mrs Laughton, W Wootton, J J Shorley, Mrs Harlow and Mrs Negus (OS 60B) (x) Seven Cottages with orchards, gardens, and land on The Green, with various outbuildings in occupation of Mrs Hight, O J Tompkins, T W Wootton, S Curtis J Gurney, W Fensome and J Marsden (OS 49A-D and 50) (y) The Smithy, near The Green with two forges in occupation of F Burroughs (OS 46B) (z) Eight Cottages at Top End (two known as St Margaret's Cottages) , with gardens, land and various outbuildings in occupation of J Clarke, G Rutland, Mrs Surtees, J Hardwick, A Shorley, S Harlow, R Brown, T Kirby, and W Shorley (OS 65A, 40, 39B, 27C,27B,14A, 27A and 14A) Includes common bakehouse (aa) Farm building and land, at Top End, including a building formerly used as a Smithy, containing 6a 0r 38p and in occupation of H Shorley (bb) Ground rent of 5s pa secured on the Three Horseshoes PH for a term of 99 years from 29th September 1880 (cc) -Modern- cottage and garden near Great Early Grove Wood (OS 80) (dd) Eight cottages at Church End with gardens and various outbuildings (OS 143 and 137B) (ee) Thatched cottage and garden near Polhill Arms in occupation of P Harlow (OS 152) (ff) Five cottages at Salph End (three thatched) in occupation of J Constant, G Brice, T Cox, and W Coppernhall (OS 164 and 132B) (gg) Cottage and land in occupation of T Cox and R Rabbitt (OS 134 and 120B) (hh) Cottage, garden and land, at Salph End containing 2a 0r 35p in occupation of W Fyers (jj) Mixed Plantation, Ravensden Hill containing 34a 0r 9p (OS 106A, 105B, 119 and including a Green Road) Conditions of sale derive title of all but five lots from Mortgage of 9th August 1883 (Frederick Edward Fiennes Polhill Turner and the Trustees of the Economic Life Assurance Society) The particulars include a detailed summary of existing tenancies and the lot descriptions specify several rights of way and other easements (eg drainage) benefiting or burdening the land. The lots also include several pieces of arable land (esp allotment fields) Includes coloured plan based on OS. 1919
  • Date free text
    1919
  • Production date
    From: 1919 To: 1919
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    No. of pieces: 1
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