• Reference
    HN10/274/Amp1
  • Title
    Auction sale particulars - auctioneers: Robert Furze and George Jackson; - auction at: White Hart, Ampthill; - solicitors: Austin of Shefford; John Thomas Green of Woburn; - printers: C.Paternoster of Advertiser Office, Sun Street, Hitchin [Hertfordshire] Lot 1: three brick and tile cottages with garden in Dunstable Street, Ampthill, in occupation of Mrs.Croote, James Francis and one empty and one additional small dwellinghouse adjoining in occupation of William Johnson with brick workshop and large garden at rear with pump of water; total rents at £31 per annum; bounded: E by Lot 2, S by Friends' Meeting House Lot 2: building ground on Dunstable Street, Ampthill some years past used as a farm with thrashing barn, stable, cowhouse and open cart sheds in occupation of George Allen with frontage of 113ft on new road leading to Saunders Piece; bounded W by Lot 1; S by Friends Meeting House estate Lot 3: building ground on Ampthill, part of Saunders Piece with frontage W on proposed new road from Dunstable Street; bounded E by Lot 4; N by estate of J.Morris Lot 4: building ground adjoining Lot 3 with 96ft frontage to new road from Dunstable Street and average depth of 197ft Lot 5: building plot adjoining Lot 4 with frontage to new road of 96ft and depth of 200ft Lot 6: building plot adjoining Lot 5 with frontage to new road of 96ft and depth of 194ft Lot 7: building plot adjoining Lot 6 with frontage to new road of 96ft and depth of 185ft Lot 8: building plot adjoining Lot 7 with frontage to new road of 96ft and depth of 180ft Lot 9: building plot adjoining Lot 8 with frontage to new road of 96ft and depth of 165ft Lot 10: building plot adjoining Lot 9 with frontage to new road of 125ft and frontage to footpath from Ampthill to Maulden and Flitton Lot 11: building or garden land on SW side of Saunders Piece with frontage to N on new road from Dunstable Street of 511ft and containing 1a 2r 39p; bounded SW by property of T.Chapman; SE by Lot 12 Lot 12: building or garden land with frontage to new road from Dunstable Street of 330 ft and containing 7a 1r 0p; frontage to lane from Oliver Street to public clay pits of 726ft and to footpath from Ampthill to Flitton; bounded SW by Lot 11; S by property of J.Eagles and T.Chapman Lot 13: building or garden ground with frontage to new road from Dunstable Street of 511ft and frontage to footpath from Ampthill to Flitton and containing 3a 3r 7p; bounded SE by lane from Oliver Street to public clay pits Lot 14: copyhold pasture or building land called Seven Path Piece with frontage to new road of 231ft and footpath to Ampthill to Maulden footpath of 168ft and containing 1a 3r 18p; bounded N by property of John Morris; quit rent, with Lot 15, of 9/- per annum Lot 15: copyhold pasture land called Cooks Corner of 5a 1r 5p bounded: E by property of Duke of Bedford; N by property of [Henry Rainey] Upcher; S by Lot 16; in occupation of William George at £20 per annum rent Lot 16: pasture land called Willow Close adjoining Lot 15 and containing 3a 3r 27p; frontage to Clay Pits Lane and bounded: W by new road to Dunstable Street; in occupation of James Kingston at £16 per annum rent; bounded N by Lot 15 and land of Duke of Bedford, S by land of Samuel Swaffield; charge payable to Churchwardens of Ampthill of £3/7/6 per annum Lot 17: pasture land called Barn Close of 4a 2r 32p in occupation of William George at annual rent of £20; bounded: N by property of Samuel Swaffield; E by property of [Henry Rainey] Upcher; S by Lot 18; W by Clay Pits Lane Lot 18: pasture land of 5a 3r 20p in occupation of Edward Brightman at £20 per annum rent bounded: E by property of feofees; N by Lot 17; S and SW by Lot 19 and land of Austin and Burge Lot 19: old inclosure of pasture called Short Leys Piece of 2a 0r 23p in occupation of Edward Coleman at £8 per annum rent; bounded: E by property of feofees; N by Lot 18; W by land of J.Burge; S by Short Leys Lane Lot 20: brick and slate dwellinghouse, formerly Samuel May's grocers and drapers; dining room, hall, breakfast room, kitchen, double fronted shop, counting house, office, warehouse adjoining; handsome circular staircase"; drawing room, sitting room, 5 bedrooms WC, 3 attics; range of buildings adjoining at rear comprising tailor's workshop, 5 store houses, loft, rooms used for storing and drying bacon etc.; brick, stud and tile granary; brick and tile candlehouse with loft over; large garden with NE frontage on new road of 93ft and depth of 80ft; bounded SW by property of Mrs.Bright; NW by Lot 21 Lot 21: building ground with W frontage on new road of 62ft and depth of 57ft bounded SW by property of Joseph Sharpe Lot 22: building ground adjoining Lot 21; frontage to new road of 34ft, depth of 54ft; bounded: SW by property of John Morris, SE by Lot 21 Lot 23: building ground adjoining Lot 22; frontage to new road of 57ft, depth of 56ft; bounded SW by property of Mr.Crason Lot 24: ground with NE frontage to new road of 80ft and with two timber sheds; bounded S by property of Charles May, SW by property of Mr.Carling; W by Lot 20 Lot 25: garden or building land with SW frontage to new road of 85ft an depth of 46ft; bounded NE by property of John Morris, NW by Lot 26, SE by Engine House and property of John Morris Lot 26: garden or building land with frontage to new road of 59ft and depth of 76ft; bounded NE by property of John Morris and [Henry Rainey] Upcher Lot 27: garden or building land adjoining Lot 26; frontage to new road of 63ft and depth of 112ft bounded NE by property of William George and NW by Lot 28 Lot 28: garden or building land with frontage to new road of 62ft and depth of 105ft; bounded NE by property of Wesleyan Benefit Society; NW by Lot 29 Lot 29: building land with frontage to new road of 133ft and to Park Road (from which enclosed by brick wall) of 79ft bounded N by property of George Deverill Lot 30: garden or building land with NE frontage to new road of 101ft and to road leading to Park (from which enclosed by brick wall) of 62ft bounded SW by property of Trustees of Wesleyan Chapel and Mrs.Hensman; SE by Lot 23 Lot 31: farm in a ring fence at Upper Shelton, Marston Moretaine with farmhouse, yard, barn, cart hovels, piggeries etc. total 59a 2r 3p as follows: farm house 0a 3r 9p; two home closes of grass 4a 1r 37p; The Pightle, grass, 2a 0r 16p; Wood close, arable, 23a 2r 25p; Hazeldine Field, arable, 25a 1r 34p; Hazeldine Close, arable, 1a 0r 16p; Hazeldine Close, grass, 1a 3r 16p; in occupation of Samuel Negus at £85 per annum; freehold quit rent 3/8 per annum; Land Tax £3/3/6 per annum; tithe Lot 32: grazing land at Shelton, Marston Moretaine adjoining road from Marston Moretaine to Bedford and belonging to Marston charity and Mr.Sheard known as House Close, 2a 1r 24p, in occupation of Samuel Negus at £5 per annum On the rear are annotations which may indicate the price and purchaser of the first 19 lots, thus: 1 - 420 - Brightman; 2 - 140 - Joseph Goode; 3 - 90 - Sharp; 4 - 100 - Sharp; 5 - 105 - Sharp; 6 - 85 - James Wildman; 7 - 80 - JG [John Green?]; 8 - 70 - JG; 9 - 70 - JG; 10 - 65 - JG; 11 - 215 - JG; 12 - 720 - JG; 13 - 410 - JG; 14 - 225 - JG - 15 - 680 - JG; 16 - 500 - JG; 17 - 640 - JG; 18 - 720 - JG; 19 - 360 - JG
  • Date free text
    9 Oct 1862
  • Production date
    From: 1862 To: 1862
  • Level of description
    item