HN10/354/GH18

Sale catalogue for the George Hotel and premises, Luton upon the retirement of Mr. F.J. Coleman...'after 22 years successful working'. Including: - Particulars of sale... -'The George Hotel has been established upwards of 300 years, it is the principal family and commercial hotel in the Town and is probably better known than any other house within a radius of 30 miles outside of London. It occupies a commanding and important position fronting George Street which is the main thoroughfare of this largely increasing and thriving market and manufacturing town, the centre of the straw plait trade, and the premises extend to Waller Street in the rear, the total area being nearly 3/4 acre. - The Hotel buildings are substantially brick built and slated with painted front and the accommodation is mainly on two floors. - The Upper Floor - containing eighteen bed rooms, store and housemaid's cupboards, bath room, two w.c's and four attics over. - The Ground Floor - contains good entrance hall, commercial room, bar parlour, retail, public and private bars and office; two private sitting rooms, coffee room, smoke room, excellent billiard room with lavatory and w.c., large dining room, kitchen, pantry, &c. - In the Basement - are extensive cellars divided off for malt liquors, bottle goods, wines and spirits, &c. Adjoining the Hotel and also fronting George Street is the wine and spirit department (doing a large and increasing off-trade in bottles). And there is a large store room over available for offices or extra bed room accommodation and a paved cellar in the basement. - The stable, yards and back premises are approached from the front by large folding gates and access is also obtained from Waller Street in the rear and comprise coal store with ostler's room over, harness room, three large lock-up coach houses and stabling for 40 horses and ample lofts and storage accommodation. - Flanking the hotel is a well kept lawn and pleasure garden with arbour and beyond is a productive and well planted walled in kitchen garden with two greenhouses, potting sheds, boiler house &c. - A substantial brick built and slated detached tap house abuts on Waller Street in the rear and contains four upper and four lower rooms, cellars, &c. - The whole of the foregoing property is of freehold tenure and the goodwill of the trade has always been of an extensive and lucrative character'. - Detailed site plan including: Scale of feet and names of adjoining occupiers of land which include: Mr. Asher Hucklesby, F.C. Scargill esquire, Mr. William Islip, Exors of S. Bailey and others, Late Richard Lloyd Jones esquire, Mr. W. Waller, Kerridge and Mr. Charles Mees. - Conditions of sale. For sale at auction at The Mart, London by Messrs. Alfred Thomas, Peyer & Miles, auctioneers and valuers of 2 Adelaide Place, London Bridge, London, E.C.

22 Apr 1895

From: 1895 To: 1895

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Coleman, Frederick John,
Hucklesby, Asher,
Scargill, F.C.,
Islip, William,
Bailey, S,
Jones, Richard Lloyd,
Waller, W.,
Kerridge,
Mees, Charles,
Alfred Thomas, Peyer & Miles

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