Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    WL1000/1/LUT/3/1
  • Title
    Sale particulars of lots sold at auction held at George Hotel, Luton by E.Douglas Stratford LOT 1 - 3 freehold cottages, 80, 82 and 84 Burr Street, Luton; - each with sitting room, kitchen, cellar, washhouse, WC and two bedrooms; - brick built and slated; - frontage of 36ft 4in and average depth of 70ft; - total of 35/2/- per annum rent; - right of way through yard of 78 Bur Street for ashes etc LOT 2 - double fronted dwelling house and shop at 78 Burr Street, Luton; - ground floor: front shop, sitting room, kitchen and scullery; - first floor: sitting room, three bedrooms and WC; - basement cellarage; - fitted with grates, cupboard, copper and sink; - gas and water laid on; - well paved yard and slated stable, coachhouse, barn and WC; gateway entrance from Back Street; - frontage to Burr Street of 16ft with return frontage to Back Street of 70ft 6in;- in occupation of Mrs.Smith, rent 20 per annum; - subject to right of way as above LOT 3 - Britannia public house, Burr Street, Luton; - brick built and slated with modern plate glass front recently put in; - ground floor: entrance lobby forming front bar; bottle and jug department (entrance from Back Street); tap room; bar parlour; private sitting room; kitchen; - first floor: three bedrooms; private sitting room; two large attics in roof; - basement: cellarage; large yard at rear with entrance from Back Street containing stable, coachhouse, WC, barn and urinal; - fitted with grates and cupboards; - gas and water supplied; - frontage to Burr Street of 27ft 6in; return frontage to Back Street of 69ft; - in occupation of William Ross as sub-tenant of J.W.Green Ltd. on 14 year lease from 25 Dec 1895 at rental of 100 per annum; - subject to right of way from Back Street through yard to rear of property of Mrs.Bond LOT 4 - two cottages, 21 and 23 Back Street, Luton; - each containing three bedrooms, sitting room, kitchen, washhouse, barn, WCs etc.; - shop and dwellinghouse, 25 Back Street, Luton; - with shop, kitchen, washhouse, three bedrooms, WC, barn etc. with gardens at rear; - gas and water laid on; - in occupation of King, Fox & Taylor; - rentals for all three totalling 39 per annum; - frontage to Back Street of 41ft 6in, average depth 94ft; side entrance from lane leading from Back Street to High Town Road; - fry house at rear of 25 Back Street belonged to tenant; - Land Tax 6/6 LOT 5 - 54, 56, 58, 60 and 62 Duke Street, Luton; - each containing two bedrooms, sitting room, kitchen, cellar, washhouse in yard at rear; - fitted with copper and blocking furnace, WC and long gardens; - brick built and slated; - frontage of 62ft to Duke Street; average depth of 69ft 9in; - water laid on; - the five producing a rent totalling 53/6/- per annum LOT 6 - Green Man public house, corner of Duke Street and Back Street, Luton; - frontage to Duke Street of 21ft 6in, return frontage to Back Street of 69ft 6in; - brick built and slated; - ground floor: bar; bar parlour; tap room; kitchen; - first floor: club room (34ft by 10ft 6in); sitting room; one bedroom; - second floor: two bedrooms; - basement: cellarage; - large yard at rear (entrance from Back Street) with stable and loft over, coachhouse, washhouse, two WCs and urinal; - fitted with grates, copper and sink; - gas and water laid on; - Victoria beerhouse at corner of High Town Road and York Street, Luton; - frontage to High Town Road of 17ft, return frontage to York Street of 85ft; - ground floor: bar; bottle and jug department; tap room; bar parlour; kitchen; washhouse; - first floor: three bedrooms; - second floor: three bedrooms; - basement: cellarage; - large yard at rear, entrance from York Street with double gates, stable and coachhouse with loft over, WC etc; - fitted with grates, sink etc.; - gas and water laid on; - Green Man and Victoria let to Simpson & Co of Baldock [Hertfordshire] on a 7 year lease from 24 Jun 1895 at annual rent of 125 for the two; - subject to right of way from adjoining house, 106 High Town Road, through yard of Victoria to York Street and use of pump and well by occupier of 106 High Town Road; LOT 7 - dwellinghouse adjoining Victoria beerhouse - 106 High Town Road; - brick built and slated; - two bedrooms, two sitting rooms, kitchen, cellar, long garden at rear, barn, WC etc.; - frontage to High Town Road of 16ft 6in, depth of 85ft; - in occupation of Miss Brown at annual rent of 17 per annum; - water laid on; - right of way through yard of Victoria as above LOT 8 - freehold building site in Manchester Street, Luton; - adjoining Liberal Club; - only remaining unsold portion of Tower Hill Estate; - frontage to Manchester Street of 19ft, depth of 127ft, containing 9 poles 27 yards; - purchaser at liberty to build over 7ft 6in right of way to a depth of 28ft to wall of Liberal Club, buiding should be faced with white glazed bricks to blend with those of Liberal Club; - purchaser at liberty to build to depth of 30ft from building line of Manchester Street at any height but buildings must be set 8ft back from right of way and not exceed eaves height of 18ft from level of right of way; - purchaser at liberty to build boundary fence on side of right of way to height not exceeding 6ft; - purchaser to have right to lay water, drain, gas etc. under right of way LOT 9 - plot of building land in Manchester Street, adjoining Lot 8; - frontage to Manchester Street of 19ft and average depth of 80ft, containing 5 poles, 12 yards; - purchaser at liberty to build to depth of 30ft from Manchester Street building line to any height but outbuildings and buildings at rear not to exceed 18ft eaves height from level of right of way between Lot 8 and Liberal Club; - purchaser to have right of user in common with adjoining owners over right of way to and from Manchester Street; - purchaser to have right to lay water, drain, gas etc. under right of way LOT 10 - The Tower, Hart Hill; - in its own grounds abutting The Drive, Hart Hill, built with hollow walls of red brick with stone dressings and tiled; - SW aspect with extensive views; - ground floor: breakfast room; kitchen; pantry; larder; - first floor: entrance hall with pitch pine staircase; drawing room 22ft by 15ft; music room or study leading from drawing room; dining room 16ft 4in by 13ft; china closet; cloak room with lavatory basin; WC; - second floor: large light landing; three principal bedrooms; dressing room; bath room fitted with bath and housemaid's sink; - third floor: two bedrooms; light landings; smoking room in turret of tower; - garden: with coal, tool house and WC; - fitted with Register grates, marble, mantel pieces and tiled hearths; - rooms lofty and well proportioned with plate glass windows on ground and first floors; - gas and water laid on with inexhaustible supply of soft water; - drive of 136ft and area contained 39 poles; - estimated rental value 60 per annum; - portion of bank on opposite side of drive, co-extensive with frontage, belonged to property; - purchaser to enter usual covenants about maintenance of roads etc. LOT 11 - Stopsley House on main road from Luton to Hitchin; - with walled-in garden, stable, coachhouse, barn, pig-styes etc.; - large orchard stocked with fruit trees; - right of way to road from Stopsley to Stopsley Common; - area of 0a 3r 7p; - standing back from road surrounded by dwarf wall with carriage entrance at side with double gates; - ground floor: entrance hall; two sitting rooms with bay windows; kitchen; scullery etc.; - first floor: four bedrooms, two with bay windows; - basement: cellar suitable for a dairy; -fitted with register and other grates, cupboards, kitchen dresser, copper, sink etc. and Venetian blinds to front windows; - in occupation of Arthur Hucklesby at annual rent of 20; - Land Tax 16/6; - Tithe 6/1 Memorandum that Frederick Wingrave of 67 Brunswick Street, Luton purchased Lot 5 for 630 - included are plans of Manchester Street building site and Stopsley House
  • Date free text
    4 Sep 1899
  • Production date
    From: 1899 To: 1899
  • Level of description
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