Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    HF17/5/2
  • Title
    Sale Catalogue (marked with prices) of property in Market Square Sandy & 40 Acres of Market Garden land (£400 pa value), property of Trustees under the Wills of John & Richard Harris. Auctioneer George Jackson. Sale at Greyhound Hotel, Sandy
  • Date free text
    25 Jun 1891
  • Production date
    From: 1891 To: 1891
  • Scope and Content
    Lot 1 Dwelling house, Market Place, Sandy (rooms listed ) with front garden; at rear wash-house, coal and wood house and WC AND business premises round an enclosed yard AND Piece of Market ground Whole Property has a frontage to Market Square of 47 feet and average depth of 320 feet (Total 1R,30P), occupied by J.C.How, Corn & Offal Merchant at rent of £30pa Lot 2 Dwelling house (rooms listed) with yard and garden ground with cartway entrance from the Back Ground AND brick built and slated bakehouse, fitted up with a 12 Bushel Improved Coal Oven by Morton & McKinman with boiler, etc and Flour Stores, all occupied by George Bywaters, Baker, Mealman and Corn Merchant at a rental of £36 AND Market Garden Ground with frontage of 35 feet to the occupation road to the NE AND Dwelling house (rooms listed including Grocer's Shop) includes a wash-house and a Court Yard in the occupation of Mrs S.Barrington at a rental of £16pa AND Dwelling house (rooms listed including Front Shop) includes a wash-house and a Court Yard in the occupation of Mr Eve at a rental of £16pa Above three houses adjoin one another and are brick and tiled. Site has a frontage to the High Street of 53 feet 6 inches and average depth of 400 feet and frontage to Pleasant Road Lot 3) Semi detached brick-built & slated Dwelling House (rooms & Front Shop) with wash-house, Court Yard and garden in the occupation of Mr Saunders, Saddler and Harness Maker AND Garden ground (valuable for building) abs Pleasant Road Frontage to the Market Cross of 49 feet 6inches and to Pleasant Road of 50 feet and adjoins lot 5 Lot 4) Corner Property including double fronted dwelling house (rooms listed and Ironmonger's Shop AND Smithy and at front Shoeing House with loft over and Court Yard with access to Pleasant Lane AND Range of buildings used as a Wash-house, brick and Pantiled Stable & open Cart Shed & WC : all in the occupation of George Bryant , Ironmonger & Smith at Rental of £26,15s pa. on a frontage to the Market Square of 72 feet, also frontage to Pleasant Lane of about 70 feet. Lot 5) 4 Dwelling houses under one roof called Pleasant Place, near the Market Cross with piece of ground in front of them .(rooms listed) AND large piecec of garden ground AND Range of brick and pantiled Wood-barns, WCs and Manure Pits AND a well (all in the occupation of Mrs Hunt, Mrs Munday Mr Jeeves and Mr Smith at a combined Rental of £39pa) Frontage to Road of 54 feet and frontage to Pleasant Lane of 90 Feet NB Right of Way over Lot 6 to empty pits at night Lot 6) 3 Cottages under one roof (rooms listed); at the end of the cottages are two lean-to shops or warehouses AND Range of brick built and pantiled wash-houses and WC AND Yard with entarnce from Pleasant Lane (all in the occupation of Thomas Cullop, William Skilliter and one in hand; one shop let to Thomas Broker & one in hand at a total rent of £32,4s pa) Subject to rights of Lot 5 above. Lot 7) Dwelling House (rooms listed) with joint use of road in front AND enclosed yard with gateway entrance from Pleasant Lane, near Market Cross with open cart shed and stable with large onion loft over adjoining which is a brick built and pantiled barn or warehouse AND large piece of Market garden in the rear (frontage to Pleasant Lane of 41 feet and the occupation road to NE) (Total 1R,5P) in the occupation of John Odell, Market Gardener at a rental of £16 pa Joint Use of Well with Lot 8 Lot 8) Semi detached Dwelling House (rooms listed) with enclosed yard with brick & pantiled barn, Two bayed Cart Shed with onion loft over (Joint use of Well with Lot 7) AND market garden ground with frontage to occupation road of 45 feet (Total area 1R,15P) occ by C.Quince at a rent of £17,12s pa Joint use of private road from Pleasant Lane Lot 9)-24) 37 Acres of market ground with abuttals; part containing brick earth, part suitable for building villas (intersected by Bedford & Cambridge Railway and 20 feet road set out) on field called Long Field, Sandy Lot 9) 2A,3R,39P occupied by G.Thurley at rent of £11,9s,6d pa Lot 10) 1A,1R,29P occupied by G.Thurley at rent of £5,14,6d pa Lot 11) 3A,2R,0P occupied by F.A.Baines at rent of £13,5s,6d pa Lot 12) 3A,0R,2P occupied by F.A.Baines at rent of £9,16s pa Lot 13) 1A,2R,2P occupied by G.Thurley at rent of £6 pa Lot 14) 2A,1R,0P occupied by G.Thurley at rent of £9,2s pa Lot 15) 2A,1R,8P occupied by G.Thurley at rent of £9,4s,3d pa Lot 16) 1A,3R,36P occupied by Mark Young at rent of £7,19s,6d pa Lot 17) 2A,0R,12P occupied by Henry Baines at rent of £8,6s, pa Lot 18) 2A,0R,8P occupied by John Odell at rent of £8,5s pa Lot 19) 2A,3R,4P occupied by G.Thurley at rent of £8,8s pa Lot 20) 3A,2R,6P occupied by G.Darnell at rent of £14,3s,6d pa Lot 21) 1A,0R,39P occupied by G.Thurley at rent of £4,17s,6d pa Lot 22) 1A,1R,20P occupied by G.Thurley at rent of £4,19s pa Lot 23) 1A,3R,38P occupied by G.Thurley at rent of £8 pa Lot 24) 3A,3R,18P occupied by W.Dean (believed to contain brick earth) at rent of £12 pa All marked on Plan NB Fencing Clauses
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