Scope and Content
The particulars include annotations with names of buyers and amounts paid for each lot; also included is a note that motor cars could be hired from Jones & Co., Albion Works, High Street North, Dunstable whose drivers were well acquainted with the estate
Property (which always includes details of Vicarial Tithe, Land Tax, acreages of component parts of lots, annual rent and descriptions of houses, barns etc.):
- Lot 1 – two enclosures of arable land of 29/3/14 in Totternhoe adjoining Dunstable to Whipsnade road and let to G.T. McCorquodale;
- Lot 2 – grazing rights on 17/0/34 in Totternhoe let to G.T.McCorquodale;
- Lot 3 – plot of arable land fronting Icknield Way in Eaton Bray of 1/3/36 and let to executors of W.Twidell;
- Lot 4 – plot of arable land on opposite side of Icknield Way to Lot 3 and let to Charles Wood;
- Lot 5 – Church Farm, Totternhoe of 69/3/13 including farmhouse known as Bellclose House, stabling, farm buildings, bailiff’s cottage, cottage and pair of cottages, meadow and arable let to G.E.Pratt;
- Lot 5a – 32/1/34 of arable land, part of Church Farm, Totternhoe, let to G.E.Pratt;
- Lot 5b – 46/2/4 of arable land, part of Church Farm, Totternhoe, let to G.E.Pratt;
- Lot 5c – enclosure of grass land of 4/1/21, part of Church Farm, Totternhoe, let to G.E.Pratt;
- Lot 5d – block of arable and down land between Icknield Way and Whipsnade Road, Totternhoe, part of Church Farm, containing 90/3/17 and let to G.E.Pratt;
- Lot 5e – block of arable and down land adjoining Lot 5d and of 117/0/17, part of Church Farm and let to G.E.Pratt;
- Lot 5f – arable land of 16/2/29 at Well Head, Icknield Way, part of Church Farm, Totternhoe and let to G.E.Pratt;
- Lot 6 – 1/2/23 at Church End, Totternhoe with farmhouse and homestead let to Charles Brinklow;
- Lot 6a – 30/1/8 of arable land on E side of Totternhoe let to Charles Brinklow;
- Lot 6b – 13/3/0 of arable land in Totternhoe let to Charles Brinklow;
- Lot 6c – 31/2/18 of arable land and grazing rights on Icknield Way, Totternhoe close to Dunstable and let to Charles Brinklow;
- Lot 6d – 22/3/22 of arable land in Totternhoe let to Charles Brinklow;
- Lot 6e – 4/3/3 of grazing in Totternhoe and let to Charles Brinklow;
- Lot 7 – 85/0/6 of corn and sheep farm known as Church End Farm, Totternhoe with homestead, farm buildings and meadows let to W.J.& H.J.Pratt;
- Lot 7a – 24/3/13 of arable land in Totternhoe, part of Church End Farm and let to W.J.& H.J.Pratt;
- Lot 7b – 38/0/29 of accommodation arable land in Totternhoe, part of Church End Farm and let to W.J.& H.J.Pratt;
- Lot 7c – 69/1/38 of arable in Totternhoe and down land providing an excellent sheep walk close to the golf links, part of Church End Farm and let to W.J.& H.J.Pratt and G.E.Pratt;
- Lot 8 – 5/2/16 of accommodation land fronting Icknield Way, Totternhoe and adjoining Dunstable, let to Joseph Sharman and G.E.Pratt;
- Lot 9 – 6/0/22 of accommodation land adjoining Lot 8 and let to W.J.& H.J.Pratt and G.E.Pratt;
- Lot 10 – 15/0/5 of accommodation land in Totternhoe let to executors of J.Rollings and to G.E.Pratt;
- Lot 11 – Totternhoe Whiting Works of 4/1/10 let to executors of Jeffrey Rollings and G.E.Pratt;
- Lot 12 – chalk pit and down land of 5/3/33 in Totternhoe and let to executors of J.Rollings;
- Lot 13 – Poplar or Middle End Farm, Totternhoe of 72/1/11 including farmhouse, farm buildings, meadows, orchards and arable let to Charles Wood;
- Lot 13a – 32/2/8 of accommodation arable land in Totternhoe adjoining the railway line and let to Charles Wood and the representatives of W.G.Twidell;
- Lot 13b – 20/0/36 of arable land on Dunstable to Leighton Buzzard road and let to Charles Wood;
- Lot 14 – enclosure of meadow land of 3/3/9 in Totternhoe and let to G.E.Pratt;
- Lot 15 – two enclosures of accommodation meadow land in Totternhoe totalling 3/3/23 and let to Charles Brinklow and Charles Wood;
- Lot 16 – enclosure of meadow land of 6/3/15 in Totternhoe and let to G.E.Pratt;
- Lot 17 – Lane Farm, Totternhoe of 63/3/22 comprising farmhouse, farm buildings, meadow, orchard, arable and pond and let to executors of F.Henley and representatives of W.G.Twidell;
- Lot 17a – enclosure of 20/3/9 of arable in Totternhoe, part of Lane Farm and let to executors of F.Henley;
- Lot 18 – detached cottage in Totternhoe let to Amos King;
- Lot 19 – cottage in Totternhoe let to Fred Brinklow;
- Lot 20 – Manor or Lower End Farm, Totternhoe, of 24/0/2 comprising farmhouse and farm buildings, meadow and orchard let to Frederick Costin;
- Lot 20a – enclosure of 57/2/2 of arable land, part of Manor Farm in Totternhoe let to Frederick Costin;
- Lot 20b – 24/0/32 of dairy meadow, moat, orchard and pair of cottages on site of old manor house, part of Manor Farm in Totternhoe and let to Frederick Costin with cottages let to William Holland and Thomas Holland;
- Lot 20c – 28 acres of arable land, part of Manor Farm in Totternhoe let to Frederick Costin;
- Lot 20d – 54/1/32 of arable land in Totternhoe let to Frederick Costin;
- Lot 20e – enclosure of 21/3/13 of meadow land, part of Manor Farm, Totternhoe and let to Frederick Costin;
- Lot 21 – 83/3/37 of accommodation arable and grazing land in Totternhoe and let to Frederick Costin, representatives of W.G.Twidell and Charles Wood;
- Lot 22 – small holding of 3/0/23 in Lower End, Totternhoe including three cottages, meadow and orchard let to Charles Wood, John Proctor and Charles Jordan;
- Lot 23 – Totternhoe Lime Stone & Cement Works of 64/1/37 comprising manager’s house, limestone quarry, kilns, meadow and arable land and let to Totternhoe Lime Stone & Cement Company Limited;
- Lot 24 – small holding of 3/2/36 including cottage, farm buildings, orchards and meadows in Totternhoe let to M.A.Smallbones;
- Lot 25 – enclosure of 2 roods, 8 poles of accommodation meadow land adjoining Totternhoe Lime Stone & Cement Company and close to The Duke’s Head Public House, Totternhoe and let to M.A.Smallbones;
- Lot 26 - 19/1/17 of accommodation arable land fronting the Dunstable to Leighton Buzzard road, Totternhoe and let to representatives of W.G.Twidell;
- Lot 27 - The Litany, Totternhoe adjoining Stanbridgeford Station and comprising meadow land, fox covert and rabbit warren totalling 124/2/9 and let to Frederick Costin, executors of W.Twidell, Co,.Martyn Fenwick and others;
- Lot 28 - detached cottage and orchard in Totternhoe let to John Howlett;
- Lot 29 - pair of cottages in Totternhoe, one let to James East;
- Lot 30 - Orchard House, Totternhoe with orchard and pasture, let to Mrs.Mary and Miss Lizzie Pratt;
- Lot 31- Totternhoe Voluntary School and school house let to Bedfordshire County Council and the School Managers;
- Lot 32 – enclosure of 7/1/27 of accommodation arable land in Totternhoe adjoining Dunstable to Leighton Buzzard road and let to Charles Brinklow;
- Lot 33 – 11/3/24 of accommodation arable in Totternhoe let to executors of J.Rollings;
- Lot 34 – 17/3/7 of accommodation arable in Totternhoe let to Joseph Sharman and G.E.Pratt;
- Lot 35 - 5/0/22 of arable land near Doolittle Mill, in Totternhoe and let to executors of William Twidell;
- Lot 36 – 65/2/14 of accommodation land in Totternhoe let to A.Brinklow, H.T.Gurney and representatives of W.G.Twidell;
- Lot 37 – impropriate tithe rent charge on lands in Totternhoe amounting to £143/12/4 per annum
Solicitors: Nicholl, Manisty & Co. of 1 Howard Street, Strand, London
Auctioneer: Knight, Frank & Rutley of 20 Hanover Square, London; auction taking place at The Town Hall, Dunstable
Land Agent: Col.W.F.Wheatley, Ashridge Estate Office, Berkhamstead [Hertfordshire]