Reference
PM2935/5/2
Title
Printed Sale Catalogue. Auctioneers Conder and Son. Auction at Red Lion Hotel by direction of Representatives of late George Porter. Solicitors Jessop and Son of 3 St Paul’s Square, Bedford
Date free text
27 Jul 1894
Production date
From: 1894 To: 1894
Scope and Content
Lot 1
Brick and slated dwelling house with shop, containing 4 bedrooms, box-room, private entrance, sitting room, kitchen scullery, larder, and bakehouse with “ improved coaloven” – centre of Sandy – extensive frontage to High Street
At the back approached from sideway entrance is a spacious yard partly surrounded by following Agricultural buildings :-
Timber built and pantiled barn and cart-hovel, timber built and pantiled barn and hen house, Timber built and pantiled tool house, timber built and pantiled corn barn and cart hovel with Onion loft over, brick built and pantiled stable with harness room, timber built and pantiled cowhouse and a timber built and pantiled 3 bay cart hovel, closet pump and well of water with a capital vegetable garden in
(in occupation of William Dean, market gardener at £35 per annum rent)
AND partly brick and stud-built and slated dwelling house and shop contains 2 bedrooms, sitting room, coal-store in occupation of Miss Coleman at a rent of £6 per annum
Whole property abutting
NW. property of Messrs Wells and Company and Joseph Sutton
NE. property of Wells and Company
SE. property of Mr Scott
SW. lot 2, property belonging to George Crawley and the High Street
Purchaser of this lot will have to block up doorways opening onto Lot 2 and property of Joseph Sutton
Certain buildings and fixtures belong to Mr Dean
Land Tax 8s..2d per annum
Lot 2 (adjoining lot 1)
Partly brick and stud built dwelling house, used as Sandy Post Office, contains 3 bedrooms, private entrance, 2 sitting rooms, kitchen and larder. At the back with side gateway approach is capital flower garden with timber built and pantiled barn and timber built and pantiled warehouse with copper, pump and well of water in occupation of Miss E Coleman at rent of £18 per annum.
abutting
NE. and SE. by lot 1
NW. property belonging to George Crawley
SW. High Street
(some fittings of this lot are property of the Tenant and are not included in the sale)
Land Tax 7s..11½d per annum
Lot 3
Allotment of garden land part of OS 168 on OS [1 acre 1 rood 1 perch] in Chesterfield, Sandy with frontage to Stratford Road in occupation of lot 4 of John Dale (tenancy expires 31 December). Rental of £6..15s
abutting
N.and S. by estate of Right Honourable Speaker
E. estate of F Pym
W. Stratford Road
(Land tax is 1s per annum)
Lot 4
Allotment of garden land part of 194 on OS [1 rood 30 perches] situated in Chesterfield, Sandy with frontage to the Stratford Road in occupation with lot 3 of John Dale (whose tenancy expires 31 December). Rental of £2..5s
abutting
N.and S. estate of Right Honourable Speaker
W. London and North Western Railway
E. Stratford Road
(Land Tax is 8d per annum)
Lot 5
Similar allotment, part of 214 on OS [2 roods 19 perches] in Swading, Sandy with frontage of High Road from Sandy to Everton in occupation of William Dean at a rent of £2..10s per annum
abutting
N. property of Mrs Millard
S.and W. estate of Francis Pym
E. High Road
(Land Tax on this lot is 3s per annum)
marginal note £120 crossed out “bought in £90”
Lot 6
enclosure of old pasture land, No 371 on OS [3 acres 36 perches)in Low Field with good frontage to the accommodation road from Sandy in occupation of George Thurley at apportioned rental of £9 per annum
abutting
N. property belonging to Trustees of late Charles Pope
S. and E. property of Francis Pym
E. Great Northern Railway
W. Road
Lot 7
Allotment of old pasture land part of 401 on OS containing 3 acres 2 rood 9 perches in Low Field, Sandy with frontage to accommodation road from Sandy in occupation of Arthur Smith at apportioned rental of £12 per annum
abutting
N. property of late Charles Pope
S. and E. by property of Francis Pym esquire
W. Road
(Land Tax is 4s..4½ d)
Lot 8
Freehold allotment of garden land (part of OS 287) [5 acres 5 perches] in occupation of Messrs Laxton Brothers on lease (2 years unexpired) with frontage to Tempsford Road, Sandy. (Rental £25 per annum)
abutting
N. property belonging to Frank Davison
S. and W. Rectory land
E. High Road from Sandy to Tempsford
Land Tax on this lot is 8s..4d and subject to Annual Quit Rent of £3..12s per annum, payable half yearly to Rector of Sandy
Fences on N. and E. of this allotment to be made and maintained by owner of lot
Lot 9
Freehold allotment of garden land (part of OS 475) [5 acres 1 rood 6 perches] in occupation of Mrs Odell (Rental of £25 per annum)
abutting
N. property belonging to Mrs Hull
S. property belonging to Mr Bell
W. Rectory land
E. High Road from Sandy to Tempsford
Land Tax on this lot is 9s..3d per annum
NB
Lot 1 is represented on the Rating Valuation and Map of post 1925 by No 51 (in occupation J T Tile), No 52 (in occupation R E Baker and Company), No 53 (in occupation Mrs Nora Fenn), all owned by Mrs F Armond;
Lot 2 is represented by No 50 (owned and occupied by Mrs Armond)
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