Reference
Z1517/8
Title
Auction sale catalogue (maps missing) of freehold agricultural estate at Keysoe and Thurleigh, to be sold by Messrs J. Cumberland and Sons at Swan Hotel, Bedford. Identical item at SH55/8 includes maps, but has different annotations
Date free text
1 June 1912
Production date
From: 1912 To: 1912
Scope and Content
Particulars, plans and conditions of sale of an estate at Keysoe and Thurleigh containing 2335 acs. to be sold by auction at the Swan Hotel in Bedford on 1 June 1912 by order of Francis Crawley.
(printed, 34 pp; lacks maps)
Comprises:
THURLEIGH
- Lot 1: Cross End Farm, let to William Hartop junior (157.311a.) Annotated: £3000 Mr Jessop
- Lot 2: Hopkins' Field Allotments (O.S. 137) (8.691a). Annotated: £175 Franklin
- Lot:3: Bury Farm including cottages and gardens let to William Green (O.S. 222) (221.649 a.). Mentions earthworks of archaeological interest in Home Close. Annotated: not sold
- Lot 4: Meadow and Corner Cottage (O.S. 210 pt.) (part of Bury Farm) (10.026a.). Let to William Green, with yard sub-let to Mr Philpott, blacksmith. Annotated: £280 Philpott
- Lot 5: Land around windmill (13.968a.), let to William Hebbs, miller. Annotated: £240 not sold
- Lot 6: Field, part of Bury Farm - O.S. 235 (15.205a.) let to William Green Annotated: £220 not sold
- Lot 7: Mill Field Allotments - O.S. 122 (11.135a.) Annotated: £245 not sold
- Lot 8: Scald Farm (167.213a.) occupied by William Wise. Annotated: £2,300 not sold
- Lot 9: Scald End Farm including `site of old cottages' (O.S. 406 pt) (211.698a.) occupied by Richard Quenby. Annotated: £2,500 Mr Topham
- Lot 10: Meadows on Cross End (part Scald End Farm) (44.138a.) occupied by Richard Quenby. Annotated: £450 John Brown, Barford
- Lot 11: 6 Allotment Fields on Cross End Rd. (85.498a.) Annotated: £1,025 not sold
- Lot 12: Beebies' Allotment - O.S. 402 (6.902a.) Annotated: £125 Jeffries
KEYSOE
- Lot 13: Buryfields Farm including pair of brick/slated cottages (O.S.277) (307.530a.) occupied by William Farrer. Annotated: £4000 James Mathews, Sandy
- Lot 14: Buryfields Allotments and Field (O.S. 274) let to various unnamed tenants; rear field occupied by Walter Stapleton (31.807a.) Annotated: £475 not sold
- Lot 15: Keysoe Park Farm with 3 stucco/thatched cottages (O.S. 242) (496.228a.) occupied by George Banks. Annotated: £6450 Not sold
- Lot 16: Keysoe Park Wood - O.S. 239 (33.791a) Annotated: £530 Astell
- lot 17: Brook Farm including Brickworks (O.S.161) (197.415a.) Farm house sub-let to W. Woodward; brickworks occupied by Ben. Hartop. Annotated: £2750 Newell
- Lot 18: 3 cottages and orchard - O.S. 116-117 - fronting Riseley-Kimbolton Road (0.550a.) let to Ben Hartop and sub-let to farm men. Annotated: £185 not sold
- Lot 19: 2 Fields, part Brook Farm - O.S. 1-2 Staughton (37.269a.) occupied by Ben. Hartop. Annotated: £750 Wooley
- Lot 20: 4 Fields next to Windmill Lane let to Joseph Whitlock (73.095a.) Annotated: £740 not sold
- Lot 21: Keysoe Row Farm (129.188a.) occupied by Thomas Stanton. Annotated: £1900 Conquest and Clare
- Lot 22: Meadow in Keysoe Row, part Row Farm (5.998a.) let to Thomas Stanton. Annotated: £155 Brightman
- Lot 23: Allotment Fields - Popple Hill and Nether Croft (O.S. 215/217) (43.420a.) Annotated: £630 Sanderson
- Lot 24:The `Chequers' Inn and 2 Meadows (4.046a.) let to Newland and Nash. Annotated: £530 Mr Swaffield
- Lot 25:Arable Field let with the `Chequers' - O.S. 191 (17.506a.) let to Newland and Nash. Annotated: £230 Mr. B. Hartop
YELDEN
- Lot 26:meadow let to Mr. Wagstaff - O.S. 13 (3.588a.) Annotated: £70 not sold.
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