X948/2/HAR/1/18

Sale particulars for freehold estates in Luton, Streatley, Pirton and Harlington divided into 7 farms (let to tenants and of estimated value £3000 p.a.). Also 2 houses and 39 cottages in Leagrave; manor of the rectory of Pirton-cum-Ickleford; and a field of arable land in parish of Harlington. For sale by auction in 7 lots by Messrs Beadel at the Mart, Token House Yard London. Endorsed with contract for purchase by Richard Henry Pedder of Highover, Hitchin of Lot 4 (Robinson's Close in Harlington) for £470.

26 May 1870

From: 1870 To: 1870

(1) Lot 1 – The Leagrave Estate 1252 acres, 2 roods, 0 perches in hamlets of Leagrave and Limbury in parishes of Luton and Toddington, comprising Town End Farm, Smith’s Farm, Lower Farm, Middle Farm and Leagrave Marsh Farm, with homesteads and common rights; 2 dwelling houses with bakery and grocer’s shop; several pieces of accommodation land; and 37 labourers cottages. Plan of estate included. Town End Farm – at east end of village of Leagrave, comprising comfortable dwelling house containing (ground floor) 2 sitting rooms, office, 2 kitchens, dairy, and good cellarage in basement, (first floor) 7 bedrooms and W.C.; small enclosed garden in front and a kitchen garden and orchard on the opposite side of the road; range of farm premises [described]; messuage in the village divided into 2 tenements for labourers; 228a 0r 15p arable and pasture land in Leagrave and Limbury as listed in schedule. Occupied by Mr F.W.Partridge, a first-class tenant. Part of Wintershill Field is held for 7 years from 10 December 1868 by midland Railway Company for obtaining ballast at £200 per acre. Smith’s Farm – comprising a dwelling house containing (ground floor) 2 sitting rooms, kitchen, dairy, and good cellarage in basement, (first floor) 4 bedrooms with attic over; farm buildings [described]; messuage divided into 2 tenements; 287a 1r 2p arable and pasture land as shown in schedule. Occupied by representatives of late James Smith. Lower Farm – comprising substantially-built dwelling house containing (ground floor) dining, drawing, and breakfast rooms, kitchen, pantry, coal and brew houses, with excellent cellarage, and dairy in basement, (first floor) 4 bedrooms, 2 dressing rooms, man servant’s room, and 2 attics over; range of brick buildings [described]; 3 cottages for labourers; 206a 3r 39p of arable and pasture land in Leagrave and Toddington as shown in schedule. Let with Middle Farm to John Kinder, a first-class tenant. Purchaser will be required to pay outgoing tenant for the conservatory recently erected and for fittings and enclosure of the wine cellar. Middle Farm – comprising cottage residence containing sitting room, kitchen, scullery, office and 3 bedrooms; with homestead [described]; and 220 acres 2 roods 36 perches of land as shown in schedule Leagrave Marsh Farm – substantial dwelling house containing (ground floor) two parlours, kitchen, pantry, store room, with good cellarage, and dairy in basement; (first floor) 6 bedrooms; (adjoining) brew house and coal cellar; with farm premises [described]; and messuage divided into 2 tenements containing 298 acres 3 roods 23 perches as shown in schedule Substantially built dwelling house containing 1 rood 7 perches, with grocer’s and baker’s shop comprising parlour, 2 kitchens, 5 bedrooms, and cellar in basement; detached bake office fitted with 8 bushel oven and flour loft over; wash house, coal cellar, stable, cart shed, hay loft, piggeries and enclosed yard. Let to John Charles Rowell, yearly tenant at £34 p.a. Similar dwelling house with paddock adjoining containing about 2 acres let to Mr William Glenister at £15 p.a. Cottages and smallholdings in and near village of Leagrave, tenants as follows: - Amos Hudson, garden, cottage and premises - Thomas and Rumball, 2 cottages and gardens - Morley and Gravestock, 2 cottages and gardens - Barister and Marlow, 2 cottages and gardens - Brand, Piggott and others, 4 cottages and gardens - William Bavister, cottage and garden - Mary Foxley, cottage, garden and paddock - Clark and Bird, 2 cottages and gardens - Wilson and Mailes, 2 cottages and gardens - Andrews, Piggott and others, 3 cottages and garden - Clark, Scrivener and others, 8 cottages and gardens - Noale Wilson, garden - Stokes James, watercress beds Summary schedule of Lot 1 - W F Partridge tenant of Town End Farm, 228a 0r 15p - Late J Smith’s representatives tenants of Smith’s Farm, 2a 1r 2p - John Kinder tenant of Lower Farm, 206a 3r 39p - John Kinder tenant of Middle Farm, 220a 2r 36p - John Smith tenant of Leagrave Marsh, 298a 3r 23p - Plantations in hand, 5a 0r 32p - John C Rowell tenant of house and premises, 1r 7p - William Glenister, tenant of house and pasture, 2a - Various tenants, cottages, gardens and land 3a 0r 6p (2) Lot 2 Substantially built messuage in two tenements with bakehouse and enclosure of pasture land near village of Limbury, containing 1a 0r 26p, inoccupation of Charles Glenister and William Brice at rental of £12 1s p.a. (3) Lot 3 Impropriate tithe rent charge commuted at £7 4s on land in parish of Luton [with schedule] (4) Lot 4 Enclosure of freehold arable land known as Robinson’s Close, containing 5a 2r 3p near Grange Farm in parish of Harlington, let to James N Godfrey (5) Lot 5 Streatley Farm, in parish of Streatley, close to the Church, adjoining the Luton and Bedford Turnpike Road. Comprises farm house with 3 barns, cow house, granary, stable and cart shed; also a messuage divided into two tenements with good gardens, containing 190a 0r 5p of arable pasture and orchard land as shown in schedule. Occupied by Francis Davis. Cottages are in hand. Plan of Streatley Farm included. (6) Lot 6 Rectory Farm in parish of Pirton, near the parish church. Comprises commodious dwelling house containing (ground floor) dining, drawing, and breakfast room, kitchen, scullery, dairy, brew house, pantry, and cellar, and (first floor) 8 bedrooms and 2 closets; large productive garden; premises [described]; enclosures of sound productive corn land, containing 415a 0r 20p as shown in schedule. Let to John Kingsley. Sold subject to keeping the chancel of Pirton Church in repair, average cost of which has been about £4 p.a., and also to a fee farm rent of £4 4s 6d and a fee farm rent of 14s 4d. Believed there is a valuable bed of coprolites on this farm. Plan of Pirton Farm included. (7) Lot 7 Manor or reputed manor of the Rectory of Pirton-cum-Ickleford, consisting of numerous tenements, messuages and parcels of land subject to arbitrary fines on death or alienation. Annual quit rents amount to £6 2s 11½d p.a. and fines averaging over £14 p.a for past 20 years. 24 tenants on court rolls.

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Partridge, F W,
Smith, James,
Kinder, John,
Rowell, John Charles,
Glenister, William,
Hudson, Amos,
Thomas,
Rumball,
Morley,
Gravestock,
Barister,
Marlow,
Brand,
Piggott,
Bavister, William,
Foxley, Mary,
Clark,
Bird,
Wilson,
Mailes,
Andrews,
Scrivener,
Wilson, Noale,
Stokes, James,
James, Stokes,
Smith, John,
Glenister, Charles,
Brice, William,
Godfrey, James N,
Davis, Francis,
Kingsley, John

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