Reference
X994/6
Title
Sale particulars for 182 acres of freehold accommodation land at Hitchin [Herts] and Upper and Lower Gravenhurst [Beds]. For sale by auction in 7 lots at the Sun Hotel, Hitchin on 11th August 1942 by direction of the Master, Fellows and Scholars of Trinity College, Cambridge. Auctioneers: Bidwells.
Date free text
1942
Production date
From: 1942 To: 1942
Scope and Content
Lot 1: Field of market garden or building land with 520 feet frontage to London Road, Hitchin, area 3 acres 1 rood 3 perches. Let to C. F. Ansell at £6 10s p.a.
Lot 2: Field of market garden or building land with 170 frontage to White Hill Road, Hitchin, area 1 acre 3 roods 30 perches with main service available. Let to Charles Worbey at £5 p.a.
Lot 3: Three fields of accommodation arable land, area 43 acres 1 rood 39 perches, adjoining Tatmorehills Lane in the parish of Ippollitts. Let to W.B. Moss at £11 p.a.
Lot 4: Small enclosure of accommodation arable land, area 1 acre 1 rood 35 perches, adjoining Lot 3 in Tatmorehills Lane in the parish of Ippollitts. Let to G.W. Gray at £1 p.a.
Lot 5: Excellent field of market garden land in Upper Gravenhurst, area 21 acres 3 roods 2 perches. Let to Gravenhurst Parish Council at £35 p.a.
Lot 6: Small freehold field of grass land in Upper Gravenhurst adjoining Lot 5, area 1 acres 2 roods 19 perches. Let to Messrs R.C. Redman & Son at £1 p.a.
Lot 7: College Farm, Lower Gravenhurst. A compact small farm of 109 acres 14 perches, with a pair of good cottages and a substantial set of farm premises. Divided into two holdings: (1) 64 acres with cottage and part premises, let to B. Brown at £56 p.a.; (2) 45 acres with cottage and part premises, let to H. Fisher at £88 p.a.
Each cottage built of brick with cement facing and slate roof and with accommodation consisting of: sitting room; living room; pantry; 3 bedrooms; brick and slate wash house with copper, earth closet and wood lodge.
Farm building (mainly of brick and slate construction): 2 loose boxes; 6 stall stable; 3 bay open cart shed; meal house; barn with concrete floor; storeplace with copper and fireplace; 2 pig sties; 2 bay brick and iron open shed; 6 bay timber and iron implement shed; detached range of timber and iron granary with 5 fitted corn bins, loose box, 3 bay open cattle shed with hay store adjoining; 4 bay timber and iron open cattle shed; 2 loose boxes; in field OS No.32 timber and iron 2 bay open cattle shed.
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