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Auctioneers Robinson & Hall Printed Sale Catalogue (clean copy) Odell Castle and Harrold Hall Estate 2,246 acres including Odell Castle, Harrold Hall, 7 farms, small holdings, building land, gravel bearing land, mill and mill rights, picturesque cottages. With plan. The plan annotated with field names in the late 20th or early 21st century by Mr Coleman.
Date free text
7 Jul 1934 with later annotations
Production date
From: 1934 To: 1934
Scope and Content
Summary of estate as occupied.
General remarks - including mention of the post and telegraph office, and electricity being available from the Rushden and District Electric Supply Co Ltd.
Historical notes on Odell & Harrold
Stipulations.
Summary of estate as lotted (81 lots in total)
To be offered as a whole and if unsold as whole excluding lots 40 and 41 and if then unsold Lots 1, 2, 3 and 10 together and if then unsold as lotted subject to stipulation clause 6.
Lot 1 Odell Castle 'the mansion to a large extent was destroyed by fire in 1931 but the remaining portion could be restored and would then provide a charming residence' with pleasure gardens and grounds and outbuildings 10 acres 3 roods 16 poles. Including the manors or reputed manors of Odell, Steventon, Pavenham and Charlton and the rectory or Advowson of Odell.
Lot 2: 50a 1r 21p pasture land. Lot 3: 37a 1r 13p arable and pasture land. Lot 4: stone and thatched cottage and garden and site of demolished cottage let to F Gadsby. Lot 5: building site originally the site of two cottages both now demolished. Lot 6: stone and thatched detached cottage with garden let to Mr C Stratton. Lot 7: Hobbs Green corn and stock farm mainly let to Mr B Howkins. Lot 7a: Yelnow Farm let to Mr Geo Kennedy. Lot 8: Northend Farm let to Messrs J & W Smith. Lot 9: four cottages and small holding let variously to Mr F Surridge, Mr Walter Hulatt, Mrs Wiles, Mr W Labrum and Messrs J & W Smith. Lot 10: 84a 3r 6p arable and pasture land. Lot 11: Village Farm. Lot 12: Odell Great Wood and grazing land. Lot 13: building site. Lot 14: stone and thatched cottage with garden in the occupation of Mr George Askew. Lot 15: building plot originally the site of a cottage. Lot 16: detached stone and thatched cottage and garden in the occupation of Mr H Kirby. Lot 17: Building or garden site originally the site of a cottage. Lot 18: two cottages condemned. Lot 19: Odell Mill, mill rights, buildings, island etc. Lot 20: Two stone and thatched cottages and reading room with garden and outbuildings let to Mr W Sailsbury and Mr G Sharp. Lot 21: row of four stone and thatched cottages in Horsefair Lane, two of which are condemned. Lot 22: Building plot originally the site of three cottages. Lot 23: pair of attractive stone and thatched cottages with gardens and paddock let to Mr George Hulatt and Mr F Darlow. Lot 24: stone and thatched country cottage with pretty garden in Horsefair Lane let to Mr P Gainsford. Lot 25: Accommodation, pasture or building land. Lot 26: Accommodation pasture or building land. Lot 27 building site previously the site of cottages. Lot 28: Farmery and blacksmith's shop. Lot 29: stone and thatched cottage with garden in the occupation of Mr J H Ashton. Lot 30: two dwelling houses one of which is used as the village post office with outbuildings and garden - the house used as a post office is occupied by Mr E Coleman, the other by Mr Hawkes. Lot31: valuable building plot. Lot 32: building or garden plot. Lot 33: building or garden plot. Lot 34: row of three stone and thatched cottages let to Mr D Hall, Mr C Cooper, Mr E Fleet. Lot 35: block of cottage property with large stone and corrugated iron barn, yard and gardens. Lot 36 Row of three cottages gardens and outbuildings let to Mr P Lilley and Mr E Bradshaw. Lot 37, 38, 39 688 acres of sporting and agricultural property. Lot 37: Grange Farm 361 acres 1r 39p with farmhouse, homestead, pair of cottages known as Scoutwell cottages. Lot 38: woodlands known as Odell plantation. Lot 39: sporting property Wold Farm and woodlands including bungalow and farm buildings with remains of Wold farmhouse. Lot 40: Harrold Hall formerly the manor house, having outer hall, inner hall, morning room, drawing room, dining room, jacobean stiarway, 7 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, billiard room, four bedrooms etc, domestic offices, stabling, cottage, grounds. Lot 41: ouse meadows in Chellington. Lot 42: Southend Farm Little Odell comprising farmhouse, two cottages, two sets of farm buildings, arable and pasture land. Lots 43-44: pasture land. Lot 45 building plot. Lot 46: detached cottage with garden let to Mr W G Tye. Lot 47: three cottages with outbuildings gardens and yard let to Mrs Hawkins, Mrs F Clayson, and Mrs Barrett. Lot 48 accommodation land. Lot 49: three stone and thatched cottages with gardens let to Miss Back, Mrs Nash and Mrs Howe. Lot 50: riverside pasture land. Lot 51: market garden land. Lot 52: market garden land. Lot 53: accommodation land. Lots 56-81 freehold building plots.
All buildings described in detail with rooms listed - including a number with measurements.
Title to all lots other than lots 7a, part of lot 12 and lots 40 and 41 to begin with settlement dated 1 Sept 1874 at which date the property was subject to a mortgage of 13 Oct 1848 and further charge of 13 Oct 1849 for term of 1200 years.
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