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The Wakefield Estate Sale
By auction,
at the Guildhall Northampton
Monday & Tuesday, Oct. 13th. & 14th. 1919
Commencing at twelve noon precisely
each day
Peirce and Thorpe
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Abthorpe
LOT 116
(Coloured YELLOW on Plan No. 7.)
The valuable Estate known as Challock Farm in the parish of Abthorpe, consisting of 272a. 0r. 6p. of sound Dairying and store Pasture Arable land, with splendidly built roomy House, and excellent sets of buildings, and four Cottages.
 The House is a fine structure of stone and slate, nicely situated and in excellent repair. There are 10 good rooms on the first floor, approached by two staircases, 3 lofty reception rooms, entrance hall, kitchen, scullery, large dairy, pantry, laundry, with excellent supply of spring water and capital garden on the South front.
The Home Buildings, which are substantially built of stone and slate surround. Four covered yards, comprise cooling house with pump, coal and wood barns, 3 good pigstyes, 3 cow houses for 10, 4 and 8, deep 5 bay open hovel, good barn, granary. 3 bay enclosed hovel, 2 large boxes, cart horse stable for 6, harness room, another cow house for 4, nag stable for 3, harness room, 5 bay open cart hovel, blacksmith's shop, poultry places and rickyard.
The off-lying premises at Old Charlock consist of 2 open hovels, 2 loose boxes, and capital enclosed implement shed with foddering and rick yards.
There is also a Cottage at the water gate with garden and barn.
This Farm is let to Mr. J.F. Richardson on a tenancy expiring next Lady Day at the moderate rent of £350. The Timber is to be taken at £380.
| Outgoings :- |
Tithe apportionment |
£29 0s 0d
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Land Tax (Abthorpe) |
£10 18s 10d
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£39 18s 10d
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LOT 116a.
(Coloured MAUVE on Plan No. 7.)
Three stone and slated or tiled Cottages with good gardens in Silverstone parish, adjoining Challock Farm at the water gate. Area 1 rood 30 poles.
| 1 Cottage and 3 gardens |
Thos. Mayo |
£1 10s 0d
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| 2 Cottages |
In hand (estimated) |
£3 10s 0d
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£5 0s 0d
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LOT 117
(Coloured RED on Plan No. 7.)
Hayes' Farm, containing 149 acres with House and Homestead in the center, all in the parish of Abthorpe, and let to Messrs. Dickson on a tenancy expiring at Lady Day next at the low rent of £100 per annum.
The Timber is to be taken to at £105.
| Outgoings :- |
Tithe apportionment |
£26 0s 0d
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Land Tax |
£3 4s 10d
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The House is stone and slated, and contains 7 rooms, store room, kitchen, dairy and cellar with outside wash house and capital garden.
The buildings include pigstyes, poultry houses, loose box, cart horse stable, good slated barn, corrugated open sheds, cow house, implement hovel, granary with foddering and rick yards, and a good supply of spring water.
LOT 118
(Coloured GREEN on Plan No. 7.)
 Foscote House Farm in the parish of Abthorpe about 2 miles from Towcester, extending to 275a. 3r. 0p. with Farm House, 2 Homesteads, and 2 Cottages thereon.
The House is large and commodious, stone built and slated very pleasantly situated on the Abthorpe Road about half-a-mile from the village, Church and school. It contains entrance hall, dining, drawing and breakfast rooms, 5 bedrooms, w.c., kitchen, pantries, scullery, dairy and store rooms, with brew and coal houses in court yard outside.
The Home premises are stone built and slated, conveniently arranged, and very suitable for the Farm, consisting of large barn, cart hovel with granary over, cow and calf houses, nag and cart horse stables, loose boxes and pigstyes, open hovels to warm foddering yards, coach house, etc., while quite close to foregoing are two capital stone built and slated Cottages with gardens and appurtenances. There is an excellent water supply to the house and premises by gravitation.
The Handley Barn premises consist of large stone and slated barn, chaff house, large open shed with double foddering yard, good well of water and pump. Turners buildings, consisting of a stone and slated barn, chaff house, open shed, with double foddering yard, and good water supply is conveniently situated for the farm in field no. 81.
Part 165 Allotments. 3.627a.
The above Allotments, excluding 2 vacant plots worth in rent 12/6 apiece. Are let to various tenants at rents amounting to £6 14s 0d., and the remainder of the farm to Mr. W.G. Barford on a tenancy expiring Lady Day next at the apportioned rental of £277.
The Timber is to be taken at £800.
| Outgoings :- |
Land Tax on Farm |
£7 13s 7d
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apportioned |
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Do. on Allotments |
11s 9d
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Tithe apportioned |
£44 10s 3d
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£52 15s 7d
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Subject to reservation of private right of way for all purposes down the track to Lot 119 and private right of way to the uncoloured fields surrounding that Lot.
LOT 119
(Coloured MAUVE on Plan No. 7.)
 A very good Enclosure of pasture land in Abthorpe parish, adjoining the Glebe Land, and approached by a lane.
55. Pasture 4.568a.
Tenanted by Mr. G.W. Barford, at the low apportioned rent of £4 10s 0d.
Timber is to be taken at £43.
| Outgoings :- |
Land Tax |
£9 2s 6d
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apportioned |
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Tithe |
10s 0d
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With right of access (see lot 118).
LOT 120
(Coloured BLUE on Plan No. 7.)
 A very useful Close of pasture land in Abthorpe parish, watered by two large ponds and approached by the lanes on either side.
41, pasture 12.489 a.
It is let to Mr. W.G. Barford on a tenancy expiring next Lady Day at the low apportioned rent of £8 10s 0d.
The Timber is to be taken to at £65
| Outgoings :- |
Tithe apportionment |
£1 8s 9d
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apportioned |
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Land Tax |
7s 0d
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apportioned |
LOT 121
(Coloured BROWN on Plan No. 7.)
 Foscote Hill Farm. An adjoining Estate of 166a. 1r. 18p. of pasture and arable land, lying on either side of the road to Towcester, distant two miles, all in the parish of Abthorpe with a very similarly built excellent House and Homestead conveniently situated on rising land near the road.
The above is let to the representatives of the late Mr. J. Barford on a tenancy expiring at Lady Day next at the low rent of £196 11s 4d.
The Timber is to be taken to at £400.
| Outgoings :- |
Tithe apportionment |
£28 0s 0d
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Land Tax |
£6 3s 6d
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LOT 122
(Coloured BLUE on Plan No. 8.)
A capital accommodation Close of pasture land adjoining Abthorpe village at the corner of the roads to Wappenham and Bucknell's Wood, together with the roadside garden.
| 124 |
Pasture |
John Tanner |
.492
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£3 15s 4d
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net |
| 110a. |
Pasture |
John Tanner |
.819
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| 125 |
Garden |
Mrs. Emily Foster |
.057
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1s 3d
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gross |
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1.368a.
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£3 16s 7d
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Timber is to be taken at 320
| Outgoings :- |
Land Tax, 2/9½. |
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Tithe, 3/5 apportioned. |
N.B. -The buildings are the tenant's property and removable by him.
LOT 123
(Coloured GREEN on Plan No. 8.)
A stone and thatched Cottage of 4 rooms, with barn, Butcher's Shop, gardens front and rear, and 2 pigstyes situate on main road opposite the Stocking Frame, and let to Mr. A.M. Barrett at £1 10s 6d. net
Together with the unoccupied cottage and garden adjoining, let to T.F. Sneldon at a nominal rent of 2/-.
Land Tax, 1/6.
LOT 124
(Coloured GREEN on Plan No. 8.)
A good pair of brick and slated Cottages each of 5 rooms and a barn, very pleasantly situated, and large gardens, with good well of water and 2 fine elm trees, let to :-
| Mrs. Emily Foster |
£2 5s 0d
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| John Foster |
£3 10s 0d
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£5 15s 0d
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net |
Land Tax, 5/-
Tithe apportionment, 6d. apportioned.
LOT 125
(Coloured RED on Plan No. 8.)
Three capital brick and slated 6 roomed Cottages with one common wash house, good gardens, barns, etc., let to :-
| Mrs. Eleanor Floyd |
£3 0s 0d
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| Mrs. Mary Ann Middleton |
£3 0s 0d
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| Mrs. Harriet Snelson |
£3 0s 0d
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£9 0s 0d
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net |
Land Tax, 8/-
Tithe apportionment, 1/- apportioned.
LOT 126
(Coloured BROWN on Plan No. 8.)
A stone and tiled Cottage of 5 rooms and pantry, large barn or workshop, good garden on South side with corner frontage, let to Mrs. Jane Kendall at £3 5s 0d net.
Land Tax, 2/10½.
Tithe apportionment, 6d. apportioned.
LOT 127
(Coloured MAUVE on Plan No. 8.)
A large stone and thatched Cottage of 5 rooms and pantry, with salted barn and workshop, tiled wash house, part of good garden and well of water, let to William Osborn at £6 net, of which £5 19s 0d. is apportioned to this Lot.
N.B. - A portion of the garden now included in the above rent of £6 (but not coloured on the plan) is reserved for an extension of the Cemetery).
Land Tax, 5/4
Tithe, 6d. apportioned.
LOT 128
(Coloured GREEN on Plan No. 8.)
A large stone and thatched Cottage of 5 rooms, store room, and pantry with barn, tiled stable, garden of over ¾ of an acre, with well of water, let to Thos. Snelson at £10 net.
Land Tax, 9/-.
LOT 129
(Coloured BROWN on Plan No. 8.)
A small stone and thatched Cottage of 4 rooms and workshop, with long garden, let to William Timms at £2 10s 0d. net.
Land Tax, 2/4.
LOT 130
(Coloured BLUE on Plan No. 8.)
Two pieces of garden ground adjoining the last Lot let to :-
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Mrs. Wm. Barrett
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10s 0d
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Walter Summers
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10s 0d
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£1 0s 0d
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gross
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LOT 131
(Coloured MAUVE on Plan No. 8.)
A capital Orchard behind Lot 129, covering about 1 rood 30 poles, and let to Mr. J.H. Snelson at £2 gross.
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Outgoings :-
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Land Tax, 1/7
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Tithe, 1/- apportioned.
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LOT 132
(Coloured YELLOW on Plan No. 8.)
A stone and thatched Cottage on the main road adjoining the Stocking Frame Inn, with brick and slated barn and garden, let to William Snelson at £2 10s 6d. net.
Together with garden ground below, let to A. Perry at 1/- gross.
Land Tax, 1/10.
LOT 133
(Coloured Red on Plan No. 8.)
Piece of roadside garden let to Ebenezer Flowers at 1/- per annum gross.
LOT 133a.
(Coloured GREEN on Plan No. 8.)
The Old Pound and garden adjoining, opposite the previous lot, let to E. Flowers at 6d per annum.
LOT 134
(Coloured MAUVE on Plan No. 8.)
The adjoining roadside garden let to Mrs. Wm. Osborn at 1/3, together with the Cottage of 2 rooms now used as a store and the enclosed garden thereto, let to the same tenant at 7/6.
(The house she occupies on the same land is not included.)
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