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The Wakefield Estate Sale
To sell by Auction
At the Masonic Hall, Princess Street, Northampton
on
Saturday, December the 4th. 1920
Commencing at twelve Noon precisely
Peirce and Thorpe

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Potterspury

LOT 80
(Coloured YELLOW on Plan No. 9.)

The very desirable and excellent Farm known as The Beeches, Potterspury, consisting of 313a. 2r. 30p. occupying a delightful situation adjoining Potterspury village.

The House is a modern and convenient well built stone residence, standing high, and with an excellent walled in garden well stocked with fruit trees, and a croquet lawn.

It contains 5 bedrooms, dressing room, bath room (hot and cold water), w.c., large tank and box room in roof, dining, drawing and breakfast rooms, an excellent fitted up kitchen, pantry and store room, scullery with drinking and soft water pumps, dairy and larder; while in the cobbled yard outside is wood barn, boot and brushing room, harness room, coach house, nag stable. Loose box, etc.

The excellent set of Farm Buildings comprise 4 bay open hovel and horse yard, loose box, cart horse stable for 8 fitted with mangers, harness room, chaff house with granary above, cow house for 8, 2 loose boxes, 4 bay and 5 bay open hovels and warm foddering yards, boiler house, 3 pigstyes, implement shed, large and excellent 10 bay Dutch barn and a 4 bay implement shed. Troughs in the yard are supplied with water from well fitted with pump.

Two excellent Cottages of 5 room, pantry, coal barn, each and a joint wash house, and productive gardens. At a short distance is a well stocked orchard, and adjoining the village is a good warm yard with a 5 bay open hovel used as a lambing yard, while in field No. 99 there is a 2 bay open hovel.

No. 22 in Yardley Gobion is let to Mr. E. T. Cooper on a yearly Lady Day tenancy and the remainder to Mr. A. Foot on a two years' notice Lady Day tenancy.

Summary
Farm Mr. A. Foot
£437 4s 0d
apportioned
Sewage Bed and Wayleave, Potterspury R.D.C.
£2 10s 0d
Field No. 21. Mr. E. T. Cooper
£14 10s 0d
apportioned
£454 4s 0d

The Timber is to be taken at £208.

Outgoings :- Land Tax, Potterspury
£15 6s 4d
apportioned
Do. Yardley Gobion
£1 7s 6d
£16 13s 10d

Certain rights of access are included :-

(1) Through Field No. 98 (Lot 55) as marked on plan C to D for a width of 20 feet from stool of fence with stock, with or without carts, lorries, wagons and other vehicles laden or unladen.
(2) This land is sold subject to the rights of the Potterspury R.D.C. under Grant dated 21st. January, 1892 (Which can be inspected) to No. 71a and other rights and easements connected therewith.
(3) There is reserved for the owner and occupier of Lot 52 and all persons by them across fields Nos. 99 and 102, Yardley Gobion Parish, as marked on plan (E to F) for a width of 20 feet with or without carts, wagons, lorries and other vehicles laden or unladen.
(4) A portion of this lot is sold subject to the Shooting rights of Colonel R. H. F. Lombe, under a lease expiring 25th. March 1925.

LOT 81
(Coloured MAUVE on Plan No. 9.)

A particularly desirable agricultural Holding of 120 acres known as Wood Farm, Potterspury.

The House, is a comfortable and well built residence situated in the High Street, and its accommodation includes 5 bedrooms with three hanging cupboards, 2 attics, 2 sitting rooms with cupboards, a well fitted kitchen, dairy, larder, cellar, wash house, coal house with loft above, and a nice garden.

The Farm Buildings are stone built, commodious and suitable for the farm, and consist of 2 large barns with two pairs doors, 4 bay wagon hovel with loft above, open sheep hovel, chaff and cow house for 6 cows with manger, 3 bay open hovel with manger and large foddering yard, calf house, cart horse stable for 5, 2 loose boxes, nag stable and harness room, coach hose, 4 pigstyes, loose box, hen house, etc.

The Farm extends to 119 acres 3 roods 36 poles, chiefly 2 horse arable and good healthy pasture.

The Village Water Supply is laid on the house, and outside the kitchen door is a good well of water with pump. There is a well fitted with pump to supply the Farm premises.

The Timber is to be taken at £55.
No. 4 Arable Field - Green Parlour - is let to Mr. R. Gray at £21 8s 8d., and the remainder to Mr. S. Smith at £150, both Lady Day tenancies.

Outgoings :- Land Tax, S. Smith
£5 15s 7d
R. Gray
16s 7d
£6 12s 2d
Right of way is reserved to the owner and occupiers of Lot 85 along the lane being part of field No. 59.
The lot is sold subject to the rights of the Potterspury R.D.C. under Grant dated 21st. January, 1892.

LOT 82
(Coloured PINK on Plan No. 9.)

A desirable and attractive Farm of 230a, 3r. 35p. of good arable and pasture land, situated in the village of Potterspury.

The House is an old fashioned and convenient residence with a charming garden and conservatory, and contains 2 sitting rooms, 5 bedrooms, 2 attics, bathroom (hot and cold water), lavatory, well fitted up kitchen, scullery with soft water pump, store room and larder fitted with cupboards. The Village Water Supply is laid on to the house and outside there is a well of good drinking water with pump, coal house with loft over, wood barn, etc.

3 sets of excellent Farm Buildings.

The Home Buildings are stone, slated and tiled, and consist of enclosed calf house ( 42ft. by 15ft.), large barn with two pairs doors and granary over part, root house, cow house for 8 and calf house with rack and mangers, horse yard with 4 bay open hovel and manger, chaff house, 2 pigstyes, well of water, with pump fitted for horse yard, cart horse stable for 6 horses, harness room, coach house, nag stable, loose box, and workshop, 6 bay wagon hovel.

Puxley Buildings consist of a Cottage of 4 rooms, large attic and pantry, wash house, barn, etc., well of good water with pump, two 2 bay and one 7 bay open hovels with foddering yard, excellent barn with two pairs of large doors, cow house, loose boxes, cart horse stable with granary over, implement hovel 90ft. long, and an excellent Dutch barn 81ft. x 21ft., with circular roof, and rickyard.

Brownswood Buildings consist of an old Cottage of 3 rooms, pantry, wash house, barn, etc., a 5 bay open hovel, with warm foddering yard, large barn with two pairs of doors, and a rickyard.

The above is let on a yearly Lady Day tenancy to Mr. D. Gregory at an apportioned rent of £310 per annum.

Outgoings :- Land Tax Passenham Parish
2s 6d
Potterspury do.
£18 16s 7d
Cosgrove do.
6d
apportioned
Tithe Do.
£27 4s 4d
£46 3s 11d
The Timber to be taken at £487.
An excellent water supply is pumped up by a ram in field 204 to a tank in Brownswood Farm Buildings to supply troughs in yards and 5 adjoining fields.
The fenced-in portion of parcel 164 is not sold and is in Lease to the Potterspury R.D.C. with various rights and easements of carrying water and otherwise from the well thereon over this lot.
The lot is sold subject to the rights of the R.D.C. under this lease (which can be inspected) and to a reservation of a similar right for ever as appurtenant to portion of parcel 164 excluded from the sale. The Vendor reserves the whole of the rest payable under the Lease to the R.D.C. As also a right to the owner or occupier of Puxley Farm to lay a line of pipe and the maintenance of such from the reservoir of the R.D.C. across fields Nos. 165 and 176.

LOT 83
(Coloured GREEN on Plan No. 9.)

A most desirable Holding of 55a. 2r. 28p. of accommodation land. With a number of fine Building Sites fronting Watling Street and the Village of Potterspury, and an old fashion stone and thatched House containing 4 bedrooms, box room and large attic, 2 sitting rooms, kitchen, pantry, scullery, dairy and cellar, with granary, meal house, good well of water with pump, an open yard, duck and fowl houses, coal and wood barns, etc.
The Fields 157 and 157a are let to Mr. C. Stewart at £21 12s 8d., and the remainder to Mr. H. B. Jefcoate, at £65 19s 2d., both on a yearly Lady Day tenancy.
The Timber is to be taken at £30.
Outgoings :- Land Tax, £2 13s 1d.

LOT 84
(Coloured MAUVE on Plan No. 9.)

An excellent Accommodation Pasture Field of 2a. 1r. 27p. Close to the village of Potterspury, and fronting Watling Street, let to Mr. R. Bird at an apportioned rent of £5 per annum.
Timber is to be taken at £17.
Outgoings :- Land Tax, 3/8, apportioned.

LOT 85
(Coloured BLUE on Plan No. 10.)

Valuable Accommodation Pasture Field and Gardens of 6a. 0r. 33p. adjoining the Village Street of Potterspury, and forming a very desirable Building Site.

Summary
Pasture Field C. Stewart
4a. 3r. 22p.
£8 12s 0d
Gardens Various tenants
1a. 1r. 11p.
£3 5s 8d
6a. 0r. 33p.
£11 17s 8d

The Timber is to be taken at £22.
Outgoings :- Land Tax, 16/2, apportioned.
With right of access along the lane being part of field No. 59, Lot 81.
This lot is sold subject to the right of the Potterspury R.D.C. under a grant dated 21st. January, 1892.

LOT 86
(Coloured PINK on Plan No. 10.)

The substantial stone built Corn and Grinding Mill known as Potterspury Mill and covering an area of 4a. 3r. 18p.
The Dwelling House attached contains 4 rooms, 2 attics, wash house and coal barn.

The Mill has 3 floors, fitted up with garners and windlasses, and two pairs of stones driven by water or power.

The outbuildings consist of a stable for 3, chaff house, cow house, loose box with loft over, wagon hovel, pigstyes, etc.

There is a good garden well stocked with fruit trees.

Tenant, Mr. R. Bushby, at £29 10s 0d., apportioned
Land Tax, £1 10s 0d.
This lot is sold subject to the wayleave rights of the Potterspury R.D.C. under a Grant dated 21st. April 1892.

LOT 87
(Coloured BLUE on Plan No. 10.)

A Close of Accommodation Pasture Land containing 2a. 1r. 26p. at the entrance to Potterspury village from Yardley Gobion, let to Mr. R. Bushby on a Lady Day tenancy at £8 per annum.
Land Tax, 6/2.
The Timber is to be taken at £6.

LOT 88
(Coloured PINK on Plan No. 10.)

Part of an Accommodation Pasture Field in Saunders Lane Potterspury, of an area estimated about ¾ of an acre. Let to Mr. H. B. Jefcoate at £2 net.
The Timber to be taken at £7.
Land Tax, 1/8, apportioned.

LOT 89
(Coloured GREEN on Plan No. 10.)

A row of four stone, and thatched and slated Cottages situated adjoining the road at entrance to Potterspury village from Yardley, now used as three, containing 2, 5, and 7 rooms each, with pantries, stone and tiled barns, and gardens at front and rear, let to

Louisa Woodward
£1 15s 0d
gross
R. Woodward
£3 0s 0d
net
A. Foot
£5 4s 0d
gross apportioned
£9 19s 0d

Land Tax, 8/1, apportioned.

LOT 90
(Coloured GREEN on Plan No. 10.)

A pair of stone, tiled and thatched Cottages and appurtenances, opposite the last lot, let to

Andrew Meakins
£2 12s 0d
Mrs. Digby
£1 6s 0d
£3 18s 0d

Land Tax, 3/2, apportioned.

LOT 91
(Coloured GREEN on Plan No. 10.)

Two stone built and thatched Cottages very pleasantly situated in Potterspury, at entrance to Furtho Lane, each containing 5 rooms with pantries, barns and good gardens with fruit trees, let to

Richard Lambert
£3 10s 0d
Vacant lately
£5 4s 0d
net
£8 14s 0d

Land Tax, 7/2, apportioned.

LOT 92
(Coloured YELLOW on Plan No. 10.)

Potterspury Cemetery Cottage stone built and thatched, of 5 rooms, 2 attics, and pantries, with 2 good stone tiled barns, large garden, and well of water, let to Alfred Lambert at £6.
Land Tax, 4/11, apportioned.

LOT 93
(Coloured BLUE on Plan No. 10.)

Two stone and thatched Cottages in Church Lane, Potterspury, with pantries, barn, nice gardens, and well of water, let to

Arthur Henson
£3 0s 0d
Vacant
£5 0s 0d
estimated
£8 0s 0d
net

Land Tax, 6/7 apportioned.

LOT 94
(Coloured GREEN on Plan No. 10.)

Two capital stone and slated Cottages adjoining the last lot, of 5 and 6 rooms each, with scullery, barns, washing house and good gardens well stocked with fruit trees, let to

Mrs. Faux
£3 10s 0d
net
Mrs. Cherry
£3 9s 0d
gross
£6 19s 0d

Land Tax, 5/9, apportioned.

LOT 95
(Coloured YELLOW on Plan No. 10.)

A capital self contained stone and tiled House and Premises known as The Social Club, Potterspury.
The House contains 2 rooms, pantry, 3 bedrooms and attics used as a dwelling house and under the same roof but shut off are a large entrance hall, 2 rooms, large recreation room, and small scullery used as the Village Social Club. In the enclosed yard outside is a large stone and tiled barn, one end fitted up as Drill Hall for Girl Guides, the other as coal barn. There is also an excellent garden well stocked with fruit trees, and a good well of water and pump.
The estimated gross rent is £10 per annum.

LOT 96
(Coloured YELLOW on Plan No. 10.)

A block of four stone and tiled Cottages situated on Main Street, Potterspury, with barns and small gardens, also 2 adjoining barns, let to

Sydney Smith
£3 17s 6d
apportioned
George Tarry
£4 2s 8d
do.
Caleb Tapp
£3 17s 6d
do.
Job Tapp
£4 0s 0d
do.
Edmund Tapp, barn
1s 0d
apportioned
William Henson
1s 0d
do.
£15 19s 8d
net

Land Tax, 13/5, apportioned.

LOT 97
(Coloured PINK on Plan No. 10.)

Stone and slated Cottages situated in Woods Lane, Potterspury, with barns, gardens, pump and well of water, let to

William Owen
£4 0s 0d
Vacant
£2 12s 0d
estimated
Edmund Tapp
£3 16s 6d
apportioned
William Henson
£2 11s 0d
do.
£12 19s 6d

Land Tax, 10/9, apportioned.

LOT 98
(Coloured BLUE on Plan No. 10.)

The Building Site or Garden Ground adjoining the Blacksmith's Shop, Potterspury, let to various tenants at 10/6.

LOT 99
(Coloured YELLOW on Plan No. 10.)

A single stone built Cottage with nice garden, situated on Main Street, Potterspury, and adjoining last lot, let to

William Tapp
£2 0s 0d
net
Edmund Tapp a small piece of garden ground
2s 6d
£2 2s 6d

Land Tax, 1/7, apportioned.
Right of way is reserved over this Lot to the owner or occupier of Lot 100.

LOT 100
(Coloured PINK on Plan No. 10.)

A row of three stone & thatched Cottages pleasantly situated on the Main Street of Potterspury, with good gardens well stocked with fruit trees, let to

John Howard
£3 18s 0d
Mrs. Newman
£2 12s 0d
Fred. Peasland
£3 2s 10d
£9 12s 10d
net

Land Tax, 7/10, apportioned.
With right of way to Street over Lot 99.

LOT 101
(Coloured YELLOW on Plan No. 10.)

A row of four picturesque stone and slated Cottages known as Duchess Row, Potterspury, of 5 rooms each, with pantries, barns, and well of water, a good garden behind well stocked with fruit trees, and a very pretty flower garden in front; together with other garden ground, covering an area altogether of 1 acre 0 roods 21 poles, and let to

William Wootton
£5 4s 0d
net
Henry Tapp
£4 8s 0d
net
James Meakins
£4 0s 0d
net
Mrs. Cozins
£4 0s 0d
net
Various Gardens
19s 6d
gross
£18 11s 6d

Land Tax, 14/6, apportioned.
This lot is sold subject to R.D.C.'s right to maintain water pipes.
This Lot may be submitted in two Lots if desired.

LOT 102
(Coloured GREEN on Plan No. 10.)

A pleasantly situated row of eight excellent stone built and slated Cottages known as Factory Row, Potterspury, each of 4 rooms, well fitted up with pantries, cupboards, good barns and wash house, well of water, extensive gardens behind well stocked with fruit trees, and nice flower garden in front, the whole covering over an acre of ground, and let to

Ephraim Meakins
£5 0s 0d
net
William Adams
£5 0s 0d
do.
Bedford Bazeley
£5 0s 0d
do.
Thomas Tapp
£5 0s 0d
do.
William Holman (extra Barns)
£5 10s 0d
do.
Mrs. Hobson
£5 0s 0d
do.
William Tapp
£5 0s 0d
do.
County Police
£7 10s 0d
gross
Two extra barns in hand
£1 0s 0d
estimated
£44 0s 0d

Land Tax, £1 15s 5d., apportioned.
These Cottages may be submitted in two lots of four each if required.

LOT 103
(Coloured BLUE on Plan No. 10.)

A block of four stone built Cottages in two rows, with garden and well of water. They are pleasantly situated in the Main Street of Potterspury, and let to

Harry Henson
£4 0s 0d
Thomas Ratliffe
£4 0s 0d
Leonard Ratliffe
£3 0s 0d
F. Dunkley
£4 10s 0d
£15 10s 0d
net

Land Tax, 12/9, apportioned.
The back wall of cottages occupied by F. Dunkley and L. Ratliffe is a party wall with the owner of adjoining property.

LOT 104
(Coloured GREEN on Plan No. 10.)

Brick and tiled Cottages standing back from Main Street in Potterspury village, with good frontage thereto and large gardens, let to

Charles Tapp
£2 12s 0d
Thomas Moore
£2 12s 0d
Mrs. Wootton, garden
2s 0d
apportioned
Mrs. Tapp, garden
2s 0d
do.
£5 8s 0d
net

Land Tax, 4/5, apportioned.
This lot is sold subject to the adjoining owner's right of passage to the street.

LOT 105
(Coloured PINK on Plan No. 10.)

A pair of stone, slated and tiled Cottages off the Main Street of Potterspury, of 3 rooms and 4 rooms each, pantries, barns and small gardens, let to

Ephraim Meakins
£2 12s 0d
Alfred Tapp
£2 12s 0d
£5 4s 0d

Land Tax, 4/3, apportioned.

LOT 106
(Coloured YELLOW on Plan No. 10.)

Three stone and thatched Cottages in the Main Street of Potterspury, with barns, small gardens, and well of good water with pump, let to

Mrs. Wootton
£2 18s 0d
apportioned
Levi Tapp
£3 10s 0d
net
Mrs. Bertha Tapp
£2 18s 0d
apportioned
£9 6s 0d

Land Tax, 7/8 apportioned.

LOT 107 [picture]
(Coloured YELLOW on Plan No. 10.)

A pair of excellent stone and slated Cottages on Watling Street, known as Ivy Cottages, Potterspury, each containing 6 rooms, pantries, barns, small gardens, good well of excellent water with pump, let to

Mrs. E. Church
£5 0s 0d
Peter Wootton
£6 10s 0d
£11 10s 0d
net

Land Tax, 9/5, apportioned.

LOT 108
(Coloured PINK on Plan No. 10.)

A small paddock of Pasture Land & Orchard in Potterspury village, containing about 1 acre, and let to Thomas Pratt at £4 per annum gross.
Land Tax, 2/7 apportioned.

LOT 109
(Coloured PINK on Plan No. 10.)

A stone and slated Cottage of 6 rooms, barn etc. and garden behind, situated in Blackwell End, Potterspury, let to Henry Owen at £5 net.
Land Tax, 4/1, apportioned.

LOT 110
(Coloured GREEN on Plan No. 10.)

A stone and thatched Cottage of 4 rooms, pantry, and barn, with garden behind, adjoining the last lot, let to Mrs. William at £3 apportioned.
Land Tax, 2/5, apportioned.

LOT 111
(Coloured PINK on Plan No. 10.)

A nice detached stone and thatched Cottage of 4 rooms, known as The Pest House, Potterspury, with barn, garden and large piece of Pasture Ground attached, let to Charles Howard at £3 net.
Land Tax, 2/5, apportioned
This Cottage being out of bounds, is free of water rate.
With right of way over and across roadway leading thereto.

LOT 112
(Coloured BLUE on Plan No. 10.)

A prettily situated stone and thatched Cottage in Blackwell End, Potterspury, let to Stephen Meakins at £5 10s 0d. net. It contains 5 rooms, with wash house, barn, etc., a large garden behind well stocked with fruit trees and a nice little flower garden in front.
Land Tax, 4/6, apportioned.

LOT 113
(Coloured YELLOW on Plan No. 10.)

A pair of stone and thatched Cottages in Blackwell End, Potterspury, with pantries, barn, and garden in front, let to John Tapp at £4 0s 0d. net.
Land Tax, 3/3, apportioned.

LOT 114
(Coloured GREEN on Plan No. 10.)

A block of six stone and thatched cottages in Smalley, Potterspury, with good gardens, let to:-

Eli Saunders
£3 0s 0d
net
Mrs. S. Toombs
£2 12s 0d
gross
Edward Howard
£2 12s 0d
net
A. Pettifer
£2 17 6s
net apportnd.
Mrs. Wilkins
£2 12s 0d
gross
E. Frost
£1 5s 0d
net
£14 18s 6d

Land Tax, 12/5, apportioned.

LOT 115
(Coloured BROWN on Plan No. 10.)

A valuable piece of Accommodation Land of nearly one and a half acres, adjoining Watling Street and Smalley, Potterspury, and at present let as gardens to various tenants at rents amounting to £3 8s 2d per annum.
Outgoings :- Nil.

LOT 116
(Coloured MAUVE on Plan No. 9.)

This very useful Agricultural Holding known as Puxley Green extending to 120a. 1r. 11p. situated in the Parishes of Potterspury and Passenham, and adjoining the Potterspury and Deanshanger roads.

The stone and thatched Farm House contains 5 bedrooms, 2 sitting rooms, kitchen, pantry and dairy, outside is a wash hose, wood barn, orchard, and a well of good water with pump.

The Farm Premises consist of an open hovel (48 x 10), meal house with loft over, cart hovel, large barn, loose box, cart horse stable with loft over, pigstyes, 2 open hovels (33 x 12 and 54 x 15) and foddering yards, cow house for 8, wagon hovel and granary over, and in field adjoining there is a hovel (24 x 12) with loft above.

The above is let on a yearly Lady Day tenancy to Messrs. Webb at the low rent of £100 per annum.
The Timber is to be taken at £360.

Outgoings :- Land Tax
£3 17s 7d
Passenham Parish
Do.
1s 8d
Potterspury Parish
Tithe
9s 8d
Apportioned
£4 8s 11d

LOT 117
(Coloured PINK on Plan No. 9.)

A nice old fashioned House known as Hanger Lodge, Potterspury containing 2 sitting rooms, one beautifully fitted with 5 oak cupboards, oak mantelpiece and oak paneling, oak staircase, 5 bedrooms and attic, kitchen fitted with cupboards, larder, store room, cellar and good well of water.

The Outbuildings consist of chaff house, stable, with loft over coach house, cart hovel and an old cottage of 3 rooms and cellar now used as a store room. There is a good well of water fitted with pump, together with a garden, orchard and Pasture Land, covering in all 19a. 2r. 38p.
Land Tax, £1 18s 1d.T
he Timber to be taken at £66.
The above is sold subject to the right of way from the points marked A, B, for a cartway of a width not exceeding 15 feet.

 

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