FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY

WITH VACANT POSSESSION AT MICHAELMAS 1955 (except Service Tenancies and minor lettings)

By instructions from the owner, Mr. J. B. Clark, who has taken a larger farm.

ONE OF THE BEST FARMS IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

HILL FARM,

HAVERSHAM, NORTH BUCKINGHAMSHIRE,

On the outskirts of the Village of Haversham, 2 miles from Wblverton,

9 miles from Bletchley (Main Line Junction - Euston and Branches),

14 miles from Northampton, 15 miles from Bedford and 3 miles from Newport Pagnell.

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This,excellent Freehold Farm has an area of

482 ACRES, OR THEREABOUTS

together with a Superior Farmhouse, Mill House, Six Cottages, and extensive Ranges of Buildings, more particularly as follows :-

THE FARMHOUSE occupies a commanding position with delightful views across the Valley of the River Ouse. It is of stone construction with slated roof, is in perfect structural and decorative condition "both externally and internally and has the following accommodation:-
Ground Floor: Large Hall; Dining Room; Lounge;
Breakfast Room; Kitchen; Scullery
and Office; a Cloakroom (W.C.);
Brewhouse; Pantry and Dairy.

First Floor: Six Bedrooms; Box Room Bathroom (H & C)
and W.C.
Main and secondary staircases.

Outside: Stone and slated Coalhouse and Store.
Greenhouse.
Pleasure Garden (Grass Tennis Court),
walled in Kitchen Garden and Orchard.

Services: Main Electricity supply with power points
in practically every room; Piped water
supply; Main water supply available (30 ft.);
Private Drainage; Telephone.
MILL HOUSE is of brick construction with slated roof and contains :-
2 Sitting Rooms;
Kitchen;
 Scullery;
4 Bedrooms;
Productive garden and orchard.
Main Electricity.
Water from well.

2.

COTTAGES comprise a pair (semi-detached) erected four years ago, and each
containing :-
Two Sitting Rooms; 3 Bedrooms;
Bathroom, etc.
Piped water supply. Drainage to
septic tank. Main Electricity.

and a Block of four, constructed of stone with tiled roofs, each having :-
Good Living Room; Kitchen; Two
have 3 Bedrooms and 2 have 2 Bedrooms.
Piped water supply to one.
Main Electricity

THE FARM BUILDINGS, chiefly of stone with slate roofs, are in excellent order,
and comprise :-

Cowshed for 80 (modernised seven years ago) with drinking bowls;
Dairy and Washroom; Large Implement Shed; Three Open Yards with stone
and. slate shelters; Five Loose Boxes; Deep Litter House (stone with
asbestos roof); Turkey House; Open Calf Box;
Range of Modem Calf Boxes to hold 22 head; Granary; Garage for two
cars; Large Barn; Three Pig Styes; 4-Bay Dutch Barn.

The yards are concreted.
Main Electricity (light and power); piped water supply;
Main water adjacent (30 ft.)

Haversham Mill. Range of Implement Sheds, etc.

Ord. No, 40 (formerly Wood Farm) Range of Buildings comprising Large
Barn; Open Yard with G.I. roof shelter,
Ord. No. 37. Concrete, timber and asbestos roofed 7~bay Open Hovel,
Ord. No. 62. A boarded and galvanised Implement Shed.

THE LAND. The pasture is sound, healthy, and that portion at the South
end of the farm bounded by the River Ouse is feeding land. The arable is in
excellent heart, very fertile and clean.

ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER. The source of this supply is the East Midlands
Electricity Board and is laid on as previously stated.

WATER. The North Bucks Water Board have recently laid mains passing
the farm Homestead and connection can be made this year if
desired.

To Farmhouse drinking water is pumped from a well.
Soft water is pumped to storage tank in roof by electric
motor (automatic control).

To Farm Buildings water pumped from River Ouse by electric
plant (automatic control) to storage tanks and gravitates
therefrom to drinking bowls and troughs. Also a
chlorinating Plant.

TENANCIES Five cottages are let on service tenancies,(one cottage is vacant).
There is a small Pole Rent for 6 poles,
A disused pit in field No. 58 is lot to Newport Pagnell R.D.C. as
a refuse tip at £4 per annum.
A lease is in course of preparation with the Ministry of Works for
the letting to them and sub-letting from them to the Owner of
about 108 acres for use hy the Diplomatic Wireless Service, The
net rental payable to the Owner is £109 per annum. This
occupation causes no detriment to the working of the farm.

COPY

W.S. JOHNSON & Co.,
BLETCHLEY,
BUCKS.
And at
9a Stratford Road, Wolverton

4th October, 1955

Thos. M. Paton, Esq.,
Burn Farm,
ANNBANK,
by AYR.

Dear Mr. Paton,

Hill Farm, Haversham.

I confirm, subject to contract, the arrangments we came to on the telephone yesterday, namely:-

The sale to you of the above farm and dead stock as detailed hereunder:-
Freehold
£27,500

Date for completion November, 28th,
1955, and vacant possession to be
given on this date, subject to
service tenancies of the cottages,
the lease to the Ministry and the
lettings of the pit. (See Sale
particulars).

The benefit of the Tax Allowances
will, of course, pass with the
Freehold.

Implements and Tractors as per Inventory (enclosed herewith).
£4,500
Root crops and Kale
750
Hay and straw
1,700
Unexhausted Manurial
values
50
7,000
Total Purchase Price
£34,500

Mr. Clark will proceed with the harvesting of the root crop, the
ploughing, cultivating and sowing of autumn crops and the applying of the
necessary artificial manures. These items to bo paid for at cost in
addition to the price detailed above.

The hay and straw to pass as part of the contract to be the whole of
that remaining on the holding on Hovember 28th, it being clearly understood,
of course, that none will be sold off but that a little will be consumed.

Mr./
SCHEDULE

HILL FARM, HAVERSHAM

O. S. NO.
Description
Area
36
15.732
38
18.270
1
15.446
2
13.915
38a
10.949
39
12.436
37
48.731
35
12.431
41
12.742
40
 Wood Farm Buildings
.777
43
12.610
65
11.163
42
13.853
44
5.145
64
 Spinney
2.764
45)
32.023
63)
67
13.121
62
37.219
61
40.111
70
16.542
69
16.954
71
12.666
75
.221
76
 Stackyard
.284
58
10.046
89
5.119
72
 Orchard
.341
74
 Farm Buildings
1.583
77
 Farm House
.305
85
.280
88
 Orchard
.384
87
 Island
.028
84
 Haversham Mill
.186
82
 Island
.427
81
 Part River
.279
57
16.032
56
4.316
55
 River Bank
.322
Pt. 149
 Do. estimated
.300
93
43.834
200
5.145
202
13.021
478.053
acres + 140 acres = 618

Freeboard 3 Ac. 2 Roods 13 perches