May 20, 1899.
THE ESTATES GAZETTE
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Southampton—T. Miell, junr., of Southampton, at same, on May 25, ji’eehold and Leasehold dwelling houses and business premises Bournemouth—Hankinson and Son, of Bournemouth, at same, on June 7, Leasehold villa residences
Herefordshire.
Munsley, Bosbury, etc.—E. Stooke, of Hereford, at same, on May 31, Freehold hop farms Whitcburch-on-Wye—W. R Nicholas and Co., oi Beading, at Hereford, on May 24, residence Kington—C. F. Blakely, of Kington, at same, on May 31, Freehold residential property Hereford—J. Neale Baker, of Hereford, at same, on May 24, Freehold and Copyhold properties Hereford—E. Stooke, of Hereford', at same, on June 2, Freehold residence, cottages and meadow land Hereford and Tupsley—G. W. Meats, of Hereford, at same, on June 6!, Freehold properties־ Hereford—Orlando Shellard, of Hereford, at same, on June 6, Freehold dwelling house, workshop and warehouses
Hertfordshire.
Plymouth—Skardon, Sons and Hosking, of Plymouth, at same, on June 1, Freehold and Leasehold property
Teignmouth—James Stooke, of Newton Abbot, at Exeter, on June 5, steam brewery and licensed property
Newton Abbot—James Stooke, of Newton Abbot, at same, on May 26, Leasehold properties Ermington—J. C. Revell, of Plymouth, at same, on June 15, Freehold estate
Devonport—R. Harnbly, of Plymouth, at Devonport, on May 25, Freehold dwelling houses Exeter—T. Martin, of Exeter, at same, on June 8, Freehold residence
Exeter—T. Martin, of Exeter, at same, on May 31, Freehold properties
Plymouth—Woollandj and Son, of Plymouth, at same, on June 1, Freehold properties Plymouth—Gilchrist and Bishop, of Plymouth, at same, on May 26, Freehold residence Croyde Bay, etc.—Sanders and Son, of Barnstaple, at same, on May 26, Freehold farm, residences, building land and Copyhold fields Moretonhampstead—A. C. Loveys, of Moretonhamp-stead, at same, on May 23, dwelling house Newton Abbot—Rendell and Symons, of Newton Abbot, at same, on June 5. Freehold shop, dwelling houses, stores and offices Broa;dwoodkelly—Hannaford and Son, ׳if Chumleigh, at Eggesford, on May 23, residential estate
Kimpton—James Shilcock, of Hitchin, at Kimpton, on May 26, Freehold cottages and shop Baldock—Daniel Smith, Son and OaHey, 10, Water-loo-place, Pall Mall, London, S.W., au Baldock, on June 9, Freehold residences, shop and garden
Huntingdonshire.
Stanground—Fox and Vergette, of Peterborough, at same, on June 7״ Freehold building estate
Isle of Wight.
Ventnor—Francis Pittis and Son, of Ventnor, at same, on May 23, residential property Cowes—J. B. May, of Cowes, at same, on May 26, Freehold properties
Dorsetshire.
Leigh—Hy. Duke and Son, of Dorchester, at Yet-minster, on May 29, Freehold grass farm Poole, etc.—F. G. Wheatley, of Poole, at same, on May 25, Freehold and Leasehold properties Weymouth and Upwey—Milledge and Son, of Weymouth, at same, on May 30, Freehold and Leasehold property
Branksome—M. James and Son, of Poole, at Brank-some, on May 25, Freehold and; Leasehold properties
Whitchurch Canonicorum—Roberts, Son and Tory, of Yeovil, at Bridport, on June 7, Freehold residential estate and accommodation land Marshwood—Hy. Duke and Son־, of Dorchester, at Bridport, on May 31, Freehold' agricultural pro-perty
Durham.
Kent.
Darlington—R. A. Meacock, of Darlington, at same, on May 25, Freehold dwelling house
Cranbrook, Goudhurst, etc—A Burtenshaw and' Son, of Eastbourne and Hailsham, at Tonbridge, on June 13, farms, cottages and lands Thornham—R. Waterman and Sons, of Maidstone, at same, on June 15, Freehold fruit plantation Sandhurst-Winch and Sons, of Cranbrook, at Hawkhurst, on May 27, -Freehold properties Sandwich—Worsf old and Hayward, 80, Cannon-street, London, E.C., and Dover, at Sandwich, on June 14, Stonar Estate, F	. ,
Kennington and Bilsington—A. J. Burrows, of Ashford, at same, on June 6, the Holmlea Estate, and Freehold dwelling houses and about 56 acres of land and shares	״ ״	.	,
Rochester—Franklin Homan, of Rochester, at same, on May 23, Freehold residential property
Lancashire.
Lancaster—G. H. Petty, of Lancaster, at same, on May 25, Freehold dwelling houses and business premises
Manchester—W. Hall, of Manchester, at same, on June 9, Freehold yearly rents	T
>amlesbury—W. Brierley, of Manchester, at Preston, on June 1, Freehold estate Manchester—C. W. Provis and Son, of Manchester, at same, on June 6, warehouse property Manchester, etc.—W. Joy Hewetson, of Manchester, at same, on June 8, Freehold dwelling houses 3reston—T. Dewhurst and Son. of Preston, at same, on June 20, 21 and 22, The Barton Hall Estate, * 3reston—T. Dewhurst and Son, of Preston, at same, on May 31, Freehold building land liytham—T. Eutcher, of Lytham, at same, on June 1, ״ property in Lytham and Fylde Waterworks stock Hspham-with-Norbreck—T. Carter and Co* of Blackpool, at same, on June 12, residence, farm and
Manchester—W. Wilson and Son, of Manchester, at same, on June 6, Freehold house property and chief rents
Leicestershire.
Leicester (nearj—Warner, Sheppard and Wade, of Leicester, at same, on June 6, Freehold proper-
Leicester—H. and F. Tarratt and Sons, of Leicester, at same, on May 31, Freehold shops and dwelling houses
Lincolnshire.
Whaplode—S. and G. Kingston, of Holbeach, at Spalding, on May 30, Freehold estate comprising about T7 acres	..
Belchford and Telford—Parish and Stafford Walter, of Horncastlc, at same, on May 27, Freehold pro-
Coningsby, etc.—Parish and Stafford Walter, of Horncastla. at Dogdyke, on May 29, Freehold property
Authorpe—Mason and Sons, of Louth, at same, on May 24, Freehold dwelling house
Deeping St. James and Crowland—Fox and Vergette, of Peterborough, at same, on May 27, Freehold arable fields
Boston—J. G. Killingworth and Son. of Boston, at same, on May 23, Freehold dwelling houses
Lincoln—Rd. Hall, Vickers and Shaw, of Lincoln, at same, on June 2, Freehold dwelling house, shop and warehouse
Mablethorpe—B. Simons, of Sutton-on-Sea, at Mable-thorpe, on May 27, dwelling house and building land
Middlesex.
Uxbridge and Iver—Willis and Crouch, of Uxbridge, at same, on May 25, Freehold building land and cottage
Monmouthshire.
Abergavenny—Straker and Son, of Abergavenny, at same, on May 30, Freehold farm Trelleck—Newland, Davia and Hunt, of Chepstow, at same, on May 27, Freehold residence and land's
Essex.
Southend-on-Sea—A. Prevost and Son, 176, Mile-end-road, E., and Southend, at Southend, on May 27, residential property and Freehold shop property and building land
Coggeshall—Jas. W. Clark, of Coggeshall, at same, on May 25, Freehold residence, shops, cottage, dwelling house and garden
Hunsdon and Stanstead—G. E. Sworder and Sons, of Bishop Stortford, at Stanstead Abbotta, on June 7, Freehold־ licensed properties, cottages and lands
Chelmsford and Great Waltham—A. Darby and Co., of Chelmsford, at same, on June 2, Freehold residences and cottages
Hatfield Peverel—G. B. Hilliard and Son, of Chelmsford, at same, on June 2, Freehold licensed premises and other property
Heybridge—J. Rogers־, of Maldon, at same, on May 30, Freehold dwelling houses
Gloucestershire.
Rockhampton—Luce, Young and Luce, of Thorn-bur y, at same, on May 24, Freehold farm Bridge Yate—Geo. Nichols, Smith and Alder, of Bristol, at Bridge Yate, on May 29, Freehold residence, farm, accommodation land1 and cottages
Cheltenham—Engali, Cox and Co., of Cheltenham, at same, on June 1, residential properties, stocks and shares
Clifton—Josiah Herbert, of Bristol, at same, on May 30, Freehold residence Wickwar—Young and Howes (in conjunction with Nichols, Matthew and' Co.), of Bristol, at same, on June 15, Freehold farms and lands Bristol—E. T. Lewis, of Bristol, at same, on June 1, The Redcliff Brewery, F
Henbury—Geo. Nichols, Smith and Alder, of Bristol, at same, on June 1, accommodation pasture land of about 85 acres
Cheltenham—John G. Villar, of Cheltenham, at same, on May 25, Freehold shops and residence Cheltenham—Young and Gilling; of Cheltenham, at same, on May 30, Freehold dwelling houses and building land
Cheltenham—Young and Howes (in conjunction with Nichols, Matthews and Co.), of Bristol, at Cheltenham, on June 8, Freehold property Bristol—W. G. Hall, of Bristol, at same, on May 25, Freehold property
Westbury-upon-Trym—The British Land Co., 25, Moorgate-street, London, E.C., at Bristol, on June 6, Freehold building land'
Upleadon—Bruton, Knowles and Co., of Gloucester, at same, on May 27, Freehold farms, lands and premises
Henbury Knowle—Geo. Nichols, Smith and Alder, of Bristol, at same, on May 25, farm, cottages, and building and grazing lands!
Wickwar—Geo. Nichols, Smith and Alder, of Bristol, at same, on June 8, Freehold dairy farm Clifton—W. Cowlin and Son, of Clifton, at same, on June 6, residences
Clifton—C. H. Tucker and Co., of Bristol, at same, on June 1, Freehold residences Clifton—Josiah Herbert, of Bristol, at same, on May 30, Freehold residence Awre—Moore and Sons, of Tewkesbury, at Newn-ham, on June 1, Freehold estate
Hants.
Cove—Nash and Son, of Farnham, at Farnborough, on May 26, Freehold property Greatham—Messrs. Mellersh, of Godaiming, at Petersfield, on June 7, Freehold meadow land and cottage property
Havant—Wyatt and Son, of Havant, at same, on May 23, Freehold property Landport—Field and Palmer, of Southsea, at same, on May 29, dwelling houses and business premises
Boscombe—McEwan Brown and Wyatt, of Boscombe, at same, on June 22, building land Fordingbridge—R. Hannen, of Fordingbridge, at same, on May 29, Freehold building land and cottages
Fordingbridge—Waters and Rawlence, of Salisbury.
at Fordingbridge, on June 2, Freehold property Fleet—Kingham and Kingham, of Aldershot, at• Fleet, on May 31, Freehold cottage residence
that on being supplied with better accommodation he should be charged a percentage on the outlay in lieu of extra rent. Incidentally we might point out that in many cases a request for a reduction of rent may be satisfied by the erection of some new necessary buildings as in this case, which will add to the capital value of the farm.
FORTHCOMING SALES BY AUCTION IN THE COUNTRY.
London Forthcoming Sales are given elsewhere‘ All announcements of sales should reach our Office by the first post on Thursday morning, or they cannot appear in the paver of the Saturday following.
Berkshire,
Sandhurst—Walter Wilson, of Reading, at Black-water, on May 25, Freehold business premises Wantage (near)—Belcher, Adkin and Belcher, of Wantage, at same, on May 31, Freehold estate, comprising about 333 acres Reading—Wetherall and Sons, of Hartley Wintney, Winchfield, at Reading, on May 23, Freehold and. Leasehold property
Bisham—Lawrence and Son, of Marlow, at same, on May 25, Freehold building land Wokingham—W. Wilson, of Reading, at Wokingham, on June 8, Freehold property Ascot (near)—F. W. Hunton, of Bracknell, at Ascot, on May 31, Freehold dwelling house and cottages Reading, etc.—J. H. Gould, of Reading, at same, on June 1, Freehold dwelling houses and building land
Windsor (near)—Buckland and Sons, of Windsor, at Datchet, on June 1, Freehold building land
Buckinghamshire.
High Wycombe—Raffety and Son, of High Wycombe, at same, on May 26, Freehold estate, cottages, yards and gardens
Whitchurch—Edward Bond, of Thame, at Aylesbury, on May 24, Freehold building land comprising about 28 acres
Chesham—W. Brown and Co., of Tring, at Chesham, on June 7, The Hawridge Court Estate Marlow—Lawrence and Son, of Marlow, at same, on May 25, Freehold residence Slough—W. and F. Eves, of Uxbridge, at Slough, on May 30, Freehold dwelling houses Buckingham—G. Bennett and Sons, of Buckingham, at same, on May 27, Freehold accommodation land, cottages and bank shares
Cambridgeshire.
Stapleford, etc.—Catling and• Son, of Cambridge, at same, on May 27, Freehold and Copyhold estates Cambridge—Wright and Scruby, of Cambridge, at same, on May 26, Freehold1 residences, gardens and dwelling houses
Stapleford—Grain, Moyes and Wisbey, of Cambridge, at same, on May 27, residence New Chesterton—J. Swan and Son, of Cambridge;
at same, on June 2, Freehold estate Cambridge—A. M. Robinson and Son, of Cambridge, at same, on May 17, Freehold residential property
Cheshire.
Macclesfield—Brady and Son, of Manchester, at same, on June 6. Freehold residential estate Chester (near)—J. E. Davies, of Mold, at Queen’s Ferry, on May 29, Freehold building land and cottages
Cornwall.
Looe—Skardon, 3ons and Hosking, of Plymouth, at Looe, on May 24, Freehold dwelling houses Truro—John Julian and Co., of Truro, at same, on May 23, Freehold dwelling house and garden St. Tudy—Wesley Stephens, of St. Mabyn, R.S.O., at Bodmin, on June 3, Freehold farm and land of about 90 acres
St. Keverne—John Coad, of St. Keverne, at Helston, on June 7, Freehold farms and tenements Mabe, etc.—Rowe and Corlyon, of Falmouth, at Penryn, on May 29, Freehold land and dwelling houses
Wadebridge—J. Geach Hawkey, of Wadsbridge, at same, on May 26, building and other lands
Cumberland.
Carlisle—Robert Dalton and Son, of Carlisle, at same, on May 30, Freehold property Carlisle—Robert Dalton and Son, of Carlisle, at same, on May 23, Leasehold dwelling houses and shot»
Wigton—Castiglione and Gibbings, of Carlisle, at same, on June 5, Tiie Wigton Brewery and 18 licensed properties
Penrith (near)—Thornborrow and Co., of Penrith, at same, on May 23, Freehold estate Whitehaven—Jackson and Murray, of Whitehaven, at same, on May 26, Freehold dwelling house Carlisle—W. L. Tiffen, of Carlisle, at same, on May 26, Freehold hotel, business premises, dwelling-houses, and warehouse property
Devonshire.
Ivybridge—Elliott, Ellis and Co., of Plymouth, at same, on June 8. Freehold estate Crediton—Scott-Smith and Co., of Exeter, at same, on June 2, Freehold farms and lands Plymouth—Peter Hamley, of Plymouth, at same, on May 30, Freehold properties Plymouth—Skardon, Sons and Hosking, of Plymouth, at same, on May 30, Freehold residential properties
Plymouth—Elliott, Ellis and Co., of Plymouth, at same, on May 25, Freehold licensed property Teignmouth—Scott-Smith and Co., of Exeter, at same, on June 9, Freehold house, gardens and lands
Exmouth—E. W. Tupman, of Exmouth, at same, on May 30, the South Western Hotel, F
ESTATE BUILDINGS. *
BT H. W. RAFFETY, F.S.I.
V.
Even more important than drainage is a pure and wholesome water supply. No doubt before deciding on the site of a house or cottage the question of the water supply would have been considered, and it is very doubtful if the local authority would have passed the plans at all unless this was assured. Where there is a public supply it is always cheaper and better to have it laid on and pay the rates, but in other cases recourse must be had to wells, drainage waiters, springs and rain water storage tanks. Wells should be well steined to keep out surface water, and should be removed from all sources of pollution. In hilly districts the inhabitants are largely dependent upon the rainfall, and all the roofs should be spouted and ■the rain water conducted to adequate waterproof storage tanks. In this case the downspouts should discharge into patent shoes which separate the first flush of water which is often impure. Under favourable circumstances springs may be tapped or the drainage water utilised and led to a small reservoir, but this is usually more expensive, especially if provided with proper filtering arrangements.
When ■our pupil understands all about new buildings he can turn his attention to ■the repairs of old ones. It is not often that he will be called upon to carry out the first, but the repairs are of daily occurrence, and it needs a correct knowledge of constructions and materials, combined with considerable judgment and common sense, to decide as ■to these. Exactly how much is necessary, and how much had better be left alone? Would it be cheaper to patch up? or pull down and re-build? In doing the repairs, will not a little re-arrangement be advisable and many other questions continually crop up. Leaky roofs may be caused by bad or broken tiles, which can be renewed at little expense, or may be the result of failure of the roof timbers, which is a serious matter. Damp walls may be due to unspouted roofs and porous bricks, which can be easily remedied by spouting and rough casting, ■or to the absence of a damp course, which is quite another matter to overcome. Broken floors may be the result of dry rot, through insufficient ventilation, and repairs are useless unless the cause is removed. Cracked ceilings may be caused by bad plaster, which can be replaced, by settlement, which probably will not occur again, or by too weak joists, which will always cause a recurrence of the trouble. These few examples will show the pupil that it is no easy matter to decide how to do the repairs even when he has decided that they are necessary, and with regard to the last, we would advise him not to resort to too heroic methods1. “Let sleeping dogs lie,” is a very good proverb, especiafly with reference to old building®, ■but it must be read with the opposition one of “ A stitch in time saves nine,” and, while keeping ■out wind and weather and preserving the structural parts, as should always be done, don’t disturb those structural parts any more than necessary after they have once settled into place.
There ■are three kinds of repairs, demands for which we think an agent should consider both imperative and emergent, viz., (1) dwelling houses whose roofs, walls, windows or doors are not watertight; (2) defective sanitary arrangements ; (3) smoky chimneys.
Ere we dismiss the subject of estate repairs, let us warn a young land agent that he will probably be embarrassed, ■like many freshly appointed men we have known, by numberless applications from his employer’s tenantry for repair®, alterations ■and improvements to various buildings belonging to their respective holdings. His first step, ■of course, is to distinguish between those that are bona fide and reasonable, and those that are the reverse ; but when he has thus sifted the chaff from the wheat, he must make a further distinction between what is required in the way of repairs and what i® required in the way of alteration® or improvements, for the latter expenditure should be met by an increase in the annual rent equivalent to at least 4 per cent, (if not 5 per cent.) on the costs. To afford him a general rule for guidance we would suggest that any moneys he could obtain out of the capital funds of the estate under the Settled Land Act, for what he proposes to do, shoidd be considered as an addition to that particular holding, and should therefore render the tenant liable to an increased rental. Let us suppose, for example, the case where a tenant applies for a cart shed, representing very rightly that every set ■of farm buildings should include such an erection, and probably drawing a piteous picture of rusty implements and ruined carts, which have lain out all the winter exposed to the weather. The new agent will rightly agree that the want should be remedied, and that the application is reasonable and necessary, but he must bear in mind that the tenant took the farm without the cartshed at an agreed rent, wherein the deficiency in building accommodation ought to have been fully discounted, and