May 27, 1899.
THE ESTATES GAZETTE
902
THORNTON and NEWMAN, 14 and 15, Coleman-street.
Waggon and Horses, Newington-butts, S.E.
MR. MATHEW MILES, 55, Chaneery-lane.
Gloucester-tavern, 1: King William-street, Greenwich, F.L.
J. J. ORGILL, MARKS and ORGILL, 21, Hart-street.
Whittington, 5 and 7, Moor-^ane, F.L.
RICHARD SMITH and CO., 83, Queen-street. Fhakespeare, Westbourne-grove, F.L.
Buck’s Head, High-street, Camden Town, L. Fountain, Ciown and Sun, Clare-market.
S. H. BAKER, 62, Coleman-street.
Athemeum. Camberwell New-road, L.
.Plough, 6t% Coldharbour-lane, Camberwell, F.L.
WBE CHERLY and HASLETT, 133a, Blackfriars-road. Union, Camberwell New-road, F.L.
JUNE 13.
W. P. SMITH and SON, 126, Newington-butts.
Featheis Hotel, Meriiham, L.
JUNE 20.
FLEURET, SONS and ADAMS, 23, Southampton-row. Hanover Arms, Rye-lane, Peckham, L.
Princess of Wales, Abbey-road, St. John s-wood, F.L. Ye 01deSwan,Nottmg-hill-gate, B.L.
MR. W. ROLFE, 102, Gieat Russell-street.
Artichoke, 25, Church-street, Camberwell-green, F.L. Round House, Wardour-street, L.
Hates anit Hating.
A COLWYN BAY APPEAL.
At an adjourned sitting of Denbighshire Quarter Sessions, held at Wrexham, on Tuesday, Captain Griffith-Boscawen presiding, was heard the appeal by Frederick John Warmsley, secretary of the Colwyn Bay Hotel Company, Limited, against the rating of certain hotel premises. The respondents were the Assessment Committee of the Conway Union. Mr. S. Moss, M.P. (instructed by Messrs. Birch! Cullimore and Douglas, Chester), was for the appellants, and Mr. P. Marshall, Q.C., and Mr. Trevor Lloyd (instructed by Messrs. W. Jones, Porter and Amphlett, Conway), was for the respondents.
For the appellants evidence was given by Mr. Warmsley, Mr. J. J. Cunnah, auctioneer and valuer, Chester, Mr. Oswald William Young, surveyor, Liverpool, Mr. Walter Butter Chubb Jones, E.S.I., Criccieth, and Mr. Edmund Kirby, F.RI.B.A., F.S.I., Liverpool.
For the respondents evidence was given by Mr. William Marshall, surveyor, Strand, London, Mr. F. A. Dew, surveyor and valuer, Colwyn Bay, and Mr. George Westall, brewery and hotel agent and valuer, London.
After both advocates had addressed the Court, the Chairman said they had decided to reduce the rateable value from £480 to £450. As both sides might be said to have succeeded they would have to bear their own costs.
Cart Horse Parade.—The 14th annual cart horse parade took place in. Regent’s Park on Bank Holiday, in drizzling rain. This year there were 688 entries, representing that number of drivers, and a total of 8381 'horses, many magnificent specimens, as compared with 725 drivers■ and 897 animals in 1898, being the largest show in numbers since the inaugural gathering, whilst 653 competitors passed before the judges. Judging was undertaken for parade premiums by Colonel Deane, Colonel Boswonth-Preston, Mr. Henry Walter Gilbey, and Mr. C. T. Part; for shire horse premiums by Messrs. Dennis Jones, J. W. Kenworthy, Joseph Martin, and Joseph Paisley; and for Suffolk premiums by Messrs. A. T. Pratt and A. J. Smith. The Isabel Constable Prize for long service and good! character went to W. S. Banks, for forty-eight years in the employment of Messrs. Charrington, Sells, Dale and Co., and other awards went to competitors employed by the London County Council, vestries, and brewery companies. As on previous occasions, Sir Walter Gilbey entertained a company at his town house. At the close of the parade Lady Evelyn Ewart presented the various prizes, and also handed to several competitors diplomas or brasses given by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
land’s-lane and Belsize-park-gardens, N.W. This fine suburban property, it was pointed out, stands in the midst of a sound and well-populated district, at the junction of several important thoroughfares. It possesses a handsome, well-fitted and arranged liquor shop, with three entrances, hotel entrance leading to saloon bar, coffee room and office. On the first floor it has a magnificent billiard room with two tables, etc. The house is held by underlease for the residue of a term of 97¿ years from 1865, at a rental of £100, the shop adjoining being let off at £41 12s., thus leaving the net rent at £58 8s. The first bid was £20,000, and the property was finally disposed of for £25,700.
Tottenham Distillery, Tottenham-court-road.
The next property offered by Messrs. J. J. Hill and Weaver was the wine and spirit establishment, licensed as the Bull’s Head, but more widely known as the Tottenham Distillery, No. 101, Tottenham-court-road. The auctioneer stated that the house presents a very handsome elevation, occupying a splendid position in the best portion of Tottenham-courtiroad. It is close to all the large mercantile houses, and surrounded by an enormous population. On the ground floor is a lofty well-arranged attractive liquor shop, with three entrances, besides a grill room, billiard saloon for two tables, etc., and on the first floor are a handsome billiard room for two tables, staff dining room, etc. The house is held for a term of 99 years from 1880, at a rental of £310. It is sold subject to a mortgage for £30,000, repayable in 1903, but which can be paid off at 14 days’ notice with six months’ interest. The property was started at £30,000, and went to £48,000, when the house was declared sold.
Ye^Olde Pente House, Enfield.
Messrs. Slee, Son and Carden offered the wholesale beer, wine and spirit business and off license, known as Ye Olde Pente House, Enfield. This house occupies an excellent business position in the centre of the town of Enfield, and has an extensive connection in the surrounding district, from which a good trade should always be derived. The premises are held by underlease for a term of 40 years, from 1896, at a rental of £100. Commencing with a bid of £400, the property was finally sold for £650.
SALES OF
LICENSED PROPERTIES
AT
Masons’ Hall, London, E.C.
may 25.
J. J. HILL and WEAVER, 28, TlieobaJd’s-road. The Washington Hotel, Baverstock-hill, Bel-size Park-gardens, u.t. 6;,¿■years, R. £100 .. ££5,700 Tottenham-court-road, No. 101, Tottenham Distillery, u.t. 80 years, R. £310	..	... 48,000
SLEE, SON and CARDEN. 31, Hatton Garden.
Enfield, the Town, Ye Olde Pente House, u.t.
37 years, R. £100 (oflUicense)	..	..	1650
FORTHCOMING SALES AT
MASONS' HALL, LONDON, E.O.
Tuesday, MAY 30, at One o’clock. WI1EÏHERLY and HASLETT, 133a, Blaok£riars-road Edinburgh, Pyrland-road, Newington-green., E.L. Champion, Wells-street, F.L.
J. and W. JOHNSON, 3, Hackney-road.
Norfolk Arms, Sandringham-road, Kingsland, L. Marquess Tavern. Oanonbury, EX.
J. J. ORGILL, MARKS and ORGILL, 21, Hart-street. Baptist’s Head, St. John׳s-lane, Olerkenwell, L. Garibaldi, Bath-road, Chalvey, Bucks, F.
SHEDDEN and SMITH, 131, Finsbury-pavement. Fountains Abbey, Praed-street, Paadington, L.
New Inn, Bulstrode-street, F.L.
CRANFIELD and OLIPHANT, 181, Queen Victoria-street.
Prince Arthur, Boundary-road, St. John’s-wood, F.L. G. D. TAYLOR, 56. Finsbury-pavement.
Camben Stores, Park-street, Regent’s-park, F.L. JUNE 6.
JOHN HART BRIDGES and SONS, 20, Hart-street. Totterdell’s Hotel, St. George's-square, Ports mouth, L
over two centuries old, and much of the carved oak furniture now in use is considerably over a hundred years old.
The well-known Bugle, at Fareham, which less than 40 years ago was bought for £1,100, was on Saturday disposed of at auction for £7,200, Mr. David Faber (of Messrs. Strong and Co., Romsey) being the purchaser.
The new Royal Hotel at Weymouth, of which we gave a description last week, is built on the site of the old Royal, the leading county hotel of Dorset, and occupies a fine position, of which, by reason of its ample accommodation and the beauty and luxuriousness of its decoration, furniture, and equipment, it is fully worthy. The band of the Northumberland Fusiliers played during the opening banquet on Tuesday. The Royal Hotel contains over a hundred rooms, and has been erected from the designs of Mr. C. Orlando Law, of Arundel-streef, W.C., by Messrs. Creaton and Co., and is a model of good arrangement, sanitation, and all that is modem and approved in details of equipment. The electric light is installed throughout, telephones communicating with -he office being also placed in every room. The furnishing for the proprietor, Mr. T. H. Vinni-combe, was carried out by Messrs. Oetzmann and Co., London.
The new Ocean Hotel, Sandown, Isle of Wight, formerly an antiquated inn, the King’s Head, has just been opened by Mr. Lowemfeld. under the charming conditions of a seaside hotel and restaurant. Its lawn, on which are hooded wicker chairs and small tables, stretches down fuil to the yellow sands of Sandown Bay, and the windows open out to the sea. Among other attractions is a roof garden, from which views of the sea and surrounding country can be obtained. The architect is —r. Sharp, and the builder, Mr. Hayden, of Sandown.
The coast of Cornwall becomes year by year increasingly popular as a tourist resort, and latterly large hotels have been built at Tintagel and New Quay, whilst a further large hotel is to be shortly constructed at Bude, near Bodmin, the county town of Cornwall. Unquestionably the principal hotel in Bodmin is the Royal, which is close to the markets, asylum, and Assize Counts, and׳ contains 34 bedrooms, and stabling for 60 horses, so that a fine posting business is done. The Royal Hotel, which has changed hands only twice during 60 years, is to be sold by Mr. Alfred W. Dando, at the Royal Hotel, Plymouth, on July 6. The sale also includes the wine and spirit stores adjoining, also an excellent freehold fully-licensed property, the Cornish Arms, and a short leasehold, the Borough Arms, at Dunmeer, and altogether the sale will be one of the most important■ ever held in the West of England. The recent proprietor, Mr. A. C. Sandoe, has given up the business solely on account of advanced age.
A famous old hostelry, known as the Bell Inn, at Hounslow, will shortly be demolished to make room for a modem establishment. Situated at the junction of the Staines and Bath-roads, the place was in the old coaching days a favourite resort of travellers, and therefore, of course, of highwaymen. Opposite the house in the old days were the gibbets, on which malefactors were hung until the growth of public refinement tended, to the abolition of that gruesome formality.
SALES AT MASONS' HALL TAVERN.
The Washington Hotel, HaYerstock-hill.
The first property offered on Thursday at Masons’ Hall Tavern by Messrs. J. J. Hill and Weaver was the first-class retail wine and spirit establishment, known as the Washington Hotel, which is boldly placed at the comer of Eng-
Hiaitsiir $r0}i£rin Jlotes.
The unusual event happened on Thursday at Masons’ Hall Tavern of three properties being offered in a ׳holiday week, and, more unusual still, of every one being sold. Mr. T. J. AVeaver (Messrs. J. J. Hill and Weaver) was successful in disposing of the famous business house, formerly the Bull’s Head, but now known as the Tottenham Distillery, at No. 101, Tot-tenham-courtiroad, for £48,000 ; and the attractive Washington Hotel, in Belsize-park-gar-dens, N.W., for £25,700 ; whilst Mr. Arthur Slee (Messrs. Slee, Son and Carden) sold Ye Olde Pente House, in the town of Enfield, having an off license, for £600.
The wonderful progress of Stockton-on-Tees can be imagined by the fact that in 1661 it contained only 120 dwelling houses. The town acquired commercial importance through the decline of Hartlepool in 1843, and now contains a population of 118,000. High-street, which extends about a mile in length, is a wide, straight thoroughfare, and here is situate the Black Lion Hotel, one of the best family and commercial hotels in the borough. The property, which covers an area of 2,357 square yards, and has a river frontage, is to be offered for public competition, by Mr. T. W. Hornby, at the hotel, on Wednesday, May 31.
The New Moseley Arms, at the comer of Edwardes-street, Birmingham, and the junction of five thoroughfares, has been well-known for years past as doing a large trade in the first-class neighbourhood of Balsall-heath. The house has a corner frontage of 40 yards, whilst it occupies one of the most important positions on the outskirts of the city. This important freehold public-house is to be sold by auction, by Mr. J. W. Elorance, on June 20, at the Property Mart, 6, Temple-row West, Birmingham, where also will be offered, at the same date, the ,Swan Hotel, recently improved, occupying an important position in High-street, Bridgnorth, within a few yards of the Guildhall. The town of Bridgnorth is daily in-creasing in importance, and bath these properties deserve the attention of brewers and merchants.
Among those present at the annual festival of the Licensed Victuallers’ Asylum, held at the Crystal Palace on Wednesday, were Mr. James Motion and Mr. S. H. Baker. The health of the Institution was submitted by Mr. C. Oscar Gridley, who said that the chairman (Mr. Jones) had been most indefatigable during his term of office, and they had to congratulate him and themselves on the fact that his exertions had added the handsome sum of £1,500 to the subscription list that day. Mr. Jones, Mr. C. W. Carpenter, and Mr. S. H. Baker suitably responded.
In the presence of a large company of capitalists interested in the trade, on May 18, at the Golden Lion Hotel, South Shields, Mr. J. T. Reed (Messrs. Vasey and Reed) offered for sale the freehold of the Victoria Hotel, situate at the comer of Walpole and Eldon-streets, High Shields, let on lease for five years, at a yearly rental of £200. The dwelling house ad joining, let for £15 a year, was included. Biddings started at £7,000 and rose to £11,520, at which price Mr. Anderson, acting as agent for Mr. Dryden Cooper, the present tenant, was declared the purchaser. Mr. Robert Purvis was the solicitor acting on behalf of the vendors.
The ancient hostelry, the Swan, at Berk-hamsted, is now undergoing restoration, and in the process of the work a portrait in oils of the poet Cowper, who was bom in the rectory close by, has been discovered. The hotel is
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VALUATION of LAND
and houses,
BY
CHARLES E. CURTIS, F.S.I., Professor of Forestry, Field Engineering and Surveying, and General Estate Management at the College of Agriculture, Downton; Consulting Forester to the Eight Hon. Lord O’Neill, Shane’s Castle, Antrim.	Author of “Estate Management” (Fourth
g	’	’	Edition) ; “Practical Eorestry ” (Second Edition), etc., etc.,
WITH
VALUATION EXAMPLES, by D. THOS• DAVIES, F.S.I.
AND
INDICATION, etc., by IVOR CURTIS, B.A. (Cantab.).
T/m Work will prove invaluable to Valuers and Surveyors in practice, whilst for Students and Pupils it forms a text book on a most important subject of study*
FRANK P. WILSON, “Estates Gazette” Office, 6, St. Bride Street, London, E.C.