Tuesday, October 26, 2010

'From an 1870 newspaper'

From The Leicester Journal and Midland Counties General Advertiser, dated Friday, February 4, 1870.

Valuable freehold building land, Burton-road, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire. Holland, Warner, & Sheppard, have received instructions? to sell by auction, on Monday, the 7th day of February, 1870, at the Queen's Head Hotel, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, at six for seven o'clock in the evening, all those two closes or pieces of old turf land situate in the parish of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, and? called respectfuly the Bath Close, or Top and Bottom Burton Road Closes, with the hovell standing thereon, and containing together by ad-measurement 6a. 0r. 7p. or thereabouts.
The land adjoins the Turnpike Road leading from Ashby-de-la-Zouch, to Burton-upon-Trent, and is now in the occupation of Mr. Thomas Cheatle, and late of Mr. Charles Matthews, lies close to the town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, and is well adapted for the erection of villa residences.
For further particulars apply to the Auctioneers, 20 Market-street, Leicester, or to Messrs. E. andT. Fisher, Solicitors, Ashby-de-la-Zouch.

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