'From an 1870 newspaper'

From the 'Leicester Journal' dated Friday, February 4, 1870

Valuable Freehold Residences, New Walk, and Plot of Building Ground, Wellington-street, Leicester.
PORTER AND TAYLOR are favoured with instructions from the Trustees under the will of the late John Pickering, Esq., and others, TO OFFER FOR SALE BY AUCTION, at the Wellington Castle Hotel, Leicester, on Thursday, the 17th day of February, 1870, at six for seven o'clock in the evening, all those five desirable dwelling houses, most pleasantly situated on the New-WALK, Leicester, with large gardens and palisades? on the front, yards and valuable piece of ground in the rear, fronting to Wellington-street.Each house contains entrance hall, 2 parlours, 4 bedrooms, kitchen, scullery, cellars, and the usual? out-offices.
The houses are substantially built, commodious, well arrnged, and commandingly? situated, being Nos. 22, 24, 26, 28, and 30 on the New-walk, and now in the respective occupations of Messrs. Lowe, Lees, Clake, Lovell, and Nedham.
The property will be offered in the following or such other lots as may be determined upon at the time of sale:-
Lot 1. The freehold dwelling house, No. 22, and now in the occupation of Mr. Lowe, containing parlour, dining room, four bedrooms, kitchen, scullery, and the usual out offices.
house Lot 2. The dwelling house, No. 24, and now in the occupation of Mr. Lees, similar to lot 1.
Lot 3. The dwelling house, No. 26, now in the occupation of Mr. Clarke, similar to lot 2.
Lot 4. The dwelling house, No. 28, now in the occupation of Mr. Lovell, and similar to lot 3.
Lot 5. The dwelling house, No. 30, now in the occupation of Mr. Nedham, and similar to lot 4.
Lot 6. The valuable piece of building ground, with a frontage to Wellington-street of 76 feet, and a depth of about 40 feet, and containing an area of 333 square yards of land or thereabouts.
For further particulars apply to the Auctioneers, Bowling-green-street, or to Messrs. C. AND A. Stretton, Solicitors, Leicester.