'From an 1870 newspaper'

Taken from the 'Leicester Journal and Midland Counties General Advertiser,' dated Friday, February 4, 1870.

Valuable freehold property, at Belgrave, and Thurmaston, near Leicester. To be sold by auction, by Holland, Warner & Sheppard, at the Bell Hotel, in Leicester, on Wednesday, the 2nd day of March, 1870, at three o'clock for four in the Afternoon precisely, the following freehold property:-

Lot 1.
A good mansion house, pleasantly situated in the village of Belgrave, comprising a good entrance hall; dining room, 21ft. by 18; drawing room, 21 ft. by 18; breakfast room, 18ft. by 15; a small morning room, 7 sleeping rooms, 2 attics, back hall, and large kitchens, coach houses, stables for 6 horses, loose boxes for 2 horses, saddle-room, large hay and straw lofts, laundry, and other convenient out-offices, formerly in the occupation of R. Day, Esq., and now of Geo. Thorpe, Esq. The pleasure grounds are extensive, and well furnished with large and beautiful evergreens and timber trees, the whole site extending over 3650 square yards or thereabouts.
Lot 2.
A valuable piece of ground, opposite to the mansion, and bounded by the churchyard on one side and the mansion of Mrs. Ellis on the other side, comprising 2750 square yards or thereabouts. The land is good, and well calculated for a garden or building purposes. The whole well stocked with fruit trees in good bearing condition.
Lots 1 and 2 will be sold separately or together as may be determined upon at the time of sale.
Lot 3.
A close of arable land in the Lordship of Thurmaston, containing 3a. 1r. 38p. or thereabouts, in the occupation of Mr. James Spencer, bounded by land belonging to Isaac Harison, Esq., and Thomas Allen, Esq.
Lot 4, &c.
A house in the village of Thurmaston, adjoining the Turnpike Road, formerly the property of the late Samuel Day, Esq., with barn, stable, garden, all enclosed by a brick wall; also an orchard containg three acres or thereabouts, well stocked with fruit trees.
This property will be sold in lots, which will appear in a future advertisement.? A plan of these lots may be seen at the Unicorn Inn, Thurmaston, a fortnight before the sale.
Tickets to view the mansion on Fridays only from one to four o'clock, may be had on application to the Auctioneers.
For further particulars apply to the Auctioneers; to Messrs. J. and S. Harris, Solicitors, Leicester; or to Messrs. Latham and Paddison, Solicitors, Melton Mowbray.