Tuesday, October 26, 2010

'From an 1870 newspaper'

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

Preliminary Advertisement.

Extensive sale of superior larch, spruce, Scotch beech, oak, and other timber trees, and poles, Roecliff?, Leicestershire.
Holland, Warner, & Sheppard, have received instructions from W.U. Heygate, Esq., to sell by auction, sometime in the middle of next month, about 200 lots of most valuable larch, spruce, Scotch beech, oak and other timber trees and poles, cut down and lying in lots at Roecliff aforesaid.
Further particulars in future papers, and catalogues to be had of the Auctioneers, 10 days prior to sale.

Monday, October 25, 2010

'From an 1870 newspaper'

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

Preliminary Advertisement. Valuable freehold property, Bridge-street and Bow Bridge-street, Leicester.

Holland, Warner, & Sheppard, are favoured with instructions from the Trustees of the late Miss Eliza Oram, to sell by auction, at the Blue Boar Inn, Southgate-street, Leicester sometime in the month of February next, all that house and butcher's shop, with Slaughter-house, stable, and outbuildings adjoining situate at the corner of Bridge-street and Bow Bridge-street, in Leicester, and now in the occupation of Mrs. Oram, butcher, together with the three tenements adjoining situate in Bow Bridge-street, and numbered respectively 1,3, and 5. Also all those two messuages or tenements situate in Bow Bridge-street aforesaid, and numbered 9? and 11.
Also a valuable piece of building ground, containing about two hundred and sixty-six square yards or thereabouts, immediately opposite the last described houses.
Further particulars in next week's papers, in the meantime references to the Auctioneers, or to Mr. Joseph arnall, Solicitor, Leicester.

'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.

'From an 1870 newspaper'

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

Superior oak, ash, and elm trees, Cold Newton, Leicestershire.

Holland, Warner, & Sheppard, have received instructions to sell by auction, on Tuesday, the 15th day of February, 1870, about 80 oak, ash, and elm trees, now standing lotted and numbered on land at Cold Newton, belonging to the Trustees of Mr. Thomas Hatne's Charity, and Mr. William Clifford.
To view, apply to Mr. Clifford.
Catalogues to be had of the Auctioneers, 20, Market-street, Leicester.
The Auctioneers request the company to meet at Mr. Clifford's, at twelve o'clock, to proceed to sale.

'From an 1870 newspaper'

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

Important sale of very superior ash timber trees, Humberstone and Scraptoft, near Leicester.

Holland, Warner, & Sheppard, are favoured with instructions to sell by auction, on Monday, the 14th day of February, 1870, 122 splendid ash trees, of beautiful growth and large dimensions?, standing and lotted on the Estate of E.B. Hartopp, Esq., in the parishes of Humberstone and Scraptoft, near Leicester.
To view, apply to W.R. Kendall, Esq.
Catalogues to be had of the Auctioneers, 20 Market-street, Leicester.
The Auctioneers request the company to meet them at Lot 1, in the village, at twelve o'clock, to proceed to sale.

'From an 1870 newspaper'

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

Mr. Francis E. Drake, architect, surveyor, & auctioneer

Friar-lane, Leicester, and Bond-street, Hinckley, begs most respectfully to inform the public?, that he has added to his other professional duties that of Auctioneer, for real property only. Any commissions with which he may be honoured will receive prompt and earnest attention, and he hopes by such, and by bringing his professional knowledge of property to bear, to merit a portion of patronage.

'From an 1870 newspaper'

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


Important sale of old and modern paintings, water colour drawings, old engravings, china, 200 vols. of books, &c., &c.
H. and F. Tarratt beg to announce that they have received instructions from the Administratrix of the estate of the late Mr. J. T. Blackwell, to sell by auction, (without reserve), on Thursday, February 17th, 1870, at Messrs. Holland, Warner, and Sheppard's Aucion Rooms, Market-street, Leicester, the valuable collection of oil paintings, embracing specimens of Hemskerck, Ostade, Poussin, Watteau, Wouvermans, De Heem, Lancret, Ruysdael, Weenix, Ferdinand Bol, Snyders, B. West, Shayer, Grant, R.A. Armfield, W. Underhill, J. W. Carmichael, Romney, R.A. Wright, of Derby, F. Cowie, S.A. Eaton Walker, Clare, McIntyre, Nieman, sen., W.C. Knell, Leery, Old Vickers, and other well known names. Water colour drawings by S. Paget, Cattermole, Barnard, W. Pitt, O'Brien, D. Hardy, Rowbottom, jun.; Eyre, of Derby; Tucker, Callow, W. Havel, Bradley, Dawson, Slater, & c. Also, a set of 9 Dore's Chromo's, old china, engravings, photographs, 200 vols. of books, &c., &c.
Full particulars in catalogues, which will be ready 7 days previous to the sale, and may be obtained at the Auctioneers' Offices, 10, Market-street, Leicester.
The lots may be viewed at the place of sale on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 15th and 16th.
Sale to commence at 10 for 11 o'clock prompt.