Cosgrove Hall Estate Sale 1919

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LOT 1

(Coloured Blue on Plan).

THE   VERY VALUABLE

Freehold Residential, Agricultural and Sporting Property

KNOWN AS

"COSGROVE HALL,"

situate in the Parishes of Cosgrove and Furtho, 2 miles from Stony Stratford, 2 miles
from Castlethorpe Station and 4 miles from Wolverton, 13 miles from Northampton, 52 miles from
London.

  The Attractive Old Country Residence

 is a well-designed Georgian structure of Stone, having a partly Slated and partly Tiled Roof, and
equipped with modern fittings as regards Heating, Lighting, and Sanitation.

It is placed on a well chosen site, occupying high ground with beautiful Pleasure Grounds
and Woodlands adjoining, and is divided by a sunk fence from the Parklands which are nicely studded
with Timber Trees.

A Picturesque Bungalow Lodge

built of Stone with Thatched Roof, having a typical Porch and containing Five Rooms and Out­
buildings, guards the entrance to

The Winding Carriage Drive

which has Grass and Herbaceous Borders flanked by Shrubberies and Plantations.  The House
provides the following; accommodation :—

PORCH with double Oak Doors and leading to the

Corridor Entrance Hall

off which are the well-lighted Reception Rooms, including the

Charming Drawing Room

a lofty Apartment, about 30ft. by 20ft. having a handsome Marble Chirnneypiece; adjoining and

communicating is the Conservatory.

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The Well-proportioned Dining Room

30ft. by 24ft. fitted with an Oak Floor, Open Fireplace with Adam style Chimney Piece, Panelled

Walls and nicely Moulded and Beamed Ceiling.

The Study

a comfortable Room, fitted with Glazed Mahogany Book Cases and Drawers and Pitch Pine Shelving.

Telephone Lobby, Lavatory and W.C, a Staircase of two Flights with Mahogany Hand-rail
and Oak Balusters, leads to the Half-landing, off which are the

Morning Room and Two Bed Rooms

LARGE  FITTED  BATH   ROOM  AND W.C.,

arranged en suite.

On THE FIRST FLOOR are

Seven Principal Bed and Dressing Rooms

some of which are of good size, all being fitted with Fireplaces.

ON THE SECOND FLOOR are

Five Attic Rooms, Box Room, Housemaid's Pantry.

On THE ROUND FLOOR are

The Domestic Offices

which are well shut off from the principal rooms and include well fitted Butler's Pantry with Bedroom
over, Housekeeper's Room, Servants Hall with small Room over, Large Kitchen, with Kenilworth
Range and Hot Plate, Still Room, Scullery fitted Sink (h. & c), Two Larders, Meat Safe, Boot Hole,
separate Staircase to two small Bedrooms, Stoke Hole ; outside three W.C's, Ashpit, Coal House,
Game Larder, Gas House.

WATER is obtained from an Artesian bore under Engine Shed in No. 123 on Plan, pumped thence by 5 h.p. Oil Engine to the House.  There is a second supply by gravitation from No. 113 . on Plan.

LIGHTING—Acetylene Gas Plant.

HEATING—The Fireplaces arc supplemented by Radiators placed in the Corridors, Morning Room, and Upstairs Landing.

SANITATION—The Drains are connected with Cosgrove Village System.

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THE STABLING

to which there is a Secondary Drive is first class, and includes Seven well-fitted Loose Boxes, Wash
Box, Harness and Cleaning Rooms.

Heated Garage for Three Cars

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A Beautiful Feature of the Property

is the

REALLY   CHARMING SCENERY

provided by the

Large Expanse of Old Turf Lawns

with the Gravelled Woodland Walks, Old Yew, Laurel and Box Hedges fronted by tastefully laid out
Herbaceous Borders, and the uninterrupted view across the NICELY TIMBERED PARK.

Near the Hall

TWO FINE CEDAR TREES and Plantations of Cedar and Spruce and Portuguese Laurel are placed,
adjoining the Back Drive. There is a Private Walk enclosed by iron Fencing and Shrubbery to the
Church, it passes round

The Productive Walled Kitchen Gardens

stocked with Espalier and Bush Fruit Trees; Pump Water.

Two Ranges of Glasshouses

including Two Plant Houses, Vinery and Peach Cover; Tool House, Potting Shed, Stoke Hole.

The Outbuildings

are partly Stone and Slated and Tiled, and include Coal House, Manure Pit, Granary with six Bins,
Engine House, Cart Horse Stable for five, Loose Box, Blacksmith's Shop, Timber Shed, a large
old Pigeon Cote, Range of Brick, Wood and Tiled Boiling House, Bull House, Cow House for four,
Stable for five; Engine House over Artesian Bore.  There is a

Stone-built and Tiled Gabled House

(Dated 1652),

now used as Stores, there being Three Staircases, Kitchen with old open Hearthed Fireplace,
Store Room with three Rooms over, Larder, Two Sitting Rooms, Two Bed Rooms. Outside,
Two E.C's. and Pigeon Cote. Ferret House.

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THE SPORTING

includes exclusive Fishing in the Grand Junction Canal.  Hunting with the Whaddon Chase
and the Grafton Hunt.    Capital Shooting.   Golf at Towcester and Northampton.

The foregoing together with the Lands contained in the following Schedule form an area of about

56a. 0r. 35p.

SCHEDULE.

NO. ON PLAN.
DESCRIPTION.
AREA.
PARISH OF COSGROVE.
103
Occupation Road ..........................................................................................
.547
105
Kitchen Garden..............................................................................................
.911
106
Cosgrove Hall................................................................................................
.357
107 & 109
Stables, Two Cottages, &c..........................................................................  
1.535
110
Bungalow Lodge ..........................................................................................
.159
122
Woodlands ....................................................................................................
14.043
123
Park .................................................................................................................
18.176
124
Ditto .................................................................................................................
16.438
125
Ditto..................................................................................................................
108.
133
Woodlands ....................................................................................................
3.195
232
Plantation .......................................................................................................
.754
Total A.
56.223

POSSESSION OF THE ABOVE ON COMPLETION.

The Lordship of the Manor or reputed MANOR OF COSGROVE, with its rights, privileges
and emoluments.  A Quit Rent of 5s. yearly is received.

Four Stone-built and  Slated Cottages

each containing Two Upper and Two Lower Rooms, and having outside Wood Barn and E.C.,
together with Gardens fronting the Village Street, being Part No. 108 on Plan, occupying an area of

lr. 17p.

and let on Weekly Tenancies to Miss Willison, and Messrs. H. Johnson, E. H. Jelly and H. Meakins
at 2s. 6d. per week each, making a total rental value of £26 per annum. Landlord paying Rates.

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THE   MANOR FARM,

COSGROVE,

comprising a STONE BUILT AND SLATED FARMHOUSE, SET OF FARM PREMISES and
THREE COTTAGES together with WELL-WATERED GRASS LAND and VERY USEFUL

ARABLE, contained in an area of about

312a.  2r. 26p.

Manor Farm -[ photograph illustrates modern private house]

The Farmhouse

Contains ON THE GROUND FLOOR—Hall, Two Sitting Rooms, Large Kitchen, Dairy
with Room over, Pantry, Scullery.

ON THE UPPER FLOORS—-Four Bedrooms, Attic and W.C.

OUTOFFICES— Boot Room. Store Room, Coal House, Old Brewhouse, E.C., Kitchen Garden.

The Farm Premises

chiefly Stone Built and Slated, include Harness Room, Eight Horse Stable, Loft, Barn, Loose Box,
Five-bay Open Shed, Three Loose Boxes, Chaff House, Trap House, Harness Room, Granary,
Poultry House, Three Loose Boxes, Covered Yard fitted with Mangers, Cattle Shed with Mangers,
Loose Box, Five-bay Implement Shed, large Barn, Five-bay Bullock Shed, Cattle Yard. In No. 135
on Plan there are Barn, Loose Box, Open Cattle Shed and Old Cottage with Garden.

Three   Stone-built Cottages

two Thatched and one Slated, placed in Nos. 88 and 89 on Plan, containing respectively Four, Five
and Six Rooms, with outside Wood Barns and EC's.  They are occupied by employees.

SCHEDULE.

NO. ON PLAN.
DESCRIPTION.
AREA.
PARISH OF COSGROVE.
71
Grass ..............................................................................................................
4.399
77
Plantation .......................................................................................................
1.196
82
Gardens .........................................................................................................
.225
88
Cottage and Garden ....................................................................................
.383
89
Ditto .................................................................................................................
.289
90
Garden ............................................................................................................
.920
91
Rick Yard ........................................................................................................
1.330
Pt. 92
Farm House and Premises .......................................................................
.780
97
Grass Orchard ..............................................................................................
1.123
111
Plantation .......................................................................................................
1.094
112
Old Buildings .................................................................................................
.362
113
Grass and Water Supply .............................................................................
5.560
114
Arable ..............................................................................................................
10.913
115
Ditto .................................................................................................................
7.511
116
Ditto .................................................................................................................
6.826
117
Rough Grass .................................................................................................
9.347
Carried forward
52.285

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NO. ON PLAN.
DESCRIPTION.
AREA.
PARISH OF COSGROVE.
Brought forward
52.258
119
Arable ..............................................................................................................
13.517
120
Ditto .................................................................................................................
12.679
126
Ditto .................................................................................................................
6.348
131
Plantation .......................................................................................................
.561
132
Arable...............................................................................................................
26.628
134
Ditto .................................................................................................................
10.559
135
Grass and Buildings....................................................................................
10.961
148
Farm Buildings..............................................................................................
.402
149
Grass ..............................................................................................................
6.414
240
Garden ...........................................................................................................
.152
Pt. 241
Arable..............................................................................................................
10.082
Pt. 243
Grass .............................................................................................................
7.893
244
Ditto.................................................................................................................
9.373
245
Plantation.......................................................................................................
.410
256
Withy Bed (Wolverton Parish) ....................................................................
.499
Pt. 257
Pond ...............................................................................................................
.492
258
Grass .............................................................................................................
7.716
259
Arable..............................................................................................................
9.425
260
Grass..............................................................................................................
14.687
261
Ditto.................................................................................................................
41.656
262
Ditto.................................................................................................................
14.896
263
Ditto.................................................................................................................
27.283

PARISH OF FURTHO.
61
Arable.............................................................................................................
4.912
75
Rough Grass ...............................................................................................
9.803

PARISH OF STONY STRATFORD.
65A
River Bank ......................................................................................................
.097
Total A.

312.661

 The foregoing is in hand, except No. 90, let till Michaelmas, 1920, to Mr. A. F. Jelly at £2 per
annum.

The Wall on the West side of No. 91 is included in this Lot.

Lot 4, Elms Farm, and Lot 24, The Cottage, are supplied with Water pumped by Oil Engine from the
Well on this lot, which is sold with the benefit of WATER RENTS to be paid by the Purchaser
of Lot 4, as to £20 per annum for such supply, and of Lot 24 as to £10 per annum, so long as they
take the supply from this source.

SUMMARY OF LOT 1.

TENANTS
DESCRIPTION
A. R. P.
RENT
£ s. d.
In hand   ..      ..       ..      ..

Cosgrove Hall, Grounds and Woodlands

  56  0 35
Miss Willison, Messrs. H. Johnson
H. Jelly and H. Meakins
Four Cottages and Gardens       ..
0  1  17
26  0 0
Owner of Lot 4................................... Water Rent.........................................
20  0 0
Owner of Lot 24................................. Ditto ..................................................
10  0 0
In hand............................................. The Manor Farm..................................
312  2 26
Total A.
369  0  38
£56   0 0

                                                    

     Tithe Free.
Quit Rent to Manor of Furtho, 13s.
Wayleave to Rector of Cosgrove, rent for drain, £2.