The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-07-01 00:00:00

CHADDESLEY CORBEWT.

PROPERTY SALE.—This property, which was advertised
for sale, took place at the Swan Inn, on Wednesday. Mr
B. Wooldridge, of the firm of Oates. Perrees, and Wool-
dridge, was the auctioneer, and in his Opening remark
said :—We have much pleasure in appearing here to day
t represent Sir W disco Throckmorton, in the butanes:
entrusted to us. That pleasure is very much increased
us the circumstance that we are favoured by so large at. 1
respectable as assemblage of bidders. We are not m
to sell. a single farm, or a single house, but to submit t
competition • property of a very varied and interestin,:
eliaracter from the estate of 80 acres, eligible, as it is.
with a suitable house upon it, to be the seat of a gentle-
man of position end means, to the country cottage, with
its rural garden. It embraces the rich arable field, the
verdant meadow, the terming orchard, the hill, the dell.
the limpid stream, the roadside inn, the village smithy.
We are not met at rokenhouse Yard, or at the principal
inn of a neighbouring town, but at the quiet, homely
house 't The Swan," in the very interesting village of
Chaddesley, with its more than interesting fine old parish
church. We have no doubt it is quite BA agreeable to
every one present, and quite as well for the pecuniary
interests of our employer that in the pleasant month of
June we should be resembled in this pretty village,
breathing a pure atmosphere, surrounded by those beau-
ties of nature which the band of a bountiful Providence
has so lavishly strewed around u though we were cooped
up in a London auction, or in the bustlin4 hotel of a
neighbouring town. The comity of Worcester is one of
the nicest counties in this kingdom, and the parish of
Chaddeslry Corbett is one of the nicest parishes in that
county. It possesses some of the best land in England,
aud is remarkable for those beauties of nature to whirls
we have already referred. How seldom do we travel such
• bit of turnpike road as that from this village to Maslow
Green, or see • little place more interesting than that
rustic village. In few parishes do we see such neigh-
bourhoods as Winterfold, Harvington- Mutes, and Sion
—as Brockencote, Blunrington. Tanwood. and Barrow
Hill—as the valley of Drayton Grove, Hill Pool, Barnett
Mill, aud Bellington. How few churches do we see to
match the parish church. The views obtained from
ipso, places, how grand they are."—With regard to the
various properties, Mr. Wooldridge gave a description of
each lot as they were put up for competition, and the
following was the restOt of the isle. Lot I was knocked
down to Mr J. V. Wood. for £225. Lot 2, the freehohl
residence known as "Hill Pool." to Mr. Thomas Wright.
for £5,800. Lot 3. two cottages, with Gardens, at Hill
Pool, to Mr. J. 0. Page, for £9O. Lot 4, a cottage and
garden, at Hill Pool. to Mr. .1. Wilkes, for £BO. Lot 5,
two cottages, with gardens, at Hill Pool, to Mr. W. C.
Corbett, for 855. Lot 6, two cottages, with gardene and
premise., at Hill Pool, to Mx. John Caswell, for £4O.

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