The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-07-02 00:00:00

THE CHADDF'JLEY CuRBET I' ES PATE,

WORCESTER MEE.

A large part of th., &hove estate wqs ffered for
:al, by auction on W. dnesdav, at the Li ai
Assemb!y Roam. Kidderminster, an I attract° a
1 age numbo- of proper. y-own,ts, a.:ents, and
s plicitors, a w 11 as ma :y .•f the t parrs f Orel°.
ihat were to be put up. Ile proport, has been ip
the po sess.on of tt.p T• r o linron I unity fi
centu tea, and some of the tenan;4 below: to famili.s
who ave occupied t. e same ho dings f r the last
300 or 400 years Mr. B W oldrio:e (of the firm
•,f Messrs. Oates, Perrens and Wooldridge, t,iirr-
bri ) was the auctione. r, and he said that the
prup..rty Sir W. ihrockmorton had instruet-d thm
ott,r for sale was situated in 4-'ne of t• e mos;
oittresting purls, es in Woreesterslii e. The toi
ompiisaq p•op rtv cf the most varied character,
aid the sqies of such p,operti.,s only out( vice a:
wide ey were selling in i.e best tiui-•
ior ve.to: a. for a • gyo rrl de, re,-
cv()ui:l i' I a ir vt:r •;

t tlin-e hal bro-ai
own than thosr. they oo ne d Th 4 ea,!e
tariea witi& he Pox I u an try. ant 1 rood
1,41 As l•-•a r.:,22. 1 %cis !rtioreke .1"
for £9,0 u Joif-;, o C sley. L 1 4, Bo
ne....te rj t.-'e an I I acre 37 d• roh•-..., of 'an
3 1,1 o Grono..l 11, 3. B:1“.r for £520. No. 5 w
ie ut tue to s t • wh ch eonel era: l inter-it at-
ioched, lt. .sited f part of t:ie Lo•ige Fart,
i.-13a 3r 37p iii ext,ni ; rental .2-21 7 ; tithe ren•
ii Pe ±..20 I. 33; land tay £ 2 '6a 3d. 51,.
Wooldridge. stated that it :id been in the oecupa-
n of thi Blalt.!way faun y for een urirs, attl sae
Lae 1i.,1; and canice of the w-ol sale. wyr
u of ruble resat nn.l a t cut str-rt n chron
the land. ik w .y war.e..l it at £3.000
and the toicint,•_, ran np to £7,350 at %hie)) ilgu •
he aaniwer ,eik to Air .1 A. Morton, on
Mr. J. M..re.lit , IliAh Street, Kid ir nin ter.
Several smaller lots followed and .kere sold at fa r
p ice,. Lot 10, 211 2r 5p of arab e land (re.tal £32,
tithe £6 13e) sod io Mr B Denks, Stourpoit,
t •r LI 010. 1... t 16, six pieces of arable land and
Filth) sough. (9i acres ot weollaid), in al 71a 3r
16p, hal a rental of £7O, and the the tit-•e a as £lO
13s 6.1. It was kn-cked down for £1.703 t3II
James Holcrott, Stout bridge. Lot 17 consist d of
art AL.arce Farm, in the oecd.ration it Mr.
F,Blakew.iy, Tho a ea was 269 i I lip. rint
£270 ;itne £2S. auto tax (iiic•ti dn.( tna, on a r
Int) i 7 is 9d T as lot was wilhdtaant at
t 200. Lit 20, consisting of part of tne 11earce
r'srori, 86a 3 21p (r ntal £135, tith £2 Is 61),
w S a ithil.a%%n at :£2,000 Lot 21, the Friar's
aka, .wildillgs ad I.nd 253 3r
p jai,. (rental £35, Lit ie £5 lls 3.1), sold to
•fww tr.) .£l,ooo. Liit 21 "T e Lower
Vinare," 37a lr 4 (r mai 446, btu() .£6 11. 9,1;.
W.lB 3 •it.l IL: sr. () bat, for £1,340 Lot 26,
consis of 22a 2r 9p o. arable la-id at Noolrow,
wadkioeitid UtWit ti Sleess Corbett for £875.
~„, 33 c.,aeisreal of part of the Woo house Farm,
2/9 acres in extent, %vita farmhouse, itc ; rental
1300, tutie £46 is 6, land lax £.7 134 11d. T is
.ut wait witiierswu at £7,000. It was staled to be
one o, tee best sheep tar.os in the parish. The
next itutoortant lot reached (Nu. 43) con i•ta.l of
part f swisucute Farm, occupiei by Mr W
Nicholls, and which had been held .by the Ni bolls
. aridly tor 400 )eatB It included fa-inhouse,
GI, a2n2d
8116cril,iaaualdur,;1,17xop ut land,
eirtriutrental
gli,zt.
eo.enis £l9oain:tao,,tst,a4et;
lots) .£l3
' .£1 003 hut 0 Lou it .0 un., a d the lot was
'urANia. lr 28 r
in are, £c•nao4.l.lot 44. Tu. realwasPl.lt at Alla,

tith free, lan" tax £5 143 51. The timber was
value lat £1 901. Mr. 'Wo )Idiidge trd iit would
suit a man who orild trace his dts-ent from tt e
Plantagenets, but as none of the descendants f
the Pianta,9,enets were present no bi.l could be
obtained. and it was withdrawn. Lot 50, the Fold
Farm. with 256 a lr 6;) of land was passed over,
the e bi-dng no bidder. The rent was put at £220,
tithe £29 is. land tax £ll 17s 3d. Lot 53 consisted
of the Lowi-r House Farm, area 181 a Or 6p, with
fa-mhouse, farm buildings, &c. R ntal £165 5s 6d,
tithe £l7 148 61, land tax on this lot, and 55 (82
acres). £l6 17s id The lot was so d for £A,470 to
Mr. Joseph Mil's, Kingswinford. Lot 55, 82 aerea
old, most of it in tan I,' was withdrawn at £720
Th 2 small lots generally fe4ehed very good prices
We under.ttnd that since the sale on Wednesdav
several of the unsold has have 13 en cti.3pos-d of
Lot 20, 135 acres, forming part of the Mearce Fa-m,
ha., ben purchased by Messrs Corbett for £3,70
Lo • 33, 279 acres, part of the Woodhouse Fat m,
has been sold to the teant, Mr. J. B. Hill, f
The tottl amount realised i•y th , sale,
_eluding t e $ ibs quent purchases, is £37,652.