The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-27 00:00:00

Ludgate--0-01:igsholyareimrpeeTant and extremely valuable
Freehold Property, occup,ying an unusually extensive area
wholesale or retail businessa,dainpstiunrganicet insurance-office,
ce,florrst-oetlhaesrs
public company, presenting most eligible investments, with
the advantage of immediate possession of a considerable
portion.
MESSRS. NORTON, HOGGART, and TRIST
have received instructions to offer for SALE, at the
Mart, on Friday, May 20, at 12 o'clock, in one or more lots, as
may be ultimately determined upon (unless previously dis-
posed of by private contract), the very extensive and substan-
tially-erected FREEHOLD PROPERTY known as the
Milton Club, situate No. 14, Ludgate-hill, the principal lead-
ing thoroughfare of the metropolis, and one of the most im-
portant positions in the city of London. These noble build-
ings present a handsome and imposing elevation to Ludgate-
hill, with a frontage thereto of 30 feet, extend hi extreme
depth, including the back property, nearly 350 feet, and oc-
cupy for the city of London, the unusually extensive and
enormously valuable area of nearly 29,000 square feet, with
several distinct accesses from Ludgate-hill, St. Martin's-
court, Little Bridge-street, Evangelist-court, Water-lane,
Union-street, Dolphin-court, and New Bridge-street, to
which there are also considerable and valuable frontages.
The club premises, upon which a very large sum of money
has been expended within the last five years, in adapting
them for the present requirements, contain, on the upper
floors, 22 sleeping apartments for the members of the club,
several servants rooms, large wareroom, housekeeper's room,
private dining rooms, baths, and steward's room. First
floor, a spacious well-lighted drawing room 48 feet by 28 feet,
library or lecture room 52 feet long, smoking room, lava-
tories, water-closets, good landings and passages to each
floor. Ground floor, entrance hall, vestibule, secretary's
office, waiting room, lofty breakfast and reading rooms, dining
long;heB s a
rb basement, em
domestice nt, large
offices, kitchen,and so
capitalu l -
isearly7 n,
servants'about
cellanige for wine, beer, and coals. Attached are two dwell-
ing-houses and the Cock public-house, Nos. 2,3, and 4, in St.
hall, all feet
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„Martin'ti-court (producing about 5180 per annum), which,
with the club house, may be termed the front premises. In
the rear, with communication by a subterraneous passage and
s
bridge over the street (if desired), is a lofty and very n_
tially built stack of warehouses, of four floors, with h
yards,
stabling for six horses, cart-house and dwelling-house, hav-
ing distinct and separate approaches from Little Bridge-
street and Ship-yard, leadinginto _
New Badge-street, Black-
friars,or a manufactory. Also, immediately adjoining, a warehouse
and admirably adapted for a printing establishment
and dwelling, in Ship-yard, let at £7O per annum ; extensive
ranges of stabling, coach-houses, lofts, and yard, formerly let
at £2OO per annum ; •six houses in Evangelist-court, let at a
ground-rent of £2O per annum, with reversion in 1877 to the
rack rental, estimated at £l5O per annum ; two houses in the
same court, let fit about £45 per annum ; three houses in
3ileeting-house-court and three shops and dwelling-houses
n Water-lane, producing together £l5O per annum ; a large
plot of building ground, nearly opposite Apothecaries' hall,
with considerable frontages-to Water-lane and Union-street
close to New Bridge-street; and a shop and dwelling-house
(formerly the Union Tavern), now temporarily let- to Mr.
torn
n. This very extensive and magnificent property,
from its vast area, occuping a most commanding position in
ted for
very heart of the City and approximating closely (from the
Cannon-street) on the silk, linen,
eamndinNenewtlyadap
great alterations andimprovements in St. Paul's-chhiftchytafrodr
and lace markets, is
any retail trade of magnitude
ngwholesaleestablis men .
lug such extent of premisese'aohrdfor uublic company irture-
easily adapted for such purposes,st a portion mi,htb
com-
mand (when the improvements in remainderi woul
neighbour-
hood are carried out) rentals far beyond the and present sound freehold investments. present income,
subject to Certain charges, which will be
The premises are
particulars of sale. May_be viewed by explained in the
cards only, and parti-
culars had 21 days prioft o the sale, of Mr. Anderson, secre-
tary to the Club, Ludgate-hill ;of John Bennett,' Esq.,
solicitor, 4, Serjeants'-inn, Pleet-street ; at the Queen's and
Palatine Hotels, Manchester ; Radley's Hotel, and the
Exchange News-room, Liverpool ; the Queen's Hotel, Bir-
mingham ; at the Mart; and of Messrs. Norton, Roggart, and
Triat,o2, Old Broad-street, Royal Exchange.