The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-07-13 00:00:00

AND THIRTY ACRES

a short half mile beyond tfie cottage. It Nsas intended to be
a residence of some pretensions, one that the magnificent
scenery, by which it is surrounded, seems to have especially
required. Much has been done towards its accomplishment;
still the opportunity is left for unexceptionable taste to direct
its completion. The offices are very sufficient, enclosed in a
court-yard, and ornamented by a building in the modern
Gothic style.

A BEAUTIFUL RIVER ENTWINES ITSELF
AROUND,

and forms a little boundary. There is altogether a domain
extending to
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY ACRES •OF VERY
GOOD LAND,
of which about sixty acres are around it : the little farm of
seventy acres is half a mile off. The extent of the two, it
will be seen, is sufficient to occupy a little leisure, and banish
ennui from this sequestered spot. The forest immediately in
front is FULL OF RED DEER ;
the artridge and woodcock shooting very good, and the fish-
ing perpetual, and not interrupted.—Full particulars of this
property, with drawings of each (at 6d. only), may be had at
the inns and libraries at Lynton, and the hotels at Barn-
staple ; the libraries throughout the clustre of watering places
in South Devon ; the New London Hotel, Exeter ; of Mr.
Pitman, solicitor, Barnstaple; and at Mr. GEORGE ROBIN s's
offices, London.

SALE POSTPONED TO AUGUST 17TH,
IN CONSEQUENCE OF THE DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT.
IN THE VICINITY OF THE WESTMORELAND

LAKES

The Castle Head Estate, the favoured Property of this Dis-
trict, and a Domain around it of 165 Acres, independently
of 70 Acres of Marsh Lands secured from the Sea; the
Estate is Freehold, and exempt from Tithe.
1144 R. GEORGE ROBINS has much pleasure in having
1,1 been instructed to SELL by PUBLIC COMPETI-
TION, at the Auction Mart, London, on TUESDAY, August
17, at Twelve, in One Lot, a
VERY FINE FREEHOLD PROPERTY, .

and most especially adapted to suit the views of the rich
merchant of this or any vicinity. There is so much to ad-
mire, with the capability still to improve, that the fair lady
of the proprietor may oppose her present unequivocal taste
to that of bygone days. This observation applies
ONLY TO THE INTERIOR OF THE CONVENIENT
EDIFICE,

which will he noticed in due time • for, as it regards the
grounds that encompass it, it would approach sacrilege to
attempt to remodel or improve them.
THE CASTLE HEAD ESTATE
takes its name from
THE FAR-FAMED MOUNT
_ _

which rises majestically towards the clouds, to a fearful
height. In the olden times tradition gives account of its
being

ORE OF THE ANCIENT ROMAN STATIONS

It was left to Mr. Wiikinson, the celebrated and very rich
iron master to incline to an expenditure of near £25,000, and
the bridge and embankment cost upwards of £20,000 more
of his immense wealth in creating that which has
NO PARALLEL THROUGHOUT ENGLAND.

Itt renown is imperishabi
viEedly ; but ti

, and this observation is made ad-
reader is invited to seek ocular demonstra-

ossible to find language that will
convey in adequate terms the surpassing delight that the
ascent from the verdant lawns to the mountain top will in-
spire the beholder. It would be the work of supererogation
to attempt to draw upon Fancy's sketch ; language is too
feeble; the creation of the mountain belongs to Nature, and
in its completion is the only solitary instance within the
writer's recollection where nature has reluctantly succumbed
to art ; but the fact is here proclaimed, and the triumph is
perfect; to describe it in suitable language will not be at-
tempted. The reader is earnestly invited to resort and pay
itan immediate visit, with an assurance that the undescri-
bable landscape which is in store will leave an impression
that no time can obliterate.

for it is Quite i

THE UMBRAGEOUS WALKS
ARE FIVE MILES IN EXTENT,
amid the woods and plantations in the ascent to the moun-
tain t>p ; in ascending there is ever and anon breaks and
peeps to vary and diversify the scene until at length, on the
summit,

-THE ELYSIUM OF THIS WORLD
becomes visible on the instant. Mr. Robins would not covet
the feelings of any human being who could view
THIS SCENE OF ENCHANTMENT
without duly appreciating the combined effort of an exceed-
ingly long purse, with an infinity of goad taste to put it in
motion. It would be idle to point out the immensity of the
views, or the diversity of the scene ; there is a never-ending
variety, with an extent almost interminable.
THE SEA—THE RAPID RIVER—THE RICH VALE,
AND THE MOUNTAIN TOPS,

seem all contending for the ascendancy. It must be remarked
that on the extreme height of this renowned mount are two
gardens of considerable extent, adorned by flowering shrubs
and American plants, transcendently beautiful, feathering to
the ground in the greatest profusion; indeed the creation of
this luxuriant mount from the barren rock, shows how little
of impossibility there exists in this world, if
THE MARCH OF THE MIND IS WELL APPLIED.
Its extent is 500 feet from the level of the sea beneath it. It
is here that

THE LOVER'S LEAP MAY BE PERPETRATED
with success. The spot is prepared, but the splendid scenery
that on the instant becomes visible, has interposed its magic
spell, . and to the present period left no historical record
wherewith to illumine the reader of so fearful an attempt. It
is now time to return to the edifice, of which it has been re-
marked that there is great room of an outlay in ornamental
decoration. The house has abundant accommodations for a
family of some pretensions. It is seen from the high road,
nestling amid the luxurious plantations, with a terrace walk
and long avenue approach, and the splendid river to form its
boundary. The offices are fully sufficient ; the kitchen gar-
dens (not alluding to those on the ascent towards the clouds)
are prolific and extensive. There are
HOT AND SUCCESSION HOUSES,
150 feet in length, and the present show of grapes gives ample
proof of the quality of the vineyard. The climate is here so
congenial, that the heaviest fall of snow in winter does not
lie on the ground more than three or four days, when at a
short distance it remains for weeks. There is capital fishing
in the River Winster, which is particularly noted for its trout,
and a pack of fox hounds within five miles. It may be essen-
tial, by way of concluding, to allude to the more profitable
portion of the property. There is.
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIVE ACRES OF

LAND,
entirely within a ring-fence, in fine healthy condition. There
is beside

SEVENTY ACRES OF MARSH LAND,
RECENTLY SECURED FROM THE SEA,
with a brilliant prospect of obtaining, by diligence and indus-
try, another hundred acres very speedily, and

, „
A BEAUTIFUL PARK
is easy of accomplishment, and the lands may be irrigated.
Castle Head is situate in Westmoreland and Lancashire, 10
miles from Lancaster, and four and a half from Milnthorpe
across the sands; 12 from Kendal, 13 from Ulverstone, and
5 from Windermere Lake; and it is important to know that
although in days of yore the distance became a slight impedi-
ment, it is now within
THIRTEEN HOURS' RIDE TO LONDON.

Particulars, with plans, are preparing. To be had six
weeks before the auction, at the Waterloo, Liverpool; the
Hotels, Manchester ; the Plough, Cheltenham ; at the Auc-
tion Mart ; and Mr. George Robins's Offices, Covent-garden.

THIS IMPORTANT SALE IS DELAYED UNTIL
THE 17TH OF AUGUST,

IN CONSEQUENCE OF THE DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT.
WINDERMERE LAKE.—CROFT LODGE.
The great Feature of the Alpine Mountain Scenery, proudly
standing alone for its high renown and multifarious Beau-
ties, a combination which could alone be acquired by
judgment, great taste, and considerable outlay. It Ap-
proaches the Lake, its rich Meadows extending to 50
Acres in the Valley, independently of the Rising Grounds,
which include altogether near 80 Acres ; the splendid and
exceedingly correct taste in Furniture, fine Collection of
Original Pictures, Cellar of the Choicest Wines, may all
be added to the purchase.
MR. GEORGE ROBINS is flattered that he has been
selected by the worthy proprietor,
JAMES BRANCKER, Esq., of Liverpool,
to offer to PUBLIC COMPETITION, at the Auction
Mart, London, on TUESDAY, August 17, at Twelve, and in
consequence of recent severe domestic affliction,
THE SALE WILL BE PEREMPTORY,
a singularly desirable and highly
IMPORTANT FREEHOLD PROPERTY,
which, from its countless beauties, is not easily approached,
and still less by the imperfect sketch that is about to he at-
tempted. It is not a little fortunate for the honoured indi-
vidual who has been preferred to bring this splendid estate
under public review, that its indescribable beauties are on
record in the minds of every one who has visited Westmore-
land during the progress of its completion. It is but faint
praise to say that it is
THE LEADING FEATURE AMID THE LAKE
SCENERY,

since nothing, even within these hallowed regions, has ven-
tured to aspire to such a distinction ;
and the great difficulty
that presses upon Mr. !Ohms s mind is, that in selecting
from the countless beauties that prevail everywhere, he will
necessarily in this abridged statement leave too many unno-
ticed.

THE MANSION IS OF AN IMPOSING CHARACTER,
ERECTED ENTIRELY OF STONE.
The order of ArchiteCture may be a little equivocal, or
rather, it
presents an admixture of the several orders, ren-
dered perfect by the taste of the liberal proprietor. A
drawing, which will accompany the printed particulars-must
necessarily he an humble effort to bring ;inch a combination

of taste and judgment into so limited tt space; it will, how-
ever, most assuredly give such a powerful claim to admira-
tion, as to incline all such as can afford, and are anxious, to
APPROACH ELYSIUM IN THIS WORLD,
to pay an early visit to Croft Lodge, where, indeed, he will
find just cause to exclaim, " How imperfectly has Paradise
been represented in this feeble attempt."
The situation was originally selected wisely ; it is seated
on a lawn of considers:ale beauty, protected from the north
and easterly winds by the almost interminable hills which
form

AN AMPHITHEATRE CLOTHED IN VERDURE,
where the flocks and herds ascend to the very summit, to
vary and improve the landscape. From the mountain-top is
presented a scene that it would be in vain to attempt to de-
scribe; for it has been truly said,
IT BEGGARS ALL DESCRIPTION.

In progressing through the winding progress to the acclivity,
it is almost impossible for the imagination to arrive at a full
appreciation of the
HARMONIOUS COMBINATION,
which seems to increase in beauty and effect at every fresh
break or peep which nature has vouchsafed through the
woods. It is on this fearful height that Windermere is seen
in all its glory, where
"The sunbeam slumbers, and the leaves scarce curled
By the cool breeze, their verdant tresses lave
Translucent through its tide."
The little intermediate space from that vast water is seen with
THE CONFLUENCE OF THE TWO BEAUTIFUL
RIVERS, THE BRATHAY AND ROTIIAY,
which are parallel with the Terrace-walk ; the former river,
with its ornamental bridge, is a great feature, extending in
the other direction to a similitude with
THE FAMED VIRGINIA WATERS,
(which are left at an immeasurable distance,) and to the
Swiss cottage in its purest taste ; its harbour and the splen-
did river which alone separates it from the lake. The ambi-
tion of the respected proprietor has lead him to prepare a
Beet in this dock which is more than equal to compete with
ne once favoured flotilla on Virginia Water, and her Yacht,
THE PRIDE OF THE LAKE,
CARRIES THE FLAG OF THE COMMODORE.
But to return to the mansion. It is ornamented in front by
a balcony and gallery of singular beauty, the windows are
of plate glass, and within it will be found the most perfect
accommodation that a reasonable mind can desire, observing
that comfort in its best form has been regarded to a great
extent, while the enormous expenditure, which is conspicu-
ous everywhere, has been disregarded, and only auxiliary to
the view of rendering it quite perfect. It is, in fact,
A PALACE IN MINIATURE,

in the most comprehensive sense. A splendid conservatory
adorns one wine, and there are hot and cold baths ; the
rooms are of the best proportions ; the bed-chambers in
abundance, and well constituted with dressing-rooms. The
principal suite of rooms are fitted up in unusually good
taste; they are in communication, and nearly the whole are
ornamented by massive mahogany doors, with chimney-
pipces of pure statuary marble. The domestic arrangement
may be accounted perfection, and the offices within and
without so complete as to leave nothing to be desired. The
ch;mneys, of castellated form, are so admirably arranged,
that ',woke and its annoyance have necessarily abdicated.
It nu.; b 5 well to recur again to the situation. If the reader
be wears c' the description, the writer promises he will not
be so when ,rsl reality is brought under his review. Win-
dermere it is known is always accounted
THE LEVIATHAN OF THE LAKES,
and Croft Lodge partakes of its beauties infinitely beyond any
of its rival candidates, inasmuch as its breadth and its love-
liness increases as it approaches nearer to the Elysium, and
terminates close to the spot where the confluence of the
rivers takes place. The beauteous valley seen in all direc-
tions, is nowhere more perfect than viewed during the pro-
gress through the rocks and precipitous bills.
The luxuriant country in which Croft Lodge is embo-
somed ; the lucid expanse of its lake ; the distant moun-
tains lifting their glacier summits to Heaven—the combina-
tion must be felt while gazing on this scene, and a delicious
tranquality will steal upon the heart and harmonise with
every kindly feeling. It will exert a sort of fascination over
the senses, and hold the spectator for a time in mute and
breathless contemplation.

The road to Ambleside separates the mansion from the
gardens and river, it is the subject of constant admiration
from all those who frequent the lakes, and equally eulogised
by those who have benefitted by a tour into Switzerland.

The only parallel case which Mr:li;l;in;"Canl;rinii;;
recollection is the

SCENERY OF LOCH LOMOND,
and it becomes matter of doubt which to prefer; this truism
will leave the reader to judge of the treat that is in store, and
it ought to be added, that the poets of the present age have
selected this vicinage, with a view to perpetuate their fame.
Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Southey have reason to be
proud of the auxiliaries ound in this earthly Paradise to aid
in their Prolific muse. The situation is proverbial for lon-
gevity, and an East Indian who has amassed considerable
wealth at the expense of his constitution, need only to possess
Croft Lodge to ensure an immediate renewal of a lease for a
very prolonged life. The society is everywhere around of
the best description. Those who would be gay will find
abundant opportunity, not forgetting the pleasurable scenes
which are constantly presented by the regattas. To conclude
it may be well to observe, that the lakes are now within 14
hours' ride of the metropolis of London.

It will be on view six weeks antecedently to the sale, only
by means of a descriptive particular, and a drawing and plan
of the estate (at Is. each,) to be had at the Waterloo, Liver-
pool ; the best Hotels at Manchester ; Plough, Cheltenham ;
Hotel, Leamington ; the Auction Mart ; and at Mr. Gz.o.
ROBINS' Offices, London.

THIS IMPORTANT
THE 19SALE ISDELAYED UNTIL
TH AUG,
IN CONSEQUENCE OF THE DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT.
IN THE SOUTH OF DEVONSHIRE.
The Bradley Estate, near to the Market Town of
Newton Abbot, distinguished from all Contempora-
ries for the Splendid Woods and Scenery that en-
compass it ; together with the Ancient Mansion House
and Offices, Park-like Grounds, and very rich Gra-
zing and Arable Lands in the Valley below, all within
a Ring Fence, independently of the Freehold Estate
and Influence arising from the Fairs and Markets,
the Market Place, and all its Appendages of great extent,
and several of the best Houses in the Town, with Coal
Wharfs and the Bradley Inn, beside the extensive Mano-
rial Rights and Privileges within the Borongh of Newton
Abbot and- Newton Bushel, a most desirable Investment,
and in One Lot.
lt/R. GEORGE ROBINS is much pleased that he has
ill been selected by the worthy divine and respected pro-
prietor to SELL, by PUBLIC COMPETITION, at the
Auction Mart, London, on THURSDAY, August 19, at Twelve,
in One Lot, a
VERY IMPORTANT FREEHOLD E
and certainly one of
THE MOST RENOWNED THROUGHOUT THL
COUNTRY. THE BRADLEY ESTATE
has acquired a fame that has been perpetuated for many ge-
nerations. History has recorded its antiquity ; indeed, it is
fortunate that so much has been already said in its praise
from unequivocal authority, that but little is left for Mr.
Robins to offer by way of panegyric. Before he ventures
upon the responsibility of pourtrayino•' by his feeble attempt
THE WOODS OF BRADLEY, AND THE SURPAS-
SING BEAUTY OF THE WOODLAND SCENERY,
he will give a short outline of the nature and extent of pro-
perty that is to be brought under review.
First—The Manor of Highwick and Hundred of Tem-
bridge, in the Borough of Newton Bushel and Newton
Abbot. The Courts Leet and Baron, Lordship, Royalties
and Privileges of the Borough of Newton Bushel and Abbot.
The Courts and Chief Rents belonging to the Fairs and Mar-
kets of Newton Abbot. The Bradley Inn, the Market-place,
and a portion of the best Shops and Residences within the
Town and Borough ; together with the necessary
AND INSEPARABLE INFLUENCE THEREUNTO
BELONGING AND APPERTAINING.
The rental and value derivable from the portion may be
estimated at near Xl,OOO a year.
THE BRADLEY ESTATE AND WOODS
extend to near 350 acres of rich grazing and arable lands, en-
tirely within a ring fence ; the tithe and poor-rate very li-
mite.cl

TATE,

THE MANSION IS VERY ANCIENT,
and in candour it must be proclaimed that it has been very
much disregarded for many years ; history has bees more
kind, and in the olden times awarded to its meed of praise.
A new possessor will distinguish his taste from that of by-
gone days, and, with a pretty considerable outlay, render it a
suitable appendage to the magnificent woods that adorn it;
nor is it improbable a more elevated spot would be selected
to substitute another mansion. It is, however, of the famed
woods and to

THE SCENE OF ENCHANTMENT WITHIN THEM,
that the reader's attention is called—they rise in majestic
grandeur, and

IN AMPHITHEATRIC PRIDE
around the venerable abode, ascending to a tremendous
height, the scene varying at every turn, with walks and rides
disposed by the band of The Great Master in every direction,
until the summit is accomplished, when a scene is presented
that may be imagined, but certainly cannot well be described :
for extent and loveliness nothing can surpass it—the mur-
muring of the rapid river Lemon in the sequestered regions
below—and when the setting sun condescendingly makes
golden all the leaves—when the music of a thousand birds is
beard—it is not too much to liken the scene to one approach-
ing Elysium : it presents a striking concentration of sublime
and majestic scenery, softened by the intermixture of features
the most romantic and picturesque,
" 'Till breathless, as we grow when feeling most ;
And silent,—we stand in thoughts too deep
For utterance."
The poet aye, and the painter too, amid the scenes of rocl:‘
and woods, and pellucid streams, may realise, and without
the aid of fancy's sketch, a picture of transcendant beauty
and interest—rivalling all that has been said or sung
"OF OTHER CLIMES AND SUNNY ISLES
REMOTE."

This portion of the estate, with the domain already referred
to, closely approximates upon the town, which it ought to
have been observed is one of the most improved and still im-
proving towns in Devonshire. The land is necessarily en-
hanced considerably in value, and it will not be estimating it
too highly at near £l,OOO a year. A nobleman or gentleman
inclined to field sports will find it to his heart's content at
Bradley, and for hunting, shooting, or fishing, it fears no
rival. It is in the vicinity of Torquay (the pet watering
place of the south), with Teignmouth, Dawlisb, Totness, and
Exmouth, all within a morning's drive, and the railway when
completed this autumn will bring _ _

LONDON AND BRADLEY-WOODS WITHIN
SEVEN HOUR'S RIDE OF EACH OTHER.
To conclude, it may be important to those in search of wealth,
with scenery beyond comparison, to know it, it has been as-
certained that there are minerals upon the property ; and
longevity in this favored clime is become proverbial.—Pull
particulars of this highly-favored estate will be ready, with a
plank" accompany it, 28 days before the sale, and then had
at the leading hotels and libraries at all the neighbouring
watering-places : at the New London Hotel. Exeter ; Beaze-
lev's Hotel; the Bradley Inn ; and Mr. D'ARCY, Solicitor,
at Newton Abbot; Mr. T. CHURCH, Solicitor, Bedford-,
row ; the Auction Mart ; and at Mr. GEORGS ROBINS'S
Offices, London. Mr. NICHOLAS WALKB, the surveyor
of Newton Abbot, will be, so good as to show the estate.

THIS IMPORTANT SALE IS DELAYED UNTIL
THE 19zu AUGUST,
IN CONSEQUENCE OF TDB DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT.
IN THE SOUTH OF DEVONSHIRE.
The Collation Kirkham Estate, 1,260 Acres, all Freehold,
an Investment of great Importance, in the Parish of Paing-
ton, with the Manorial Rights and Privileges, divided
into convenient Farms, the Lands not to be surpassed
throughout the County, with an unexceptionable Ten-
antry ; also 100 Acres of Woods and Plantations, and the
entire Village of Collaton, three miles from Torquay, four
from Totness, and six from Dartmouth ; and the Occombe
Estate, two miles off, which will form a separate Lot.
JIR. GEORGE ROBINS is honoured by the directions
IV of the highly estimable proprietor to OFFER to PUB.
LIC COMPETITION, at the Auction Mart, London, on
THURSDAY, August 19, at Twelve,
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