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West Somerset Free Press and Minehead, Watchet, & Williton Advertiser. Saturday 04 May 1912
Page 4 Column 2
The Estate of the late Mr. Frank R. CORNISH.
BATHPOOL.
In the parish of West Monkton, about 2 Miles from Taunton.
Important Sale of a Desirable Freehold Small Holding, known as “Adginhills,” and Eleven Acres of Land, with early possession.
MESSRS. W. R. J. GREENSLADE and CO. have b en <sic> favoured with instructions to SELL by AUCTION, at the GEORGE HOTEL, Taunton, on TUESDAY, MAY 21st, 1912, at Three for Four o'clock in the afternoon, subject to the general public sale conditions of the Somerset Law Society, and to special conditions then and there to be produced and read, or which may be inspected at the offices of the undermentioned solicitors, the undermentioned desirable freehold small
GRASS FARM,
Known as “Adginhills,” containing 11a. 0r. 14p. or thereabouts.
The comfortable farmhouse is stone and brick built, with a tiled roof, has an ornamental porch and contains entrance passage, sitting-room, with registered grate(?); front living room, with range; small office(?), kitchen, with range; dairy, back kitchen, pump-house, with excellent well of spring water, and w.c., 5 bedrooms.
Adjoining is a stone and slate 2-storey building, comprising store-house, with 2 rooms over communicating with house.
There is a front garden and excellent walled-in fruit and vegetable garden facing south.
The excellent and substantial farm premises comprise well-built, roomy stone and tiled cart or waggon-house(?), suitable for a slaughter-house or business premises; pigs' boiler and brickwork, lean-to tiled building, with 3 divisions, and tiled and stone-built stable; substantial range of tiled buildings, consisting of excellent cow stalls, with cribs and forbay and 4 div sions <sic> for 8 cows; stalls to tie 5 cows, and chaff-house(?), the whole having loft(?) over; adjoining being a capital tiled-roof cart-shed.
In the orchard there is a long range of excellent lean to tiled-room buildings, comprising mangel house, calves' houses, piggeries and poultry houses.
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SCHEDULE. |
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Ord. N |
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Acres. |
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322 |
{House, Premises, and Orchard} |
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1418 |
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323 |
Western Field |
}Meadow |
8672 |
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}Arable |
1000 |
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(Be the same more or less.) |
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11090 |
The property adjoins the canal and is well supplied with water.
To view(?) apply to the auctioneers.
Particular attention is drawn to the above important sale, as the above forms a most desirable small holding, comprising an excellent farmhouse, buildings, and highly productive land in a good(?) locality, near an important town, and it offers an excellent opportunity for investment or occupation.
Further particulars may be obtained of the auctioneers, or of
Messrs. G. H. KITE & SON.
Solicitors, Taunton and North Curry.
Dated, Auction and Estate Agency Offices, 3, Hammet-street, Taunton, and Fore-street, Wellington, April 25th, 1912.
BATHPOOL,
Within 2 Miles of the Town of Taunton.
Important Sale of a Convenient Freehold Dwelling-house, Garden, Buildings, and Accommodation Meadow and Orchard Land.
MESSRS. W. R. J. GREENSLADE and Co. are favoured with instructions to SELL by AUCTION, at the GEORGE HOTEL, Taunton, on TUESDAY, MAY 21st, 1912, at Three for Four o'clock in the afternoon (subject to the general public sale conditions of the Somerset Law Society, and to special conditions of sale then and there to be produced and read, or which may be inspected at the offices of the undermentioned solicitors), following desirable
FREEHOLD DWELLING-HOUSE AND ACCOMODATION LANDS,
Known as “The Firs,” Bathpool, being part of No. 367 ordnance survey, now in the occupation of Mr. W. G. CLIFT, the owner, and containing 2a. 1r. 0p., or thereabouts.
The comfortable dwelling-house is approached by a private roadway leading from the main Taunton and Bridgwater roads, is brick-built, with tiled roof, and contains ornamental porch, entrance lobby, sitting-room, with tiled grate and hearth; convenient glazed cupboards and drawers; breakfast-room, with tiled grate and hearth; living-room, with grate and store cupboards; dairy, with cupboards and shelves; scullery, with copper furnace, baking oven, and grate; wash-house, with copper furnace; coal-house, with side entrance; and four pleasant bedrooms and outside w.c.
Adjoining the house is a large bakehouse, with ovens, now used as a store; loft over, with windlass; and small stable at end, with separate entrance; pump and excellent supply of water.
The buildings include tiled-room piggeries, large store shed, tiled-roof cox stalls, small poultry-house, and enclosed barton.
There is a front lawn, walled fruit and vegetable gardens.
The land comprises 2 very choice closes of rich meadow land and a productive close of orchard and meadow land, known as “Old River Orchard,' a portion of which fronts the main road.
To view, apply at Mr. CLIFT'S.
The above forms a very compact property, most suitable for a retired tradesman, poultry farmer, or others, as there is a most comfortable small residence, with productive land and suitable premises, within a short distance of Taunton.
Further particulars may be obtained of the auctioneers, or of
Messrs. G. H. KITE & SON.
Solicitors, Taunton and North Curry.
Dated. Auction, Land, Estate, Fire and Life Agency Offices, 3, Hammet-street, Taunton.
May 1st, 1912.