Local Land For Sale Over 100 Years Ago

The Guardian
Friday October 11th 1918

​VALUABLE FREEHOLD RESIDENCE known as CULCHETH HALL,
and FREEHOLD FARM LANDS, containing eligible BUILDING SITES,
BUILDINGS, SHOPS and COTTAGES in the townships of
CULCHETH, CROFT and LEIGH, in the county of Lancaster.
To BE SOLD AT AUCTION
By Messrs. THOMAS BROGDEN & SON.
On Thursday, the 31st October, 1918, at Four o'clock p.m. at the
​WHITE HORSE HOTEL, LEIGH, subject to conditions of sale to be then produced.
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Culcheth Hall

LOT 1.- A FREEHOLD MESSUAGE, with garden, containing 1,218 square yards.
No. 439 Warrington-road, Culcheth, in the occupation of William Bates.
Gross yearly rent £13 10s.
 
LOT 2.- A LEASEHOLD SHOP, with Dwelling-house attached,
containing 600 square yards,
No. 430 Warrington-road, Culcheth, in the occupation of William Hayes.
Gross yearly rent £32.
 
LOT 3.- TWO FREEHOLD COTTAGES, with gardens attached.
Nos. 411 and 413 Warrington-road, Culcheth, containing altogether 1,482 square yards, in the occupation of Margaret Hart and A. Hall.
Gross yearly rent £17 10s.
 
LOT 4.- SIX FREEHOLD COTTAGES, with gardens.
Nos. 14 to 24 even numbers inclusive, Shaw-street, Culcheth, containing 1,694 square yards, in the occupation of J. Battersby and others.
Gross yearly rent £19 4s.
 
LOT 5.- A FREEHOLD COTTAGE and GARDEN
in Wigshaw-lane, Culcheth, in the occupation of James Pownall,
containing 2964 square yards.
Gross yearly rent £8.
 
LOT 6.- A FREEHOLD COTTAGE, and GARDEN,
No. 13 Wigshaw-lane, Culcheth, containing 1,350 square yards, in the occupation of Mrs. Battersby.
Gross yearly rent £6.

LOT 7.- FREEHOLD MESSUAGE OR SHOP, with Dwelling-house attached.
No. 36 Common-lane, Culcheth, containing 1,191 square yards, in the occupation of Seddon and Sons.
Gross yearly rent £16 15s.
 
LOT 8.- TWO FREEHOLD COTTAGES, with gardens,
Nos. 38 to 40 Common-lane, Culcheth, in the occupation of
Messrs. G. H. Cowell and William Gibbons, and containing 1,603 square yards.
Gross yearly rent £12 10s.
 
 LOT 9.- THREE FREEHOLD COTTAGES, with gardens,
Nos. 42, 44 and 46 Common-lane, Culcheth, in the occupation of Mrs.
M. Smith and others, containing 3,438 square yards.
Estimated gross yearly rent £35.
 
LOT 10.- A FREEHOLD COTTAGE, and GARDEN,
No. 62 Common-lane, Culcheth, in the occupation of A. Yates,
containing 650 square yards.
Gross yearly rent £4.
 
LOT 11.- FREEHOLD COTTAGE, SHIPPON and GARDEN,
No. 64 Common-lane, Culcheth, in the occupation of Joseph Worthington,
and containing 2160 square yards.
Gross yearly rent £6 10s.
 
LOT 12.- THREE FREEHOLD COTTAGES and GARDENS,
Nos. 20, 22 and 24 Twiss Green-lane, Culcheth, in the occupation
of J. R. Cliff and others, and containing 3,781 square yards.
Gross yearly rent £15.
 
LOT 13.- A FREEHOLD COTTAGE and GARDEN,
No. 28 Twiss Green-lane, Culcheth, in the occupation of G. Holland,
and containing 6,020 square yards.
Gross yearly rent £12 10s.
 
LOT 14.- TWO FREEHOLD COTTAGES and GARDENS,
Nos. 30 and 32 Twiss Green-lane, Culcheth, in the occupation
of James Godfrey and James Broadhurst, containing 2,874 square yards.
Gross yearly rent £12.
 
LOT 15.- A FREEHOLD DWELLING-HOUSE and GARDEN,
No. 34 Twiss Green-lane, Culcheth, in the occupation of
J.Outram, containing 1,180 square yards.
Gross yearly rent £6 15s.
 
LOT 16.- A FREEHOLD COTTAGE and GARDEN,
No. 36 Twiss Green-lane, Culcheth, in the occupation of T. Broadhurst,
containing 998 square yards.
Gross yearly rent £6 15s.
 
LOT 17.- A FREEHOLD COTTAGE and GARDEN,
in Twiss Green-lane, Culcheth, in the occupation of T. Whittaker,
containing 2,148 square yards.
Gross yearly rent £8 10s.

LOT 18.- A FREEHOLD COTTAGE, and LAND,
No. 63 Fowley Common, Culcheth, in the occupation of J. Ashton, containing 6,867 square yards.
Gross yearly rent £13.

​LOT 19.- ALL THAT FREEHOLD RESIDENCE, known as
CULCHETH HALL,
Containing 3 large Entertaining Rooms, Large Reception Hall, Butler’s Pantry, Wine Cellar, Servants’ Hall, Beer Cellar, Office, Store Room and Larder on Ground Floor,
Nine Bedrooms, Dressing Room, Bathroom and Lavatory and W.C. on First Floor and Four Servants’ Bedrooms on Second Floor.
Coach House and Saddle Room and Stabling for Five Horses, together with the greenhouses, Frames, Fruit Trees etc.
Together with the Avenue, Lodge, Outbuildings, Gardens, Lawns and 3 fields adjoining, containing altogether 32a. 1r. 25p. statute measure.
 
LOT 20.- A FREEHOLD COTTAGE and GARDEN, known as
High Lodge, Common-lane, Culcheth, in the occupation of T. H. Kilminster, containing 1,200 square yards.
Gross yearly rent £5.
A Right of Way to Culcheth Hall is reserved over this Lot.
 
LOT 21.- A FREEHOLD FARM. HOUSE, BUILDINGS and LAND, known as
Twiss Green Farm, situate off Twins Green-lane, Culcheth,
in the occupation of R. Mason, containing 17a. 1r. 38p. statute measure.
Let at a yearly rent of £32 10s.
 
LOT 22.- A FREEHOLD FARM, HOUSE, BUILDINGS and LAND, known as
Lime Tree Farm, Twiss Green, Culcheth, in the occupation of Samuel Southern,
containing 23a. 1r. 39p. statute measure.
Let at an apportioned yearly rent of £45.
 
LOT 23.- A FREEHOLD COTTAGE and GARDEN,
situate off Twiss Green-lane, Culcheth, adjoining Lime Tree Farm, in the occupation of A. Sykes, containing 454 square yards.
Gross yearly rent £4.
 
LOT 24.- A FREEHOLD FARM, HOUSE, LAND and BUILDINGS,
known as School-lane Farm, Culcheth, in the occupation of
Joseph Barrow, containing altogether 51a. 0r. 27p. statute measure.
Yearly rent £85 10s.
 
LOT 25.- A FREEHOLD FARM, HOUSE, LAND and BUILDINGS,
known as Collier's Tenement, Leigh, In the occupation of
Thomas Belshaw, containing altogether 23a. 2r. 3p. statute measure.
Yearly rent £50.
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LOT 26.- A FREEHOLD FARM, HOUSE, BUILDINGS and LAND,
No. 3 Glazier's-lane, Culcheth, in the occupation of
B. Weir, containing 40a. 1r. 14p. statute measure.
Yearly rent £71.
This farm has a considerable frontage to the highway.
 
LOT 27.- A FREEHOLD FARM,
at Heath-lane, Croft, in the occupation of J. Thompson.
Containing 39a. statute measure, and let at a
yearly rent of £70.
 
LOT 28.- NINE WELL-SECURED FREEHOLD GROUND RENTS,
amounting in the aggregate to £22 11s. 10d. per annum and secured by Nine several Indentures of Lease each for the residue of a term of 999 years, granted between the years 1870 and 1909.
 
The vendor does not own the mines and minerals under Lots 5 and 26.

The mines and minerals under all the other Lots (except Lot 27) are excepted from the sale with full powers of working and getting the same.
 
A plan showing the Lots, and particulars and conditions of sale, containing the exception of mines and minerals can be inspected at the offices of-
 
Messrs. TRAVERS & GALE, Church-street, Leigh
and
Messrs. GIBBONS, ARKLE & DARBISHIRE Solicitors,
13 Union-court, Castle-street, Liverpool.

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