Please wait
•  1909: Introduction of Old Age Pension•  1912: Sinking of the Titanic•  1914: Start of 1st World War•  1916: Battle of the Somme•  1918: End of 1st World War•  1919: 1st trans-atlantic flight•  1920: League of Nations founded•  1921: The FA bans women's football•  1922: Irish Free State founded•  1924: Lenin dies•  1925: Introduction of the chocolate digestive•  1926: General Strike•  1928: Women get the vote•  1934: Hitler assumes power in Germany•  1936: Regular BBC TV broadcasts begin•  1939: Start of 2nd World War•  1940: Dunkirk evacuation•  1941: Japanese attack Pearl Harbour•  1944: "D-Day" landings in France•  1945: End of 2nd World War•  1946: USA tests atom bomb at Bikini Island•  1947: Sound Barrier broken•  1948: NHS founded•  1950: Korean War starts•  1950: Netherbury village connected to mains water•  1951: Suez "Crisis"•  1953: Queen Elizabeth II crowned•  1953: Whitecross connected to mains water•  1954: Bannister runs 1st 4 minute mile•  1955: ITV starts broadcasting•  1957: 1st dog in space
In the Picturesque Village of Netherbury
HEMPLAND HOUSE
From the Western Gazette, 25th March 1932

In the Picturesque Village of NETHERBURY, close to Church, Post-office, and on 'Bus Route, 4 Miles from the Market Town of Bridport. 5 Miles from the Seaside Resort of West Bay, DORSET.

---------

A FREEHOLD DETACHED STONE-BUILT SLATE-ROOF COUNTRY RESIDENCE, with about 1/3rd of an ACRE of FRUIT and VEGETABLE GARDEN, known as

HEMPLAND HOUSE,

containing:—5 BEDROOMS, (1) 14ft. 6in. by 16ft., (2) 14ft. 3in. by 10ft., (3) 9ft. by 12ft. 6in., (4) 12ft. by 7ft., (5) 16ft. by 8ft. 3in.; Large ATTIC BEDROOM. 16ft. by 17ft.; ATTIC STORE, 15ft. by 36ft.; DRAWING-ROOM, facing South, with large Cupboards and Oak Beams, 15ft. by 14ft. 6in.; LIVING-ROOM, 15ft. 9in. by 10ft., with Range; SHOP, with LARGE WINDOW, 12ft. 9in. by 17ft.; KITCHEN, with Back Staircase, 16ft. by 9ft.; Front Staircase, with Coal Cupboard underneath; FRONT DOOR approached by Drive; Street and Back Entrance; SCULLERY. 20ft. by 10ft., with open fireplace; PUMP HOUSE, 11ft. 3in. by 7ft. 6in., with never-failing Supply of WATER by PUMP from WELL; Large Wash-house.

This House at present is not in good state of repair, but could, with little outlay, be made an excellent Country Residence, which

WILLIAM MOREY & SONS will OFFER for SALE PUBLIC AUCTION, on the Premises, on

Thursday. 31st March, 1932,
at Three o'clock in the Afternoon,

unless previously sold by Private Treaty, under the Common Form Conditions of the Dorset Law Society, or such Special Conditions as may be there and then produced.
For Further Particulars apply to the Auctioneers; or

Messrs. KITSON & TROTMAN,

Solicitors, Beaminster.


WITH VACANT POSSESSION ON COMPLETION.
IN THE CENTRE OF THE VILLAGE OF
NETHERBURY,
1½ Miles from Beaminster, Dorset.

WILLIAM MOREY & SONS beg to announce that they will OFFER for SALE by PUBLIC AUCTION, on Thursday, March 31st, 1932, immediately following the Sale of Hempland House, Netherbury (approximately 3.30 p.m.), on the Premises, the following:—
FREEHOLD SITE of FOUR COTTAGES (recently destroyed by fire), Large GARDENS, and Excellent Well-stocked and Productive ORCHARD, together with the Galvanised PIGGERIES, POULTRY, and MEAL HOUSE, as erected thereon.
There is an excellent Supply of Water from a Well in the Garden, yhich[sic] is conveyed through Pipe by Pump in the Orchard to Drinking Trough and Meal House.
The above Property contains an Area of about HALF-AN-ACRE (more or less), with a total Road Frontage about 193 feet.
The Orchard is Very Productive and Well Stocked with Choice Plum, Dessert and Pastry Apples.
To View apply to Mr. W. Tudball, Star Inn, Netherbury, and for Full Particulars to the Auctioneers, Bridport; or

Messrs. KITSON & TROTMAN,

Solicitors, Beaminster


Listed under the Topics: For Sale & Houses
Page created by Chris Whitmore

Creative Commons Licence

This page is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available here.