SATURDAY 20TH MAY 1899
Historic Property under the Hammer.
Duke of Beaufort’s Monmouthshire Estates.
THIRD DAY’S SALE.
On Friday in last week, Mr. H. Jonas, of the firm of Messrs. Driver and Co., London, conducted the third days’ sale of the Duke of Beaufort’s Estates in the Usk district. There were fifty lots, situate at Monkswood, Glascoed, and Llanbadoc, comprising an area of about 628 acres. I Tenants were specially favoured as the following details will show:-
Lot 1.-Three enclosures of freehold grass land with cottage and garden known as “New Jerusalem,” Glascoed, 11a 3r 21p, let to Charles J. Fisher, at £12. – Mr. J. C. Phillips, solicitor, £ 750.
- – Freehold occupation at Glascoed, 25a 3r 32p, let to Mrs. Jenkins, at £24 2s. -Messrs. Ponsford, Newport, £ 560.
3.- Plot of market garden ground, Glascoed, 26p, let to W. Daniel, at 3s. – Mrs. Williams, tenant, £ 13.
- – “Poplar Tree” dwelling, with 1a 1r 11p, let to John Jones and James Edins, at £1 13s. – Mr. David Rowland, sub-tenant, £135.
- – Freehold meadow, garden, and orchard, 3r 9p, let to James Edins, John Jones, and Theophilus Jacob, at £1 1s. – Messrs. Ponsford, £50.
- – Cottage and 2a 0r 4p, let to Theophilus Jacob, at £ 1 12s. 6d. – Messrs. Ponsford, £130.
- – Freehold grass field, 3a 0r 17p, let to William Lewis, at £ 2 10s. – Messrs. Ponsford, £ 120.
- – Accommodation holding, two fields and a garden, 13a 3r 23p, let to James Edins, Theophiius Jacob, W. Lewis, and Mrs. Jenkins, at £ 13 10s 6d. – Messrs. Ponsford, £ 460.
- – Maesmawr Farm, 144a 0r 17p, let to Edmond Gwatkin, at £63; wood, 3a 2r 21p and meadow, 2r 3p. – Messrs. Ponsford, £ 1,970.
- – Freehold grass field, 2r 20p, let to James Bryan, at £1. – Mr. A. E. Bowen, £34.
- – Freehold grass land, 2r 30p, let to John Lewis, at 10s. – Mr. A. E. Bowen, £30.
- – Two freehold grass enclosures, 2a 0r 25p, let to John Lewis and Emanuel Morgan, at £1 7s. 6d. – Mr. Percy Laybourne, £ 60.
- – Freehold cottage, orchard, &c., 3a 1r 9p, let to W. J. Brown and James Bryan, at £4. – Messrs. Ponsford, £155.
- – Small holding, 10a 1r 25p, let to James Bryan, at £ 7. – Tenant, £ 265.
- – Freehold farm, &c., 32a 0r 15p, let to W. Lewis, at £ 23. – Tenant, £560.
- – Grass enclosure, 1r, let to W. Lewis, at 5s. – Tenant, £12.
- – Grass field, 1a 1r 20p, let to Richard Arnold, at 5s. – Tenant, £50.
18.-Two freehold strips of frontage land, 1r 37p, let to Uriah Davis, at 6s. – Tenant, £21.
- – Freehold cottage and land, Upper Cwm Hir, &c., 24a 0r 34p, let to William Stoneham and Uriah Davis. – Messrs. Ponsford, £540.
- – Hill Wood, 15a 0r 18p, £130.
- – Freehold holding “The Ton,” 6a 3r 11p. – Mr. Richard Miles, leaseholder, £165.
22 – Freehold farm, “Holly Bush,” 17a 2r 28p, let to Edward Morgan, at £15. – Tenant, £510.
- – Three freehold enclosures, 4a 1r 17p, let to Henry Watkins, on lease, at 5s.-Tenant, £ 95.
- – Four freehold closes and cottage, 1a 2r 5p, let to William J. Pitt, at £1 10s. – Mrs. S. Williams, sub-tenant, £70.
- – Pear Tree Cottage and land, 1a 0r 9p, let to Mary Ann Jones, at 10s. – Mr. Daniel Jones, £90.
- – Freehold cottage, &c., 2a 0r 25p, let to Edward Thomas, at 17s. 6d. – Tenant, £105.
- – Freehold house and lands and two fields, 17a 2r 19p, let to George Morgan and Henry Williams, at £16 15s. – Mr. George Morgan, £525.
- – Freehold property, “The Cross,” fields, and orchard, 7a 3r 38p, let to George Morgan and Henry Williams, at £ 7 10s. – Messrs. Ponsford, £315.
- – Freehold enclosure, 1a 2r 34p, let to William Jenkin Brown, at £4 10s. – Mr. Burgoyne, £28.
- – Freehold occupation, Ashford Cottage, stone quarry, and two enclosures, 3a 1r 31p, let to Thomas Spencer, Henry Williams, W. Williams, and James Edwards, at £4. – Messrs. Ponsford, £285.
31.-Several freehold enclosures fronting Monkswood, 7a 3r 3§p, let to Henry Williams, at £8. – Messrs, Ponsford, £320.
- – Freehold house and land, “Ty Mawr,” three fields, and grass plot, 8a 3r 10p, let to Emanuel Morgan, John Lewis, Sarah Roberts, John Jenkins, and William Lewis, at £6 12s. 6d. – Emanuel Morgan, £180.
- – Freehold accommodation holding, “Green Tree,” 5a 1r 1p, let to John Jenkins, at £3 18s. – Tenant, £200.
- – Freehold house, &c., 3a 0r 33p, let to John Pritchard, at £6 10s. – Tenant, £140.
- – Cottage with garden and orchard, 2r 1p, let to Maria Morgan, at 7s. – Tenant, £40.
- – Freehold farm, “Upper House,” with other fields, 36a 0r 9p, let to William Williams, Emanuel Morgan, and John Pritchard, at £ 19. – Mr. Williams (tenant), £660.
- “Cherry Orchard” with two fields and quarry, 11a 2r 32p, let to James Edwards, Em. Morgan, W. Williams, and John Lewis, at “10 17s. – Mr. Edwards (tenant), £285.
- – ” Upper Twyn,” 1a 3r 9p, let to Richard Arnold, at £2 15s. – Tenant, £80.
- – ” Lower Twyn,” 1a 2r 13p, let to James Williams, at £3 3s. – Tenant, £85.
- – Freehold grass and orchard lands, 3a 2r 36p, let to John Lewis, at £2 2s. 6d. – Messrs. Ponsford, £95.
- – Freehold holding, orchard and fields, 2a 0r 35p, let to J. Lewis and Richard Arnold, at £1 15s. – Messrs. Ponsford, £85.
- – Cottage, grass, and orchard lands, 2a 1r 21p, let to William Williams, John Lewis, and James Edwards, at £ 2. – Mr. H. Morgan, £155.
- – Freehold grass land, 3a 1r 20p, let to John Lewis and James Edwards, at £1 7s. 6d. – Messrs. Ponsford, £200.
- – Freehold grass and woodland-former, 34a 2r 20p, let to Thomas Crump, at £5 10s; latter, “Craig-y-coed,” 34a 3r 12p, estimated value, £17. – Messrs. Ponsford, £560.
- – Freehold accommodation holding, 3a 3r 38p, let to John Lewis, at £3 5s. – Mr. H. Morgan, £120.
- – Freehold grass and orchard land, 1a 2r 34p, let to James Lewis, at £2 5s. – Mr. G. C. Jones, Merthyr, £ 80.
- – Freehold orchard, field and woodland, 12a 3r 18p, let to William Lewis and William Williams, and in hand, £6 2s. 6d. – Mr. James Straker, £320.
- – Grass and woodland, 35a 2r 26p, let to Joseph Lewis, at £12 16s., and wood, 10a 3r 23p. – Messrs; Ponsford, £430.
- – Similar lot to the last: lands, 30a 3r 7p, let to Joseph Lewis, at £11 4s.; and wood, 8a 2r 30p. – Messrs. Ponsford, £ 310.
- – Freehold wood, “Coed Brith,” 3a 0r 25p. – Mr. James Morgan, £30.
The following was the estimated value of the timber on the various lots, at which price it had to be taken by the purchasers in addition to the purchase money:-
FIRST DAY.
Lot 3, £383; 28, £128; 29, £582; 31, £60 and 34, £140.
SECOND DAY.
Lot 1, £640; 7, £690; 8, £244: and 9, £2,120.
THIRD DAY.
Lot 9. £264; 20, £108; 44, £364; 47. £92 48, £106; 49, £81 and 50, £56.
