Sales by Auction by Messrs. Warner, Sheppard and Wade: Mountsorrel, near Loughborough: Warner Sheppard and Wade have received instruction from the trustee of the late I. H. Bond, Esq., to sell by auction at their Mart, Halford Street, Leicester, on Wednesday 2nd March, 1898, at seven o’clock, the following valuable freehold property, in three Lots: Lot 1, Two well-built four roomed cottages with outbuildings and large gardens thereto belonging situated in the centre of Mountsorrel, containing and area of w rood and 31 perches, or thereabouts, now in the occupation of Mr. Barrs; Lot 2, a close of valuable meadow land with croft and large yard with gateway entrance and a frontage of about 22 feet to the Main Street ….adjoining Lot 1 and extending to the River Soar, having an area of 5a 3r 31p or thereabouts, also the occupation of Mr. Barrs; Lot 3, a valuable pasture and arable farm situate on the Mountsorrel Hill and extending to Rothley Plain road with the farm building thereon comprising barn, fold years, open sheds, implement hovel stable etc. The land is divided into six enclosures containing an area of 43a 1r 21p or thereabouts and in the occupation of Messrs. Morris and Barrs. This lot is situated in the Mountsorrel granite district and is practically adjacent to the well known Mountsorrel Granite Company’s quarries. The district is known to contain considerable quantities of valuable granite and it is therefore probable that this part of the estate is capable of future development, which will render it worth much more that the value of agricultural lands. Plans with further particulars may be obtained on application to the auctioneers, Halford Street, Leicester, Messrs. Draper and Walters, Surveyors, Friar Lane, Leicester or to Messrs. Pinsent and Co., Solicitors, 6 Bennett’s Hill, Birmingham.
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