Property

Christmas Eve at the Front

An interesting letter has just been received by Mrs Packer, of Broadclyst, from her husband, Corpl Packer of A Company, 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment, who is serving with the Expeditionary Force in Northern France. In the course of a letter he describes a remarkable incident which occurred on Christmas Eve between the British and German trenches.

Buildings in Calf Street, Torrington,

which have been put to various uses over the past century, have been given a new lease of life as a warehouse for gloves manufactured at Torrington and other parts of the South-West.

Mr C Ebsworthy, a director of glove manufacturers, James Tapscott and Sons Ltd, of New Street, and a prime mover in the new enterprise, told the Gazette that the building was the former ‘British School’ and had since served at various times as a headquarters for the Salvation Army and as a Home Guard drill hall, beside being disused for some time. Now, in addition to the warehouse there will also be three flats.

Agents and wholesalers in Gloving Cocksedge and Kither Ltd, of London, whose managing director also holds a similar position with Messrs Tapscott’s, have set up the ware house in Torrington after having had to give up other accommodation in the City owing to a clearance scheme. Their registered head office remains in London.

The Mayor and Mayoress of Torrington, Ald and Mrs F R Hodge, and members of the Town Council were among those invited to an opening ceremony for the new warehouse and are seen inspecting it with directors.

Gazette article dated 4 August 1961

Wear Gifford & Bideford Properties

Tuesday, September 23rd, 1913

Bideford & Wear Gifford Properties

Auctioneers: Messrs R Dymond & Son, Mill Street, Bideford

Solicitors: Messrs Bazeley, Barnes & Bazeleys, Bridgeland Street, Bideford

Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 will be offered as one Lot, and if not sold will be offered separately

Lot 1 - Wear Gifford Mills and Land, in the Parish of Wear Gifford, being Freehold, and containing together about 3¾ Acres

Lot 2 - A desirable freehold residence known as ‘Riversdale’ and valuable pasture lands, orchard and garden belonging thereto (adjoining Lot 1) containing altogether about 23.430 Acres.

Lot 3 - Detached freehold residence known as ‘Hillside’

Lot 4 - Freehold Strip of Land now used as a Kitchen Garden, adjoining the main road and directly facing Lot 3 (Hillside) Wear Gifford

Lot 5 - Leasehold Valuable Grazing Lands
Situate near Jope’s Bridge, Wear Gifford, containing in the whole about 8 Acres

Lot 6 - A conveniently situated Freehold Dock and Land known as ‘Wear Dock’.

Lot 7 - Freehold Wharf and Business Premises known as Agricultural Wharf

Lot 8 - Roomy Blacksmith’s Shop with Loft and Passage

Lot 9 - Three freehold cottages with the Gardens, Offices and Outbuildings in the rear thereof known as ‘Canada Cottages’

Lot 10 - Two Freehold Cottages and Premises known as 'Dublin and Wicklow Cottages'

The following week's newspaper stated that there were no offer for Weare Gifford Mills:

Lot 10
Two Freehold Cottages and Premises known as ‘Dublin & Wicklow Cottages’.

Home Croft for sale

Stoke, Hartland, Devon

(½ mile Stoke; 1½ miles Hartland Quay; 2½ miles Hartland Town).

Kivelly & Sons are favoured with instructions from Mr T Jeffery to offer for sale by PUBLIC AUCTION (subject to conditions and unless sold privately meanwhile) on Saturday, SEPTEMBER 6th, 1969, at the WOMEN’S INSTITUTE, HARTLAND at 11am.
THE FREEHOLD DETACHED CHALET BUNGALOW known as
HOME CROFT
The property is of timber construction with the exterior cement rendered and roughcast and containing Kitchen/Living Room and 2 Bedrooms; Pasture Plot and Garden with Sundry GI Sheds and Outbuildings, the whole extending to approx. half-acre or thereabouts and offered for sale with the benefit of OUTLINE PLANNING CONSENT in respect of a bungalow to be erected on the site.
Mains Electricity. Water from own well. Elsan closet.
TO VIEW: Any Friday, 10am to 4pm or other days by appointment with the Auctioneers, KIVELLY & SONS, Bideford (Tel 2146/7) or the Vendor’s Solicitors, Messrs BAZELEY, BARNES & BAZELEY, Bideford (Tel 3122) from whom further details may be obtained.

15 August 1969