Bradworthy

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.

The Berridon Estate

Plan and Conditions of Sale of the Berridon Estate

Auctioneer: Mr R Lashton, Bradworthy
Land Agents & Surveyors: Messrs Groves-Cooper, Stapledon and Powell, Bideford
Solicitors: Messrs King & Hughes, Maidstone

Note - Vacant possession of each Lot will be given at Lady-day next.
Lot 1 - A capital Freehold Sporting Estate consisting of a substantially-built stone and slated gentleman's residence, known as Berridon Hall
standing on a gentle elevation in the centre of the Estate, very healthily situated about 600 feet above the sea level, and having a southern aspect and pleasant views, with Berridon Farm and 27A 2R 19P (more or less) of woodlands and plantations adjacent, the whole being in a ring fence and extending over about 148 acres.
The residence contains entrance hall, dining and drawing rooms each about 20ft x 17ft (the latter communicating with the conservatory); morning room about 17ft x 13ft; school room about 17ft 6in x 10ft 6in; kitchen, scullery and offices; five best bedrooms and one dressing room, two servants' bedrooms, and on manservant's bedroom. also good bathroom with hot and cold water laid on; stable accommodation for 5 horses, carriage house, granary, poultry house and yard.
The grounds and park cover about 16A 1R 32P and comprise handsome drive (bordered by specimen conifers and rhododendrons, kitchen garden, rosary and lawn sloping to a small fishpond with miniature park (in which is an excellent cattle shed), bordered by thriving plantations affording good cover for woodcock and other game. Near the residence is a good stone and slated farmhouse and convenient farm buildings, comprising stabling for 7 horses, cart and implement sheds, cattle sheds, poultry house, piggery, granary, barn &c, together with 103A 3R 29P (more or lesst) of pasture and arable land.
The Estate has a long frontage to the main road, and is distant about half a mile from the thriving Village of Bradworthy, with church, shops, post and telegraph office, and 8 miles from the market Town of Holsworthy and the L & SW Railway over a good road. Frequent carriers to Bideford (14 miles) and Holsworthy.
The district is known for its healthiness and forms one of the best hunting centres in Devonshire being within easy read of the best meets of Mr Scott-Browne's, the Stevenstone, and the Tetcott Foxhounds and Otterhounds, and in addition to the shooting on the Estate, trout fishing and a considerable area of rough shooting would be readily obtainable in the new neighbourhood.
The romantic coast scenery of Clovelly, Hartland, Welcombe, Moorwinstow, Boscastle, Tintagel, &c, and the delightful watering place of Bude, with its downs and golf links are withing easy driving distance.
The present value of the tithe rent charge on this lot is impropriator £4 1s 1d adn vicarial £1 13s 0d per annum.
Berridon Hall with the grounds, park and lawns comprising 16A 1R 32P recently held by the late Colonel Fitzgerald at a rental of £79.
Estimated rental value of the Farm and remaining lands comprised in this lot £75 per annum.