Sale of a Large portion of the Famous Longleat Estate in Somerset and Wiltshire under instruction from Marquess of Bath for the purpose of paying death duties. Auction Catalogue 24th & 25th July 1947, Auctioneers Cooper and Tanner Ltd at The Grand Cinema, Frome. Property in the Parishes or Villages of Corsley, Chapmanslade, Upton Scudamore, Westbury, Warminster, Crockerton, Longbridge Deverill, Horningsham, Norton Bavant, Sutton Veny, and Frome Selwood (East and West Woodlands).

171pp + 28 photos on 8 pages. 12 x 8 inch. 240 lots. No maps. Well used with many comments and prices hand-written in beside lots - could be erased but of interest. Comments like "Good not on main road, rather rough, out of the way, etc etc". Cover worn around edges, rear cover detached but present. Some light age staining to some pages, as expected. Comprising :-20 Excellent DAIRY AND GRAZING FARMS and MIXED HOLDINGS (in area from 50 to 780 acres and including some of the finest Dairying Land in the West). 23 Choice SMALL HOLDINGS FREE AND FULLY LICENSED PREMISES Namely " The George Inn," Longbridge Deverill, and " The Horse and Groom," East Woodlands. PERIOD AND OTHER RESIDENCES, About 130 COTTAGES. VILLAGE STORES. BRICKYARD. COTTAGEHOLD PROPERTY A number of parcels of fertile and productive accommodation PASTURE, MEADOW, ARABLE AND GRAZING LAND. THRIVING ORCHARDS AND WOODLAND One Lot (about 7 acres) Pasture Land with Immediate Possession. Photos include POOL FARM & COTTAGES, HUNTENHALL FARM, CORSLEY MILL FARM, NORRIDGE FARM & COTTAGES, THOULSTONE FARM, BUGLEY FARM, MANOR FARM CORSLEY, THE GEORGE INN, FRIGGLE STREET FARM, BAYCLIFFE FARM, RACSTERS FARM, ST ALGARS FARM, THE HORSE AND GROOM, BELLOW HILL FARM, CHIPPS FARM, CLEY HILL FARM. …