Notes for: Peter Grain
From the Ipswich Journal, 4 Sep 1784: To be sold by auction by Timothy Walford, at the Rose Inn in Cambridge, on Saturday the 25th day of September inst. at Twelve o'clock at noon, (in one lot).
A valuable freehold estate, most desirably situated at Trumpington, near Cambridge; consisting of a substantial and convenient dwelling-house, barns, stables, coach-house, and dove-house, and other buildings, in exceeding good repair; also a fish-pond, a very large garden and orchard, inclosed with a good brick wall, great part of which is covered with vines and various kinds of wall-fruit; with several pieces or parcels of arable, meadow or pasture land, containing by estimation 400 acres, or thereabouts; together with a cottage, called the Shepherd's Cottage, and walk for 400 sheep in the common-fields of Trumpington, in the occupation of Peter Grain, at the yearly rent of 250£. under a lease, whereof four years and a half are unexpired.
Also, the annual sum of one pound, paid by the University of Cambridge to the owner of the above estate, as an acknowledgement for permitting a water to run through part of the lands belonging to the same.
Likewise, a cottage, with a close thereto, containing one acre, or thereabouts, let at the yearly rent of £6.
The whole very moderately assessed to the land-tax, and in excellent condition.
The estate may be viewed by applying to the tenant on the premises, of whom printed particulars may be had on Saturday the 11th instant; also at . . .
N. B. Part of the purchase-money may remain on mortgage of the premises, for the accommodation of the purchaser.