Special appeal to readers of this page

Last week I added a transcript of the illustrated Auction Caralogue for the 1950 Sale of Fixtures for Didlington Hall at - and then began preparing to return the original docuument to the kind correspondent who lent this rare and valuable document to me - much too long ago.

I am now embarassed to realise that I cannot find a record of the name and address of the owner, and consequently must appeal to any subscriber to this list who has any information to help me.

E.C.("Paddy") Apling, 21 November, 2008.

Special note to viewers of this page

I continue to be amazed at the large number of viewers of this page (80 over the last weekend), and am wondering if many of them are ex-service men who served here during WWII. It now occurs to me that, if my guess is correct, that the page could be used to exchange memories (possibly by the establishment of a Didlington mailing-list). I should welcome comments and ideas, so please use the link below:

E.C.("Paddy") Apling, 8 November, 2005

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Extracts from the Particulars of Sale, Didlington Estate, 1910

[The Agricultural Holdings of the estate covered the Parish of Didlington and extended into the Parishes of Colveston; Cranwich; Foulden; Ickburgh; Langford; and Northwold, while the estate included Cottage and Village properties in all those Parishes, and also in the Parish of Mundford]

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BY DIRECTION OF THE OWNER.

Messrs. KNIGHT, FRANK & RUTLEY, in conjunction with
Messrs. E. & H. LUMLEY, are instructed to offer by Auction,

THE FREEHOLD

MANORIAL, RESIDENTIAL AND SPORTING DOMAIN

of

DIDLINGTON,

NORFOLK,

extending to about

7,105 Acres

AS SCHEDULED IN THE FOLLOWING PARTICULARS.

The sale will be held on

Tuesday, 29th November, 1910 at 2.30 pm

at

Messrs. KNIGHT, FRANK & RUTLEY'S ROOMS

20 Hanover Square, London

Illustrated Particulars with Plans and Views may be obtained of

The Solicitors:
Messrs. LAWRENCE, WEBSTER, MESSER & NICHOLS, 14 Old Jewry Chambers, E.C.

The Estate Agent:
W. N. VILLIERS, Esq. Estate Office, Wooler R.S.O., Northumberland

The Auctioneers:
Messrs: KNIGHT, FRANK & RUTLEY, 20 hanover Square, London, W. Telephone: 1942 and 1943 Gerrard Telegrams: "Galleries, London."

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The card-bound book of Sale Particulars contains the following:

• Key Plan [at a scale of approx 3 miles per inch, with the estate location circled in red]
• Photographs of WEST FRONT and THE HOUSE FROM THE LAKE
• Title Page (above)
• Historical Associations
• Photograph of NORTH FRONT ENTRANCE
• Brief Summary of the Estate [2 pages in the original]]
• Photograph of WEST FRONT FROM THE AVENUE
• Stipulations
• The Didlington Estate [brief description]
• Photographs of SOUTH FRONT and THE WATTEAU WALK
• Particulars of Didlington Park and Didlington Hall [7 pages in the original]
• Photograph of THE BALLROOM
• Photographs of RED DRAWING ROOM and BALL ROOM
• Photographs of THE LIBRARY and YELLOW DRAWING ROOM
• Photograph of THE PRINCE'S BED ROOM
• The Old-world Gardens
• Photograph of the BOAT HOUSE
• Description of The Fruit Garden, Kitchen Garden, Lodge Entrances and Model Laundry
• Description of Didlington Park
• Photograph of HIGH ASH WOOD
• Brief description of Woods, Plantations, Heaths, Roads, etc Retained in Hand
• Description of the Sporting Estate [2 Pages in the original]
• Photograph of OTTER HUNTING IN DIDLINGTON LAKE
• The Agricultural Portion of the Estate & details of Agricultural Holdings [7 pages in the original]
• Photographs of HORREX FARM COTTAGES and HORREX FARM HOUSE
• Photographs of NORTHWOLD MILL and COTTAGES AT ICKBURGH
• Cottages and Village Properties [7 pages in the original]
• Photographs of FALCONRY LODGE, HIGH ASH and GARDEN COTTAGE
• General Summary of Acreage, Rents and Outgoings
• Parish Schedule [23 pages in the original] and
• in folder at back:
        Coloured plan of the Didlington Estate, at a scale of approx. 10 chains to the inch, prepared by
        Messrs. E. & M. Lumley, Land Agents and Surveyors, 22 St. James's Street, London, S.W.

© Transcribed by E.C.("Paddy") Apling, October, 2000; links updated November, 2008.

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