Estates - ownership and development

Stoke-on-Trent Local History 

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Ash Estate   

Purchase of the Ash Estate

The Mettle House Estate was bought by Job Meigh. He was already negotiating with Charles Harvey for the purchase of the adjacent Ash Estate.
Negotiations were sufficiently advanced towards the end of 1836 for Charles Harvey to give notice to his tenant, John Hassell, who was farming 120 acres of land on both sides of the present Ash Bank Road. 

His farming stock was advertised for sale in the Staffordshire Advertiser on the 26th of November 1836:



“FARMING STOCK. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, BY MR A WALTERS
On the premises of Mr John Hassell, who is leaving his farm, at the Ash, near Bucknall, in the parish of
Stoke-upon-Trent, on Thursday, December 1st, 1836; COMPRISING a valuable Dairy of COWS, young
Stock, excellent team of Horses, several Wheat and Oat Ricks, about 20 tons of Hay. The hay and straw to
go off. Waggons, Carts, and other implements in husbandry, dairy and brewing utensils, and other effects.
Particulars in handbills. Sale to commence exactly at ten o’clock.”

 


 

 

 

 

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