NEWHAVEN PROPERTIES FOR AUCTION

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1914 - 1955

By Richard

I was recently shown some auction documents for properties in Newhaven. Pictures 1 - 4 are for three properties believed to have been auctioned in the early to mid 1930's but the  date of the auction and the price realised is unknown. Picture 1 shows the view that the owners would have had, while pictures 2, 3 & 4 are of the properties The property in photo 2 had 14 bedrooms and was described as " Admirably suited for use as a Holiday Camp, Convalescent Home or as an Hotel." Do any of these properties still exist?

Picture 5 is self explanatory and I know that one of these at least fetched £2,950 at the Auction.

Picture 6 is again self explanatory. auctioned in July 1914, I wonder how much that one realised?

This page was added by Richard Beckett on 25/06/2010.
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My initial thoughts are that pictures 2,3 & 4 are the same property viewed from different angles but the number of chimney pots doesnt seem to match. If picture 1 is the view it must have been close to where Tideway was built. On the cliffside there was (maybe still is) a world war two radar installation so I wonder if this 'house' was taken over by the ministry during the war and subsequently placed for disposal afterwards. Of course I could be totally 'off base'.

By Rob Patten
On 26/06/2010

From Richard,

Rob, ALL three are different properties. Picture 2 is of a property called "St Edythe's", with 14 bedrooms. Picture 3 is a three bedroomed house called "Annapolis" and Picture 4 is a four bedroom Bungalow called "Kinmel". A second look at the catalogue has revealed the auction took place in 1936.

By Richard Beckett
On 26/06/2010

So, what became of the properties in pictures 2-4? The only house(s) I can think of with a view like that would be the semi's on the other side of the farmers field from Tideway towards Peacehaven, where 'Taff' Davies the PhysEd teacher and the Davies clan lived.

By Rob Patten
On 27/06/2010
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