4a. 1r. 30p. being two Fields, the Glen, and a
Kitchen Garden, from Hon. Mr. Mostyn, yearly at a rent of £
1a. 2r. 16p. a Field from J. Dicken, Esq. at a yearly rent of £
TOTAL QUANTITY, 13 ACRES 38 PERCHES.”
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The exaggerated style of this ornate announcement will, doubtless, excite a smile, and we suspect that some of our readers, who know the locality, will laugh outright at the very fanciful stretch of imagination, which led the worthy auctioneer to speak of the “Port of Llangollen.”
The purchasers of the property were Miss Lolly and Miss Andrew, the present owners and occupiers of Plas Newydd, between whom and the late “Ladies of Llangollen,” an intimate friendship existed.
In August 1832, Mr. Robins offered by public auction the furniture and fittings of this unique villa; the following is a copy of the advertisement, and the catalogue of the sale extended over seventy quarto pages.
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“LLANGOLLEN, NORTH WALES.
Mr. GEORGE ROBINS