Baconsthorpe Road

Auctioneer's Comments

This property is offered through Modern Method of Auction. Should you view, offer or bid your data will be shared with the Auctioneer, iamsold Limited. This method requires both parties to complete the transaction within 56 days, allowing buyers to proceed with mortgage finance (subject to lending criteria, affordability and survey). The buyer is required to sign a reservation agreement and make payment of a non-refundable Reservation Fee of 4.5% of the purchase price including VAT, subject to a minimum of £6600.00 including VAT. This fee is paid in addition to purchase price and will be considered as part of the chargeable consideration for the property in the calculation for stamp duty liability. Buyers will be required to complete an identification process with iamsold and provide proof of how the purchase would be funded. The property has a Buyer Information Pack containing documents about the property. The documents may not tell you everything you need to know, so you must complete your own due diligence before bidding. A sample of the Reservation Agreement and terms and conditions are contained within this pack. The buyer will also make payment of no more than £349 inc. VAT towards the preparation cost of the pack. Please confirm exact costs with the auctioneer. The estate agent and auctioneer may recommend the services of other providers to you, in which they will be paid for the referral. These services are optional, and you will be advised of any payment, in writing before any services are accepted. Listing is subject to a start price and undisclosed reserve price that can change.

History

The Hare & Hounds Public House in Hempstead has a rich history that began in 1789. It started as a village beerhouse and evolved into a licensed public house. The pub was owned by various individuals and entities, including the Marchioness of Lothian, the Marquis of Lothian, Major Gerald Southerland, B. & R. Stevenson, and Val Purkiss. The pub's popularity declined after the early 2000s, leading to its closure in 2010. Plans to convert the pub into a private dwellingwere initially opposed but later approved, with the plans to change into a private dwelling approved in April 2015. The pub's history is a testament to the changing landscape of public houses and the community's evolving needs.

Location

Surrounded by wonderful countryside, Hempstead is recorded in the Domesday Book as being an outlier of the large manor of Holt. The name itself is likely to be derived from 'the homestead', although there is evidence to suggest that it means 'place where hemp is grown' from the Old English. In the fifteenth century, the Stapleton family held the manor of Hempstead which passed to the Calthorpe family until the 1570s. The local church, All Saints, is unusual in that the apse has a thatched roof while the main part of the roof is pantile. For keen walkers, you are spoilt for peaceful walks in the area, and less than a mile away, Baconsthorpe Castle can be found, an English heritage site and the remains of a fifteenth century manor house once owned by the Heydon family, a prominent Norfolk dynasty, for several generations.