Portman Estate, Marylebone—auction plan of lots & annotated catalogue 1952 map

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SKU: P-7-028455

'Part of the Portman Estate, St Marylebone—For Sale by Auction 1952'


An exceptional working copy of the 1952 sale catalogue for part of the Portman Estate in St Marylebone. Its 179 lots comprised shops, offices, banks, licensed premises, workshops, flats, houses and building sites across Baker Street, Marylebone Road, Crawford Street, Chiltern Street, Paddington Street, Dorset Street, Gloucester Place, Wyndham Place and neighbouring streets. The substantial catalogue contains 117 pages, 18 pages of photographs and a large separate coloured folding estate plan. The first 157 lots carry bidding increments, apparently concluding with hammer prices, while typed and manuscript notes record individual properties and a separate list identifies lessees. Proof and final addenda survive. More than a sale document, it is a unique street-by-street record of post-war property ownership and the dispersal of a major London estate.

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Size 80 x 53 cm | 31.5 x 20.5 inches

Date Published: 1952

Auction date 17th & 18th November 1952. Map publication date 2nd October 1952

Type: Coloured folding London estate plan in an extensively annotated 117 page auction catalogue; with proof and final addenda, lessee list and associated papers. Apparently the auctioneer's copy

Author: Daniel Smith, Oakley & Garrard; H. & R. L. Cobb

Daniel Smith, Oakley & Garrard and H. & R. L. Cobb, Chartered Surveyors, Land Agents & Auctioneers for the Trustees of the Portman Settled Estates, vendors. The Estates Gazette, Ltd., 47 Museum Street, London WC1

Publication: Portman Estate auction sale catalogue

Part of the Portman Estate: Illustrated Particulars, Plans and Conditions of Sale of 179 Lots in St Marylebone. London: Daniel Smith, Oakley & Garrard and H. & R. L. Cobb, 1952. Softcover

Condition: Good |

Good; suitable for framing. Softcover catalogue with large separate folding coloured plan. Catalogue approximately 38 × 25 cm; separate folding coloured estate plan approximately 52 × 79 cm; Extensive contemporary bidding, hammer-price, lessee and property annotations appear integral to its auction use rather than later defacement. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Please contact us if you would like to arrange to view this map. This is a folding map. There is nothing on the reverse side of the map. The catalogue is printed on both sides of its pages

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