Friday 5th September 1919
Alma Cottage and Winfrid Lodge were included among the properties sold by the Longleat Estate in September 1919 (about 100 houses, cottages, shops, pubs, farms and smallholdings – described as the largest property sale ever held in Warminster).
The sale catalogue described them as follows:
“Lot 14.
Alma Cottage and Winfrid Lodge,
Church Street, Warminster.
Alma Cottage with shady garden at side, contains glass covered-in Verandah, Dining and Drawing Rooms, 3 Bedrooms, w.c., Kitchen. Larder, Washhouse with copper, and Coal House, and is let to Mrs. B.S. Barnes on quarterly tenancy at £15 per annum.
Winfrid Lodge, brick built and tiled, with Garden at rear, with side entrance, contains Dining Room, 14ft. x 14ft.; Drawing Room, 19ft. x 15ft. 6in.; Kitchen, Scullery, and Larder, 5 bedrooms, Attic, Bathroom (h. and c.) with lavatory basin, w.c., good Cupboards. Now let to Mr. A.W. Hall on a quarterly tenancy at the annual rental of £23.
Water and Gas. The Greenhouse is a Tenant’s fixture. Land Tax, 18s. 6d.”
The sale of the Longleat properties was spread over two days, Friday 5th September and Saturday 6th September, at the Town Hall. The auctioneer was David Waddington, and Messrs. Ponting & Marshall were solicitors for the vendor, the Marquess of Bath, K.G.
Alma Cottage and Winfrid Lodge were sold on the first day, to Mr. A.W. Hall (the tenant of Winfrid Lodge), for £700.