Most people driving from Honiton towards Sidmouth on the A3072 will have spotted the brown sign for historic house Sand – some may have even visited on one of the house’s open days.
The house, which has been in the Huyshe family since 1560 and has a wealth of history dating back to the Elizabethan era, is now being sold.
Chilcotts Auctioneers is selling a variety of fascinating...
The Bargain Hunt production team recently filmed at Chilcotts Auctioneers Dolphin Saleroom in Honiton after one of the programme’s producers spotted the company’s youngest auctioneer in action.
The producer saw Mary Chilcott running an auction online and realised she’d found an interesting focal point for the popular BBC 1 show; partly because there are still so few female auctioneers...
A Honiton railwayman’s fascinating collection of photographs from the last days of steam is to be sold at Chilcotts next auction on May 7.
James Burns, who still lives in the town, started his career after he stopped by a recruiting office during a visit to Waterloo Station in the early 1970s. He worked in Woking and Reading, moving back to Devon to become a guard on freight and...
Chilcotts Auctioneers hosted a special private auction preview to celebrate the opening of the new Dolphin Salerooms.
The company moved into the premises during early 2021, but the original launch event was cancelled due to continuing restrictions of the pandemic. In the meantime the refurbishment of the historical building, which dates back to the 1300s, was completed and the three...
It’s a first for Honiton’s Chilcotts Auctioneers with an ‘off site’ viewing of auction items at a farm in Fremington.
There are around 50 pieces of traditional farm troughs of varying shapes and sizes. Made from granite, they are far too heavy to be moved en masse, so the physical viewing is only available at the vendor’s property, West Yelland Farm.
A fascinating collection of minerals and fossils from around the globe is due to be auctioned at Chilcotts Auctioneers April sale in Honiton.
With over 1200 samples, the ‘Norman Govier Collection of Minerals & Fossils’ has been amassed over two lifetimes by two different collectors, both with a passion for uncovering and cataloguing these ancient natural items.
Investors are expected to show keen interest at auction for a detached two-flat opportunity near Plymouth University. Located in Wyndham Street East, it has a freehold guide price of £150,000 to £165,000 and is among the West Country lots listed for sale by the regional land and property auctioneers Clive Emson in July. Katie Semmens, Senior Auction Valuer, said: “With its ‘Grade A’ location,...
