English: Mid-19th century country house/estate; from May to June 1885 advertised as the property of the late William Middleton (died 21st December, 1884, his second wife Sarah dying on 3rd April 1885). Hawkhills Estate advertised as being for sale again in October 1887, shortly after the 16 July 1887 death of William Middleton's eldest son, John William Middleton, and advertised again in June 1907, shortly after the death on 8th January 1907 of Arthur Middleton, another of William's sons. By 1908, Hawkhills acquired by cricketer T.L. Taylor who remained at the house for many years:
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer Yorkshire, England
13 Nov 1948
GARDENERS, CHAUFFEURS, GROOMS SECOND GARDENER wanted; must be experienced: good cottage near gate; no young children; wife to assist in house if necessary; good wages.—Apply T. L. Taylor, Hawkhills, Chapel Allerton, Leeds.
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer Yorkshire, England
23 May 1885
THE YORKSHIRE POST, SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1885.
...under instructions - the late William Middleton, Esq., to...Auction, in their Estate Sale Room, East Leeds Four clock precisely. HAWKHILLS ESTATE, situated in Gledhow Lane, Chapel-Allerton...and freehold tenure.
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer Yorkshire, England
4 Jun 1885
LOCAL AND OTHER NEWS
Messrs & Sons sold by auction, in their Estate Salerooms, the Hawkhills estate, situated in Lane, Chapel-Allerton, and also four old cottages Nelson and l-nion Streets, Leeds, for £250...Messrs Middleton & Sons were solicitors for the vendors
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Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer Yorkshire, England
5 Sep 1885
DWELLING-HOUSES
TO LET, with immediate possession, the HAWKHILL'S ESTATE, situated in Gledhow Lane, Chapel-Allerton, the estate of the late William Middleton. Esq., ...an area of about 5 acres. The house contains...
HAWKHILLS, Chapel Allerton, detached Residence, together with LAND, gardens, conservatory, fernery, stabling, Ac . contains hall, dining, drawing, and morning rooms. kitchens, pantry, and lavatory on ground floor, bed and rooms, two bath-rooms. The house...
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FOR SALE Private Treatv. The highly attractive FREE-HOLD RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY known as HAWKHILLS, Gledhow, in the city of Leeds, containing;...area
of about 4 [1/2] acres; immediate possession will be given...view and further particulars apply NORTH and BONS,