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Amended claim #1694 – Particulars

  No. of Claim Name of Claimant Description of Claimant Address of Claimant  
  1694 John Shepherd Timber Merchant Dixon Lane, Sheffield  
  Nature of Claimant’s Interest   Particulars of Claim Amount of Damages Claimed  
  My own Freehold Property, Neepsend Lane   Fence Walls and Buildings only        
    18 Rubble Stone Fence Walls superficial Roods 54 ~ 20/- £54      
    10 Stock Brick Wall superficial Roods 40 24/- £48      
    Coping on the above Walls Lineal Yards 220 - 1/~ £11      
    Allowance Room. 5 pairs of Mens Clogs lost 4/~ £1      
    2 Oil Lamps lost 1/9   3s 6d  
    Large House with the Stables, Carriage House, Shed Fence Walls and Outoffices, the back Wall greater part down all will have to be taken down and rebuilt and the greater part of the Chamber floors will have to be taken out and reconstructed the outbuildings Carriage house and fence walls are gone £200      
    Rubble side Walls to Road up from Neepsend Lane to the Brewery with Scotch fir on one side £20      
    Rebuilding Wall between Coopers Shop and the Allowance House, including relaying the floor and refixing large Boiler over and for repairs to Wall and Iron Railing to the Cellar Steps £17      
    Repairs to Cellar Windows   5s    
    Refixing Door in fence Wall side of House   5s    
    Repairing and Rehanging the Entrance Gates £1 15s    
    New Spandril Framing under the Stairs in House £1 5s    
    Cleaning out 20 feet Well cleaning and refixing Pump in Well £5      
    Making Good Damage done to private Roads £20      
    Number 1 Cellar. Three Vats removed from Bearings Number 4 5 and 7 and wall knocked down £2      
    Rope lost belonging to double Block pullies ~ 60 feet £1      
    Stock of Isinglass (28 pounds) and finings lost and Casks damaged £7 12s    
    2. 54 XXXX Beer Lost 72/ £7 4s    
    6. 36 X used as Allowance for Men when removing the Mud etc. 36/ £10 16s    
    Number 2 Cellar ~ One Vat thrown down and damaged £10      
    40 Barrels of Old Beer Lost 20/~ £40      
    20 Stives 1/6 £1 10s    
    4 Barm Bags 3/6   14s    
    Shed and Yard. 3 Hundredweights Salt lost 4/~   12s    
    Brushes for Cask, washing, Chisels and Hammers lost   10s    
    7 Tons of Coal lost 6/~ £2 2s    
    1 Dozen Bass Brooms for removing Mud   12s    
    6 Buckets for removing Mud   13s 6d  
    3 Shovels for removing Mud   6s 9d  
    Engine House. Estimated loss of Tools Oil, Cotton, White Lead, Tallow and Spun Yarn £2      
    Number 1 Coopers Shop. Estimate of Tools damaged and lost £5      
    Estimate of Rivets and Clout Nails lost £1 10s    
    5 Hundredweights of Hoop Iron damaged 5/~ £1 5s    
    Office and Cellar. 6 pounds Copper Cuttings lost 1/~   6s    
    1 ~ 18 Gallon XXXX £1 2s 6d  
    1 ~ 18 Gallon X   18s    
    2 Brass Taps lost   6s    
    Gas Company repairing Pipe   2s 6d  
    Stable. Brown Horse 5 years old drowned £45      
    Black Horse 6 years old £25      
    Brown Horse Aged £20      
    Grey Mare £20      
    Gig Mare £10      
    Harness for 5 Horses and one new Set Harness Estimated Damage of £5      
    Stable Utensils, Skeps and Oil lost £1      
    15 Hundredweights Straw Lost £1 13s 9d  
    4 Head Stalls and Slips lost £1      
    Carriage House. Two Extra Collars lost   10s    
    Four Gig Collars lost £1 4s    
    Three double Rim Bridles and Bits lost £1 10s    
    Martingale and Breechband lost   5s    
    Old Bin and Dripper lost   3s    
    One Gig damaged belonging to Mr. Unwin
Amount paid him for same
£2 2s    
    One Gig damaged paid Bill for repairs £8 5s 11d  
    10 Tons of Manure 4/~ £2      
    1 Load of Lime for Purification   8s 2d  
    J. Storey 11 days Man Horse and Cart 7/6 £4 2s 6d  
    One Horse and Cart 14 days 4/6 £3 3s    
    To Estimate of Loss by stoppage 12 days £40      
    My freehold property in Saville Street Timber Yard        
    1864 March 19. Cleaning out Cellars ~ 5 Men 6 days each ~ 30 days @ 4/~ £6      
    Allowance for Ale   5s    
    March 26th. Cleaning out Cellars, 2 Men 5 days eacy 10 days @ 4/~ £2      
    April 2 Cleaning out Cellars, 6 Men 4 days each = 24 days @ 4/~ £4 16s    
    Allowance for Ale   6s    
    Cleaning out Cellars Horse, Cart and Man 1 day @ 8/~   8s    
    April 9th Cleaning floor Boards ~ 2 Men 6 days each = 12 days @ 4/~ £2 8s    
    April 16th Cleaning floor Boards ~ 2 Men ~ 5 days each = 10 days @ 4/~ £2      
    36 feet 7 X 7 Timber Braces to support projection over River washed away @ 8d £1 4s    
    Repairing projection over River ~ 2 Joiners ~ 3 days each ~ 6 days @ 5/~ £1 10s    
    Exhaust pipe and fixing £2 8s 6d  
    Depreciation in five standard of Red Deals being covered with Wet and Mud @ 60/~ £15      
    Estimated Loss by stoppage of Saw Mill and Business £10      
    Workhouse. 12 Gross of Corks lost 1/3   15s    
    Yard. One Water Tub lost   10s    
    To Wages paid for cleansing £45   8d  
    To Messrs. Flockton and Abbotts charge for Valuation annexed £5 5s    
        £769 19s 3d  
    Withdrawn        

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