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Appendix to claim #6396 – Particulars

  No. of Claim Name of Claimant Description of Claimant Address of Claimant  
  6396 John Pearson Gardener North Anston near Rotherham  
  Nature of Claimant’s Interest   Particulars of Claim Amount of Damages Claimed  
    The Schedule of Particulars referred to in the annexed Claim of John Pearson        
    The following are the Particulars of the Injuries to the Claimant. Twelve Cottages Buildings and Premises at Neepsend referred to in the annexed Claim and in respect of which he claims compensation, namely,        
    House in Yard (Top end)        
    New Ceiling Painting and Papering        
    House in Yard        
    New Ceiling Sink and Set Pot Boards Cleaning Papering and Painting        
    House in Yard        
    New Ceiling Sinkstone Cupboard Cellar Door Cleaning Papering and Painting        
    House in Yard        
    New Ceiling Sink Board repairing Cellar Door Cleaning Papering and Painting        
    House in Yard (Bottom end)        
    New Ceiling Sink Board repairing Cellar Door Cleaning Papering and Painting        
    Front House (Bottom end)        
    New Ceiling Sink Cover and Cupboard repairing rehanging Cellar Door 2 Doors Cupboard Bottom Cleaning Papering and Painting        
    Front House        
    New Ceiling Sink Boards repairing Cupboards repairing 2 Doors repairing and rehanging out Door Cleaning Papering and Painting        
    Front House        
    New Ceiling Sink and Set Pot Cover repair 2 Doors Staples cleaning Papering and Painting        
    Front House (Top end)        
    New Ceiling repair and rehanging 2 Doors Set Pot Door & Cover, Cleaning Papering and Painting Cleansing 12 Houses & Cellars from Mud etc.        
    Rebuild Fence and next the River 9 Roods at 20/. Fence at end of Property 2 at 26/. Clearing the Yard and Asphalting, Rebuilding 2 Privies and Ash Vault, Emaining repairing and opening Drains, Painting outside of Doors windows and Shutters, Superintending repairs        
    The Claimant has had a considerable portion of the above Works done and has paid therefor, part thereof yet remains to be done the Cost of the whole paid and remaining to pay and which he seeks to recover amounts to £84   6d  
    The Claimant resides 13 miles from Sheffield, 2 miles from the Kiveton Park Station. He has had frequent journies to and from Sheffield in consequence of the destruction of and damage to his property, and has had to employ a person to superintend the repairs etc. which matters together have cost him and seeks to recover therefor £10      
    All the Houses of the Claimant were occupied at the time of the Flood but seven Houses out of the the twelve Houses only are yet let to Tenants. Those Seven Houses have been unoccupied since Flood from 7 weeks to 17 weeks each and loss of rents by such 7 Houses remaining unoccupied has amounted to £10 12s 6d  
    The Claimant has yet 5 Houses empty and likely to remain so. Claimant seeks to recover 1 year's loss of Rents at £6.10.0 each £32 10s    
    The Claimant is not able since the Flood to let his Houses at the same Rents as before, five thereof do not let at all, the annual and saleable value of the property has been depreciated by the Inundation and the Claimant seeks to recover in respect of such permanent depreciation the sum of £100      
    The Claimant has lost by arrears of Rent owing by Tenants occupying at the time of Flood whose property was destroyed and were also driven from the Cottages and which Rents he seeks to recover £9 10s 8d  
    The Claimant also seeks to recover Interest at 7½ per cent on £94.0.6 for one year say £7      
    The Claimant has incurred and seeks to recover the charges he has incurred by employing Surveyor, Valuer and Solicitor preparatory to this Claim and consequent on the Flood £3 3s    
    Whitewashing and Painting 12 Houses, 7 new Locks and Keys, 12 Fire Places and ranges repairing, 2 pairs of Outside Shutters, Pump Case repairing, examining and repairing the Well        
        £256 16s 8d  
           

Note: The Nature of the Claimant's Interest is omitted

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