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Claim for loss of property #1565 – Particulars

  No. of Claim Name of Claimant Description of Claimant Address of Claimant  
  1565 Samuel Thorpe General Dealer Harvest Lane  
  Nature of Claimant’s Interest   Particulars of Claim Amount of Damages Claimed  
  Damage to Real and Personal Property
Owner
  Household Effects: Large Mahogany Chest of drawers damaged £1      
    Mahogany Sofa hair seated £2      
    8 days Clock, Mahogany Case, greatly damaged £1 10s    
    Large Oak Sideboard   10s    
    Large Oak Dining Table broken   5s    
    Rocking Chair broken   3s    
    Oil Cloth Carpet Hearth Rug £2 10s    
    Fender and Fire Irons   10s    
    Decanters Wine and Tumbler Glasses on sideboard £1 10s    
    Preserve Jars and Wine Bottles destroyed £1 10s    
    Linen in the Drawers for family of six £2      
    Black Frock Coat £2      
    3 Good Alpacca Umbrellas £1      
    2 Girls Cloth Cloaks £1      
    2 pairs Girls elastic Boots £1 5s    
    2 pairs Youth Boots 15/ 2 pairs Boys Boots 5/ £1      
    2 pairs Mens Boots £1 10s    
    2 large Bibles and other Books of Value £4      
    1 Round Spring Table and Cover £1      
    Locks and papering front parlour £2      
    Four Mahogany Work boxes and Tea Chest Broken   10s    
    Chimney Ornaments broken   10s    
    Rocking Chair, Arm Chair and 6 chairs greatly damaged £1      
    Large Square Table broken   2s 6d  
    Large Square Table with drawers and round Table   4s    
    2 Maiden Tubs   4s    
    Quantity of Brushes   7s    
    Pots, Pansions and Meat Dishes broken   15s    
    Metal Sauce Pans and Tea Kettles   10s    
    Childs Windsor Chair broken   1s    
    Cupboard broken 2/6 Fender and Fire Irons 2/6   5s    
    Kitchen Crockery broken 4/6 Large Mahogany desk destroyed 10/   14s 6d  
    Quantity Self Tip Knives and forks damaged   5s    
    9 washed away out of Kitchen 10/ each £4 10s    
    Papering and painting 5 houses £5      
    Joiners Work and repairing set pots and fire places £2 10s    
    New Sickles and Ironmongery £7      
    Coals and Coke and part of a Barrel of Beer in Cellar £1      
    Laths Hair and Tools in Stable No. 1 £12      
    Mare 5 years old in Stable No. 2 £25      
    Horse in Stable No. 3 £12      
    Harness, Horse Corn, Wheels Cart bodies Tools etc. in Stable No. 2 £15      
    Fire place, furniture Harness etc. in Stable No. 3 £25      
    Blade Makers Shop, Bellows and Tools damaged £10      
    Store Room: Pair of Circular Bellows lost £3 11s    
    Large Blacksmiths Shop near River, Window washed out Bellows Taps and usual Tools washed away £30      
    Small Blacksmiths Shop, Stoves Grates and fittings £20      
    Large Store Room and Chamber, 20 Gangs Felses (various sizes) £10      
    100 Gangs Spokes (various sizes) £35      
    20 Sash frames, Windows, Doors, Door frames, Cupboard, frames etc. new £18 4s    
    3 pairs Springs 5 patent Axles, New Cart Body £10      
    3 pairs Common Axles, 8 Ash planks £10      
    Damage in Yard to Goods consisting of nearly every imaginable Article connected with a General Dealer £50      
    Store Cellar in Yard - 140 Collars damaged £21      
    25 Sets Harness £12 10s    
    Saddles Bridles and other parts of Harness £10      
    20 pairs New Bright Harness and Chains, 100 Backbands £13      
    2 pairs new Wheels washed away untired £3      
    1 pair new strong Cart Wheels new tired £5 10s    
    1 four wheel Phaeton £3 10s    
    One pair new 4½ inch Wheels £2 10s    
    One Donkey Cart £5      
    One pair Wheels with Patent Axles £2      
    One pair Wheels with Patent Axles £1      
    Fronting Mowbray Street: 2 pairs Folding Doors £2      
    4 large Centres £4      
    New Cranked Axle Tree, Cart washed away £10      
    One 6 inch Cart washed away £3 10s    
    One 4½ inch Cart washed away £5      
    One narrow Wheel Cart £4 15s    
    One Spring Cart £3      
    One Donkey Cart £2 5s    
    One Pony Cart £2 5s    
    One Spring Cart sides and shafts broken off £1 13s    
    One new Donkey Cart, Wheel and Shafts broken off £1 5s    
    One new Patent Axle Tree Cart £5      
    Lot of Doors and windows washed away £2 5s    
    Building near River, 2 Stories partly washed away to foundation, 32 feet long, 22 feet wide, covered with new blue slates, plank floor in Chamber £85      
    Cross inner Wall damaged from Top to bottom £1 10s    
    One large Blacksmiths Hearth damage £3      
    House No. 3 fronting Mowbray Street damaged £1 15s    
    Property in Orchard Street - double house and kitchen damaged very much £3 10s    
    Stable and Outbuildings £1 10s    
    Sough and sewer that must be made I calculate £6      
    Cleaning Cellars etc., Locks, Bolts, 2 houses papering and painting £7      
    Large Stable and Yard cleaning etc. and doors repaired £5      
    Loss of Rent of large building fronting Mowbray Street 6 Months £5      
    Loss of Rent of a Shop £2 5s    
    Loss of Business £50      
    Youths Top Coat   15s    
    Wheelwrights useful wood Wheels Paints Oils and pans, brushes and Springs, casement windows, wheelwrights Tools etc. £15      
        £652 9s    
  Certificate Granted
7 May 1865
Assessed by Consent at £483 9s    

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