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Claim for loss of property #4659 – Particulars

  No. of Claim Name of Claimant Description of Claimant Address of Claimant  
  4659 Joseph Mountain William Colton Assigned the the Estate & Effects of Nathaniel Hobson Verdon Street, Sheffield Joseph Mountain - Plumber
William Colton - Engine Driver
Wain Gate, Sheffield, Carlisle Street East, Sheffield  
  Nature of Claimant’s Interest   Particulars of Claim Amount of Damages Claimed  
  Owners   To loss of half gain of Club 7 Shares £5 each £35      
    Loss of and damage to 12 Dwelling Houses that Mr Hobson was building in Greystock Street Attercliffe Road 6 of the Houses were up near Chamber Height & were totally washed away        
    Foundations £8 per House £48      
    Brick Work £10 per House £60      
    6 Flight of Steps at £1 per House £6      
    12 dozen Frames at 10/. Each £6      
    12 Sash Frames at 10/. Each £6      
    54 Battens laid for 6 Front Room Floors 2/6 £6 15s    
    Labour 3/. A Floor 18/. Cost of Cleaning Cellars £6 £6 18s    
    6 Houses with Roofs on, 6 Flight of Cellar Steps @ £1 per House £6      
    Cost of making good the foundations & other parts of the work - including cleaning Cellars £40      
    20,000 Bricks on the ground at 22/. £22 10 Tons of Raw Lime at £1 per Ton £10 - Stone on Ground dressed and undressed £20 £52      
    Repairing Houses fitting them for Occupation 15/. Each House one with another £36      
    400 Batten on the work at 2/6 £50 - 360 Floor Boards at 1/. Each £18 £68      
    Allowed each Tenant 3/. For cleaning the Houses £7.4.0 - 10 Labourers 10 days each in cleaning & opening yard & other matters £17.10 £24 14s    
    Lot 1. To loss on 12 Houses situated in Corby Street which Mr Hodson could have sold for £65 per House before the 12th March & was unable to sell them afterwards. The Mortgages sold under a Power of sale at Mr Harveys to Mr Drabble for £735.0.0 which leaves a sacrifice of £45      
    Lot 2 - 12 Dwellinghouses situate in Corby Street, in precisely the same position, sold to Mr Worrall for £745 being a sacrifice of £35      
    To half gain of Club 7 shares £5 each £35      
    Lot 3 - 12 dwellinghouses situate in Corby Street also in the same Position sold to Mr Lineker for £730.2.6 per House being a sacrifice of £49 17s 6d  
    To half gain of Club 7 shares £5 each £35      
    Lot 4 - 12 dwellinghouses situated in Greystock Street in the same Position unsold & offered for £55 per House being a sacrifice of £120      
    In consequence of of the Flood Mr Hodson was prevented carrying on his business and he Attributes his Assignment to this cause and thereby lost himself or his Creditors £250      
        £971 4s 6d  
  Certificate Granted
12 May 1865
Assessed by Consent at £200      

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