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Claim for loss of property #5426 – Particulars

  No. of Claim Name of Claimant Description of Claimant Address of Claimant  
  5426 George Needham Beerhouse Keeper, Joiner, Builder, etc. Crown Beerhouse, Neepsend  
  Nature of Claimant’s Interest   Particulars of Claim Amount of Damages Claimed  
  As Tenant of the Crown Beerhouse and premises situate at Neepsend Sheffield and Owner of the Personal Property mentioned in the next column. Also tenant of the Joiners Shop opposite Crown Beerhouse.   Yard. Three Pigstyes washed away £2 each £6      
    Wood Cupboard with 2 folding doors in Shop washed away and containing a lot of Sundries. £2 10s    
    Wheelbarrow washed away   12s    
    Two Small Cranks £1      
    Weights and Scales 8/. Ornamental Church 8/.   16s    
    Trade Books 14/. 2 Water Cans 4/. Large Tea Tray 3/. £1 1s    
    Wheelbarrow 4/. 1½ pounds Tobacco 4/9 Kitchen Pots 3/.   11s 9d  
    Twin Windsor Chairs broken 10/. Fender broken 3/6.   13s 6d  
    Two Chairs broken 5/. 8 days Cased Clock 42/. £2 7s    
    Cellar. Oak Cupboard 20/. Sundries in Cellar 20/. £2      
    Rack 15/. Swing Shelf and Post 10/. Coals 9/. Repairing Gantries 18/. £2 12s    
    Parlour. Six Pictures 18/. 6 Chairs 24/. Floor Oil Cloth 46/ washed away Cocoa Matting 25/. Chimney Glass in Mahogany Frame 30/. washed away. £6 17s    
    Fender, Fire Irons, Ashes Pan. Oak table and Oak Stand damaged £1 5s    
    1 Sofa totally destroyed 50/. One Sofa damaged 25/. £3 15s    
    Chest of Drawers destroyed 25/. Rug washed away 8/. £1 13s    
    Chimney Ornaments washed away.   6s    
    Tap Room. Wood partition and Glass broken. £2 8s    
    Repairing and Resetting Langsettle   10s    
    6 Prints and Frames 24/. Table with 2 drawers 6/. £1 10s    
    Inner passage door and frame washed away. £1 5s    
    One Rush bottomed Chair 2/6. Two Sets Dominos [?] 5/.   7s 6d  
    Gas damaged 4/. Parrot and Cage washed away 60/. £3 4s    
    Hand Cart washed away 50/. Rails in yard 34/ £4 4s    
    Joiners Shop washed away 18/./. Skittle Alley washed away 40/. £20      
    2 Joiners benches with drawers washed away £2      
    11 Pannelled Doors Washed away 10/ each £5 10s    
    6 Sash Windows Washed away 9/ each £2 14s    
    12 Cupboard doors Washed away 8/ each £4 16s    
    4 Gas Pendants 20/. A quantity of Lead piping 30/. £2 10s    
    Above 3 Hundredweights of Nails lost and damaged £2 2s    
    A Cask of Hardware washed away Containing Iron Riveted [?] Locks, Stock Locks, Screws, Sash Pulleys £12      
    3 Petty Seats 13/. 1 Piece Sycamore Lumber 8/. £1 3s    
    Rammer with Metal end   1s 6d  
    Ten Metal heads and Nine Metal Shoes £1 10s    
    Piece of Mahogany Timber washed away   7s 6d  
    2 Tool Basses 3/. Kitchen dresser partly finished 18/. £1 1s    
    A Miscellaneous lot of Wood in the Yard and Shop washed completely away £14      
    2 Wheelbarrow Trundles 5/ each   10s    
    2 Ladders washed away £1 2s    
    3 Nail boxes 4/. 4 Large Paint Brushes and Cans 10/.   14s    
    6 New Table Trestles 18/.   18s    
    1 large Cramp £1 10s    
    Stag Room. Rocking Chair washed away   7s    
    2 Windsor Chairs washed away   10s    
    2 Stands 10/. Eight Prints and Frames 24/. £1 14s    
    The Paper on 3 Rooms left the Walls by being saturated with water which will cost replacing at least £4 4s    
    About 1000 Yards of Garden totally destroyed and about 3 tons of Manure Washed away. £6 6s    
    Loss in Business as a Joiner £20      
    Cost of Removing Slush from the Cellar Houses Yard and Allowance £3 3s    
    Paid Charwoman for Scouring, Whitewashing etc.   15s 6d  
    2 Stone Flour 3/4. Bread 1/6. Sugar 2/6. Fruits 1/6.   8s 10d  
    Preserves and Honey 7/. Tea Coffee and Cocoa 4/.   11s    
    Meat 3/. Pig Meal. Fine and Coarse Sharps.   6s    
    Butter 8d. ½ Load Potatoes 3/6.   4s 2d  
    Childrens Shoes. 1 Pair lost. 3 Pair Spoiled   10s    
    5 hats 15/. 3 Pairs Stockings 1/9. Clothes damaged 10/. £1 6s 9d  
    2 Working Jackets. 3 Waistcoats 1/10/. 3 Top Coats spoiled 3/./. £4 10s    
    1 Best Coat 1/./. Glasses Broken 3/. Mugs 2/. Bottle of Cordials 5/. £1 10s    
    Damage to 6 Pair Boots 10/. 3 New Alpaca Umbrellas 15/. £1 5s    
    Stand Toast Fork 2/6 ½ dozen Knives and Forks 4/. 1 Carving Knife 1/.   7s 6d  
    ½ dozen Spoons 1/. 3 Shoe Brushes 3/6. 2 Black Lead 2/. Broom 1/.   7s 6d  
    2 Besoms 5d. 2 Shovels 3/. 3 Buckets 7/6 Flower Stand 10/. £1   11d  
    2 Fancy Boxes 5/. Lard 2/. Eggs 1/6. Solid Paste Board 5/.   13s 6d  
    2 Pancheons 2/. Pig Meal Tub 1/6. 1 Water Tub 200 Gallons 18/. £1 1s 6d  
    1 Swill Tub from 50 to 100 Gallons 10/. 3 Tubs 2 36 1 18 Gallons 15/. £1 5s    
    9 Skittles and 1 Bale 14/. Beer Machine 7/. £1 1s    
    2 Pigs lost and expense of recovering 1 4/6 £5 4s 6d  
    Cigars 5/. 3 Window Blinds 4/.   9s    
    27 feet of ¾ inch lead piping and piecing same with old pipe. Taps damaged. 3 Brass Junctions to Beer Machine   18s    
    Garden and Tools 3/10/. Valuers Charge 6/10/. £10      
    Interest to date of Claim £5      
        £196 16s 5d  
  Certificate Granted
3 August 1865
Assessed at £154 4s    

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