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Claim for loss of property #5440 – Particulars

  No. of Claim Name of Claimant Description of Claimant Address of Claimant  
  5440 Sarah Bower and Thomas Marples; James William Harrison and William Wild; Thomas William Rodgers and Henry Rodgers [Sarah Bower] Widow; [Thomas Marples] Tailor; [James William Harrison] Merchant; [William Wild] Bank Manager; [Thomas William Rodgers] Esquire; [Henry Rodgers] Gentleman [Sarah Bower] Holme Lane, Owlerton near Sheffield; [Thomas Marples] Baslow, in the County of Derby; [James William Harrison] Norfolk Street, Sheffield; [William Wild] Church Street, Sheffield; [Thomas William Rodgers] Endcliffe Vale, Sheffield; [Henry Rodgers] Bank Street, Sheffield  
  Nature of Claimant’s Interest   Particulars of Claim Amount of Damages Claimed  
  [Sarah Bower and Thomas Marples] Owners as Trustees under the Will of the late Joseph Bower Deceased; [James William Harrison and William Wild] First Mortgagees; [Thomas William Rodgers and Henry Rodgers] Second Mortgagees   For damages to Houses, Buildings, Walls and Appurtenances at Holme Lane, Owlerton near Sheffield, and to the River Bed near thereto and expenses of reinstating the same Particulars of which are set forth in the ~ Schedule hereto annexed. £941 15s 10d  
    For damages to land situate at or near ~ Holme Lane aforesaid as follows, 2 acres 3 roods 19 rood; 5½ x 5½ yards">perches of Building Land at Holme Lane aforesaid at £400 per Acre value £1147 depreciated in value £229      
    20 Per Cent, 1 rood 28 rood; 5½ x 5½ yards">perches of land washed away near the River at £150 per Acre £63 15s    
    1 acre 2 roods 8 rood; 5½ x 5½ yards">perches of Garden Ground at the back of houses reduced in value £3 per Acre for 20 Years, equal £60 per Acre £93      
    Cost of levelling and restoring the above ~ Garden Ground £40      
    1 acre 3 roods 34 rood; 5½ x 5½ yards">perches of Grass Field covered with Sand which will cost removing £47 2s    
    Grass Sward at £4 £7 17s    
    For Expenses incurred in obtaining an Estimate of the above damages £19 4s    
    For loss of Rents and Allowances to Tenants in respect of the above Premises in Consequence of the Inundation (equal to 3 Months Rent) £47 12s 6d  
    To legal expenses incurred in Consequence of the above Inundation prior to the Preparation of this Claim £3 3s    
        £1492 9s 4d  
      For particulars see Appendix        
  Certificate Granted
20 June 1865
Assessed by Agreement incl costs at £930      
      Also Interest on the above sum of £1492.9.4 at 5 Per Centum per Annum, from March 12th 1864 until the Assessment of the damages hereby claimed.
For Particulars see Appendix
       

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