Parish
Assessment Number
961
National Archives Field Book Reference
IR58/93299
Date Inspected
19 Jan 1915
Present-day Address or Approximate Location
Longdon Hill - Sunny Bank
Property description
Description
Agricultural Land
Estimated Extent
16a 3r 2p
Interest of Owner
Freehold
Situation
Longdon Hill - Sunny Bank
Particulars
Ordnance No 135 fruit plantation: below road, good heavy land; above road, cold and sour at far end and gets lighter towards main road; above crossroad is out of flood level but exposed to east winds. Approximately 4 acres apples: Newtons, Grenadiers, Bismark, Suffields, Grosvenors, Ecklinvilles, Sterlings, Worcester. Mixed plums: Prunes, Damascenes, Victorias, Pershores, Herons, Orleans, Prolifics, Autumn Comp,White Magnum, Coes late Red, Czars, Monarchs, Belle de Louvain. Trees are at their prime, 15 to 17 years old.
Occupier, owner and rent details
Occupier's name
Henry MASTERSOwner's Name
Henry MASTERSAddress of Owner (as in Valuation Book or Provisional Valuation)
The Orchard, Benge Hill, Bengeworth, Evesham
Rent Amount
£65
Date of former sales (prior to Lady Day 1909) and cost
16 Nov 1895 - £1800
Valuation details
| Gross Value (amount which the land might be expected to make on the open market, free of any encumbrances) | £2100 |
|---|---|
| Full Site Value (amount which remained after deducting the value of the buildings, etc, from the gross value of the land) | £1405 |
| Total Value (gross value, with deductions made for any fixed charges, rights of way and rights of common) | £2020 |
| Assessable Site Value | £1325 |
| Deductions for buildings and structures (when working out the full site value) | £20 |
| Deductions for fruit trees (when working out the full site value) | £650 |
| Deductions for other things growing or on the land (when working out the full site value) | £25 |
| Deductions made for fixed charges, etc (when working out the Total Value) | £695 |
| Deductions made for things such as easements, tithes, public rights of way when arriving at market value | £80 (tithes) |
Provisional valuation and sale details
Provisional Valuation Date Confirmed
Not served 16/3/1915
Additional information
Land Valuation Survey Maps
Views maps (E)