The Farm - Bevendean History Project
1902 Bevendean Farm Valuation
Reference Lower Bevendean Farm at Brighton; Pages 1-23
Reference between Mr Edward Millard acting on behalf of the Landlord Steyning Beard Esq. and Mr Ernest Ellis acting on behalf of the incoming tenant Mr William Aylwin with regard to the Tenants Right Valuation upon Lower Bevendean Farm in the parish of Falmer in the County of Sussex which they made upon the 19th day of December 1901.
Heard and made the 3rd day of April 1902
| Acreage: | 212a, 1r, 31p, | |
| Rent: | £220 | |
| Deduct 4 cottages at | £4 each £16 | |
| Carried forward | £204 | |
| Rateable Value | ||
| Land | £155 | |
| Buildings | £34 | |
| House | £23 | |
| Total | £215 | |
| Carried forward | £204 | |
| Rate made 30 October 1900 Land 1/8 | £5-3-10 | |
| Buildings ¼ | £2-5-4 | |
| House ¼ | £1-10-8 | |
| Rate made 23 April 1901 Land 9 ¾ | £6-6-6 | |
| Buildings 1/7/2 | £2-15-3 | |
| House 1/7/2 | £1-17-5 | |
| Carried forward | £223-19-0 | |
| The present assessment is | ||
| Land | £104 | |
| Buildings | £34 | |
| House | £23 | |
| Cottage | £8 | |
| £169 | ||
| Average of R & R | 21/- | |
| Brought forward | £223-19-0 | |
| Division of acreage | ||
| Arable | 131 – 3 – 17 | 124 : 19 : – |
| Pasture | 60 – 2 – 38 | 60: – : – |
| Down | 8 – 3 – 34 | 1: – : – |
| House etc. | 2 – 0 – 2 | 30: – : – |
| Roads etc. | 6 – 2 – 20 | – : – : – |
| Garden | 2 – 1 – 0 | 8: – : – |
| Ac: | 212 – 1 – 31 | £223: 19: – |
| R & R on the fallows say | 19/- | |
| But as Landlord has not got his Rates reduced to what they should be allow only 16/- per ac. | ||
The
book then contains a series of pages with reference to fields and crops
but no monetary valuation is given, only a series of letters from pages
4 to 21.
In the matter of the Tenants Right Valuation upon Lower Bevendean Farm in the parish of Falmer in the County of Sussex from the owner Steyning Beard Esq. to Mr William Aylwin incoming tenant.
I Reginald Henry Pocock of Lewes in the County of Sussex having been duly appointed by Mr Edward Miller are of 1 Finsbury Crescent London E. C. the Valuer acting for the owner and Mr Ernest Ellis of Guildford the Valuer acting for the incoming tenant by letter under their hands dated March 1902 as Umpire to decide all matters connected with carrying out of the said valuation and having down the over said farm and heard all that was to be said with regard to the matter by one side and the other and having taken all questions with consideration do hereby award and determine that the said William Aylwin shall pay to the said Steyning beard the sum of Three hundred and eight pounds six shillings and five pence and I further direct that the cost of this my award shall be paid by the said parties in equal shares.
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In the matter of the Tenants Right Valuation upon Lower Bevendean Farm in the parish of Falmer in the County of Sussex from the owner Steyning Beard Esq. to Mr William Aylwin incoming tenant.
I Reginald Henry Pocock of Lewes in the County of Sussex having been duly appointed by Mr Edward Miller are of 1 Finsbury Crescent London E. C. the Valuer acting for the owner and Mr Ernest Ellis of Guildford the Valuer acting for the incoming tenant by letter under their hands dated March 1902 as Umpire to decide all matters connected with carrying out of the said valuation and having down the over said farm and heard all that was to be said with regard to the matter by one side and the other and having taken all questions with consideration do hereby award and determine that the said William Aylwin shall pay to the said Steyning beard the sum of Three hundred and eight pounds six shillings and five pence and I further direct that the cost of this my award shall be paid by the said parties in equal shares.
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