Inland Revenue Valuation Books 1910

Froyle

HRO ref 152M82 contains various valuation books, including one covering Alton North in which details of properties of Froyle are given. The following is a list of properties shown as being in Park Lane. The number given below is called ‘Poor Rate Number’.

No Occupier Owner Property Original
Value
Area
Perches
62 Charles White Mrs Ada Burningham Cott & Premises    
64 James Taylor Mrs Ada Burningham Cott & Premises    
66 William Gates Mrs Ada Burningham Cott & Premises    
68 Stafford Butler Mrs Ada Burningham Cott & Garden    
69 Mrs Jane Mills Mrs Ada Burningham Cott & Garden £50 32
70 Lewis Hadwick John Wm Duncan Cott & Garden £85 12
71 John Goodyear John Wm Duncan Cott & Garden £55 13
72 James Stent John Wm Duncan Cott & Garden £130 15
73 Charles Stent John Wm Duncan Cott & Garden £130 10

John Wm Duncan is listed as being of ‘Coldrey’.

Of the pubs, The Anchor is owned by Courage and occupied by Leonard Knight; The Hen & Chicken is owned by Watney Reid and occupied by John Broomfield; The Prince of Wales and The Travellers Rest both owned by Crowley & Co., occupied by Robert Broom and Walter Fullick respectively. The allotments at the end of Park Lane are shown as part owned by Sir C J H Miller Bart and Mrs Ada Burningham, with original values of £145 & £250 respectively.


Original values of the larger properties are: -
Froyle Place £12,500
Yarnhams £ 5,100
Husseys £ 4,550
Highway House £ 4,350
Froyle House £ 4,320
Froyle Mill £ 3,750
Shrubbery House £ 3,750
Brockhurst £ 3,125
Park Edge £ 2,300
Silvesters £ 2,280
Rock House Farm £ 1,570
The Anchor £ 1,150

No 69 is now no 4 Park Lane, based on the name of Mrs Mills as occupier; and that 70 is now no 3 with same occupier Lewis Hadwick, both from 1901 census. Mr Hadwick was then age 31 living with his wife Florence (age 28) and son Percy H age 2.