128 THE MINSTER LOVELL ESTATE 



PRICES. 



At the time of the second sale the land was 

 valued at 2 an acre for renting purposes, and the 

 house at 4. This made the total rent of a 4-acre 

 lot 12. 



In 1872 the rents appear to have risen to 14, 

 plus tithe at 5s. and 7s. an acre. 



At this time a 4-acre lot would realize up to 320. 



Ten years later the rental value of the land was 

 said to be worth 33s. ; an adjoining farm had been 

 reduced from 28s. to 18s. per acre. 



Mr. Ripley, giving evidence in 1889, put the 

 selling value of a house and 4 acres, subject to 

 a rent-charge, at from 30 to 50 ; a few years 

 before one had sold at 130. He mentioned a case 

 where the rent-charge of 9 10s. had been redeemed 

 for 175 ; the owner was emigrating and wanted 

 the money, so this was probably a low figure. 



The rents, he said, averaged 10 to 12 for 

 a house and 4 acres ; this would include the 9 10s. 

 rent-charge. Tithe was 6s. an acre ; the total 

 would be about 3 an acre, including the house. 



In 1906 two lots sold for 210 ; but one house 

 was in ruins, and the land had got into a bad state 

 of cultivation. If in good condition, the selling 

 value now appears to be from 200 to 240 for 

 a 4-acre allotment. 



