THE IMPACT ON THE LANDSCAPE OF NIDDERDALE BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE FIRST WORLD WAR

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1 NIDDERDALE AREA OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY First World War Research Project THE IMPACT ON THE LANDSCAPE OF NIDDERDALE BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE FIRST WORLD WAR Project Overview The First World War & Nidderdale AONB Centenary Project aims to reveal the impact of the First World War on the landscape and communities of Nidderdale AONB. A large proportion of the volunteer research project has looked at the family history and service record of men named on war memorials and others who served in the forces. However, part of the project remit sought to identify any wider implications for the landscape of this upland area that may have been brought about by the First World War. The impact on the Landscape In a Scoping Report prepared by Linda Smith for the Project, a subject for further research was suggested, namely a comparison between the 1910 Land Valuation Survey and the 1941 Farm Survey as a way of establishing changes in the landscape brought about by the demands of the war. The aim is to investigate if it is possible to establish how factors such as the absence of labour force changed farming methods, and if the necessity of feeding and provisioning the War effort changed farming methods and practice in this part of North Yorkshire? In summary, the scoping study suggested use of the 1910 Valuation Office books and maps as a starting point in a trial area and compare with Agricultural Surveys to get a picture of change over this period at field and farm scale. This could be achieved by choosing a map square, ordering the map online from the National Archives and following up with a visit to North Yorkshire County Records Office to examine the relevant Valuation Books and later agricultural surveys. Methodology The geography of the area covered by Nidderdale AONB varies from upland hills, open moorland, river valleys and lowland fields. In an attempt to represent the variety of landscape, a cross section of Nidderdale comprising an area around Glasshouses, south east of Pateley Bridge was chosen for the sample study. (Appendix 1) 1

2 Obtaining Copies of the Valuation and Farm Surveys As the detailed information from the Valuation and Surveys was not available at the County Records Office, we were fortunate in that a member of the volunteer research team visited the National Archive in Kew and photographed the documents relating to the area for study, amounting to 438 photographs of pages from the field books and associated maps. Overview of the Documents 1910 Valuation Survey. The National Archive has the following reference and description of the documents:- Reference: IR 58 Title: Board of Inland Revenue: Valuation Office: Field Books These field books were prepared by the Valuation Offices and contain details of the valuation of land for the purposes of increment value duty under the Finance ( ) Act They normally contain names of occupiers and owners; date of erection of buildings; details of extent, owner's interest, tenure, Description: market value and information about such matters as liability for rates and taxes; they also often provide an indication of the existence of public rights of way. Sometimes, sketch plans of individual properties are included. Details of each unit of valuation were recorded in assessment number order. Date: 1910 Sample page below. 2

3 The information recorded in the Valuation Survey comprises :- o Valuation Reference Number. o The property number on the 1910 Ordnance Survey Map. o Situation, Location of the property. o Description of the property. o Extent. Acreage. o Gross Value. o Name of Occupier. o Name of the Owner. o The interest of the Owner, Freehold etc. o Occupier s Tenancy Term. o Actual or Estimated Rent Farm Survey. The National Archive has the following reference and description of the documents:- Reference: MAF 32 Title: Ministry of Food: National Farm Survey, Individual Farm Records Reports and returns on printed forms in respect of individual farms throughout the country made in connection with the National Farm Survey, Description: Each individual farm record consists of four forms, three of which were mailed to the farmer as part of the 1941 June 4th census return. The fourth form is that of the actual Farm Survey, the 'primary survey' only obtained by inspection and interview in the field. Date: The survey information was recorded on 4 separate forms, C47 Agricultural Use. B496 Property Information. C51 Crops. C 69 - Further Questions. 3

4 Sample Page C47 below. Sample Page C51 below 4

5 Sample Page B496 below Sample Page C69 below Collating Data Recorded The principle information from the documents was copied to spreadsheets with reference to the associated maps, so that comparisons could be made between the same properties to identify change over the 30 year period. Tabulation of data recorded for each property can be found in the Appendices Valuation (Appendix 2) 1941 Farm Survey (Appendix 3) 5

6 Comparison of the surveys The 1910 and the 1941 surveys were carried out by different government departments and for very different reasons. The 1910 Property Valuation Survey was required by the Board of Inland Revenue and was prepared by the Valuation Offices and contains details of the valuation of land for the purposes of Increment Value Duty under the Finance ( ) Act The 1941 Farm Survey was required by the Ministry of Food. Britain was faced with an urgent need to increase food production during World War II, and county committees of experienced farmers were set up in 1940 with wide-ranging powers to achieve that. They did not simply send out questionnaires to ask farmers what they were growing, but had the power to inspect farms, to order that pasture was ploughed up, to direct what was grown and even to terminate tenancies if they thought a change of management would result in increased productivity. Farms were first visited in , the ability of each farmer was assessed, and the farms themselves were graded A, B or C in terms of their productive capacity. A second and more detailed survey of all farms of five acres of more was made between 1941 and Most controversially, the farms were re-graded; this time based on the way the farm was being managed. To the modern eye some of the assessments seem very harsh: category C and a note of personal failings, for example, may simply mean that the farmer was young and inexperienced. (From Leicestershire History web site (site consulted 01/07/16) Whilst the two surveys were carried out for very different purposes there are a number of common features which allow some meaningful comparisons to be made. o The surveys refer to and are numbered on the same edition of the 6 inch to one mile scale, Ordnance Survey maps from o The surveys name the farmer or occupier of the land. o The surveys have the name of the property and the location. o The Surveys have the acreage of the property. The differences between the two surveys are quite significant; the 1910 Valuation Survey covered all individual properties from the largest estates to uninhabited cottages, whilst the 1941 Farm Survey only included farms or properties which relied on the management of land or stock to produce an income or business enterprise. Therefore detailed comparisons cannot be made because data regarding crops and stock was not collected by the 1910 Valuation Survey and comparisons regarding shops and small local businesses cannot be made because the 1941 Farm Survey does not include properties of less than 5 acres. 6

7 Comparison of a Sample Farm A case study using the two datasets as applied to a single property is included below. Rays Farm, Smelthouses, Summerbridge Maps of the farm in 1910 and 1941 are attached as Appendix 4 and 5 respectively. In the 1910 Valuation Survey, Rays Farm, located in Smelthouses, was occupied by Mr Mark Dougill who rented the farm on a yearly term from the Freeholder, the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, at a yearly rent of 44. The farm occupied 20 acres, 0 roods, 32 poles, (imperial units of area), and was described as a small grass farm comprising open fields and a small area of woodland sloping steeply to Fell Beck. The buildings were described as a stone built cottage with blue slate roof in fair repair and comprised; 3 bedrooms, main room, kitchen, pantry and dairy. The outbuildings included; coal store, barn, mistal, 3 stalled stable and loose box. The property, including land and buildings was valued at 870 with a Rateable Value of 37. There was no reference to any arable crops. In the 1911 Census Mark lived with his sister Edith at the farm. They were the only occupants. Mark s occupation was given as farmer and butcher which would infer that the farm produced meat rather than arable crops. In the 1941 Farm Survey, Rays Farm was occupied by Mr Edgar Webster, described as Tenant, the landlord / freeholder was not given. The farm now occupied 171/2 acres, the difference being the loss of the woodland adjacent to Fell Beck. Mr Webster paid rent of 37 a year and had been the tenant for 18 years. The farm got its water from a well and had mains electricity for lighting only. (The vast majority of the farms we have records for did not have electricity at all.) Mr Webster managed the farm by himself and had 2 acres growing oats, 9 acres of meadow and 61/2 acres grazing, all described as Medium quality. Stock included; 12 cattle, 300 poultry (poultry seem to have been important in Nidderdale, 3901 poultry on the 36 farms we looked at) and 1 horse. In the 1939 Register Edgar had no family but shared the property with Mr Herbert Ward, Clerical Branch Manager, Ministry of Labour. 7

8 Conclusions There are few direct comparisons to be drawn from a detailed study of the data contained in the 1910 Property Valuation Survey and the 1941 Farm Survey which would indicate any impact directly attributable to World War 1. The Property Survey 1910 data was collected 4 years prior to the war which would have been a good base line if the data had related to the farming industry. The Farm Survey data was collected 23 years after the end of the war and there were many events which could have masked the impact the war had on the people and landscape, such as: Post-war economic effect on the country as a whole. Post-war deaths due to Spanish flu. The depression of the 1930 s. Farming mechanisation. Farm mergers and acquisitions. Other emerging trends in farming and rural population composition Impact of 2 years of World War 2 on the 1941 Farm Survey. From the two sets of maps indicating the extent of the farms, the majority appear to be the same size. Whilst a comparison of landowners cannot be made the majority of farms had tenants and again the majority had changed over the intervening period, whether this was due in some cases to family members not returning from the war or was for other reasons cannot be determined. Based on the findings of this study, whether there were changes due to the war, in terms of crops grown, deforestation, conversion of land from pastoral farming to arable or numbers of stock managed cannot be determined. Potential further research: detailed family history research based on a number of individual properties, to ascertain pertinent events linked to ownership/ tenancy over the study period (and see if there are any trends). For example, when farms such as Rays Farm grew/ expanded, what was the cause? Any trends? Even if not attributable to the War it would be interesting to chart this. any other contextual research that may shed a light on local farming trends and productivity over the period, including examination of the county War Agricultural Executive Committee records, if these are ever to be located (the County Records Office were unable to locate them for us): likely to be a rich source of information because they will concern decision-making and the carrying out of government guidance at local level 8

9 Authors David Smith, Stuart Stoney, volunteers for the Nidderdale AONB and the First World War project 9

10 Appendix 1 Map of Nidderdale AONB Showing area covered by this sample study. Area covered by the sample study. 10

11 Appendix Land & Property Survey (Part revised 1915) File Ref Ref No Map No Situation Description Extent Occupier Owner Valuation B Craggs Bishopside Cottages & Land 1 acre 1 rood Empty Margaret Campbell A Blazefield Bishopside Cottage 65 Sq Yds net Margaret Moore Harry Cowling A Blazefield Bishopside Cottage 65 Sq Yds net Elizabeth Thorpe Harry Cowling Not given Craggs Bishopside Land Inc 116 above Empty Margaret Campbell Included in 116 above Not given Craggs Bishopside Land Inc 116 above Empty Margaret Campbell Included in 116 above Not given Craggs Bishopside Land Inc 116 above Empty Margaret Campbell Included in 116 above Repeated Samuel S Grange & Pateley Bridge Cottage Land & Bldgs 3 acres 0r 5p John William Wray Edwin Grange P Smelthouses Cottage 90 Sq Yds Empty William Bland Trustee of Wm Groves deed A U / W R Exors of Smith F Tiplady Farm Bishopside House Buildings & Land 34a 3r 35p John Teal Greetham 1, H? Fellbeck Bishopside House Buildings & Land 31a 1r 3p Alfred Earle / John Winn James English Tarbett E Nr Fellbeck Bishopside Plantations 4a 3r 3p Lord Furness John Mason Agent to Lord Furness Not given Bishopside Shooting Not given Lord Furness Not given (Lord Furness) Included in 144 below BEO Fellbeck Bishopside House Buildings & Land 178a 3r 5p Mrs S Metcalf & Son John Mason Agent to Lord Furness 1, Inc in 165 Exors of Smith O Bishopside Cottage at Wilsill below Empty Greetham O Wilsill Cottage at Wilsill 820 Sq yds Mrs Watson Exors of Smith Greetham P Smelthouses Cottage 90 Sq yds Empty William Bland Trustee of Wm Groves deed P Smelthouses Cottage 90 Sq yds Empty William Bland Trustee of Wm Groves deed William Bland Trustee PT Fellbeck Bishopside House Buildings & Land 45a 0r 5p Geo Barker / F Robinson of Wm Groves deed 1, N Glasshouses Cottage & Garden 375 Sq yds Thos Milner Geo Cowling N Glasshouses Cottage & Garden 376 Sq yds E Dolphin Geo Cowling A Blazefield Bishopside Cottage & Garden 170 Sq yds Arthur Harry Cowling P Smelthouse Cottage 90 Sq Yds Wm. Myers Wm Bland N Glasshouses Cottage & Garden 375 Sq yds Sarah Bradbury Geo Cowling A Blazefield Bishopside Cottage 65 Sq Yds Wm Noble Harry Cowling Repeated O Bishopside Cottage at Wilsill 280 Sq yds Fryer Exors of Smith Greetham Repeated O Wilsill (Bishopside) Cottage at Wilsill 520 Sq yrds Bramley Exors of Smith Greetham N Glasshouses House Buildings & Land 80 Sq yds Wm Clarke Miss Mary Jane Clarke & MissSarah Ann Clarke Wm Clarke, Miss Mary Wm Clarke, Miss Mary Jane Clarke & MissSarah Jane Clarke & Miss N Glasshouses House & Shop 310 Sq yds Ann Clarke Sarah Ann Clarke N Glasshouses Cottage 80 Sq yds Allen Layfield Miss Mary Jane Clarke & Miss Sarah Ann Clarke Q Smelthouses Rays Farm 20a 0r 32p Mark Dougill Ecclesiastical Commissioners J Cliffe near Whitehouses Land 4a 1r 34p E Moorhouse Rachel Smale N Glasshouses Shop & Warehouse 145 Sq yds A Kaberry C Kaberry N Glasshouses Cottage & Garden 210 Sq yds Mrs Moore (late Hudson) Mrs Horner N Glasshouses Cottage 85 Sq yds?? Atkinson Mrs Horner T E Cliff Toft House Land & Buildings 19a 3r 1p James Swales Liversedge Kettlewell O Fellbeck Glencoe Cottage 0a.0r.10p Empty John Barnett Hicks O Fellbeck: Sugar Hills Farm House Buildings & Land 14a.2r.32p Joseph Wm Ibbotson John Barnett Hicks Albert Terrace Messrs Metcalf & Co Q Classhouses Cottage 125 Sq yds Fryer Ltd N 2 Grove Terrace Classhouses Cottage & Garden 110 Sq yds G Dunn Liquidators of Metcalf & Son N 1 Grove Terrace Classhouses Cottage & Garden 110 Sq yds Thomas Dobby Liquidators of Metcalf & Son Not given Glasshouses Land Not given Jas Fryer Geo Metcalf Trustees Not given OP Wilsill House Buildings & Land 16a 2r 7p J Gill (now Hannam) Geo Metcalf Trustees Glasshouses House Buildings & Land 1a.0r.4p Jos Gill Hinley & Son GN Glasshouses Land & Barn 7a.3r.31p J Gill & Frank Holmes Geo Metcalf Trustees Q Glasshouses Cottage 90 Sq Yds Jno Dinsdale See P O Wilsill Cottage 200 Sq yds Charlton James Watkinson

12 Q 3 Guyscliffe View Glasshouses Cottage 100 Sq yds R Needham J Metcalf & Son Ltd Q 1 Guyscliffe View Glasshouses Cottage 100 Sq yds E Bell Thos Paton Q 5 Firgrove Terrace Glasshouses Cottage 215 Sq yds Pratt John T Messrs Metcalf & Co Ltd Q 2 Firgrove Terrace Glasshouses Cottage 215 Sq yds May Messrs Metcalf & Co Ltd N Glasshouses Three Cottages & Cobblers Shop 245 Sq yds Jno Holmes & Others Jno Holmes & Geo Millward Not given Lord Place Cottage Not given J Holdsworth Geo Metcalf Trustees Included with OS Wilsill House, Buildings, Land & Cottage 25a 0r 30p Mr Smith Greetham (Now Backer) James Watkinson 1, N 6 Grove Terrace Glasshouses Cottage & Garden 110 Sq yds G Hackney Liquidators of Metcalf & Son? N 10 Grove Terrace Glasshouses Cottage & Garden 110 Sq yds Mary E Hackney Liquidators of Metcalf & Son? Repeated West Riding County Q Glasshouses House & Council School 2230 Sq yds William Hardcastle Council Railway Terrace Liquidators of Metcalf N Glasshouses Cottage & Garden 210 Sq yds Kirkbright (Now Horner) & Son N Railway Terrace Glasshouses Cottage & Garden 211 Sq yds Kirkbright (Now Abbott) Liquidators of Metcalf & Son

13 Appendix 3 (3 separate sheets) 1941 Farm Survey C47 Agricultural Use Map No Occupier Name of Farm Address File Ref Crops & Grass Labour Cattle Sheep Pigs Poultry Horses 19/67 A Newbould Blue Plain Glasshouses Pateley Bridge acres /69 S Norfolk Whitehouses Farm Pateley Bridge acres /70 J W Newby Whitehouses Pateley Bridge acres /71 A E Pullin Cliffe Grange Fellbeck acres /72 J W Allanson Wynsing House Farm Summerbridge acres /76 R S Robinson West House Wilsil Pateley Bridge acres /77 R S Robinson Atkinsons Farm Fellbeck acres /78 R S Robinson Butchers Farm West House Wilsill acres /79 F T Robinson Hill Foot Farm Glasshouses Pateley Bridge acres /80 W Robinson Milestones 1 Glencoe Terrace Glasshouses acres /84 J R Schofield Low East Head Farm Low Laith Summerbridge acres /85 Mrs A E Shield Stock Plain Farm Glasshouses Pateley Bridge acres /86 C Snow Harewell Woods Glasshouses Pateley Bridge acres /87 J Smith Raikes Farm Wilsill acres /89 N Swires Sykes House High Plain 19/90 D T Swailes East Head Farm Summerbridge acres /91 F C Hyde Fellbeck Farm Pateley Bridge acres /92 F I Spence Barn Farm Fellbeck acres /94 R Sheppard North Oaks Pateley Bridge acres /96 J R Teale Stocks Plain Pateley Bridge acres /103 E Webster Rays Farm Smelthouses Summerbridge acres /105 C Whitham Blazefield Pateley Bridge acres /106 J W Waite Cragg House Wilsill acres /108 T G Weatherhead Byril House Farm Wilsill acres /109 H Weatherhead Brook House Farm Wilsill Not recorded 19/113 A R Abbey North Syke Farm Fellbeck acres /114 B Allanson High Wood Farm Summerbridge acres /115 Mrs S E Gill High Wood Summerbridge acres /116 J Ingleby Low Wood Farm Summerbridge acres /119 J Graham High Harefield Pateley Bridge acres /121 F Fenwick Springfield Farm Fellbeck acres /122 C Woomes Colts Farm Fellbeck acres /123 J E Boynton Old Well Farm Low Laith Summerbridge acres /124 R Teale Kiln Hill Stock Plain Pateley Bridge acres /126 S Metcalfe Cragg Hall Wilsill acres /129 W I Barnes Kiln Farm Castlestead Pateley Bridge acres /165 R W Todd Cockley Hill Blazefield Pateley Bridge acres

14 B496 Property Map No Occupier Name of Farm Address File Ref Tenure Conditions on Farm Water Electricity Management Heavy Medium Light Peaty A,B,C 19/67 A Newbould Blue Plain Glasshouses Pateley Bridge 324 Owner 100 Stream None A 19/69 S Norfolk Whitehouses Farm Pateley Bridge 328 Tenant Stream None B 19/70 J W Newby Whitehouses Pateley Bridge 330 Tenant Stream None A 19/71 A E Pullin Cliffe Grange Fellbeck 332 Tenant Stream Lights Only A 19/72 J W Allanson Wynsing House Farm Summerbridge 333 Tenant 100 Stream None? 19/76 R S Robinson West House Wilsil Pateley Bridge 334 Tenant P/t Stream None A 19/77 R S Robinson Atkinsons Farm Fellbeck 19/78 R S Robinson Butchers Farm West House Wilsill 19/79 F T Robinson Hill Foot Farm Glasshouses Pateley Bridge 336 Tenant 100 Pipe Lights Only B 19/80 W Robinson Milestones 1 Glencoe Terrace Glasshouses 338 Owner Spare Time 100 Stream None A 19/84 J R Schofield Low East Head Farm Low Laith Summerbridge 340 Tenant 100 Stream None A 19/85 Mrs A E Shield Stock Plain Farm Glasshouses Pateley Bridge 344 Tenant 100 Stream None A 19/86 C Snow Harewell Woods Glasshouses Pateley Bridge 19/87 J Smith Raikes Farm Wilsill 346 Tenant Stream None A 19/89 N Swires Sykes House High Plain 19/90 D T Swailes East Head Farm Summerbridge 348 Tenant P/t 100 Well None A 19/91 F C Hyde Fellbeck Farm Pateley Bridge 350 Owner Stream None B 19/92 F I Spence Barn Farm Fellbeck 352 Tenant 100 Well None A 19/94 R Sheppard North Oaks Pateley Bridge 354 Tenant Stream None B 19/96 J R Teale Stocks Plain Pateley Bridge 356 Tenant Stream None A 19/103 E Webster Rays Farm Smelthouses Summerbridge 358 Tenant 100 Well Lights Only A 19/105 C Whitham Blazefield Pateley Bridge 360 Tenant P/t 100 Stream None B 19/106 J W Waite Cragg House Wilsill 362 Tenant Stream None A 19/108 T G Weatherhead Byril House Farm Wilsill 364 Tenant P/t Stream None B 19/109 H Weatherhead Brook House Farm Wilsill 19/113 A R Abbey North Syke Farm Fellbeck 366 Tenant Roof to house None B 19/114 B Allanson High Wood Farm Summerbridge 368 Tenant Pipe None B 19/115 Mrs S E Gill High Wood Summerbridge 370 Owner 100 Stream None C 19/116 J Ingleby Low Wood Farm Summerbridge 372 Owner 100 Stream None B 19/119 J Graham High Harefield Pateley Bridge 374 Tenant 100 Stream None B 19/121 F Fenwick Springfield Farm Fellbeck 376 Tenant Stream None A 19/122 C Woomes Colts Farm Fellbeck 378 Owner 100 Stream None C 19/123 J E Boynton Old Well Farm Low Laith Summerbridge 380 Tenant 100 Well & Stream None A 19/124 R Teale Kiln Hill Stock Plain Pateley Bridge 19/126 S Metcalfe Cragg Hall Wilsill 382 Tenant 100 Stream Lights Only A 19/129 W I Barnes Kiln Farm Castlestead Pateley Bridge 384 Owner P/t Stream Lights Only A 19/165 R W Todd Cockley Hill Blazefield Pateley Bridge 386 Tenant P/t 100 Stream None B C51 Fruit, Veg & Flowers, Hay & Straw Further Questions Map No Occupier Name of Farm Address File Ref Small Fruit Veg & Flowers Hay & Straw File Ref Labour Motive Power Rent Occupation 19/67 A Newbould Blue Plain Glasshouses Pateley Bridge No Record Not recorded 19/69 S Norfolk Whitehouses Farm Pateley Bridge No Record 392 None None 50 28yrs 19/70 J W Newby Whitehouses Pateley Bridge 217 Nil Nil Nil daughter None 66 19yrs 19/71 A E Pullin Cliffe Grange Fellbeck 218 Nil Nil Nil 396 None 1 petrol engine 1 o yrs 19/72 J W Allanson Wynsing House Farm Summerbridge No Record Not recorded 19/76 R S Robinson West House Wilsil Pateley Bridge 219 Nil Nil Nil son None yrs 19/77 R S Robinson Atkinsons Farm Fellbeck 220 Nil Nil Nil 400 None None yrs 19/78 R S Robinson Butchers Farm West House Wilsill 221 Nil Nil Nil None yrs 19/79 F T Robinson Hill Foot Farm Glasshouses Pateley Bridge 222 Nil Nil Nil None yrs 19/80 W Robinson Milestones 1 Glencoe Terrace Glasshouses 223 Nil Nil Nil 406 None None yrs 19/84 J R Schofield Low East Head Farm Low Laith Summerbridge 224 Nil Nil Nil 408 None None 45 3 yrs 19/85 Mrs A E Shield Stock Plain Farm Glasshouses Pateley Bridge 225 Nil Nil Nil male 1 female None 56 4 yrs 19/86 C Snow Harewell Woods Glasshouses Pateley Bridge 226 Nil Nil Nil 412 None None 22 3 yrs 19/87 J Smith Raikes Farm Wilsill 227 Nil Nil Nil 414 None None yrs 19/89 N Swires Sykes House High Plain 416 None None yrs 19/90 D T Swailes East Head Farm Summerbridge 228 Nil Nil Nil 418 None None 30 7 yrs 19/91 F C Hyde Fellbeck Farm Pateley Bridge 229 Nil Nil Nil 420 & father 1 son None 27 1 yr 19/92 F I Spence Barn Farm Fellbeck 230 Nil Nil Nil 424 None None yrs 19/94 R Sheppard North Oaks Pateley Bridge 231 Nil Nil Nil male 1 female None yrs 19/96 J R Teale Stocks Plain Pateley Bridge 232 Nil Nil Nil male 1 female None yrs 19/103 E Webster Rays Farm Smelthouses Summerbridge 233 Nil Nil Nil 430 None None yrs 19/105 C Whitham Blazefield Pateley Bridge 234 Nil Nil Nil 432 None None 25 < 1 year 19/106 J W Waite Cragg House Wilsill 235 Nil Nil Nil 434 None None yrs 19/108 T G Weatherhead Byril House Farm Wilsill 236 Nil Nil Nil 436 None None yrs 19/109 H Weatherhead Brook House Farm Wilsill 237 Nil Nil Nil Not recorded 19/113 A R Abbey North Syke Farm Fellbeck 238 Nil Nil Nil 438 None None 60 3 yrs 19/114 B Allanson High Wood Farm Summerbridge 239 Nil Nil Nil male None yrs 19/115 Mrs S E Gill High Wood Summerbridge 240 Nil Nil Nil 442 None None yrs 19/116 J Ingleby Low Wood Farm Summerbridge 241 Nil Nil Nil 444 None None None Not recorded 19/119 J Graham High Harefield Pateley Bridge 242 Nil Nil Nil 446 None None 33 3 yrs 19/121 F Fenwick Springfield Farm Fellbeck 243 Nil Nil Nil 448 None None yrs 19/122 C Woomes Colts Farm Fellbeck 244 Nil Nil Nil 450 & male 2 female None 20 2 yrs 19/123 J E Boynton Old Well Farm Low Laith Summerbridge 245 Nil Nil Nil male None 52 3 yrs 19/124 R Teale Kiln Hill Stock Plain Pateley Bridge 246 Nil Nil Nil male 1 female None 35 3 yrs 19/126 S Metcalfe Cragg Hall Wilsill 247 Nil Nil Nil 458 None None 35 2 yrs 19/129 W I Barnes Kiln Farm Castlestead Pateley Bridge 248 Nil Nil Nil 460 None None 45 2 yrs 19/165 R W Todd Cockley Hill Blazefield Pateley Bridge 249 Nil Nil Nil 462 None None yrs 14

15 Appendix 4 Rays Farm Area

16 Appendix 5 Rays Farm Area 19/103 16

17 Bibliography and acknowledgements Project Scoping Report Linda Smith, 2015 Original Documents 1910 Valuation Survey & 1941 Farm Survey The National Archive. With many thanks to Project Volunteer, Dawn Haida, who obtained copies of the data for use in this research project Leicestershire History (site consulted 01/07/16) 1910 Valuation guide: (site consulted June 2015) National Farm Survey of England and Wales (site consulted June 2015) 17