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1965
- Land belonging to “West View” sold for £4.500 (approx. £195 per
acre)
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January
1966 - Farmhouse “West View” sold for £1,155.
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1966
- a Television Licence cost £5,00.
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1966
- a Ton of coal cost £13.00
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1944
- A visit to the Chiropodist cost Four shillings, (20 pence)
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1899
- Mr. Chapman, who had been the crossing keeper at North End gatehouse, moved
to the old house in Long-gate, which he had bought for £550. Between
April.15th and Aug18th 1901 he built a new house which is now known as
“Poplar Farm”
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1905
Butter was One shilling and two pence a pound (about 6p)
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Eggs
were One shilling a dozen (5p)
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Apples
were Two shillings a stone (10p)
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Feb
23 1906 - A carthorse cost £28-7-0
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Jan
17 1907 - A ton of cake (cattle) cost £8-18-8
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A
ton of Bran cost £1-6-3 (£1-31)
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May
22 1907 - A suit of clothes cost Sixteen shillings. (80p)
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1907
- A trap Licence cost £0-15-0 (75p)
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July 1968 - Milk was 10 1/2d per pint.
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Jan 1976 - Potatoes were selling for
£146-00 per ton at the farm gate.
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June 1969 - Flight from Gatwick to Toronto
(Canada) £52-00 Return.
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1947 - The Angel, Main Road, sold for
£1,525-00
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May 1948 - Lindum Cottage, Main Road, was
sold for £580-00
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1948 - Fern Cottage, North End Lane, was
sold for £625-00
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1957 - Ivy House, Main Road, was sold for
£2,500-00
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1970 - Building plots in Saltfleetby were
sold for £200-00
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Funeral Cost - 1931 - Information sent by
Colin Vickers - See Below:-