Find house owner?

[Emm]

After 14 years I've still not fully grasped the system. Perhaps I'm either thick, or am seeing things that are not really problems with the system.

Oh my . . . what chance have I got, then.
 

I have been to the  National Archives link.
The page had - Catalogue reference, and Region.
So, I clicked on Yorkshire Region.
And, the page which came up, said . . . Title    
Board of Inland Revenue: Valuation Office: Finance Act 1910, Record Sheet Plans: Yorkshire Region: York District
Covering dates    c.1840-1920
Availability    Open
Held by    
The National Archives, Kew

 

[Redroger]

Unusually I can see what that one means immediately, but the jargon is the problem on many occassions, but as a former member of a Yorkshire based valuation panel not to me this time.

[Emm]

Is it just because I am tired. Or am I thicker than thick.
Are you meaning that you can normally see what that means, but can't this time?
 

[snowball]

Hi again,
The valuation records are fairly easy to use, but there are a couple of stages to go through - it took me, a novice in this,  two or three hours at the National Archives to find a) the leaseholder living in my house in 1913 and b) the name of the freeholder. I found studying the PRO guide Maps for Family History (author William Foot) useful preparation before my visit. Staff are on hand to help too.
Regards
Rob

[Emm]

Are we talking about visiting the National Archives in person, snowball?
I am at the other end of the country.
 

[Redroger]

I was referring to the valuation panel headings etc. Reply No 18 posted by Emm, but I think that my previous experiences in this field may have helped me, as I don't feel any brighter than usual.

[newburychap]

Are we talking about visiting the National Archives in person, snowball?
I am at the other end of the country.
 

The Valuation Survey records for the whole country (England & Wales) are at TNA (catalogue series IR58)- yes you do need to visit in person.

However, local county record offices will often have what are known as the Lloyd George Domesday books.  These were prepared early in the valuation survey and used locally to collate the information that went into the books at Kew.  Different format one line per property across a double page spread of a large ledger), and perhaps a few months earlier (so some owners/tenants will have changed). 

Of course they don't help either if you live in Yorkshire and are interested in a property in Devon ...

[Emm]

Normanby is close to the south bank of the Tees.
I am close to the north bank, now.
 

[Roobarb]

Emm, I see that you live in the area, you may be able to find something at the Teesside Archives in Middlesbrough (in the old Exchange Place). Try this, there are a few mentions of cottages in Normanby:

http://www.rootschat.com/links/080x/