29th October 2007 Steven Oliver gave a talk on, 'The Second Domesday - Lloyd George's Land Tax' . The land tax was introduced as part of the 1909 'People's Budget', and required a baseline valuation of all land in the UK. The records of the valuation survey include a detailed account of property recorded in surveyors' field books. For example the following is a description of Bolton Hall around 1910...
Bolton Hall
Occupier: Bardwell T N J
Owner: Thomas Newman Frederick Bardwell
Rent: last let at £80
"Old Brick & slate mansion a part is newer ( 20 yrs old) in good repair considering age fairly well [?planned] Well situated in well timbered grounds. But not a residential neighbourhood
Gd fl. Small entrance hall, Inner Hall, Dining Rm, Drawing Rm, Library & Gun room (or bed room), Cloak Rm, W[ater]C[loset], new gun room, Billiard Rm single story top lighted[?] Butlers pantry & bedroom kitchen (old grate) Scullery & 2 servants beds above, servants [?hall], small store & small larder
Servants Quarters.
Store room on 1st Fl[oor] then 7 small servants beds with sloping roofs, lighted by [?]light, on 2nd floor –floors rather poor.
1st Fl. Main portion 8 bedrooms, 1 dressing room, 2 nurseries, W[ater]C[loset] & H[?] closet
Outside. Coal cellar with coal hole above – good 3 stall stable, loose box & 1 stable with hay loft above – Barn, saddle room, 2 boxes with granary over. Timber built motor garage, 2 dog kennels, loose box & coach house.
3 bay brick & slate cart shed, pig sty & 2 E[arth]C[loset]s – Chicken house & shed
Also small greenhouse & timber constructed [?] [?] with small changing room & lounge
Dark & damp cellars under 3 rooms. House lighted oil lamps – water from well"
For some background to the survey have a look at this guide from the National Archives.