Notes to the Company financial statements

33 Tangible fixed assets

  Land and buildings Plant equipment, fixtures and vehicles
£m
Total
£m
Freehold
£m
Long leasehold
£m
Short leasehold improvements
£m
Cost          
At 3 February 2008 2,153 272 11 768 3,204
Additions at cost 218 27 7 169 421
Interest capitalised 4 4
Transfer to subsidiary (12) (4) (2) (18)
Disposals (6) (6)
At 1 February 2009 2,357 299 14 935 3,605
Accumulated depreciation          
At 3 February 2008 419 44 3 505 971
Charged in the period 58 8 72 138
At 1 February 2009 477 52 3 577 1,109
Net book value          
At 1 February 2009 1,880 247 11 358 2,496
At 3 February 2008 1,734 228 8 263 2,233

Assets under construction included above
         
At 1 February 2009 129 26 73 228
At 3 February 2008 64 15 21 100

Included above is an amount of £706m (2008: £661m) relating to non-depreciable land.

The cost of property assets held as lessor included in the above figures is £235m at 1 February 2009 (2008: £219m). The related accumulated depreciation is £48m (2008: £42m).

Since 3 February 1985, the cost of financing property developments prior to their opening date has been included in the cost of the project. Accumulated interest capitalised is £90m (2008: £86m).

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