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Journal entry – John Grey – 5 Aug 1833
Monday 5th August 1833
Whittle
Rode to Whittle to concert with the Tenant and Builder, a change in the purposed arrangement of the Cattle Sheds & Stable to be erected there, which will add greatly to their accommodation & convenience and will not I hope increase the expense.
Throckley
Proceeded to Throckley to see the new working of Coal there, & come to an agreement with the Lessees respecting it. Messrs Bones having both gone to Newcastle, I did not see them but wen
Journal entry – John Grey – 6 Aug 1833
Tuesday 6th August 1833
Alston Road Trust
Attended at Hexham a Meeting of the Trustees of the Alston Road, to which the report of their Committee upon the state of their funds (a copy of which I already have the honor to forward to the Board) was submitted. An opinion was universally expressed, that it would be impossible for them to make good the monthly payments to the Commissrs of the Hospital and the annual one to the Lead Company, without abandoning the maintenance of the Roads, sev
Journal entry – John Grey – 7 Aug 1833
Wednesday 7th August 1833
Tyne Banks
Having set some men to work to repair the damage done to the Stone breast work along the Shore of the Tyne from the Nursery Ground downwards, along the west side of Widehaugh, where on account of the depth of the Water, it can only be well done in the present low state of the River, I got into the float or raft made for conveying Stones join the river, & paddled along the whole length of the works, which can be best seen, & the breaches best as
Journal entry – John Grey – 8 Aug 1833
Thursday 8th August 1833
Dilston Road
Went by appointment to attend a meeting of the Gateshead and Hexham Road Trustees at Riding Mill, to discuss the proposed change of Road at Dilston hill a proposition respecting which from the said meeting, I shall have the honor to forward for the consideration of the Board. Some of the Trustees spoke of a former correspondence on this subject with Mr Brandling, & entertained the idea that a grant of land to form the new Road had already been pr
Journal entry – John Grey – 9 Aug 1833
Friday 9th August 1833
In consequence of a message I left at Throckley Colliery a few days ago, when I did not find the Lessees at home, they waited upon me this morning, and after some conversation and explanations, signified the willingness to agree to the proposal I made to them, viz to pay the rent of £40 a year for the Colliery from the commencement of their term (the three past years of which have been spent in unsuccessful attempts without any rent being paid) on condition of their
Journal entry – John Grey – 10 Aug 1833
Saturday 10th August 1833
I this morning sent Mr Hunt to look after some draining at Shawhouse and the building at Newtonhall & Whittle, wishing myself to attend to the operations on the Tyne, when I spent most of the day among the Workmen. Besides the work of repairing the Stone breast against the west end of Widehaugh, I am anxious to take advantage of the present low state of the river, to secure from further encroachment, the shores above & below the mouth of the Devils Water,
Journal entry – John Grey – 12 Aug 1833
Monday 12th August 1833
Dilston Road to Snokoe Quarry
Had various letters to write & several matters to attend to in the Office. Also a long conference with Mr Walker of the Railway Company, who stated that he had seen the contractors for the Bridges, in leading the Stones to which, the injury had been done to the roads in Dilston South Farm. That they denied ever having complied with the terms, respecting the repair of the road, proposed by Mr Sample, that they had also left a q
Journal entry – John Grey – 13 Aug 1833
Tuesday 13th August 1833
Stublick Colliery Crops
Had an interview this morning with Mr Shield of Stublick Colliery respecting the dilemma he is in with regard to the Corn upon the lands attached to the Colliery, which matter I have fully stated to the Board in my Letter of this evening to Mr Hooper.
Fewster
Also saw Fewster tenant of Newlands Haugh Farm, wishing to talk to me about the Wood for the Bridge, but evidently to discover my opinion respecting their prospect of continui
Letters – George Backhouse to John Stagg – 13 Aug 1833
J[oh]n Stagg Esq 13 Aug 1833
Sir
In Mr Johnsons absence I am favoured with yours of the 11th Inst. & in reply have to say we have no Common Lead to dispose of at present but can supply you with the quantity of Slag inquired after at £13..5/- for an fodder. Six Mo[nths] Credit
I am d[ear] Sir GB
Journal entry – John Grey – 14 Aug 1833
Wednesday 14th August 1832
Ore in 1822? and 1832
Received three Copies of the Agreement for Lands attached to Langley Smelt Mills, & forwarded them to Mr George Lee, requesting to have two of them returned to me, with the signature of the parties. Forwarded to Mr Hooper a comparative view of the produce of Ore from the Hospitals Mines in the years 1822 and 1832, as furnished by Mr Thomas Dickinson.
Simpson, Painter
Rode to Thornbrough & thence to Newtonhall & Wh
Journal entry – John Grey – 15 Aug 1833
Thursday 15th August 1833
Attended to some matters in the Office and with Mr Parkin, regarding the Woods. Passed some hours with the Workmen at the Tyne Banks and afterwards engaged in drawing up conditions to submit to the Board, for the future management of such farms as may come to be let upon fresh Agreements.
Journal entry – John Grey – 16 Aug 1833
Friday 16th August 1833
After receiving and answering Letters, rode to the Works on the Tyne Banks, which it is most desirable to get forward with while the river continues low. Thence proceeded to examine the Woods of Dilston Park and the Devils Water in both of which there is much Larch and Scots Fir at its full growth. In the latter is, toward the high part of the river, a fine growth of Oaks, but many of them seemed to be sustaining injury from the Ivy which is clinging around them an
Letters – George Backhouse to John Stagg – 16 Aug 1833
J[oh]n Stagg 16 Aug
Sir
In reply to your favour of yesterday I have to say I accept your offer of 13/5 pour F[odde]r 6 Mo[nth]s Credit for Three Hundred p[iece]s of Ref[ine]d Slag Lead, if it suit your arrangement you may have Five Hundred on these terms.
I am Sir GB
P.S. I have the goodness to give orders to your shipping Agents here.
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Finlay & Hodgson – 17 Aug 1833
Messrs Finlay Hodgson & Co London Aug 17 1833
Annexed you have a statement of the Stock of Lead unsold at Blaydon and the respective Mills on the 31st July after sales of last week are deducted, and 15,000 P[iece]s of the Ordinary refined Lead are supposed to be recast into Common of 11 St[one] Pieces.
The Lead at the Mills will be delivered at Blaydon by the end of next Month
I have considered only 15.000 of the 23.000 to be recast to leave a sufficient quantity of
Journal entry – John Grey – 17 Aug 1833
Saturday 17th August 1833
Met Mr Parkin this morning by appointment and went with him through all the Woods on the Tyne Banks, deciding on such as it seemed necessary to remove, both from the embankments themselves & from the brink of the River, to admit if getting the Banks sufficiently sloped and secured, of the latter there are many so, much undermined, as to make it likely the next flood would carry them off. We then proceeded to examine particularly the Woods on both sides of the
Journal entry – John Grey – 19 Aug 1833
Monday 19th August 1833
Bell Stublick
Received the Boards instructions to inform Mr Bell, late Agent of Stublick Colliery that unless he shall satisfy me immediately both regarding the Colliery Plans and his claim to away going Crop on the land he held as Agent, the Board will consider that he has forfeited all talk to the gratuity ordered him. Enclosed a copy of the Minute to Mr Bell & forwarded by Coach, informing him that I should be at Haydon Bridge tomorrow, where, if he chose,
Journal entry – John Grey – 20 Aug 1833
Tuesday 20th August 1833
Newlands Lot of Wood No 1 Sold to I Johnson
Mr Dickinson having informed Mr Isaac Johnson that I was to leave home at nine o’ clock, he came to the office in the morning accompanied by Mr Burnett of Ovington, as his surety, who is a person of some Property, & we finally concluded a bargain for the Lot of Wood, No 1 at Newlands Park for the Sum of £330 of which £165:0:0 is to be paid for the 25th July 1834 and the remaining £165 on the 21st March follo
Journal entry – John Grey – 21 Aug 1833
Wednesday 21st August 1833
Received the Boards Minutes of the 10th Instant, which shall be severally attended to and acted upon. With regard to Crozier’s petition referred to me to report upon, I know only of the fact that two very good Horses were drowned in the flood of the Tyne, when leading gravel from a bed in the river, & that the younger Crozier narrowly escaped with his life. The people are well spoke of, as being industrious and respectable. They have not the appearance of
Journal entry – John Grey – 22 Aug 1833
Thursday 22nd August 1833
Tyne Banks
The rains of the last two days having raised the Tyne so as to cover the Wear which we were in hand with, all the men were employed in sloping the banks in the manner I formerly described. I passed great part of this day among the workmen, and was glad to find, that of the three wears which are finished, they are likely to effect the purpose intended by them - as yet, the water has done them no injury, and in the intervals between them, where t
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Finlay & Hodgson – 22 Aug 1833
I have duly rec[eive]d your fav[ours] of 16th & 19th and note you having carried the net account of sales of two Pieces of silver £579-9s-11dto your Credit for Commuted Commission. I yesterday forwarded to your address as usual per Jackson & Co Waggon a piece of fine Silver weight 1759 Ounces.
When advised by Messrs Batson & Co of the receipt of Messrs Maltby Son & Co Payment of £5444-2-8 shall credit their account. The stock of Lead at Blaydon - supposing the L
Journal entry – John Grey – 23 Aug 1833
Friday 23rd August 1833
The river having risen a good deal in the night, I went with some anxiety to see its effects on the unfinished works on its banks, but found all safe and uninjured as far as I could discover, and the men employed in providing materials to resume their operations as soon as the retiring of the water should allow.
I then proceeded to examine Mr Leadbitters reservoir into which my little water seems at present to come, and that even not very well secured
Journal entry – John Grey – 24 Aug 1833
Saturday 24th August 1833
Mr Hunt went yesterday morning to inspect the draining in Langley Barony and measure off such as was finished, and this being his first year for valuing the Tithes belonging to the Hospital in that quarter, I set out in good time this morning to meet him at Lipwood and accompany him to Whinnetly and the other places to assist him in the valuation and establish the principles upon which it should be made, and I must do him the justice to add that I found his estima
Journal entry – John Grey – 26 Aug 1833
Monday 26th August 1833
I was surprized by a visit from Mr Shield of Stublick this morning, informing me that Mr Bell had advanced several new claims, such as leading to drains, working the turnip land of next year, as a preparation for this years corn crop, although he had last year, the benefit of the turnips produced, changing some roads etc, in consequence of which the arbitrator on the part of the Colliery Lessees, had declined to enter into the valuation at all. After the trou
Journal entry – John Grey – 27 Aug 1833
Tuesday 27th August 1833
Robert Bell, tenant of Lough Farm and Lime Kiln came to inform me this morning that the Lessees of Langley Mills had left off taking their Lime from him & began to burn it for themselves at the Kiln kept for the use of certain of the Farms there, but to which he expected the Smelt Mills had no right, as he had explained to Mr Hooper that they were his best customers & that he could not pay his rent if their trade should be removed. I consequently loo
Journal entry – John Grey – 28 Aug 1833
Wednesday 28th August
I have received an account for £16:16:0 for certain Plans for Lands at Keswick, made three years ago, but not paid for - a copy of which I herewith enclose, not thinking it right to pay it without an order from the Board. Rode to Whittonstall and inspected the new Roads, which are now nearly finished, all the materials being led and nearly all broken & laid on. Examined the building of the new School house at Whittonstall & bridge at Ebchester, both pretty far
