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Journal entry – John Grey – 1 Feb 1834
Saturday 1st February 1834
Went to Newcastle to see to some matters there, & put into Mr Fenwick’s hands a list of Fee Farm Rents due to the Hospital from parties residing in the Eastern parts of the County, who cannot be expected to come here to pay them, or even to come to Newcastle for the purpose, as the sums are small, were I to fix a day to meet them. I saw therefore no means of obtaining them, but to ask Mr Fenwick to apply for and receive them whenever the parties might call
Journal entry – John Grey – 3 Feb 1834
Monday 3rd February 1834
Received the Boards Minutes of the 20th & 29th Ultima and made the several communications required by them, also informed the Parties whose tenders for farms had been accepted. I then passed some time among the Workmen, repairing the damage done by the late floods, to the Banks of the Tyne, contriving the best & cheapest mode of obtaining materials for securing them. Then went to examine the Ground where Walker & Bones propose to burn bricks, on the Pa
Journal entry – John Grey – 4 Feb 1834
Tuesday 4th February 1834
Had a meeting with some of the accepted Tenants for the Farms respecting their Covenants etc. Rode to Newtonhall Farm & then through Thornbrough to examine the success of some draining which I had marked out at the former, & at both places to look to the culling & dressing of some old Hedges under my directions, with the hope of restoring them. No particular occurrence today, requiring notice.
Journal entry – John Grey – 5 Feb 1834
Wednesday 5th February
Was engaged in the Office making Estimates of the probable outlay for Building, hedging & draining for the present year, & the rental according to the reduction of those farms recently let, of which a statement was forwarded to the Board. Rode afterwards to inspect the work at the Embankments & the planting on Dipton Hill, on my return in the afternoon found Mr Pringle from Scremerston who paid me £300 of the Arrear due by him at May Day last, leaving
Journal entry – John Grey – 6 Feb 1834
Thursday 6th February
After various interruptions & causes of detention in the Office, I set out for Haydon Bridge where I have appointed to be to receive Proposals for the planting at Grindon, which I let at the very low price of 5/. per thousand for making the Pits. The putting in of Trees I prefer to have done by our own Woodmen, hoping that they may be more attentive in selecting the different kinds of Trees for the varieties of Soil most suited to each & also in collecti
Journal entry – John Grey – 7 Feb 1834
Friday 7th February
Went out as soon as I could see & traversed Spency Croft Farm, which Mr Dickinson has held for 17 years at the rent of £100 and which is one of those included in the list to be reduced from May day last. Most of those in Alston which were entered to at the same period, have been reduced one third or more. As a mere Farm, I question that it would now let for £70, the Poor’s rate amounting to £22 a year upon it. But Mr Dickinson is willing to take it upon leas
Letters – Benjamin Johnson to Thomas Key – 8 Feb 1834
Thomas Key Esq Limehouse
Dear Sir
I had the pleasure to receive your letter of the 5th inst this morning enclosing 8 Bills together amounting to £2,053-1s-5d which I have carried to the credit of your acc[oun]t. I am glad to hear you approve of our separated Lead and wish all your late purchase of Common Lead to be of that Description so far as I amable I shall have great pleasure in meeting your wishes.
WB Lead Office I am dear Sir
Feb[ruar]y 8th 1834 yours etc BJ
Journal entry – John Grey – 8 Feb 1834
Saturday 8th February
Returned from Alston, again calling upon Mr Walton without finding him. Stopped at Stublick Colliery to know how they were succeeding & was glad to find that notwithstanding the unusual quantity of Rain the excellent Engine not only sufficient to drain the Colliery but to diminish gradually the original stand of water, which in the absence of correct Plans of the former Workings, has always been a source of anxiety to me. I trust now that it may be overcome &
Journal entry – John Grey – 10 Feb 1834
Monday 10th February
Had an interview with Mr Bell late of Stublick and all differences having been arranged & disposed of, paid him his Gratuity, deducting the rent now due and taking his joint security with Mr Nicholson of Hexham for those to come. Mr Bell says that he expected to be included among those who by Mr Hoopers recommendation were to have the reduction for the present year, which I could not promise, as I had not understood it so before, but I engaged to mention it to the
Journal entry – John Grey – 11 Feb 1834
Tuesday 11th February 1834
Saw Mr Walker & agreed with him on the terms for a Brick Work, of which I send his proposal, recommending it to the Board. The chief advantage to the Hospital being that if obtaining their own bricks, should the work succeed, at 25/- on the property instead of paying 33/- at several miles distance. Had it been begun a little sooner, there would have been a saving in building the new House. Made out & obtained signatures to some Agreements for the new
Journal entry – John Grey – 12 Feb 1834
Wednesday 12th February 1834
Went to examine the Farms at Hartburngrainge and found the small Stable which I had thought it necessary to make at the West Farm, completed at less expense than I had anticipated. The old Man White, who had hitherto been continued upon an allowance of 6/- Per Week with a House & small Garden for maintaining the fences of the Woodlands, died lately, & having looked upon that Allowance rather as a Pension to an old Servant, than as a necessary expenditu
Journal entry – John Grey – 14 Feb 1834
Friday 14th
Had appointed to meet Mr Borthwick and his father to arrange the particulars of his entry to Chesterhill Farm, finally to determine the Conditions of management, the diversion of certain fields which I have previously noticed & to obtain his signature to an Agreement, all of which was most pleasantly complied with. The Draining of the Bog Field at Outchester is nearly completed, & when finished will be examined again & measured by my Son who will transmit to me the
Journal entry – John Grey – 15 Feb 1834
Saturday 15th
Went over the Farms at Scremerston. Saw that Mr Pringle had already renewed the platform around the Tower of his Threshing Machine, which was indeed indispensable & that Mr Hogarth was proceeding with filling up & restoring to land, two Acres which had been rendered waste by old Quarry heaps, for doing which, he has obtained a proposal so low as £24, which I fear, even with the help of Barrow-way rails from the Colliery, will afford the men very small wages. The m
Journal entry – John Grey – 17 Feb 1834
Monday 17th
Returned to Newcastle & on tuesday morning to Corbridge, attended to letters and matters which had occurred in my absence. Directed Mr Parkin to commence planting at Grindon, and to reconsider his valuation of the Whittle lot of Wood, as it is most unlikely that I should be able to obtain the price he sets upon it. Went out to Dilston to see the progress that had been made with the new road preparatory to commencing to build, & learnt with much dissatisfaction that on
Journal entry – John Grey – 19 Feb 1834
Wednesday 19th February
Sold the Lot of Wood No 4 in Dipton Plantation to Joseph & George Dinning for £140, for which they are to give a joint pro: Note, payable in September & December next, by which time the Wood is to be all removed. This is £10 below Parkin’s valuation, but I consider it a good price as wood is selling. Had also an Agent from the Lead Company’s Mines to examine the Tyneside Lot, valued by Parkin at £220 last year, but not then sold. Since that time se
Journal entry – John Grey – 20 Feb 1834
Thursday 20th February
I forwarded to the Board this morning, an answer to their enquiries respecting the Inspector of Woods - Mines etc also several Agreements for Leases, executed by the respective Tenants. Among them, it will be seen, that I have thought it best to hold Andw Thorburn as Tenant of Gairshield, at Will, so that his being allowed to continue or not, may be made to depend upon his own conduct. That the Term of Thornbrough Highbarns is to be 14 years, that it may determine a
Journal entry – John Grey – 21 Feb 1834
Friday 21st Febry
Rode in the morning to Westwood to meet Benson & the Mason whose tender for building the two Cottages there had been accepted, that the Situation might be determined & the Work begun. The most convenient place for them is a piece of waste land at the junction of the Hexham & Chain Bridge roads, & as it is a public and conspicuous situation, some regard must be had to neatness in constructing and Keeping them. Proceeded then to look after some matters at H
Journal entry – John Grey – 22 Feb 1834
Saturday 22nd Feb 1834
I met Mr Leadbitter this morning at Dilston Hall Farm to make the arrangements respecting the occupation of it, reserving the House, small Field called Halls Nook, Garden Stable etc as specified in a written Agreement, for the Bailiff, he paying £22 and Mr Leadbitter £150 for the farm and remaining premises, with which he professed himself well satisfied. His Lease of the land should be made to determine along with that of his present farm & chargeable with th
Journal entry – John Grey – 24 Feb 1834
Monday 22nd February
Received the Boards Minutes of the 8th & 19th Instant & made the necessary communications to the several parties referred to. Was afterwards was occupied in inspecting the planting in Dipton Woods & examining the state of several plantations on the Property, some of which are now thinning & others that require to be thinned. Nothing occurred of importance to be noted.
Journal entry – John Grey – 25 Feb 1834
Tuesday 25th February
Went to inspect some matters respecting the roads at Dilston & also some bye ways into the fields which have been intersected by the Railway. Proceeded to Hexham & attended a meeting of the Alston Roads Trustees, saw Mr Walker respecting the making of Bricks at Dilston Park & his settlement of damages with the Tenant, also several of the Tenants on various matters, examined Robson’s Nursery at Hexham, from which I wished to select strong & healthy t
Journal entry – John Grey – 26 Feb 1834
Wednesday 26th February
Having received three Summonses for Special Jury Trials had to go to NCastle to attend the Assizes, & owing to the late arrival of the Judges from Durham & the quantity of business at Newcastle was not released from the Court till 6o’clock on Friday evening.
Journal entry – John Grey – 1 Mar 1834
Saturday 1st March
Returned to Corbridge early in the morning , attended to letters & business in the Office. Directed Benson to make preparation for the Building at Whitechapel, as sanctioned by the Board, & to obtain estimates for it & the farmhouse at Lees. Received from Mr Hogarth at Scremerston the application to the Board, praying for a reduction of rent, which I herewith forward. It is hardly necessary for me to make any remarks on the subject of this Petition, in a
Journal entry – John Grey – 3 Mar 1834
Monday 3rd March
After dispatching a parcel to Alston, containing grants for trials of veins & Letters to Mr Dickinson & Mr Stephens, I took a long ride through the Farms in Hexhamshire that I might inspect some new fences, reconcile some differences between the away going & entering Tenants, which they seem to make a point if never doing themselves without an Umpire, & examining a large extent of Woodlands, of which the younger plantations are so unreasonable thick that I
Journal entry – John Grey – 4 Mar 1834
Tuesday 4th March
Mr Green the Architect, having come up with the Plans & Specifications of the House, I accompanied him & some Contractors to Dilston to fix upon the precise spot & see how the Plans as now arranged would fit the peculiar situation, as I was anxious to take every possible advantage of the picturesque character of the place, consistent with convenience & economy, & to save some Chestnut Trees, which after much contrivance, we were able to accomplish. I
Journal entry – John Grey – 5 Mar 1834
Wednesday 5th March
Rode to Throckley to see how the unsightly Pit heaps had been planted. I have hopes that the Trees will succeed, which will be a great improvement to the appearance of the farm & neighbourhood & convert Ground which was before pernicious to the Wool, to a useful purpose. Mr Stephenson has kindly sent Carts to lead good soil to be put into the Pits along with the Trees, on such parts of the heaps as consisted only of Coal refuse. I found it necessary to or
