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, he might see me on the subject.  Received a letter from Mr J Gibson, Clerk to the Gateshead & Hexham Trust , containing an application to the Commissioners from the Trustees respecting the proposed alteration of road at Dilston, accompanied by a Plan of the same, both of which I enclosed to Mr Hooper, writing to him at length on the subject.   Afterwards rode to examine the Wood on the Tyne Banks at Thornbrough, which is in a good state, the old Wood being chiefly Oak & having sufficient room, & the younger parts of the plantation not so much crowded as in many of the Hospitals Woods - proceeded to Newtonhall examined the state of the plantations there, and at Shaw House, which are very thriving, but unluckily too much occupied with Beech & Dutch Elm, which are of very little value- attended to the building at Newtonhall and returned by Thornbrough High barns and Lime Kilns, where I am glad to see much more trade is going on than in the earlier part of the Season.  Mr Hunt was engaged on Friday and Saturday, with the Drains in Langley Barony and is now chiefly occupied at the Banks at Dilston Haugh.