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Journal entry – John Grey – 11 Oct 1834
Saturday 11th October 1834
Wrote to Mr Forster respecting the Agreement with Crile for the Hartburngrainge Coal & informed the Bankers of the Rent day at Belford. Finding that there is a considerable demand for fir Wood at present for the Rail way, I have set Mr Parkin to mark off and value two Lots in Dipton Plantation, which being at the full growth, ought now to be cut down in regular sections, and followed up with replanting, that which was done so last year having succeeded admirab
Journal entry – John Grey – 13 Oct 1834
Monday 13th October 1834
Having examined my Cash Account & sundry papers to be forwarded to the Board, I rode to Hexham to pay my balance in hand to the Bank Agent, & thence to Highwood to examine & value that Farm. Having finished it & the day being fine, I hastened forward to Fourstones, and got over it also, just as night came on, reaching home at 8 o’clock, to make up my calculations. Fourstones East Farm consists of very good Land, & is favorably situated f
Journal entry – John Grey – 14 Oct 1834
Tuesday 14th October
Had a visit of Mr Johnson, an Agent of the Railway Co. & went over with him the Plans of the way through the Hospitals Property from Hexham to Haydon Bridge, pointing out certain alterations which it would be a saving of the Hospitals Lands & for the convenience of the Farms, if they could adopt, also stipulating for the removal of certain Fences & roads, the present lines of which would be rendered inconvenient, by the intervention of the Railway. To the
Journal entry – John Grey – 15 Oct 1834
Wednesday 15th October
Rode to Haydon. Ridge to breakfast & set out immediately to value the Farms of East & West Millhills, leaving Mr Dickinson to collect the small Fee Farm Rents, which it always troublesome to get in, from the insignificance of each payment. Returned to get some Leases executed by Tenants in that neighbourhood, all of which were done except that for East Elrington by Mr Lambert, who has taken fright at the state of Markets & fears the Farm cannot maintain
Journal entry – John Grey – 16 Oct 1834
Thursday 16th October
Instructed Mr Hunt to examine some fences & bye roads upon the Hospitals Farms, which will be interfered with by the Rail-way, & to investigate other matters, that I might be prepared for a Meeting of the Directors. Directed the workmen as to some fences & roads in the Dilston Estate, & prepared all things that would be required for the rent day at Belford & my visit to the Estates in that quarter. In the afternoon drove 40 miles northward.
Journal entry – John Grey – 17 Oct 1834
Friday 17th October
Left Whittingham at 6o’clock & reached Wooler before the conclusion of the Fair, at which all the Sheep were cleared off early at good prices. Had a conference with Mr Borthwick, the new Tenant of Chesterhill, upon the division of an open grass field, a part of which is rocky & steep, but the lower part of which I advised should be fenced off & taken into tillage. While he admits the propriety of the management, he scruples to engage in any avoid
Journal entry – John Grey – 18 Oct 1834
Saturday 18th
Was occupied most of the day at Coupland Castle, in arranging with my Co Trustees, matters relating to the property of the late Mr Cully. Received a communication from Greenwich & wrote to inform Mr Scott that his resignation of Thornbrough Town Farm would not be accepted unaccompanied by that of Highbarns also, for the reasons stated by the Board.
Journal entry – John Grey – 20 Oct 1834
Monday 20th October
Spent the day at Millfield Hill with the members of my family there. Heard from Mr Forster informing me that he had appointed a meeting with Crile & Partners to propose to them the terms for letting the Coal at Hartburngrainge, a copy of which he Inclosed for my inspection, which I returned with remarks & recommendations on certain points. Wrote to Mr Lethbridge recommending that the necessary steps for letting the farms be taken with as little delay as possibl
Journal entry – John Grey – 21 Oct 1834
Tuesday 21st
Left Millfield Hill in the morning, accompanied by my eldest Son, to assist me in receiving the Rents at Belford & in the valuation of Outchester on the following day, as well as to fill up the Tillage Book of the Northern Estates, which he takes charge of that I might convey it to Mr Hunt to transcribe into the general Tillage account in the Office. All the Farm Tenants came forward & made quite as good payments as I could look for. I got all matters settled with M
Journal entry – John Grey – 22 Oct 1834
Wednesday 22nd
Rode first to Glororum, to examine the Ground & decide upon the necessity of making two new hedges, for the purpose of laying the Land more equally & more conveniently, for being managed in the five course rotation instead of the four, which has been too long pursued. Having fixed this part and directed my Son to send some workmen to examine the Ground & give him in estimates of the Work, to be transmitted to me, which he has also undertaken to do respect
Journal entry – John Grey – 23 Oct 1834
Thursday 23d
Finished the valuation of Outchester. Gave my Son particular directions as to Fences, draining & roads which he is to look after, on these Estates & at Scremerston. We then parted, he to return to Milfield Hill & I drove to Howick, in time to have two or three hours farming with Lord Grey before dinner.
Friday 24th October 1834
Proceeded to Newcastle, 40 miles. Delivered the Leases I had got executed to Mr Fenwick and conferred on other matt
Journal entry – John Grey – 25 Oct 1834
Saturday 25th October
Found that Major Johnson had been called to Scremerston the day before, & could not meet me till the middle of the following week. Saw Mr Forster on the subject of letting Hartburngrainge Coal & the plans of the other Collieries, which he thinks ought to be made up to the present time. He expected to have a meeting with Crile the result of which he would immediately communicate to me. Returned to Dilston & examined all matters that had occurred i
Journal entry – John Grey – 27 Oct 1834
Monday 27th October 1834
Being anxious to expedite the letting of the Farms as much as possible, I dispatched my servant this morning on Horseback to give notice to the Tenants in Newlands & other parts, that I should be at Hexham tomorrow, at the Turks Head in Newcastle on Wednesday & at the office on Thursday to receive their Offers to be transmitted to the Board, & explain to them the covenants & management which I had to propose. I then set out & the day being fine
Journal entry – John Grey – 28 Oct 1834
Tuesday 28th
Mr Scott came into the Office & gave in a resignation of both Thornborough Town Farm & Highbarns Farm, upon which I requested him, if he wished to continue to occupy them to give me an offer for the Town Farm in the course of this week, that it might be transmitted with the others to the Board. He is a man of good capital, & upon the whole a good farmer, tho’ I have been dissatisfied with the management of his fences, which I have not failed to point out to him.
Journal entry – John Grey – 29 Oct 1834
Wednesday 29th October
Rode to the Hill to see the great collection of Cattle at the Fair for which the demand was less & the sales slower than hitherto during the season. Transacted business at the Bank. Received £200 from Major Johnson who seems confident that the Board must in justice bear the Lessors share of the Sum awarded to Pringle, in the matter of the Sea Drift etc, as stated in his application, upon the decision of which, he will settle the demand against him. Received a
Journal entry – John Grey – 30 Oct 1834
Thursday 30th October
Rose at six & came to Dilston by Mail. Having attended to Letters & Office business, I set out to make a valuation of Thornbrough Town Farm & High Barns now relinquished by Mr Scott. In the evening had interviews with several tenants from Newlands & Whittonstall etc. I required Fewster to give me a written resignation of the Lease of the Haugh Farm, which was virtually relinquished by him & accepted by the Commissioners last year, and desired
Journal entry – John Grey – 31 Oct 1834
Friday 31st October
Robert Hunter, Tenant of Newlands Town Farm which is hereafter to be annexed to the Haugh Farm, came to state that he had lost much of his capital in occupying that Farm, & incurred considerable expense (between £60 & 70£, in leading to buildings which he is now to leave, & wishing for some compensation. I could of course promise none, but knowing his statement to be true, said I would forward any application he might address to the Board, on the subject.
Journal entry – Robert Hunter to John Grey – 31 Oct 1834
The Memorial of Robert Hunter of Newlands Town Farm Humbly shows
That your Memorialist entered to this Farm at May 1830 at the Rent of £180 per Annum, and several of the Buildings being in very bad condition, he was under the necessity of being at the expense of carriage of Materials for Building a Barn, Stable Fold Walls etc which together with the Tolls on Slates and <Roads from> Newcastle came to near Seventy Pounds.
That the continual depression in the price of G
Journal entry – John Grey – 1 Nov 1834
Proposed arrangements of the Dilston Farms - to accompany a place for the consideration of the Commissioners.
Haugh Farm - Pink - containing 336 acres
This would make an excellent, compact & most desirable farm, with a powerful threshing machine driven by water, & a turnpike road running along the side from one extremity to the other, passing by the offices in the centre of the farm.
Newtown Farm - Blue - containing 391 acres
The high part of this farm is necessaril
Journal entry – John Grey – 3 Nov 1834
Monday 3rd November 1834
Received the Boards Minutes. Informed Mr Lambert that the Farm of East Elrington would be taken off his hand upon his paying for the Stamp used in the Lease, and giving in a written resignation. Had various matters to attend to & Letters to write, was engaged most of the day with the arrangement of the Dilston Farms, of which I forward a report with a colored Plan showing the Railway & new Roads that have been made, & the alterations that I have prop
Journal entry – John Grey – 4 Nov 1834
Tuesday 4th November
Rode to Hexham, being Market day & had conferences with several Tenants on matters regarding the management of their respective Farms, condition of their buildings etc. Proceeded some miles westward to see the course of the Railway, which they are now laying out through several of the Hospitals Farms, to watch against unnecessary encroachments & damage. Also to examine the Condition of some Buildings at Fourstones which are not good, to be prepared t
Journal entry – John Grey – 5 Nov 1834
Wednesday 5th November
Having heard that the Tenant of Eadsbush had been unfortunate in having money in the hands of a person who had absconded, & that he was likely to get into some difficulty, & perhaps to be seized upon, I gave Mr Hunt a Warrant of Distraint sending him to the place to ascertain the circumstances, with the option to put it in force or not, as he found it necessary. After settling Cash accounts in the Office, & others for Wood & sundry expenses in the Wood
Journal entry – John Grey – 6 Nov 1834
Thursday 6th November
After looking to some repairs, the Wood depot at Haydon Bridge, the new Woodmans house which has been got off one end of the Shed in the Wood Yard, & some damage done to the haugh at Lipwood by the late flood breaking in behind a Wear [sic] by the side of the Tyne, I proceeded to Langley Mills, where I wished to make some enquiry into the practicability and probable cost of making a long horizontal Chimney to convey the Smoke, so injurious to the Cattle in the neig
Journal entry – John Grey – 7 Nov 1834
?Friday 7th November
This was the day I had appointed for receiving the Rents in this district & for settling various matters of business. Was prevented by the most intense rain from riding to Gallygill in the morning, to examine some Houses, belonging to Mrs Couper, which have been rent and rendered dangerous by the improper working of a thin seam of Coal, called Crow Coal, which has been let for a Pepper Corn, to the Overseer of the Poor in Alston, for the supply of the Poor. I se
Journal entry – John Grey – 8 Nov 1834
Saturday 8th November
Made up my Accounts. Had a conversation with the new Surveyor of the Alston Roads & advised him as to his proceedings. He goes on most satisfactorily & is making great improvements in the condition of the Roads, though from the quantity of Metal necessary he cannot much diminish the expense as yet. Accompanied him to look at some part of the Roads, & to get him to work away a ledge of Limestone to improve the approach to the Inn at Lowbyers. This hous
