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Journal entry – John Grey – 2 Feb 1835
Monday 2nd February
Was called unexpectedly to Berwick by the death of a near relation. In passing Whittle, saw that the land was all pitted for planting & wrote to Mr Parkin from Newcastle, directing him to get on with it.
Tuesday 3rd Feb - Engaged with the Funeral & the duties of Executer.
Journal entry – John Grey – 4 Feb 1835
Wednesday 4th
My son having met me at Berwick we drive out early to Scremerston Colliery where the work is carried on as usual, & a person is keeping possession, under the extent. The land sale is small, & as every Cargo sent to London lost money, three of the Ships belonging to the Lessees are laid up in the harbour & the men laid off. Examined the piece of new Wall & fences now finished & paid for by my Son, who has also advanced money upon the new enclosures at
Journal entry – John Grey – 9 Feb 1835
Monday 9th
Transmitted Mr Bainbridge’s Letter respecting the Crow Coal to the Secretary, wrote to him (Mr Bainbridge) concerning the Lease applied for by the Brownleyhill Company as recommended in Mr Taylors Report, & the Moor Master on various subjects. Forwarded the Tenders for Lime & Coal, with an abstract of them accompanied by my remarks to Mr. Forster, requesting him to take them into consideration and to communicate his opinion to me, or if in his power to give me a meeti
Journal entry – John Grey – 10 Feb 1835
Tuesday 10th
Robert Curry the unfortunate Tenant of Eadsbush came this morning to inform me that he had failed in obtaining the security I had required, in allowing him to continue in the farm & signed a resignation of his agreement. Upon which I wrote to inform Mr Crawhall that he might have an opportunity of making an offer for it, which I understand he was desirous of doing. Thinking that if he should propose to give an adequate Rent, the Commiss.rs might be inclined to treat wit
Journal entry – John Grey – 11 Feb 1835
Wednesday 11th February
I had requested Murray the Millwright to examine the Water Wheel of Throckley Mill which I understood to be in such a state as caused the Mill to be almost useless from its waste of water. His foreman came this morning to inform me, that it was loose in every part, & had so few buckets left whole, that it could not hold water enough to keep it in a steady motion. There had been an old Threshing Machine at the place belonging to the Hospital which has been t
Journal entry – John Grey – 12 Feb 1835
Thursday 12th February
After dispatching some Letters, I rode round the Tyne Banks to look at some incipient breaks in the tender parts, from the late Floods, which must be secured against farther damage. Afterwards rode out to Dipton Fell and spent some time with the people employed there in planting. Having sent Mr Hunt to look after the construction of a small piece of embankment which I had marked out at Woodhall Mill, & to obtain offers for clearing & fitting the piece of groun
Journal entry – John Grey – 13 Feb 1835
Friday 13th February 1835
Examined with Benson the Buildings upon the Dilston Estate. At the Town Farm the Offices are good and are of recent date, except one line of Cattle Sheds, which are of the former generation, the Walls shaken and the roof originally thatched with Heath, much wasted. It would hardly be advisable to patch it up for a temporary purpose, instead of rebuilding it with a cover of Slates, but I directed Benson to make out an estimate for both ways. At the South Farm
Journal entry – John Grey – 14 Feb 1835
Saturday 14th February 1835
Mr Lee of Lands End is desirous of having a Cottage built upon his Farm - the only one it ever had is attached to the end of the dwelling House, & the number of his family obliged him to occupy it as an appendage to it. It is very inconvenient to have to keep all the Farm Servants in the dwelling House. A Cottage with blue Slate roof would cost, exclusive of our own Wood about £35 in that situation, having the opportunity of building it at the end of a Car
Journal entry – John Grey – 16 Feb 1835
Monday 16th Febry
Having had intelligence that Mr Tweddle’s Woodmen had cut some Trees supposed to belong to the Hospital in Elrington Wood, I sent Mr Parkin some days ago to ascertain the fact, who informed me this morning that 17 Trees had been cut upon what he understands to be the Hospitals Ground, though the opposite party claim it on an alledged change in the course of the Burn, which is the Boundary through Elrington Wood. I immediately wrote to Mr Armstrong the Agent to t
Journal entry – John Grey – 17 Feb 1835
Tuesday 17th February
Forwarded to the Secretary the estimates for refitting the Mill at Allerwash, in a new building to be made by the Railway Company, with a new water wheel at Barley Mill, also an undertaking from the Tenant to pay an additional rent of £10 from and after November next, in consideration of the improvement. Forwarded at the same timer Mr Foster’s report upon the Tenders for Coal & Lime at Brokenheugh & Allerwash, with a letter of remarks & explanation to t
Journal entry – John Grey – 18 Feb 1835
Wednesday 18th February
After repeated applications to him, the Surveyor of the Gateshead roads came up this morning & went round with me to see the unfinished state in which after getting the public road completed, he had left our private branches in connexion with it, the Water courses not made, the road ends not joined, & the old road through Mr Bensons Field not sufficiently covered with soil to allow of my taking it off his hand. He professed himself anxious to give me full s
Journal entry – John Grey – 19 Feb 1835
Thursday 19th
A fall of Snow caused me to keep indoors & attend to Office business. Had conferences with Benson & Parker & Hunt on their respective departments & wrote to some parties who are inclined to take longer Credit than I intended for their Wood accounts.
At noon Mr Crawhall came as he had appointed, but I found him inclined to give very little for Eadsbush on the score of accommodation. He offers to rent it without the Allotments at £25 a y
Journal entry – John Grey – 20 Feb 1835
Friday 20th February
Passed some hours among the parties engaged in planting & making plantation Fences. The latter part of the day became very stormy. Sent Mr Hunt over to the Hartburn Estates this morning, to look after the progress of the hedging and planting there, & to reconcile the differences as to ploughing & other matters between the outgoing & incoming Tenants, which I find to be a source of frequent contention, as there are some points on which the old Leases
Journal entry – John Grey – 21 Feb 1835
Saturday 21st February 1835
Rode through the Estate of Thornbrough to see the new boundary Fence & some old hedges which the Tenant applied for leave to take out. Besides being very bad they are very inconveniently placed now that the Farms are laid together, & there is a much better division of them than they make sh’d they at any future be separated. I therefore consented to his removing them at his own cost - examined some things at the Lime Kiln & Quarry Farm & aft
Journal entry – John Grey – 23 Feb 1835
Monday 23rd
Received the Boards Minutes. Communicated to Mr Bainbridge their decision respecting the Crow Coal & the Order for postponing the sale of the small Tithes at Eshgill, valued at £10 for which I fear, that acting upon a firmer direction, he may have proceeded to prepare a conveyance. Informed Messrs Murray that their Estimate for refitting the Mill at Allerwash is accepted. Wrote to Mr Forster giving him a copy of Messrs Heslop & Co’s additional offe
Journal entry – John Grey – 24 Feb 1835
Tuesday 24th February
Received an application from the Vestry of the Parish of Ovingham to the Commissioners , which I forward to the Board respecting a Subscription for the purpose of erecting a Gallery in the Church, for the placing an Organ, made & presented to them by the Incumbent, as well as for accommodating the Scholars with independent seats. The only Property belonging to the Hospital is the Farm of Whittle let for £255 a year. The Incumbent is a clever man &
Journal entry – John Grey – 25 Feb 1835
Wednesday 25th February
Was prevented by another excessive storm of wind & rain from going into Langley Barony. Took the opportunity of the bad day to go over with Benson the Estimates for building & repairs for the ensuing Season, which I shall be able to shortly lay before the Board, & afterwards sent for Mr Hunt to do the same, as nearly as it can be ascertained, for fencing & draining.
Journal entry – John Grey – 26 Feb 1835
Thursday 26th
The Weather having become a little more settled, I took Mr Hunt into the Langley district - visited the small Embankment now in progress on the Tyne at Woodhall Mill, & though in an unfinished state, was glad to find no damage of consequence had been done to it by the late heavy floods. Proceeded to Haydon Bridge, examined a number of Gates in the Wood yard that had been made by Contract at a cheap rate for that district. To Tenants entering upon Farms, I supply
Journal entry – John Grey – 27 Feb 1835
Friday 27th February 1835
I was grieved to be informed on reaching home last night, that since the Flood on the Tyne had abated, a considerable breach was found to have taken place in the Embankment at Widehaugh. I set out this morning, and was to ascertain the extent of the evil, taking with me Mr Ward & Harle who has had the management of that kind of work. The embankment is happily not broken entirely through, or the consequences would have been most serious.
The Br
Journal entry – John Grey – 28 Feb 1835
Saturday 28th February 1835
Had a purchaser for the Hartburngrainge Lot of Wood, but his ideas of its value differed so widely from Parkins’ valuation that we could not make a bargain. I fear it may be necessary to submit considerably in that Lot, from the prices we obtain in other districts, both on account of its situation, being far from the Mining countries, & because it contains such a quantity of bad Bark which will hardly pay the purchaser the expense of cutting & removin
Journal entry – John Grey – 2 Mar 1835
Monday 2nd March 1835
Received the Boards Minutes - informed Mr Baggs that he was accepted as the tenant of the Field at Wark at the Rent of £17 a year - but to have no allowance for draining - and that if he should at any time wish to discontinue the occupation, he must give notice of it at the previous Martinmas. Sent Mr Hunt into the Shire to try to ascertain what rent was likely to be given for Eads Bush by parties wishing to have an offer of it, before again applying to Mr Crawhal
Journal entry – John Grey – 3 Mar 1835
Tuesday 3rd March
Another stormy day & little progress at the Embankment, with the apprehension of the water rising. It however subsided towards evening without causing further injury.
Finding from Mr Hunts enquires that I was not likely to obtain more for Eadsbush than Mr Crawhall had offered, wrote to inform him that his proposal for the purchase of it was too low to induce the Board to dispose of it, but I should be willing to treat with him for a Lease for 15 Yea
Journal entry – John Grey – 4 Mar 1835
Wednesday 4th March
Engaged in Office business. Mr Dickinson having gone to Newcastle for some days for the benefit of the Warm Bath - afterwards accompanied Mr Hunt to different parts of the Dilston Estates to direct what course should be taken to renovate some hedges that have been ruined by neglect & had bad treatment, concluding by looking at the progress made in repairing the embankment, for which this stormy weather is very unfavourable.
Journal entry – John Grey – 5 Mar 1835
Thursday 5th March
Engaged with Benson & Parkin respecting repairs of buildings & planting & selling Wood, inspected the work at the embankment. In sending to the Board the two accompanying Proposals for renewals of Mining Grants, in conformity with the custom of the Manor, from the Gallygill Syke North Vein Company and the Old Carrs West of Nent, I take the opportunity of submitting to the consideration of the Board a claim made by the Hudgill Burn Co. of a surface Gr
Journal entry – John Grey – 6 Mar 1835
Friday March 6th
A stormy morning & heavy rain, preventing the work at the Embankment by the rising of the river, attended to Office business - the weather cleared up at noon - I went over to the a farm of Wooley to look into its condition & coming in at the South side of Dipton Wood traversed it in different directions, finding many Trees, chiefly Scots & Larch Firs, torn up by the late Storms. They are however of a size to be saleable at a fair price & must be collecte
