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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
Journal entry – John Grey – 10 Nov 1834
Monday 10th Nov
After arranging the Accounts of the Alston Rents & attending to various matters in the Office, I rode from one end to the other of our Embankments on the Tyne, to see the effects of the late heavy Flood, & found that the last done Slopes near the influx of Devils Water, had been slightly broken, where the surface had not yet become sufficiently solid but to no great extent. The repair will be of trifling cost, but must be done immediately to prevent further encroac
Journal entry – John Grey – 11 Nov 1834
Tuesday 11th November
I attended today a meeting at Hexham, of the Alston Road Trustees, when much discussion took place in conference with the new Surveyor, upon the management of the roads and economising the Funds. The bridge now in progress over the Tyne at Bellingham, has sustained no material injury from the late floods - but as the Trustees of the Roads declare against incurring any risk or loss by the erection, the Subscribers have prudently held the Undertaker responsibl
Journal entry – John Grey – 12 Nov 1834
Wednesday 12th November
Was occupied all the morning in examining & settling with Benson sundry Masons & Carpenters Accounts for the new Buildings at Leas, repairs at the different Farm Offices in
Hexhamshire & other places. Received the Boards Minutes respecting the letting of Farms, & in consequence, wrote to thirty of the Tenants, informing some that their Proposal had been accepted, subject to conditions to be agreed upon, others, that theirs had been rejected. An
Journal entry – John Grey – 13 Nov 1834
?Thursday 13th November
Mr Ridley Hall, the Tenant of Dilston Mill & <Marray> the Millwrights came to urge the necessity of having a new Wheat Cylinder put up in the Mill, as that which is now there, though it does very well for coarse Flour, is not calculated for fine work. I told him that so much money had been already expended upon that Mill, besides that I had undertaken to put in a new Stone lately, that I could not think of applying to the Board for any additional
Journal entry – John Grey – 14 Nov 1834
Friday 14th November
Received a Letter from Mr Bell formerly Bailiff of Meldon & Hartburn District, respecting his Pension, the payment of which was I understand, suspended on account of some loss having occurred to the Hospital by his allowing an away going Tenant to infringe his Covenants. This matter was under Mr Hoopers direction, & will be found adverted to in his Journal. Bell is a very old Man.
[marginal pencil annotation: ‘Lost to Hospital £45. £40 will have
Journal entry – John Grey – 15 Nov 1834
Saturday 15th November
Received from Mr Bicknell the Conveyance to Mr Burnett, of the Tynehead Estate, with instructions to deliver it to Mr Bainbridge, on receiving £70, the Purchase Money which I communicated to Mr Bainbridge. Arranged with Mr Hunt the contents & boundaries of the Dilston Farms, as now altered, that he might prepare lists of the Fields, & give information to persons wishing to examine them. I then accompanied him to Dilston South Farm to fix upon a Barn which
Journal entry – John Grey – 17 Nov 1834
Monday 17th November 1834
Informed Messrs Crile & Co that their offer for the Hartburngrainge Coal had been accepted by the Commissioners, a copy of which I forwarded to them, authorizing them to commence operations. Mr Harle the Tenant of West Millhills, who had declined the offer of his Farm at £250.-.- came again today, & we eventually agreed, after much discussion, at £246. It would have been a pitty to lose so good a Tenant. The tenants of Hartburngrainge neither ha
Journal entry – John Grey – 18 Nov 1834
Tuesday 18th November 1834
Had an interview with the Tenant of Longhope at an early hour, & at length brought him up to my valuation, which was £10 above his offer. As the same person holds a small farm near to Longhope, called Highside of which Lease there are 16 years to run, I think it right to grant him a Lease of Longhope for the same period. Davison of Hartburngrainge came to know if he could not still be allowed to treat for his Farm, & seemed disappointed when I informed
Journal entry – John Grey – 19 Nov 1834
Wednesday 19th
Received a long letter from Mr Wilson who still contends that the Hudgill Burn Co have a right to a certain extent of Mineral grant, although it appeared to me when I met him and the Moor Master together that he was wrong in conceiving that encroachments were made on their premises. This is a matter which I must be at pains to investigate as there is every reason to depend upon the Moor Masters accuracy. Mr Wilson also requests to be allowed to burn Lime at the Lang
Journal entry – John Grey – 20 Nov 1834
Thursday 20th November
I had occasion to meet my Co trustees in the affairs of the late Mr Cully, together with the Solicitor, this morning in Newcastle. I had written to ask Mr Forster to meet me there if convenient, to give me his opinion upon the terms of letting Allerwash Lime etc, but he was not able to attend.
Waited upon Mr Fenwick to examine some Draft Leases and obtain a statement of monies received by him on account of the Hospital, for the settlement of this account at
Journal entry – John Grey – 21 Nov 1834
Friday 21st. November
The unfortunate Tenant of Eads Bush who has been crewelly defrauded, & obliged to make an Assignment, waited upon me this morning, to gave me an undertaking from the Assignees for the rent due & to say, that he hoped in the settlement of his affairs, to be able to carry on the small Farm. I told him that I felt convinced the Commissioners would wish to regard his unfortunate circumstances with due consideration, but that they must at the same time keep an e
Journal entry – John Grey – 22 Nov 1834
Saturday 22nd November 1834
Rode to Thornborough to examine along with the Tenant the piece of Land subject to be overflowed by the Tyne & where he requested, in taking a new Lease, to gave a short embankment made. As he is willing to supply all the Carts wanted in forming the embankment, I am of opinion that ten Pounds would do the rest. If it should cost more, I would bind him to pay the surplus. Examined there also some young hedges, intending to put them into proper order &
Journal entry – John Grey – 24 Nov 1834
Monday 24th Nov
Held a rent day at Shaw House. Had a full attendance of Tenants, & a better reception than I anticipated owing partly to my having deferred it till after all the autumn Fairs were over, & partly from the anxiety of the Tenants to stand well with the Commissioners. Davison of Hartburngrainge, whose Farm is advertized to let by tender and Bones of Throckley Colliery being the greatest defaulters. The latter promises to pay in a very short time.
Journal entry – John Grey – 25 Nov 1834
Tuesday 25th
Received the Solicitors answer to my enquiry respecting the Covenant in the Lease of Langley Mills, requiring the Lessees to insure the premises against Fire. He states that the Lessees covenant to insure three fourths of the value of the Buildings & Machinery, & to expend the Money to be received from the Insurance Office in case of Fire, towards reinstating the damaged Property. In event therefore of the Lessees not being called on for a literal fulfilment of the C
Journal entry – John Grey – 26 Nov 1834
Wednesday 26th November
Sent Mr Hunt into the Langley district to measure & examine some Draining which was not completed when he was last there, that the payments may come into acct tomorrow. Was engaged with Tenants coming to the Office with Accounts to be allowed from their Rents, which it is wished previously to examine. Went in the afternoon to look over the Ground which is being cleared of Whins, previous to planting on the high part of Dilston New Town Farm.
Journal entry – John Grey – 27 Nov 1834
Thursday 27th
In the morning drove to Haydon Bridge, carrying all the necessary accompaniements of a Rent day, Stamps, Accounts, Valuations, Tenants Ledgers etc along with me and was engaged there the whole of the day and
Friday the 29th
till near six in the evening, when I got the Cash made up & transferred to the charge of the Banker in attendance. The payments as will appear in the Rental Sheets, were generally good, though many stated & I fear with truth, that they were
Journal entry – John Grey – 29 Nov 1834
Saturday 29th November
Had interviews with several Tenants in the morning, respecting repairs wanted at their Farm Buildings and drainage done to their ground by the late Flood etc, some of which Mr Hunt had gone Westward to examine. Mr Peacock of Esphill waited upon me, & expressed great mortification at being confined to continue that Farm so much against his inclination & contrary to the promise by which alone, he says, he was induced to sign an Agreement. Besides the Farm being
Journal entry – John Grey – 1 Dec 1834
Monday 1st December 1834
Received the Boards Minutes - communicated with Messrs Bainbridge- Nairn, Ridley Hall etc on the various matters on which I received instructions. Directed the Bankers to pay £5000 to the Credit of the Commissioners on the 10th Instant, & shall order a further payment by the end of the Month. Gave Benson directions respecting the repair of some Roofs, for want of which the Buildings are sustaining injury. Rode to Wooley, the tenant of which had not appear
Journal entry – John Grey – 2 Dec 1834
Tuesday 2nd
The Lessee of Throckley Colliery instead of coming today to pay his rent, sent a Letter begging to be allowed till January next, to collect his Bills. This request has so often repeated & his engagements so often broken that I wrote to say, if he did not make a settlement by the end of the year, I should be under the necessity of having recourse to some unpleasant proceeding. As there will be a good deal of planting this season, in the waste pieces of Land at Whittle, H
Journal entry – John Grey – 3 Dec 1834
The unfortunate Tenant of Eadsbush, having been obliged to make an Asssignment, on account of his late Lessees, I have applied to his Assignee and obtained payment of the rent due at May Day & an undertaking for the payment of that due in November. His effects having been advertized for Sale this day, I sent Mr Hunt over, to ascertain whether the Farm is to be given up, or whether Curry has found friends to enable him to carry it on. As he is a man much respected & pitied
Journal entry – John Grey – 4 Dec 1834
Thursday 4th December
Having now got all of the Workmen out of the new House, except the Plasterers, with Fires lighted in some of the Apartments to accelerate the drying of the Walls, I was occupied most of the day in planning, levelling & laying out the Garden & Shrubbery, with the drive from the old road to the front, where the inequality of the Ground gives abundant room for disposing of all the rubbish that has been left from the building. The approach & Ground will be ve
Journal entry – John Grey – 5 Dec 1834
?Friday December 5th
Went over the ground of Woodhall & Elrington accompanied by Mr Hunt, to decide upon the propriety of Drains & new Fences at at both, & the most suitable construction of the latter; which having fixed, directed him to put up Notices of them at Haydon Bridge, that he might receive Proposals from Workmen. He then proceeded to measure off some draining at Elrington Hall & to examine & value the Farm of Esphill & Lightbirks, commencing at the extr
Journal entry – John Grey – 6 Dec 1834
Saturday 6th December
Saw Mr Lee at Land Ends. Examined the state of the House there, which is suffering for want of paint on the Windows & doors, & rough cast on the Walls which has fallen off in many places, leaving the Walls which are not good, pervious to the rain. This must now be deferred till Spring. He wishes also to have a new Stable built & the present one converted into a Shed adjoining the Fold Yard, for Cattle - which had been formerly decided upon, but
