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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
Letter – Thomas Wentworth Beaumont to Charles Babbage – 7 Mar 1835
Mr Beaumont presents his compliments to Mr. Babbage and is extremely sorry that he is unexpectedly prevented the pleasure of waiting upon him this evening. Mr. Beaumont entirely agrees though reluctantly with the opinion of Mr. Babbage that any Periodical for the advancement of <truth> without reference to any Party would have little favour from the Public. He is most anxious that the cause of Poland should be undertaken in some literary work, but he regrets that he can see no fair prospec
Journal entry – John Grey – 7 Mar 1835
Saturday 7th March
After attending to the Workmen at the Embankment, rode to the high point of Thornbrough Estate to look at some draining that is going on & to mark our some more, but found the Snow too thick in that part of the Country for the latter operation. Wrote to my Son directing him to inform the several Tenants in the Estates of Scremerston & Spindleston that I should meet them at Belford on the 7th of April to discuss their Rents. Desiring him also to have the Roads &
Journal entry – John Grey – 9 Mar 1835
Monday 9th March
Heard from Mr Crawhall that he would not advance upon his offer of £25 for the infield of Eadsbush, but in meeting him afterwards at Hexham & driving a bargain with him, he consented to give £26, to wave [sic] any claim to the allowance of Lime made to the Tenants in the Shire & to take the Buildings as they are, being bound to keep & leave them in repair, which is equal to £28 a year & more than would have been obtained, besides having a Tenant with wh
Journal entry – John Grey – 10 Mar 1835
Tuesday 10th March
Had another meeting with Mr Isaac Johnson about the Lot of Wood No.5 in Newlands Park Wood. He formerly only offered £220 but today, getting him up to £240, I thought it well to let him have it. It is a fair price in these times. He is to be allowed until the 20th March 1836 to cut & remove it, giving the joint promissory Note of Mr Burnett of Ovington and himself for payment of the whole sum at that time. Made up the Estimates for the present year &
Journal entry – John Grey – 11 Mar 1835
Wednesday 11 March 1835
A heavy rain in the night & the melting of Snow on the high grounds, brought down a considerable flood in the Tyne. I went with some anxiety to see its effects upon our unfinished job at Widehaugh, & found that it was making some impression upon the South point of the breach which we had not yet reached, but though it might cause a little more labor, the damage would not endanger the safety of the embankment. We had fortunately got the worst part made pre
Journal entry – John Grey – 12 Mar 1835
Thursday 12th March
The day being good, rode through the Farms of Elrington, Lough Green, Vauce & Lees, at each of which some work is going on that I wished to see, or some request for new fences has been made by the Tenant, which I wished to examine into - some of which I found necessary and some that might be deferred. Alighted at Haydon Bridge after being six hours on horseback & walked through the Wood at Threepwood to see the ground from which Mr Tweddle’s man had cut som
