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 Cart Shed, which would save the end Wall.  Rather than not have it, Mr Lee would pay interest on the outlay, or would perhaps build it himself if offered the Wood from the Hospitals Plantations and £20 or £25 of the expense.  After dispatching my Letters, I rode through the Estates of Thornbrough, Newton hall & Whittle.  At the latter place I found the planters nearly at a standstill for young Trees, the quantity ordered at first, not having been calculated for so much Land as is found to be in the Plot.