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To Jno Ibbetson Esqr Farnacres 13th Aug'st 1779
Sir
On the 22nd of May we acquainted the Board that that it would be necessary to make additional conveniences and repairs upon several of the Farms as now laid out in the Derwentwater Estate for which we would send Estimates with the utmost dispatch and as some of the Buildings would be immediately wanted we should be proceeding with such without loss of time. We now inclose you Estimates for such Buildings, Repairs &c as it will be necessary to get done this Season amounting in the whole to £2305:13:8 which you are desired to lay before the Board and you will be pleased to acquaint the Directors that the Season being so far advanced before the Letting of the Farms and fixing the Tenants we have found ourselves under an unavoidable necessity to proceed with the Principal parts of those Works and that we shall hope to receive the Boards direction to compleat the whole with all Expedition being satisfied that the several conveniences &c as set forth in the Estimates are proper and that the Tenants are well entitled thereto from their biddings.
Matthew Pigg the Hospitals Tenant of Page Croft Farm having purchased an Estate called Hugh House alias High House Freehold together with two undivided third parts of the Stone House at the East End of the Mansion of Hugh House with a Garth called the Foregarth lying on the South Side of the said Hugh House, we made immediate application to him to let Greenwich Hospital have the Purchased premises to which he has been so obliging as agree and only expects the same Money they cost him, but hopes the Commissioners of Greenwich Hospital will give him something for the trouble he has had in making the Purchase which we
think should not be less than Ten Guineas. The Estate is reckoned worth about £23 p annum and the Purchase Money is £661:1 By looking into the Plan of High Lipwood, Rattenraw &c you'll see the Parcels are most of them situated in the very heart of the Hospitals Estate at Rattenraw and of course the Purchase is a valuable acquisition to Greenwich Hospital and the
more so as the Term for which the High House Freehold is let is the same as Rattenraw both expiring the 12 May 1782 which will give an opportunity of laying out the Lands in the most convenient manner on a letting to take place at that time and it is certain there is no part of the Derwentwater Estate more requires new laying out and fencing than Rattenraw by far the greatest part (though the whole is the property of Greenwich Hospital) being now occupied in the same manner as if it belonged to Twenty different Proprietors. We are
Sir Yours &c
N.W.Junr J.C.T
PS. Mr Fawcett has been consulted upon the Title to the High House Estate and approves thereof
Farnacres May June & July 1779
Computations of the Expences of Several Buildings Alterations and Repairs of Housing &c in the Derwentwater Estate on Account of the new Letting of the Several Farms herein mentioned as follows
At Dilston Park North Farm Mich'l Brown tenant
Unroofing and Raising the Walls of the two
Cottages to the Height of 17 feet and
Building a Toofall the whole length for a
dairy and Back Kitchen; the Building which
is 36 feet long to be Slated £76 12 1
Bldg a Cottage 18 by 15 inside & 9 ft high 22 - 4
Bldg a Stable 24 by 15 inside & 13 ft high 28 16 7
Bldg a Byer 21 by 15 inside & 9 ft high 21 - 9
All to be covered with Slate £148 8 9
At Dilston Park South Farm Thos Brown Ten't
Bldg a Cottage 18 by 15 inside & 9 ft high with slate over 23 7 5
At Dilston Hogarths Farm Wm Knoll Ten't
Rebuilding the Smith Shop and Back Kitchen the
Same being Quite ruinous, the size of the Shop
to be 27 by 15 inside and 9 ft high and the Back
Kitchen Walls to be raised to the same height the
Whole to be covered with Tyles 36 11 11
At Thornbrough North Farm Mich'l Davison Ten't
Building a Dairy 18 by 9 inside & 9 ft high
With Slate Cover, there being no Dairy to
the pres't House 19 12 6
Putting up a Chimney and Ceiling and Repairing
the House 7 7 - 26 19 6
At Thornborough East Farm Paul Hall Tenant
Un-roofing the present dwelling house and
Raising The Walls to the height of 17 feet
& Building a Toofall the whole length for
a Dairy and Back Kitchen and also Building
a Porch in the front Of The House and the
whole to be new Roofed, covered with Slate £66 6 11
Bldg a Byer 21 by 15, 9 ft high, slate cover 22 4 6
A New Door and Case to and altering and
Repairing a Stable 5 9 1 94 - 6
At Thornbrough High Barns Farm Jno Davison Ten't
Un-roofing the Present Dwelling House & Raising the
Walls to the Height of 17 feet, building a Toofall
the whole length for a Dairy and Back Kitchen,
and new Roofing and Covering with Slate £101 15 5
Building a Stable 24 by 15 inside and 10
feet high with a Slate Cover. 27 18 8
Building a Byer 21 by 15 & 10 ft high with Do 22 2 6
Building a Cottage 13 by 15 inside and 11
feet high wth Do 22 16 6 £174 13 1
At Whittle Mill John Turnbull Tenant
Building a Stable and Byer with two Rooms above
And a Toofall for a Dairy and Back Kitchen the
whole length of the Building which is to
be 31 by 20 outside and 17 feet high with
a Slate Cover £75 9 -
One Grey Millstone including Carriage 7 17 6
A Pair of Blue Millstones 20 - -
Repairing the Mill Dam 6 3 - £109 9 6
At Whittle East Farm Wm Forster Tenant
Unroofing the Present Dairy and New Roofing
Slating Ceiling and Repairing the same. 9 11 6
At Wooley Farm William Cook Tenant
Unroofing the Stable and putting on a New Roof with
Slate and Tyle as also some Small repairs of other Housing 16 3 11
At Newlands North Farm Jno Wilkinson & Hen. Oxley Ten'ts
Building a Barn 24 by 15 inside & 13 feet
high with Slate Cover £28 5 -
Building a Byer 21 by 15, 9 ft high with D'o 23 16 5 £52 1 5
At Newlands Mill Stephen Thompson Tenant
One Grey Millstone including Carriage £6 - -
One Pair of Blue Millstones 20 - - £26 - -
At Rawgreen West Farm Thomas Askew Ten't
Building a Stable 24 by 15 inside & 13 feet
High with a Slate Cover £29 15 -
Repairs of Housing 2 3 6 £31 18 6
At Westwood Farm George Gibson Tenant
Unroofing new Slating and Repairing two Byers and a
Cottage the whole 70 feet Long and raising the Byer
Walls One Foot 33 14 -
At Longhope Farm Anthony Smith Tenant
Building a House 36 by 15 inside and 17 feet
high with a Toofall the whole length for a
dairy and Back Kitchen and also Building a
Fold Wall. The House and Toofall to be
Covered with Slate & including an Oven. £122 10 2
Altering the Old House into a Stable and
Fixing Stalls Racks and Mangers 9 5 2
Altering the Old Stable into a Byer 6 11 4
Laying Barn Floor with Flags and a pair of
Barn Boards as also for repairing a Cottage 3 6 4
Thatching Old Housing 15 3 - £156 16 -
At Highwood Highside Farm Wm Pattinson Tenant
Building a House 36 by 15 inside and 17 feet
high with a Toofall the whole length for a
dairy and Back Kitchen with a Slate cover
and including an Oven. £115 13 10
Unroofing and New Roofing the present Byer
and Stable and making good and raising the
Walls to 9 feet high as also for Building a
new Gabel and for fixing Stalls Racks and
Mangers in the Stable and Ravel Trees Stakes
&c in the Byer the Whole to be Covered
with Slate. 35 9 8 £151 3 6
At Whitley Mill John Burnhope Tenant
A Pair of Blue Millstones 20 - -
At Alston Mill Cuth Fairlamb Tenant
A Pair of Grey Millstones including Carriage £15 - -
A Pair of Blue Millstones 20 - - £35 - -
At Fourstones Gibsons Farm Jno Hutchinson & Richd Hepple Ten'ts
Building a House (in lieu of Two Old Ones
Become quite ruinous) 36 by 15 inside and
17 ft high with a Toofall the whole length
for a dairy and Back Kitchen with Slate
Cover and including an Oven £115 7 3
Building a Barn 24 by 15 inside and 13 feet
high with a Slate Cover. 29 11 1 £144 18 4
At Allerwash Redhouse Farm Gab'l Wren Tenant
Building a Barn 24 by 15 inside and 13 feet
high with a Slate Cover. £29 11 1
Unroofing and New Roofing with Slate, and
Ceiling the Dairy and Flagging the Kitchen 6 - 6 £35 11 7
At Altonside Farm Geo. Glenwright Ten't
Building a Stable 26 by 15 inside & 10 feet
High with Slate Cover £31 9 10
Unroofing the Present House and Byer & New
Slating the same and Adding the Byer to the
House 21 19 9 1/2
Altering the present Cottage into a Byer 4 - 6 £57 10 1 1/2
At Page Croft Farm Matt'w Pigg Tenant
Building a Byer 21 by 15 and 9 ft high 23 12 1
At Tofts Farm Thomas Fall Tenant
Building a House 36 by 15 inside and 17 feet
High with a Toofall the whole length for a
dairy and Back Kitchen with Slate Cover &
includ'g an Oven £115 7 3
Altering the present Stable and adding it
to the Barn 5 17 8
Altering the Old House into a Stable 5 15 4
Taking out Joists of and Altering & Repairing
the Byer - 19 6
Building a Helm 36 by 13 inside & 9 feet high
with Slate Cover 28 15 11 £156 15 8
At Esphill Farm The Revd Mr Wm Laidman Ten't
Building a Byer 21 by 15 inside and 9 ft high
with a Slate Cover £23 12 1
Building a Stable 24 by 15 inside & 13 feet
high with a Slate Cover 31 9 10 £55 1 11
At Whitlees & Leehouses Farm Geo. Kilpatrick Ten't
Building a Dairy 11 by 8 inside and 7 feet high
with a Slate Cover £14 8 6
NOTE Messrs Walton and Smeaton sent an
Estimate for a Dairy for this Farm in July 1776,
along with other Estimates for Repairs and
the Board by Minute of 24th July 1776
ordered the Dairy to be built but Messrs Walton
and Smeaton having been disappointed in
getting the Building made in 1776
thought it would be proper to deferr it
til the General Letting which was done
accordingly.
Building a Stable 15 by 15 inside & 9 feet high
wth a Slate Cover 16 7 2 £30 15 8
At Hartburn Grainge Moor Farm Mattw Spearman Ten't
Building a Back Kitchen 12 by 6 inside &
7 1/2 ft high with a Slate Cover £11 14 -
Repairing Housing & a pair of New Barn Boards 9 11 10 £21 5 10
At Needlesshall South Farm Geo. Robinson Ten't
Unroofing & Raising the Walls of the Old
Dwelling House to the height of 17 feet and
New Roofing Slating and altering the same £85 3 4
Building a Toofall for a Dairy 27 by 8 inside
& 6 feet high with a Slate Cover 26 6 -
Altering a Stable into a Back Kitchen 22 1/2
By 16 inside with a Floor above and Stripping
and New Tyling the Roof 18 17 5
Altering a Byer into two Cottages and One
Single Byer 8 17 9
Building a New Byer 21 by 15 inside and 9 feet
high and Covering the same with Slate 22 2 8
Building a Barn 30 by 15 inside and 13 feet
high and Covering the same with Slate 35 1 1
Building a Helm 60 by 13 inside and 9 feet
high and Covering the same with Slate 51 9 8 £247 17 11
At Meldon West Farm John Douglass Tenant
Building Two Cottages each 18 by 15 inside &
9 feet high with Slate Cover 37 9 -
At Scremerston Southside Farm Robt Romer Esqr Tenant
Unroofing and raising the Walls of the Kitchen
Wing and making Chambers over the same as also
for taking down the Old Staircase and putting
up a New One and New Tyling and laying Old
Tyles upon the Roof and Toofall £81 16 10
Laying a Deal Floor in the Parlour 6 11 -
Stoothing and Plastering the North Wall of the
four Front Rooms 4 10 - £92 17 10
At Scremerston Inland Pasture Rob't Ancrum Ten't
Building a House 36 by 15 inside and 17 feet high
with a Toofall the whole length for a Dairy and
Back Kitchen with a Tyle Roof £131 14 7 1/2
NOTE The present house is to be altered into
three Cottages, which are wanted and Mr Ancrum
is to do this at his Own Expence
Building a Barn 31 1/2 by 15 inside and 11 feet
high with Tyle Cover 22 11 7 1/2
Building a Helm 33 1/2 by 12 inside and 9 feet
high with Tyle Cover 14 9 6 £168 15 9
At Scremerston Borewell Farm Thos Scott Ten't
Building a Stable 30 by 16 inside and 9 feet
high with Tyle Cover £28 8 - 1/2
Building a Helm 26 by 12 inside and 9 feet
high with Tyle Cover 12 15 10 £41 3 10 1/2
At the Fisheries on the Sea Coast Geo. Friskin Ten't
Building Two Fishers Huts or Shields at Cockley Burn
and Pan Cheek Fisheries each 22 feet long by 15
wide inside and 9 feet high with Tile Cover 45 18 7
Total £2305 13 8
Farnacres 13th August 1779
N W Junr J.C.T
