Office - .... plan of offices to Cumberland House to be submitted to ... guardians for William.
Inventing the rubber safety pin, it only struck me this morning but it seems a good thing.
SATURDAY 21st APRIL 1888
Morning - 9 to 10 with William at Major's Barn Colliery laying out new Kilns for Plant and Miller.
At 10 walked to Alton Station. Met Fielding and Forrestor there at 11.30 and took inventory for sale of quarry plant etc.
Then by quarries at Alton, visited Hodsons, Keelings and Fords quarries.
Then to Tithe Barn to see Joseph Byatt, wheelwright next Keelings regarding property sale and left card. He promised me sale if not sold privately.
Then to Alton Station to Froghall by 3:30 train and met mother at Kingsley and collecting rents.
Fielding tells me that the clay at Alton is suitable for encaustic quarries or any other purpose.
At 10 walked to Alton Station. Met Fielding and Forrestor there at 11.30 and took inventory for sale of quarry plant etc.
Then by quarries at Alton, visited Hodsons, Keelings and Fords quarries.
Then to Tithe Barn to see Joseph Byatt, wheelwright next Keelings regarding property sale and left card. He promised me sale if not sold privately.
Then to Alton Station to Froghall by 3:30 train and met mother at Kingsley and collecting rents.
Fielding tells me that the clay at Alton is suitable for encaustic quarries or any other purpose.
FRIDAY 20th APRIL 1888
Morning - Office odd jobs.
Afternoon - At Plant and Millers Brickyard, Major's Barn, measuring buildings and making a ground plan of them for William. 7 Hours.
Afternoon - At Plant and Millers Brickyard, Major's Barn, measuring buildings and making a ground plan of them for William. 7 Hours.
THURSDAY 19th APRIL 1888
Drawing plan of land at Hollington regarding disputed garden boundary, Oakes and forwarding same to Mrs Woodroffe, Hollington and letter writing etc.
WEDNESDAY 18th APRIL 1888
Odd jobs in office, fitting a drawer in desk etc.
Paying sundry accounts thro the post, letter writing etc.
Paying sundry accounts thro the post, letter writing etc.
TUESDAY 17th APRIL 1888
Home morning - Clearing our top room office for the spring season.
Afternoon - To Blagg's Office seeing map regarding Woodroffe's land Hollington then to Board Guardians room seeing the ordinance maps.
Could not get any information regarding the boundaries of land in dispute.
Afternoon - To Blagg's Office seeing map regarding Woodroffe's land Hollington then to Board Guardians room seeing the ordinance maps.
Could not get any information regarding the boundaries of land in dispute.
MONDAY 16th APRIL 1888
Morning - Walton Villa making up Bells Cash Sheet.
Afternoon - With William to look over the repairs he has just completed at Rakeway Farm for Thacker - then to Beggars Well for sample stone and to the Green Man Inn but no trade, then home again for tea.
Evening - Rindle for Rents.
Afternoon - With William to look over the repairs he has just completed at Rakeway Farm for Thacker - then to Beggars Well for sample stone and to the Green Man Inn but no trade, then home again for tea.
Evening - Rindle for Rents.
SATURDAY 14th APRIL 1888
At 10am, started from home and walked to Hollington, measuring land regarding disputed boundary at Mrs Woodroffe(?), shopkeeper, Hollington. I had lunch here and then went to Bellfields quarries and got samples stone. White best 1 shilling and 3 pence; salmon color 1 shilling per cube foot. Young Bellfield promised to send me better samples, then went to Mellor's quarry (he is not doing much, his crane is out repair and the top dirt has fallen in and in filled his quarry). His white stone seems considerably cheaper than Bellfields. Mellor then took me to see a red stone quarry at foot of hill towards Croxden. 8 pence per foot, this quarry belongs to Hodgkinson and the little new church at Croxden has been built with this stone. I went to see the church with Mellor and then had a look at the old Abbey.
The red stone at Beggar's Well would be much nearer to Cheadle and it is a good stone too as the Catholic Church at Cheadle was built from it.
I then went and had tea at Brindley's public house and then to William Mellor's. He paid me the 14 shillings he owed me for valuing timber. He told me that he sold it for the same sum exactly as I had put on it viz: 7 pounds 15 shillings.
Then I started for Hollington 8pm and walked home to Cheadle, which I reached about 9 o'clock, very tired.
The red stone at Beggar's Well would be much nearer to Cheadle and it is a good stone too as the Catholic Church at Cheadle was built from it.
I then went and had tea at Brindley's public house and then to William Mellor's. He paid me the 14 shillings he owed me for valuing timber. He told me that he sold it for the same sum exactly as I had put on it viz: 7 pounds 15 shillings.
Then I started for Hollington 8pm and walked home to Cheadle, which I reached about 9 o'clock, very tired.
FRIDAY 13th APRIL 1888
Morning - In Birches looking at Barlow (for Forsyths) laying out new Street in Birches.
Afternoon and evening - Inking in plan of offices for Cumberland House. 4 hours.
Mr Turner, Broad Gate, called and had cup tea and offered 25 pounds for Stonier's stack hay. So I after went to see Churches, Royal Oak, and he would only give 25 pounds. So I wrote Stonier.
Afternoon and evening - Inking in plan of offices for Cumberland House. 4 hours.
Mr Turner, Broad Gate, called and had cup tea and offered 25 pounds for Stonier's stack hay. So I after went to see Churches, Royal Oak, and he would only give 25 pounds. So I wrote Stonier.
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