Description | 1. Receipted account books from Charles Wiltshire for carpentry work and materials at various named estate farms and cottages, including the George Inn (2). 2. Bills and receipts from Jenkins & Webb, painters, glaziers and paper hangers, for work at abbey and estate cottages, including hanging wall paper and cleaning windows at the abbey, and plumbing work at various cottages (2). 3. Receipted bills from Frederick Banks for carpentry and building work at various estate properties, including drainage work at the George Inn and work on a roof at the Red Lion, laying on water to Mr Tanner in the High Street and work to his shop, new leathers for taps and alterations at the Nurse's home, work at Lacock Abbey on cisterns and other building (5). 4. Receipt from E C Pelgrave for tithe rent charge due to Reverend Edward Bettinson Edgell. 5. Receipted notices from W J & D Awdry for tithe rent charge (2). 6. Receipted bills from C Rowlett at the Red Lion for dinners, drinking tea and rent of a room for audit meeting (2). 7. Receipted bill from John Simkin, Lacock Parish Council, for the Lacock Fire Brigade's attendance at a fire at two cottages in Wick Lane. 8. Receipts from W J & D Awdry for interest due to Mrs Arabella Clarke's trustees (2). 9. Receipted notices from W J & D Awdry for tithe rent charge due to Reverend H W Armstrong (2). 10. Receipts from Charles Wiltshire (2). 11. Receipted bills from John Austin for commission on collecting rents (2). 12. Receipts from the Commercial Union Assurance Company Ltd for fire insurance premiums including on late Hester Banks' cottage, the Red Lion, Lacock chancel, old vicarage, Inlands Farm, Abbey Farm, Naish Hill Farm, Nethermore Farm, New Farm, Abbey Farm and cottages (12). 13. Receipted bill from Charles Wiltshire for fixing a new excelsior range into his house in West Street. 14. Receipts from Thomas Lewis for poor rate (2). 15. Receipted bill from M Ring for bolts, nails, lead hooks and chimney bars. 16. Receipted bills from M Ring for work at various estate properties including for Mr Beer at the George Inn, for iron stays, nails, locks, latches, clamps, chimney bars and other items (2). 17. Receipts from Thomas Lewis for income tax, house duty and land tax (2). 18. Receipts from John Austin for income tax, house duty and land tax (4). 19. Receipts from John Austin for poor rate on cottages, stores, tithes and the abbey (4). 20. Receipt from John Austin for special expenses rate on the abbey, rectorial tithes, stores and cottages (4). 21. Receipt from John Austin for lighting rate on Mr Bird's cottage. 22. Receipted bills from W H Brinkworth, coal and slate merchant, for pipes (2). 23. Receipted bill from Thomas Dobson for repairs to thatch. 24. Receipted bill from the Petty Sessiona Division of Chippenham for Justice Clerk's fees for Talbot v Elizabeth Smith (an ejectment order). 25. Receipts from Corsham Waterworks Company for Corsham water rate on a cottage near Tanner's, High Street (3). 26. Certification by Harold Brakspear of money due to Frederick Banks for alterations at the Nurses' home, Lacock, with a receipt from Frederick Banks. 27. Receipted bill from J & J Morrill for work at estate farms and cottages, plastering and general repairs. 28. Receipted bill from J & J Morrill for work at the abbey including repairing a shed and plastering walls. 29. Receipted bill from Joseph Phelps for spikes. 30. Receipted bill from Charles Wiltshire for repairs at the abbey, including repairing the coach house, making a box and packing pictures. 31. Receipted bill from William Keen, blacksmith, for work for the manor including troughs, latches, catches and pipes. 32. Receipted bill from James Fry for damage to land by a gravel quarry. |