| Description | Contains letters to:
J G Adams: allotment at Nethercote; cut nettles and weeds
Agricultural Department, County Council: repairs to Mr Self's cowshed
Rev C S Leslie Alford: requesting names of architects
Miss Aspinall: would she like to re-rent the cottage at Inwood; problem with parking cars on the grass
Mrs Austin: help with rent for Mr Chandler
ATCO Service Depot: decarbonise the ATCO mower
C E Awdry: rectorial tithes
J Bamford: The Angel
W Banks & Sons: repairs needed at: Whitehall farm, Inwood Cottage, house of H Harris; challenging cost of erection of wall; engage an experienced drain layer
H Barnes, Lacock Scout Troop: free rental of room at 19 Church Street.
Bath Gas Company: line of the gas main; siting of pressure control chamber; wayleave agreement; turning down offer to supply coke to the Abbey as W Tayler and his father, old tenants, have been doing this for years; initial discussions regarding supply of gas to the village, complaint that coke supplied gives less heat than that previously supplied
Benn Bros: insertion in "The Fruit Grower"
F J Bigwood: problems with him vacating his house
Mary Binney: repairs needed
Mrs Bird: garage
The Blackett Press: Visitors' Book
Edward Brinkworth: tenancy agreement for land in Wick Lane
Bulson Bros: installation of electric light; extension to Foley's house
F G Burnett: tenancy agreement
Mrs Burt: Cantax Hill houses
R Bush: completion of form re number of occupants of 5 East Street
Capt V A Cazalet: removal of road sign in High Street by the Council
G M Champion: unauthoried use of Abbey's water supply
W J Chandler: tenancy of 8 West Street
Alfred Chivers: termination of his tenancies of the George Inn and lands in Wick Lane; road widening in Melksham Road; agreement for field known as Little Bushells
John Chivers: rent book to include notice on overcrowding
P Chivers: lorry used for loading milk damaging land owned by Sir John Gladstone, refuse at track leading to Nethermore Farm; treat the ragwort in his fields; work at "Yonder heath"
Mrs Collins: tenancy of 11 West Street
Comley & Son: he wishes his firm to be considered for work in Lacock
Commercial Union Assurance: Accident to Mrs Coleman; exchange of properties between Mr Wiltshire and Miss Talbot; fire at the Lodge
B T Cooke: many requests for tenancy of 21 High Street
Co-operative Insurance Society: fire at the Lodge
Corsham Water Co: conversion of earth closets to water closets; addresses of houses connected to water supply; addresses and tenants connected to water supply; gauging the springs at Nethermore, tenant Percy Chivers and its subsequant lease
Chippenham Fire Station: donation for the Fire Brigades Association
Chippenham Assessment Committee: Assessment No. 196 - cottage has been demolished
F Croker: underwood at Inwood; payment of account
Mr Culverwell: party to visit the Abbey
W R Davidge: Wiltshire Joint Planning Scheme and Bewley Common
F Deason-Barrow: land for quarrying gravel
The Deed Stamping Dept, GPO: incorrect month due to infectious complaint of one of the parties
Dobell, Shearman & Co: repair of typewriter
A W Doel: leazes on the Common; nettles, thistles and ragweed need clearing
The Ecclesiastical Insurance Office Ltd: insurance for the Talbot Chapel
J Evans: the Tithe Act
Melina Mary Henning Ferguson: house lately occupied by Miss Hunt; various suggestions for the tenancy; corner seats on each side of dining room fireplace found behind the masonry
Harry Ferris; demolition of old cottage previously occupied by Mr Pearce; Nethermore Plantation
H L Flower: tenancy agreement
L Fricker: no farm to let in the area
Sir John Gladstone: his share of costs of seeking Counsel's opinion on the Common gates
Miss Gilchrist-Clark: unused 2d blue stamps plate numbered 15.
Miss Gipps: seeking a holding for her nephew
E C Godden: notice to quit garden
Mr Goodwin: position of seat
J C Goodwin: excessive charge for disposal of sewage compared with Pewsey
Great Western Railway: payment of tithes
Captain J H Hagon: tenancy of Mr Stevens' house
Dr A D Hamilton: Dr Hunter has given notice to quit Bridge Cottage due to flooding, so asking Dr Hamilton for his comments on the conditions at Bridge Cottage over the past years
Col Cyril Hankey: Rent Book being issued in lieu of rent notices
H J Harding & Sons: timber around the estate; heifer drowned in pool created by felled tree which had not been removed in a timely manner
H R Harmer Ltd: value of old stamps
E G Hayward: seeking a reference for F Humphries
Mrs Heath: land has been let to Harry Ferris as a timber yard; unable to sell the land at Bowden Hill for building
Mrs Hicks: arrears of rent and broken panes of glass
J B Hill: preparation of plan and schedules
HMSO: stationery
Lady Hollenden: head gardener to act as guide for Lady Gladstone's nurse around the Abbey
G G Hobbs:rental of the George Inn
S E Holton: schedule connected with overcrowding provisions of Housing Acts; proposal to prohibit cycling on footpaths; H Pearce; Harry Hunt, H Banks, L Chivers in houses owned by E Brinkworth; William Tayler unwilling to surrender more land for council houses; new valuation list; sale of land behind existing council houses
Hopkins & Son: reference
F Humphries: tenancy agreement
Alec Hunt: vacate land in Wick Lane
Dr Hunter: possible tenant for The Angel; giving up his practice
Inspector of Taxes: Bank Interest Certificate; receipts relevant to Mrs C Stewart; Miss Talbot's tax affairs; details of tenancies giving properties, dates, tenants, rentals paid
Mrs Maurice Jackson: accomodation for Miss Redpath's chauffeur/gardener; tenancy of The Angel; tenancy of The Angel; hot water problems; filling in of a pond
Rev L L Jeeves: quarterly allowance; the chancel; Diocesan architect
J R Jefferies: overpayment of rent
P R Jones: void certificate Lacock Asst No 852
Mrs Kearton: house in Wick Lane rented by her father, Mr Stevens
Keary, Stokes & White: rent due from J F T Horwood's estate
Dr G D Kersley: unable to agree a reduction in entrance fee to the Abbey
F G King: new piggeries; new milking parlour at Wick farm
Mr Latham: fixtures in Mrs Thugood's shop
Mrs Lethbridge: receipt; new stove; has given notice to quit The Angel
Jesse Lewis: thatching
Lloyds Bank: Estate account
H Lock: can he use vegetable refuse previously collected for pigs
T Martin: occupying land let to Mr Banks
E H Mason: seeking advice on the transfer of responsibility for the upkeep of the chancel from Miss Talbot to the Diocesan Authority; questions about Miss Talbot's possibly passing the estate to the National Trust
Horace E Mercer: improvements to the brook which passes through Lacock to reduce flooding
Capt the Honourable Anthony Methuen: upkeep of the chancel of Lacock church
Sir John Middleton: his planning application at the Red House that would affect houses in Church Street; work for gardener Musty
Minimax Ltd: price of new appliance
Ministry of Health: position of F G Bird, retired coachman, voluntarily winding the stable yard clock
Dr Ian More: repairs needed to Bridge Cottage
E Musty: no gardening work available as engaged J Murray
National Bank of Scotland: crediting money
National Federation of Property Owners and Ratepayers: stationary
The National Trust: discussions
H T Pearce: no more rent payable - demolition order has been issued
The People's Refreshment House Association: supply of water to lavatories; resignation of Mr Bamford as manager of the Red Lion; exterior painting; tenancy and use of The Angel; seeking tempoaray position for Frederick Cowling
H E Pocock: grubbing a fence
J J Newman: Bigwood leaving Manor Farm; wayleave and value of drowned heifer; F Watts of Bewley Common would cut thistles
G Parker Pearson: more land for Council housing
Mr Pocock: James Stevens to repair thatch on Mrs Joseph Stevens' house; trees affected by elm disease
Post Office Telephones: installation of telephone to 8 Church Street without Miss Talbot's permission - possible damage to the medieval doorway; line of poles carrying telephone line from Lacock halt to the Chippenham-Melksham road; installation of a line from Raybridge to top of Naish Hill
Protheroe & Morris: seeking someone to rent the Abbey kitchen garden
Rating Officer: rate demands for various properties, including tenants H Pearce and Richard Moore
Rawlence & Squarey: tithes and Mrs E H Stewart
Miss Redpath: arranging a meeting; her chuaffeur to take 10 West Street
Miss B I Reeves has permission to visit Inwood with Girl Guides
Royal Insurance Co Ltd: claim for 2 High Street
Mrs J Rooke: rent from Mrs Cole for 5 Church Street; Mrs Weir, niece, the beneficiary of Mrs Cole's will
R N Self: tenancy agreement; electric lighting
H G Selman; work in the Abbey gardens
F M Sellens, J R Stewart & Sons: tax vouchers for Mrs Constance Stewart
Seymour Howard: Queen Anne's Bounty, non-payment of tithes
A G Smith: renting a garden in Wick Lane
Captain Cyril Herbert Smith: Home-Grown Timber Marketing Association
Mr Spackman: problem of cyclists using footpaths and possible joint action by parish councils
Edward Stanford & Co: OS maps
E W Stevens: legal number of occupants in a vacant cottage; gas company disturbing connections into the old sewer; testing of drains at the Abbey; needing confirmation house is habitable; alterations to milk house at Manor Farm; proposed erection of cow-shed
J R Steward & Sons: maintenance claim for Mrs Constance Stewart
Mrs Stewart: tax voucher for Mr Sellens; tithe receipts, maintenance claim; water charges, housing Act 1935; the Common was cut at considerable expense; Mr Macaulay "a very difficult man to satisfy"
Miss Talbot: Alfred Chivers had given notice to quit his tenancies, including the Inn and would be prepared to sell his milk round; details of the effect of flooding - the doctor in despair and talking of selling the practice; Mr and Mrs Bamford leaving the Red Lion; A Chivers to relinquish tenancy of the George Inn, F Minty working on the Abbey windows; possible reason for increased flooding at Corsham, flooding at Lacock, new stove for Mrs Lethbridge, death of Mrs R Jones ; new girder in Abbey roof; death of Prebendiary Clark Maxwell; wish of W Shields and his son to vacate house immediately, nominating a suitable tenant (Mervyn Banks, son of walter, who wishes to marry Richard Jones's daughter) to succed him; Miss Lethbridge has given notice to quit the Angel - costly to heat; birth of a son to Mr & Mrs Henry Stewart; construction of a new wall at Cantax House; suggestions by Miss Redpath for housing her chauffeur/gardener; Church Place let to Roland self, who wishes certain work to be carried out, death of Dr Hamilton, Edward Self suffering from cancer of the throat; Priscilla Fortune benfitted from Dr Hamilton's will so not returning to Lacock; E Self's house has been disinfected etc, W Fortune's illness; Mrs Marles from Reybridge will work at the Abbey; cost of work to chancel; talk by Miss Power; dispute between J Horwood senior and his son Jack and daughter Mrs Collins, the latter two wish to take over the tenancy of Mrs Thurgood's shop; Mrs Thurgood agreed terms with John Horwood; C Vines has left the Abbey gardens, F Bird has lumbago and sciatica; Foley's wife not well; difficulty looking after the kitchen garden; deaths of C J Butler and Henry Watson, discussions with Messrs Awdry regarding Mr Macauley; death of Mrs Burt from The Red House; good display of the Northern Lights, foot and mouth disease; J Ring's swelling on neck; death of John Horwood and Lady Muriel Coventry, Kitty Webb to be married; fire in the chimey at the Lodge
Mrs Taylor: payment for fruit from the Abbey
Tilley & Culverwell: bill posted on 21 High Street removed by Foley
Tithe Redemption Commission: requesting forms; query how to apportion tithes; details of vicarial tithe due by Miss Talbot and the need to re-apportion following the sale of one field
Tuck & Mann: replying to request concerning Dr Ronald Nelson Hunter's ability to rent a London flat
Rev Joseph Thomas: seeking information on F Humphries. a prospective tenant from Willesley
G E Tomkins, Wiltshire County Council: overhanging tree, heavier flooding in October (1935) than for the last 34 years;widening of road at bottom of Cantax Hill; proposing a water meter near Lacock Bridge; problems with water near the Lacock Glebe land; drain pipes broken by weight of steam roller; opening of path at Raybridge for new service pipe and connecting Lacock to the public sewer; ownership of gratings near Bridge Cottage; work required by J J Newman
W L Bown, Clerk's ofice, Wiltshire Council: road improvements near Lacock Bridge; registration of Lacock and Bowden Park estates under the Wiltshire Regional Planning Scheme
PC Waite: fire at the Abbey Lodge
Mrs Watson: repair of shed by her brother Walter, proposing a swap of field which she rents; give up possession of land rented in Wick Lane
Mrs Weir: payment of the rent of the late Mrs Cole's house
Wessex Electrical Co Ltd: arranging an appointment
West Wilts Electric Light & Power Co: positioning of low-tension line at Wick (Gastard) Lane and Lacock Halt; high tension line to Bowden Hill; damage caused by fall of chimney resulting in brackets to be fixed to a nuber of chimneys; high tension line to Chippenham; account for 21 The High Street
Whately, Hill & Co: report on the Abbey in connection with discussions with the National Trust
George S White: unsatisfactory condition of fire hydrants in Lacock
Whitfield King & Co: details of old English stamps for valuation
William Bros: trial holes for gravel extraction; purchase of land at Wick Lane
Mr Williams: times of buses from Chippenham to Lacock; garden advice
G H Wiltshire: work at Miss Kettle's
H Wiltshire: money on account; queries on account
Wilts County Council Depot: preferred material for paths in High street and Church Street; improve entrance to Manor Farm
Wilts County Surveyor (from Miss Talbot herself): proposing a remedy for the flooding recently experienced
Wiltshire Gazette: advertisement [for letting George Inn and land]
Wood & Awdry: road improvements near Lacock Bridge; Miss B E M Hunt, deceased; dilapidations at 21 High Street following death of Miss B E M Hunt; prepare lease for letting same to Miss Ferguson; preparation of conveyance of pasture in Gastard Lane to AF & HV Williams; correct nomenclature of "Hare/Hearse/Norse House Ground", described in 1764 as "Pinchgut Close"; sale of land to Calne and Chippenham RDC, tenant W Tayler; cottage in Wick lane - Miss annie Stevens
T Martin, J Stevens, J G Heath, A Hicks, A G Smith, Howard, C Cottee, Champion, Farthing, Mrs J Rooke, Mrs Flower: payment of rent
George Champion, A T Farthing, T L Jackson: Rectorial Tithe
F S Dancey, A R Ashby, H J Barker, A F Clark, P J Wood, A H Waite, V F Scull, R Phillips: tenancy of the George Inn and land
L Wiltshire, G Newman, S P Groves, Mrs K Morse, S A Wilkins Mrs Parr, A M Martin, G Selman, Mrs Scott; Mrs O A Rogers, Mrs A D Skinner, D Watts: looking for accomodation
John Tillotson, Miss M W King, Professor Read, the English Speaking Union; The Rev Edward Koch: visit to the Abbey
W Shields, F J Bigwood: allotment at Nethercote
Miss J H Meech, Mrs Robinson: interest in The Angel
Thomas M Fletcher, J A Coward, J E Giles, S V Grove: giving details of the kitchen garden for rent
D G J Coleman, Eli Lewis: house at Inwood
Note: Walter Slade has permission to take Melksham Wolf Cubs to Inwood; Miss E Reeves to take the 1st Shaw Pack of brownies to Inwood |