| Description | 1. 3 Jan 1946 Letter to Major Maggs, Coppice, Bowden Hill concerning a water supply. Pipe to run between Doel's house and Major Maggs' House.
2. 8 Jan 1946 Letter from Major Maggs to Foley concerning a water supply and drawing from the water house.
3. 10 Jan 1946 Letter to Major Maggs concerning a water supply and measurements of length of pipe.
4. 20 Dec 1945 Letter to Major Maggs from Foley concerning water supply to his property and arranging a meeting to discuss.
5. Undated note concerning Abbey Water Supply stating that the Abbey has established a prescriptive right to the springs.
6. 20 Nov 1945 Letter from Eardley Knollys, National Trust to Richard Foley concerning meeting at Bowden Hill.
7. Undated letter from Eardley Knollys to S E Holton, Bewley House, Calne and Chippenham Council concerning water supply at Lacock.
8. 13 Nov 1945 Letter from S E Holton concerning supply of water to be obtained from the Abbey supply for four cottages at Bowden Hill.
9. 12 Nov 1945 Letter from S E Holton concerning water supply to Bowden Hill. Stating that Matilda Talbot has no objections, but the National Trust must be informed.
10. 5 Nov 1945 Letter from S E Holton to Richard Foley concerning water supply to the 4 cottages at Bowden Hill.
11. 14 Aug 1945 Letter from S E Holton to Richard Foley concerning the water supply on land owned by Sir John Gladstone and setting up a meeting to discuss.
12. Notes on the Abbey Water Supply from Bowden Hill. Undated and refers to a diagram which is not attached. Discusses that water supply from the late Sir John Evelyn Gladstone, Baronet of Bowden Park, Lacock down-hill towards Lacock to houses occupied by Vincent of Lex Cottage, Miss Norah Webb of Red Cot, Mrs H D Webb, The Post Office and R P H Hopkins of The Oaks. Then to the Red Lion Inn in Lacock.
13. 23 Dec 1945 Letter from Major C W Maggs to Foley concerning a meeting to discuss water supply and does not think that a special reservoir would be necessary.
14. 28 Dec 1945 Letter from Richard Foley to Major Maggs concerning water supply and length of pipe required. States that the church is 468 feet above sea level.
15. 30 Dec 1945 Letter from Major Maggs to Foley concerning water supply and position pipe might take.
16. Undated plan of drainage at Lacock Abbey.
17. 26 Jul 1881 Report on the water supply available for the village of Lacock and houses in the neighbourhood. Forward written by Charles Henry Talbot and report by surveyor Thomas Holloway of Chippenham, surveyor.
18. 17 Apr 1948 Letter from Simon Buxton, Area Agent, National Trust, to Edwards concerning Lacock Abbey water supply and Matilda Talbot's involvement.
19. 23 Aug 1884 Report by Dr Blaxall to the Local Government Board on Diphtheria in the Eastern Division of the Chippenham Rural Sanitary District. He reports that there were several cases of diphtheria in children and adults in the village of Lacock. He considered that this was probably due to poor sanitary conditions, in particular privies and well water. On page 3 he talks of a conversation with Talbot who gave permission for the water supply from Bowden Hill to be carted down from the abbey tank. He also expressed his intention to supply water to the village in future. |