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W H Burt:The Red House
M M Simes: need to identify fixtures
A K Hobart Hampton: looking to rent land for school gardens; subscription for school
E A Hunt: rent
E Cole: withdraw notice to leave house
Frederick Banks: house needs pointing; John Martin's cottage; work at New Farm
The Great Western Railway: proposed water pipe under bridge between Thingley Junction and Melksham
C H Talbot: various estate matters: applications for Mrs Cole's house; new water supply for the Abbey; Frederick Jones, mason, possible tenant; brick gutters round the chancel and Lady Chapel need repair
J Mullins & Sons: Abbey Estate and Wick Farm water supplies
The People's Refreshment House Association Limited: notice of withdrawal of free access to Abbey grounds with request to isue tickets to responsible persons at the Red Lion; request front of house be painted
Charles Wiltshire: Mr Burt's garden fence
R Shippard: rent
Frances Awdry: rent for Church Gate, formerly known as Old House; delapidated stove
E C Hunt: rain ingress
Corsham Water Works Company Limited: payment of Wayleave; identifying houses to which they supply water; Mr Self's non-payment of his account
Gowen & Stevens: a report on the hot water at the Porch House
William Ballinger: wood
G Curnick:needs young wood for wifts
A H Lapham, Chippenham Rural District Council: water pipe in Gastard Lane; gravel taken from pit
Katherine Estcourt: hot water supply at The Porch House
Smiths & Marshall: tithe rent; Cantax House
Frank Banks: unable to keep appointment
C Cowling: boiler needs attention
W J & D Awdry: Cantax House
R Tanner: Cantax House
W J Guley: change of tenant
Tilley & Parry (Tilley, Parry & Culverwell): Cantax House fixtures at Cantax House; bill posting; Nethermore timber
F Jones: Mrs Cole's house
Arthur Gale, Assessor and Collector of Taxes
Lucy E Hawkshaw: discussions on renting Cantax House
Edgar H Blanchard: wishes to rent a cottage
Rowland T Rhodes, Chippenham Rural District Council: manhole position; an open drainage channel running through a cottage giving an offensive smell.
Orchard & Co: Nethermore timber
District Valuer's Office, Inland Revenue
Mark Hill & Co: Nethermore timber
Lady Clara Vincent: she would take the lease of Cantax House for her sister, Miss Hawkshead
J Moore: rent
Chas Sloper & Son: introducing, Col Carden, and Capt Magor who wish to rent in Lacock
A K Hobart-Hampden: stones from old cottage
Porter & Bowerman: Cantax House
W J Pocock: his son accepted as tenant at New Farm; foxes
Ernest G Arthur: enclosing cheque
E Hopping: friend desires to rent a house in Lacock
W Henry Hopkins: asking for a permit for party of well-to-do (no sufragettes!) Girls' Friendly Society to view the Abbey
Post Office Telegraphs: erection of poles and stays
Arthur Spiller: details of cottage in East Street and price for sale
Edwin Fear & Walker: Cantax House
W J Ainsworth, Wilts & Berks Canal Co: opportunity to buy the canal following its closure
John Blake Limited: hydraulic ram for water supply to Wick Farm.
Commercial Union Assurance Company Limited: policies
Robbins, Lane & Pinniger Ltd: Westbrook timber; War Office making heavy demands to supply Camps with fuel
T W Tilke: ram at Mr Guleys
W Self: rent
Keary, Stokes & White: Gaby Estate, Westbrook timber, difficulty getting timber out
Stubbs Ltd: forwarding letter and money from F Banks, part of debt owed
Mrs Fred Hunt: rent
Charles Wiltshire: barn at Mr Newmans
Annie Self: complaining of broken tiles and the front gate which is falling down.
Mrs Frank Crew: shutting the house up while she goes to Weymouth to see her husband
Edw C Hodgson: looking for a house to rent |