Monday, February 20, 1837

1837

February

Monday 20

6 55/..

11 55/..

No kiss

Fine morning but cold and windy; F33° at 7 55/.. a.m.

Then out 10 minutes with Robert Mann + 2 at the lowest pool –

Then breakfast at 8 10/.. to 9 –

Then out with Robert Mann and company till 12, then settling with Bligh how to do the hall above the wainscotting – till 12 1/2 –

Then read 1/2 hour Lindley’s Botany, then out again with Robert Mann till about 4 1/2 p.m., when Mr. Cole came, brought and left with me his plan of a 4 to 5 horsepower high-pressure engine – He would do complete the whole of his engine job (in going order) for from £200 to £300 – Said I should determine nothing till Mr. Harper came about the middle of next month, but observed that neither Mr. Harper nor Holt nor I myself liked a high-pressure engine –

Ordered in cold meat and wine, and left Mr. Cole, and sent for Joseph Mann, who came in about 1/4 hour or less –

Returned to Mr. Cole with Joseph Mann, who satisfied Cole that filling the carts from an inclined plane or scree would not do here – The people would rather fill their carts by shovelling – 6 feet of rise of platform above the Godley road – enough – Inclined plane to be driven 5 feet wide – Breast of platform to the road 24 yards X 25 yards – Left Mr. Cole again about 5 1/2 to drink his wine and make the best of his way by the Lodge to meet the Bradford coach about 6 –

Rain about 5 for 1/2 hour, then fair again.  With Robert and company at the Lowest pool – sodding up thereabouts till came in at 6 10/.. – A leak discovered this evening in the upper pool – Terrible – When shall we get all properly watertight?

Dressed – Dinner at 6 40/.. – Coffee – Sat reading Encyclopaedia of Geography till long after 10 – Then wrote the above of today –

F40° at 10 1/2 p.m.  Cold, windy, disagreeable day, but fair till after 5, when about 1/2 hour rain –

WYAS Finding Number SH:7/ML/E/20/0025