Saturday, March 11, 1837

1837

March

Saturday 11

7 20/..

12 1/4

No kiss.

Ready in 1 1/4 hour.  Fine morning; Fahrenheit 39° at 8 35/.. under the influence of sun-shine – but very hard frost in the night and very cold this morning out of the sun –

Till 9 3/4 read from page 82 to 108, very interesting article in the last Quarterly Review on volumes 2 and 3 of ‘the Dispatches of Field Marshal the duke of Wellington,’ edited by Lieutenant Colonel Gurwood – London, 1835 –

Breakfast at 9 3/4 – (Ann was to be at the School at 9 – off without my seeing her ) – No! Had Mr. James Chambers, introduced by Charles Howarth, to shew me his specimens (on large pannels) of painting in imitation of different woods – The cuba mahogany very well done – the best – All done at 1/6 per square yard –

Then breakfast at 10 1/4 – Out at 10 3/4 with Robert Mann who came for me – Went down to the meer –the gardener there planting the Embankment with young (almost seedling) oaks – ordered the old clow to be kept for the meer-drift head clow –

Stephen Mallinson, carpenter, at Stump Cross Inn new building and another man came to the meer – Returned with them to give the former a check, No. 84 on the bank for £30 in account of the Stump Cross –

Out again in 10 minutes at 12 with Ingham, Booth, Robert Mann +3 at the Low pool but one embankment – At the top of the west tower till a snow shower sent me in at 1 1/2 –

Washed etc.  From 1 3/4 to 2 sat in the north parlour reading the 1st part (from page 147 to 175), very interesting review in the Quarterly of Lord Wharncliffe’s Edition of Lady M. Wortley’s Letters, and out at 2 5/.. –

At the top of the West tower with Booth – Ordered a window to be placed at the north side near the fire-place in the top room.

With Ingham at the new farmyard and carriage court necessary well, digging out and flagging – Then with Robert Mann and Jack Green (Sam Booth and Michael making up, walling up gap into top of Lower brea wood near Wellroyde), planting large Elder bush, and little Spanish chestnuts (taken up some time since from the top of the old paddock, in preparation for the intended back Lodge) on the Embankment near the present entrance gates, and afterwards planting a large beautiful holly hanging over the rocks, and thickening up with hollies above the rock bridge, till came in about 6 1/2 –

Paid Mosey for new one-horse cart and repairing old 1-horse cart – Dressed – Dinner at 6 55/.. Asleep on the sofa – Coffee at 10 – Reading the London and Halifax newspapers (Morning Herald and Guardian) till 11 p.m., at which hour, Fahrenheit 37°.  Finish but very cold day – Snow shower between 1 and 2, and little flying showers of small snow 2 or 3 times before in the course of the morning –

 

WYAS Finding Number SH:7/ML/E/20/0032


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