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Paid £1 10s to John Clarke. For new wheelbarrows, new wheel, hoops, guidings and thimbls, painting and new tyre

The advowson of the Rectory of Whatfield was bought for the College by the Proby Trust in 1736.

The benefice was united with Semer in 1929.

1. Land and assessed taxes 1858-9, first moiety, West Wratting, Cambridge. Received of D. Symonds, October 1858, the sum of £1 10s 0d. for two quarters' taxes due 20th September 1858. Signed William Noble, Collector.

2. Land and assessed taxes 1858-9, second moiety, West Wratting, Cambridge. Received of D. Symonds, 10th April 1858, the sum of £1 10s 0d. for two quarters' taxes due 20th March 1858. Signed William Noble, Collector.

3. Income tax 1857-8, first moiety. West Wratting, Valley Farm. Received of Mr D Symonds, 11th January 1858, the sum of £2 19s. 5d. for two quarters' income tax, due 20th September 1857. Schedule A: £2 0s 8d. Schedule B: 18s 9d. Signed WIlliam Noble, Collector.

4. Income tax 1857-8, second moiety. West Wratting, Valley Farm. Received of Mr D Symonds, 16th July 1858, the sum of £2 19s. 5d. for two quarters' income tax, due 20th September 1857. Schedule A: £2 0s 8d. Schedule B: 18s 9d. Signed WIlliam Noble, Collector.

5. Sun Fire Office, London. Pol no. 1646472. Received of Jesus College the sum of £1 13s 0d. for one year's premium and duty on an insurance of £600, from Christmas 1858 to Christmas 1859, the 25th December 1858. For House and Homestead at Wilbraham (the Valley Farm). Signed Henry Hazard.

6. Mr D. Symonds to W. Lee for Plumbing work done at the Valley farm.

April: for 1 new bucket leather. For 1/2 day plumber and labour.
May 1: 1 day plumber and labour.
May 2: 1 day plumber and labour, 3 1/2 feet (?) of solder at 1s. For 4 new screws at 4s. For 1 new clack to lift pump. Stuffing for the Box.
May 20: labour and materials.
May 24th: Settled with Lee.

7. from D. Symonds due to John Webb.

April: 6 days fencing at Valley (farm). 2 days 1/2 sawing, cutting down trees. 13 nails spikes. 1 ? cooling nails.

May: 3 days at Valley fencing. 7 days at Valley. 12 (?) nails.

June 10: new oak ? yard gate. Painted and hanging (gate).

December 18th: 1/2 day at Valley. 3ft mich deal, 1 1/2 8 inch nails.

Settled July 8th 1859.

A watercolour of the west elevation.

Watercolour drawing

Watercolour drawing

Nos. 27-32 Jesus Lane were bought by the Wesleyan Methodist Conference in 1922 to become a new Methodist College known as Wesley House. It cost £18,495 7s 10d. Nos. 27-30 were demolished in 1924.

A receipt for charges received of the Master and Fellows of Jesus College to Wentworth and Sons for surveying the freehold estate in St Andrews Street, comprising a dwelling house and business premises, currently occupied by Mr Cooch, and making a valuation of those premises. All totals £5 5s. Signed by Joseph Wentworth as paid by Revd Corrie.

Fliers and wellness week 'reward cards' relating to 'wellness week', 17-23 February 2017.

Orders of service for weddings held in the College Chapel. Arranged chronologically.

Bill to the Master and Fellows at Jesus College for £15 13s 4d for repair work done in the College.

Receipt confirming the payment of £15 13s 4d for repair work done in the 'Gentlemen's Rooms' to Webster by the Rev. Dr French.

Bill and receipt for £5 6s 8d for taking down the old staircase and putting up the new staircase.

The Master and Fellows of Jesus College Cambridge to J. Webster for the sum of £3 10s for:

Journey to Gravely, making out a plan for insurance and estimate of tiling to the Manor farm
Journey to Elmstead after timber and looking over repairs

October 13th 1824

Received of the master and fellows of Jesus College one year rent due Michaelmas last the sum of two shillings and sixpence - 0.2.6

William Webb

Includes photograph of picture

Statement for waterworks repairs in Mr Westmoreland's rooms: cutting out defective ball tap and replacing with a new one, and closing up and fixing waste pipe. Also includes cost of materials such as lead piping, a new boiler connection, and joints, and the cost of labour. Total amount £1 13s 6d. The receipt for this work is pinned to this statement and signed by W L Dickson.

Four receipts from the Cambridge University and Town Waterworks Company, all dated 11th May and signed by W.L. Dickson, collector. First receipt covers unspecified repair work for 12 shillings 8 pence. The second covers the water bill from the meter, coming to £20 19s 6d. The third covers water usage from 74 sets/rooms, 5 hydrants, and 4 WCs, coming to £13 6s 6d. The fourth comes to £1 6s 5d, and covers the garden and 2 WCs. Fifth item adds up the four other receipts to reach a total of £36 5s 1d.

Four receipts stapled together, each for a quarter's supply of water. They are stapled in the order as followes: first, due 6 January 1862; second due 6 October 1862 (received 22 October); third due 6 April 1862 (received 16 April); and fourth due 6 July 1862 (received 31 July). Each is for £2 10s, and has information on the back detailing laws about the supply of water as per 'the Company's Act'. All signed by collector W.T. Purchas.

Paid to W Curtis and J Chisholm for watering the road in Jesus Lane.

Shows suggested alterations to ground floor of Waterhouse Building

Shows suggested alterations to ground floor of Waterhouse Building with annotations

Details of refurbishment to Mr. Watts room on P staircase. List of work to be done to rooms written alongside plan

Offprint from 'Architectural history - Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain' Vol 37 looking at the influence of Alfred Waterhouse in Cambridge including the Waterhouse building at Jesus, 1994;

Check received of the bursar for £74 for various works at the college between 1871 and 1873.

Invoice and record of receipt to Jesus College from Cambridge University & Town Water Works Company. The invoice is dated xmas/25 Dec 1904 and records a charge of 8s 11d. The receipt stamp states the sum was paid 17 Feb 1905.

Invoice and record of receipt to Jesus College from Cambridge University & Town Water Works Company. The invoice is dated 17 Jan 1905 and records a charge of £35 8s 2d for various rooms and lavatories. The receipt stamp states the sum was paid 17 Feb 1905.

Jesus College paid £37 11s 3d for water supplied as under during the quarter ending Michaelmas 1900
74 Separate(?) Room at 3s 3d
8 meters for Fensbury(?)
5 Hydrants
1 WC & Rev. Morgan
1 WC Mr. Welsh 2/9 1 WC Mr. Shield 2s 9d
36 Lib (?) Room @ 3s 3d
Lecture Room
1 Hydrant
1 Hydrant (Clock House)
1 Hydrant (Hall House)
2 Hydrant
3 fire cock Master Lodge
1 fire cock Library Staircase
Master Lodge
Domestic 6 WC Wall Garden
Fellows Garden M
Front Court
Watering Court
Tennis Ground
Lawn Tennis Court
New Court Lawn
6 Man(?)
Urinals WC & Lavatories
In(?) of Meter Michaelmas Midsummer
22 gallons & 4s of (?) of meter

Correspondence with the Rector, the College and various authorities

A bill and related correpsondence concerning the laying on of a water supply to the staircases, buttery and kitchen by the Cambridge University and Town Water Works Company, 1864; Costs relating to the installation of new toilets in the College, 1867; Proposed connection of College drainage to new main swere on Midsummer Common, including estimates and letters from the Cambridge Sewerage Contract relating to drainage, June 1895; Correspondence, report and articles of agreement between the College and Rattee and Kett concerning the improvement to drainage at the College, 1912; Specification of works by Holloway Brothers and plans relating to new drainage on eastern part of College site, January 1923;

Water supply bills paid by Jesus College, Mr A. Kirkup, Mr Armstrong and Star Brewery Ltd to the Cambridge University and Town Waterworks Company for the following properties: Portland Place, King Street, Newmarket Street, Walnut Tree Avenue, Eden Street, Elm Street, Fair Street, Jesus Lane, Manor Street, Portugal Place, Park Street

Letters from the Rector,. E.A. Lane, reporting that the water in the Rectory well is contaminated, and they need to dig a new one, and hence need to borrow a further sum from Queen Anne's Bounty. Permission from the Bishop, and discussions with QAB.

Statement for water consumed during the quarter in 74 sets/rooms and 4 WCs, costing £26 17s. Pinned to receipt for the same amount, signed off by W.J. Dickson.

Bill for repairing taps near Porters' Lodge, including time, materials, and a new stop cock key, and for opening ground and taking out and testing 1' 1 3/4 '' meters, taking out small boxes and fixing large new ones - cost of 2 meter boxes and 50 bricks, 31 hrs of time, and 3 other boxes. Total cost £2 11s 6d.
Second bill is for water consumed in the quarter ending 6th Jan 1874 in 74 sets/rooms and 2 WCs, in total costing £21 2s. Both bills signed by the collector, W.L. Dickson.
Also a receipt for this total sum of £24 19s 11d, received of Dr Corrie and signed by W.L. Dickson.

Bill for water consumed in 74 sets of rooms and the WCs in the rooms of Rev H.A. Morganand Rev E.H. Morgan, the two WCs in New Court from 6th October 1970, and for watering the lawn. Total cost £28 2s 11d. Separate receipt received of Dr Corrie for this amount, signed off by W.L. Dickson, collector.

Three receipts for water in 1876 from the Cambridge University and Town Waterworks Company.
First receipt covers 2 quarters' supply ending 6th October 1876, for the water supplying 74 sets/rooms, 5 hydrants, and 4 WCs. Cost including arrears is £27 13s.
Second receipt also covers 2 quarters' supply ending 6th October 1876, for the water supplying the Master's Lodge and garden. Cost including arrears is £2 12s 10d.
Third receipt covers the meter readings taken at Michaelmas and Midsummer 1876. Cost including arrears is £23 1s 5d.
Total cost across all three receipts is £53 7s 3d, calculated on back of third receipt. All receipts signed off by W.L. Dickson.

Invoice addressed to Mr W. R. Smith of 13 Eden Street for repairing ball tap in W.C. cistern totalling 3s 6d and to Messrs Carter Jonas and Sons of St. Mary's Street for repairs at 8 Jesus Lane, 9 Fair Street and Grove Cottage - Jesus Lane totalling 13s 4d. Attached receipts on both papers dated 8th March 1926.

Invoice addressed to Messrs. J. Carter Jonas and Sons for repairs completed in July 1925 at 19 Elm St., 5 New Court - King Street, and 9 Eden Street totalling £2 18s 6d. Attached receipt dated 14th December 1925.

Invoice addressed to Messrs J. Carter Jonas and Sons for 10s 3d for repairing pipe over sink at 9 Manor Street. Attached receipt dated 27th September 1926.