Showing 127 results

A bill for smith work done in the college between June and November 1784, includes: a chimney bar for the ground floor room in the cloisters (6s); 18 cramps for masons (6s); repairing the lock on the library door (6d); repairing the Combination door (6d); padlock for the Chapel door, ordered by Mr Bonny (1s 2d); cleaning and repairing the hall stove (5s); polishing the stove in the Combination (5s); a new cast-iron back to the Combination stove (15s 6d); 23lb of waste Iron riveted in the middle to prevent it from breaking, ordered by Mr Plampkins (7s 8d); polishing the fire irons, fenders and horse (4s 6d); a pair of garden shears 'by Brett' (3s 6d); a large square staple for the coal house (8d); sharpened the mason's hammer and chisels (1s 4d); sharpened the 'weed iron' for the porter (2d); a padlock and piece of chain ordered by Mr Matthews (3s 2d); 'hasp' and 2 staples for the fence (6d); repairing 2 chisels (4d); 12 spikes 'by Plummers' (2s); spade handle 'by Brett' (1s); sharpening an axe and a chisel (5d); a new lock, 'neets' and screws, along with fixing a 'lads' bag (5s); repairing the lock on the blue gate (6d); sharpened a mattock and 3 chisels (6d); a padlock for the lime house (9d); 147 wall hooks for the chapel clerk's room (18s 4 1/2d); 140 wall hooks for the arch in the cloister (17s 6d); 80 bars for the hall windows £2 6s 8d; 3 pairs of new casements with frames for the hall (£2 2s); 24 wall hooks for the Master's Room (3s); chimney bars (6s); 204 wall hooks for the Master's Room (£1 5s 6d); mending a sconce for the chapel (6d); 5 lattice wires for the round windows (£1 7s 5d); repairing 'Pump Sweep in holes' and new pins (2s 6d); new iron gate and 2 top rails (£5 9d 6d); 4 new standards, 6 braces, 4 bars and 2 steps to the bottom of the gates (£6 6s); making 4 standards without braces and 4 bars (18s 4d); repaired 'Tenants old Gate' (2s). The total bill amounted to £32 3s 11 1/2d. A receipt of payment, signed by Thomas Coe, is fixed to the bill with wax.

A bill for smith's work done to the college, includes: chimney bar in the ground-floor room in Cow Lane (7s 4d); a new padlock, clasp and staples to the room over the Combination room (1s 10d); a double-bolted padlock and a piece of chain for the porters (marked 'returned'); a key for the iron gate (1s 3d); steeling a mattock for the gardener (1s); 12 'Cramps by Mason' (3s); mending the lock on the fellow's bog (6d); repairing a chisel (2s); 'Gudgeon' to the wheelbarrow (3d); 12 hoes with handles 'by Brett' (2s 6d); oiling and greasing 'Pevits' [pivots?] of iron gates (6d); 3 chimney bars for Whitehead's chimney (15s 8d); 12 spikes for the plumbers for pipes (1s); new bolt and fixing the 'Lads bog' (1s); a strong strap for the beam in the new staircase (10s 6d); new handle for a rake and hoe (1s 2d); sharpening an axe and chisel (8d); new steel and repairing 2 chisels for the bricklayers (1s 4d). The total bill amounted to £3 13s 10d. A receipt is fixed below, which was signed by Thomas Coe.

A bill for smith's work done to the college, includes: laying Combination 'Pokes' (1s); a chisel for the plumbers to cut out ice from the pipes (2s); repairs to the lock on the 'fellows bog' (9d); sharpening a 'Mattock for Grove' (6d); new steel mattock for the chimney bar in the 'new Room Cow Lane' (4s 6d). Total bill amounted to 11s 3d, signed by Thomas Coe.

A bill for smith's work, includes: 'strevit' in the kitchen (4s 6d); mending and fixing hinges (1s 3d); laying two pokers (2s 6d); a double skewer (3s); a spit wheel (1s); half a year looking after the jack (5s). Total bill amounted to 17s 3d, signed by S. Gurking and Thomas Coe.

A bill for smith work, includes: 12 cramps 'by masons for cloysters' (4s); sharpening the weeding iron (2d); repairing a hand rail (7s); mending the Porters' bell (1s); mending the Combination bell (1s); sharpening 3 axes (1s 2d); new casement and frame in Mr Plampins stair case (14s); sharpening a pick axe (4d); sharpening a mason's axe (6d); 'piece of chair' (4d); painted a weeding a iron (2d); mending a pick axe (6d); a new press for the college seal (£2 12s 6d). The total bill amounted to £5 18s 4d, and was signed by Thomas Coe.

A bill for smith's work done to the college between October and December 1783, includes: new wire for the Porters' bell (2s 6d); mending the handle on the Porter's bell (6d); 2 'neets' and screws for a lock in the room over 'Camr[?]' (1s); a chimney bar in 'Cumbers Room' (7s); cutting bars out of windows (1s); '1/4 Year atten[din]g Jack' (2s 6d); 4 straps 'to Fain' (7s); casement and frame in 'Cassleys Room' (14s); mending a casement in Mr Foleys stairs (6d); cleaning the lock and replacing with a spring, for a new room in Pump court (1s 6d); a new pin and repairs to pump irons (2s 6d); mending 'hall barr' (8d). Total bill amounts to £2 13s 6d.

A bill for smith's work up to Michaelmas 1783, includes: putting two keys together (1s); a new jack line (3s); a new grate and a pair of cheeks for the larder (19s 6d); chimney bar (6s 8d); altering and repairing a jack (2s 6d); a fender for the larder (3s); a 'blawer' (3s 6d);a set of fire irons (5s 6d); fixing a new door hinge (3s); adding an 8lb iron the kitchen pokers (3s 4d). Signed by S. Gurkin and Thomas Coe.

A bill for smith's work done to the kitchen, includes: new lock to the 'Coal Place' (3s); mending a poker (6d); three bars for a large gridiron (1s 6d); adding a 4lb iron to the Poker (1s 6d); grinding the clevers (6d); repairing a trivet (1s); 12 meat hooks for the larder (4s 6d; a fender for the range (7s 1 1/2d). Total bill amounted to £1 1s 10 1/2d, signed by Thomas Coe.

A bill for smith work, includes: steeling 2 chisels for the bricklayers (1s); steeling and lengthening a chisel (1s); steeling a pick axe (1s); sharpening a stone axe (6d); steeling a 'crave' iron (1s); new hook and repairing another for the garden gate (9d); a new clapper to the hall bell (3s 6d); spring to a casement and fixing it with lead (1s 6d); a key for the chapel door (2s); 2 lead nails for the plumbers (9d); 2 turnbuckles, hanging 2 pair of casements and frames in the buttery (4s 6d); cleaning the hall stove (4s); repairing the hall stove, new nut and new screw (1s 6d); polishing the Combination stove (5s 6d); polishing the fire irons, horse and fender (3s 6d); new laying the poker (1s). Total bill amounted to £1 14s, 'kitchen bill £3 0s 2d' struck through. Signed by Thomas Coe.

Paid £0 5s 6d to the smith for work done in the kitchen up to Midsummer 1782 for: mending a spit, laid two pokers, cleaning and looking after the jack.
Signed by Thomas Coe.
The name Jonathan James is also written down.

Paid £1 18s 11d to the smith for work done in the kitchen up to Michaelmas 1782 for: mending a latch, mending a casement, repaired the pepper mill, new lock and two keys and fixing, winch to the jack, mending beef fork, painted three spits, laid two pokers, fix meet hooks, new stove frame.
Signed by Thomas Coe.
The name Stephen Gurkin is also written down.

A bill for smith's work, includes: repairing a copper door (1s); copper bar (1s 6d); a 'chafing dish' (3s); 12 strong skewers (3s 6d); laying two pokers (2s 3d); mending the knob of the poker (6d); quarter of a year looking after the jack (2s 6d); 'round bale' to a pale (1s). Total bill amounted to 15s 3d, signed by S. Gurkin.

Bills from Coe, the smith, from Christmas 1781 to Michaelmas 1782, all paid in November 1782. Kitchen parts of the bills examined and signed by Jonathan James, the cook.

Paid £3 0s 10½ d to Thomas Coe the smith for work done in the kitchen at the end of Michaelmas 1781: new barrs to range, handle and ferrel to a clever, mending a chafing dish, making a small clever, a barr to larder window and fixing with lead, piece of bird hole wire next ot the buttery and fixing, hooks to kitchen spitts, laying pokers, repairing a stove fraim (frame?), quarters looking after the jack.

Paid £0 6s 0d to Thomas Coe the smith for work done in the kitchenup to midsummer 1781: mending the jack line, new jack lines, a quarters looking after the jack.
Signed by Jonathan James.

Paid £0 7s 4d to the smith for work done from Christmas 1780 to Lady Day 1781: mending the buttery key, new steel to a matlock by leach, barr, mending the lock of the white gate, fixing hinges of the lads bog, nails [nales?] by leach in the walks, wedge by Filby, nails by Filby, staple to sedge house.
Signed by Thomas Coe.

Paid £8 5s 9½d to the smith for: holdfasts for pipes by carpenters, hooks by Plummers, tantur hooks by Filby, New Spade in Master's garden, new lock and keys for buttery and fixing, new scythe in master's garden, new casement and train in Mr Friends staircase, altered a scythe, mending a key for chapel, 8 days cleaning the iron rales and gate next to the close, new staple and fixing the iron gate, staples to the rales, keys to the rales, 1 day cleaning the front gate adding 12 iron to top rail of palisades and several new holes, lead nales [nails] up the leads, piece of wire to fellows bog and fixing, spikes and irons for chapel bell, spikes to bottom and hooks to top of lamp ladder; work done in hall and combination (mending barr of hall stove, cleaning the hall stove and mending the cheeks, cleaned the combination stoves, cleaned fire irons, fonder, hons and laid the poker), college bill, kitchen bill.
Signed by Thomas Coe.

Paid £1 9s 10½d to the smith quarter ending at Christmas 1780 for: hooks by Plummer's up the leads, polishing and fixing two curtains, rods in the Chapel, cutting barrs for brick layers up the leads, key to apple Room and staple to ditto, spikes in Master's Pound by Filby, strong nails by Filby up Tower, new pad locks, mending other padlocks, hooks to Tower Door, three staples and fixing, new tenants and mending the lock of White gate near the Close, Kitchen bill.
Signed by Thomas Coe.

Paid £1 3s 9d to Thomas Coe the smith for: hooks by plummers, a twin buckle and a hook and fixing a casement and pain in mr Foley's staircase, 25 bolt to a ladder in the master's garden, small trowell by workmen, wall hooks by the plummer's up the leads, a strap and nails and fixing to the Master's Pound Gate, hooks and eyes for gate next to the Dunghole, a plate by Filby, mending the porter's bell, key to quadrangle, new crank to porter's bell, 2 plates to posts round the dunghole and fixing, painting a weed pon, a hoop and four wedges for a sythe in master's garden, strong holdfasts by Filby for the pipe case, lead nails by Plummers.

Paid £0 17s 17½ d to Thomas Coe the smith for work done in the kitchen the quarter ending at Christmas 1780: mending the range barr, repaired a clever, new door fraim (frame?) and 2 barrs, straightening 4 barrs, adding 3 jon to poker, band the jack.
Signed by Jonathan James.

Paid £1 4s 1½ d to Thomas Coe the smith for work done in the kitchen from Christmas 1780 to Lady Day 1781: pair of bitts to a pair of tongs, plate and nails to the coal house door, fixing two spitt wheels, laying pokers, new stove and 2 barrs, straightening and mending 3 other barrs, quarters cleaning the jack. Received old frame and barrs (which is deduced from the payment).
Signed by Jonathan James.

Paid £6 9s 1d to Thomas Coe. For: key to chapel, 2 hooks, taking down window barrs and casement, strong brackett in chaple, spikes, fly wire fixed to pantry window, screw bolts to chaple roof, straps and staples, iron for carpenters, mend a strap, key to pulley, pins, key and collars for chaple.

Paid 8s 5 1/2d to Thomas Coe. For: cleaning jack, new point to a spitt, straighting barrs, adding to poker and fixing wheel.

Paid £3 18s 0d to Thomas Coe. For: strap, altering hinges, mending latch, new catch, new lock and keys, new padlock, nales by plumbers to fix lead, screws, spikes on the top of new gates, new spring, new tumbler for lock, sharpened mattock, fixing and altering gate, mend porters bell and lock, hanging pictures and new key.

Paid 12s 1d to Thomas Coe. For: new shovel handle, mending stoke tongs and lever, new poker, cleaning jack.

Paid 12s 6d to Thomas Coe. For: new spitt wheell, spitts, cleaned jack, laid a poker and straightening stove barrs.

Paid 12s 6 1/2d to Thomas Coe. For: key to masters gate, painted a mattock, steeled a pick ax, nales to masters pound, hooks and eyes with wings and new spade handle.

Paid 7s 3d to Thomas Coe for new jack line, mending a ladle, mending a trivet, cleaning a jack and hinges.

Paid 16s 1d to Thomas Coe. For: catch to a latch for chicken yard, porter's lodge door fixed, strong plates for wheel barrow, staple, mend of porter's bell, mend lock of surplus place in chaple and cleaned fellows lock.

Paid £2 4s 9d to Thomas Coe for smith's work in the college, including: laying a parlor poker, a new handle and rod for the porter's bell, a new spring and knob to latch at the back gate and fixing it with screws, new screw and fixing the chain in the master's walk, cleaning and mending the lock in the back gate, mending the lock of the master's stable, fixing a steel spring and screws in the master's kitchen, fixing a bar to the garden gate, mending the lock in the porter's lodge, mending gate lock in the fore gate, laying steel to a mattock at the back ends, a new handle and fixing it to the porter's bell, fixing holdfasts to the back gate next to the master's pond, sharpening and mending a hoe for the butler, and strong wall hooks.

Paid 11s 2 3/4d to Thomas Coe for smith's work in the kitchen of cleaning the jack, new copper bars, and straightening and mending the old copper bars. Also signed by Jonathan James.

Paid £2 4s 5 3/4d to Thomas Coe for smith's work in the kitchen of adding iron to the range, straightening and mending bars, laying a poker, cleaning a jack, and in the rest of the college, including: new flaps and mending the sink grate in the pump court, mending the rim of the pump, wedges up the tower, grinding copper to put in the master's pond, staples for filling up the leads, hooks for trees in the master's garden, mending the lock of the fore gate by Mr. Matthew's order with the master out, laying a scythe for the master's garden, nails for the garden gates, a hook with a socket for the hall windows by Mr. Matthew's order, keys and locks for the stairs in cow lane, and fixing bars to the stairs in cow lane. Section detailing kitchen work also signed by Jonathan James.

Paid £1 9s 6d to Thomas Coe for smith's work in the college and 4s 3d paid to the same for smith's work in the kitchen. Work in the college included: mending the back gate lock, a bow to a key for the porter, a new rake for the fellow's garden, laying a new scythe for the fellow's garden, a new key and mending the lock of the porter's lodge, new key and a plate to a lock for the toolhouse in the fellow's garden, a hook, key, henge, staples and nails for the leads, mending a padlock, laying a poker for the combination, straps with nails and screws for the doorposts on the leads, a hasp and staples and padlock to the clock, sharpening a grave iron for the bricklayers, strong plate and nails for a wheelbarrow, sharpening a chisel for the bricklayers, altering a scythe for the fellow's garden, fixing spikes, fixing nails to the coachhouse door, mending a brass lock in the master's bedroom, and mending the lock of the master's pond gate. Work in the kitchen was affixing a hook to the range, laying a poker and cleaning the jack. Section of kitchen work also signed by Jonathan James.

Paid 6s 6d to Thomas Coe for smith's work in the kitchen of cleaning a jack, mending the range bar, making a chopping knife, and adding iron to the poker. Also signed by Jonathan James.

Paid £2 2s 2d to Thomas Coe. For new rake, hinges, locks, mending the porters bell, fixing the fellows garden gate, parlour tongs and sash fittings.

Paid 11s 6d to Thomas Coe. For: jacks, shovel, spitt and mending pale. Examined by Jonathan James.

Paid 5s to Thomas Coe. For jack, pale and pookes. Examined by Jonathan James.

Paid £1 6s 8d to Thomas Coe. For locks, hooks and springs.

Paid £2 2s 4d to Thomas Coe. For hooks and spikes, mending bell, laying sythe, mend parlour lock, mend candlestick in chapel, window bars in court, gardening rake, cleaning and polishing and lock garlick gate.

Paid £1 3s 5 1/2d to Thomas Coe. For work to range and jacks.

Paid 8s to Thomas Coe. For spits, jacks and stove handel. Examined by Jonathan James.

Paid £1 15s 8d to Thomas Coe for smith's work in the college in Christmas quarter of 1778, including: a key and mending the lock for the fellow's bell chamber, mending a hoe, cleaning the hall stove, mending bars, fixing hoops on the cupola over the hall, hair staples, mending and hanging the porter's bell, and spikes.

Paid to Thomas Coe. Work included: mending locks, adding hookes, cleaning jacks, new hoops.

Paid to Thomas Coe. For: clamps, hooks, locks, spikes, gardings, fixing casements in the chapel and gardening rake.

Paid £2 2s 2d to Thomas Coe. For: hooks, nailons, lock for parlour door, hanging doors, spikes and hinges.

Paid 13s 9d to Thomas Coe. Work included: jacks, fixing jack line, hookes.

Paid 15s 4d to Thomas Coe. Work including: mending line, fixing cole rake, adding hooks, changing locks.

Paid to Thomas Coe. For: locks, hooks, laying parlour pookes, new handell and springs.

Paid 13s 10d to Thomas Coe. For: bars, springs, lock on gate, mending chapel lock and laying parlour pooks.

Paid to Thomas Coe. For: hooks, hanging doors in two rooms.