Items

• H2-208.127: Baker Letters - regarding: plans of land to Midland Railway; articles in Yorkshire Post; sale of Hirst Mill

  Plans of land to Midland Railway; Articles in Yorkshire Post; Mr Thomas asking price for Hirst Mills
• H2-208.128: Baker Letters - regarding: visit from Midland Railway

  Mr Clay representative of Midland Railway coming to Saltaire; wants Midland Railway to erect fence
• H2-208.129: Baker Letters - regarding: Met Midland engineer; workshop; Hirst Mill and cottages; sale of stables and fields; sale of land between river and canal

  Met Midland engineer; Mr Normington erected workshop; Glynn Thomas occupies Higher Hirst Mill & cottages & may buy mill; Mr Feather, butcher, wants to buy stables & fields; man who bought Clarkeâ??s greengrocer also wants land between river & canal
• H2-208.130: Baker Letters - regarding: Midland Railway Co. and siding

  Midland Railway Co. & siding
• H2-208.131: Baker Letters - regarding: allotments; Mr Normington; Glynn Thomas; stables and fields; fence surrounding church

  Allotments; Mr Normington; Glynn Thomas no action to be taken; Mr Feather can have stables & fields; Mr Clarke can have land if price is right; Fence surrounding church
• H2-208.134: Baker Letters - regarding: pensioners replies. improvements to mill; sale of fields.

  No pensioners replied to Observer. Reflected on money given, alterations and improvements to mill made and paid for by Sir James. Mr Feather & Mr Berry would let him know re the purchase of fields.
• H2-208.135: Baker Letters - regarding: sale of fields; sale of boat house and land

  No offer as yet from Mr Feather or Mr Berry. Mt Sutton would like the boathouse and land.
• H2-208.138: Baker Letters - regarding: leak at Green Lane Lodge

  Burst pipe at Green Lane Lodge. Plumbers / builders were taking down the hospital at Morten Bank and re-erecting one on the quarry grounds besides Saltaire Hospital - hostel for 100 women. So too busy to fix leak. Alterations to mill described.
• H2-208.143: Baker Letters - regarding: repairs on Albert Road; sale of fields; pipe repair

  Bill for gap in wall on Albert Road near Lloyds Bank mending. Mr Feather given up idea of owning fields. Bill taken to Mr Robinson for pipe repair.
• H2-208.145: Baker Letters - regarding: boathouse repairs needed

  Mr Sutton of boathouse states set pot has a hole and he needs a new one.
• H2-208.148: Baker Letters - regarding: new roof on workshop; sale of land

  Normington is putting a new roof on his workshop; Land Knowles wishes to buy between railway and Normingtonâ??s building
• H2-208.149: Baker Letters - regarding: Rents for allotments and cottage tenants; death of John Baker's son

  Rents for allotments and cottage tenants at Hirst; Mr Thomas renting Hirst House for £40 a year; still waiting for plans of Hirst mill from Mr. Thomas; Baker buried his youngest son Harold last Saturday, died from pneumonia, leaves wife and 2 children and only 30
• H2-208.154: Baker Letters - regarding: death of pensioner; outstanding bill; Hirst Farm

  Hanna Newell of Hall Lane, Windhill was buried on 7th Feb; Paying pensioners every 4 weeks; Mr H Feather, butcher of Victoria Road hadnâ??t received a stable and field bill for 6 months; Mr Stephenson grumbled over door steps of Hirst Farm; mentions old house at higher Hirst Mill
• H2-208.155: Baker Letters - regarding: Mr Feather's rent; cost of steps

  Will Mr Feather send his rent; What the costs for the steps would be
• H2-208.156: Baker Letters - regarding: cost of repairs; Midland Railway bridge repairs; repairs to Hirst Lane; repairs to gravestone

  Cost of steps around £5; Midland Railway bridge repairs could be low if done temporally; Hirst Lane very bad condition and needs mending; Mr Willieâ??s headstone needs attention
• H2-208.157: Baker Letters - regarding: query about conveyance of land sold to Normington

  Conveyance of land sold to Normington & plans which differ by 348 sq. yds so coming to Bradford to sort this out.
• H2-208.158: Baker Letters - regarding: plans of Saltaire; auctioning of plots

  Mentions various plans of Saltaire; Plots going for auction and needing a reserve price. Between Albert Road and Hirst Lane & Hirst wood should bring a good price;
• H2-208.159: Baker Letters - regarding: Tender for repair of Hirst Lane

  Tender for repair of Hirst Lane
• H2-208.160: Baker Letters - regarding: Plans are mentioned; tenders for road

  Plans are mentioned; 4 tenders have been asked for the road repairs but no replies
• H2-208.164: Baker Letters - regarding: plans sent; plans for Hirst Wood and Milner Fields Estate

  Plans sent to Sir Francis Watson, can Baker go see Mr Illingworth to sort out; mention of other plans for Hirst Wood & Milner Fields Estate