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• H2-208.118: Baker Letters - regarding: payment for sand; sale of Hirst Mill

  On same letter as above - £10 for sand is OK; Hirst Mill offered to Glynn Thomas in past, so ask again if he wants to purchase
• H2-208.120: Baker Letters - regarding: field in Hirst Lane; Clarence Park for sale; bill for sand; greenhouses in park

  Mr Anderton re field in Hirst Lane; Clarence Park for sale to Mr Foster; Robert Foster billed for sand; Mr Badland rents greenhouses in park
• H2-208.124: Baker Letters - updates on plans, Northcliffe Woods and Saltaire Parktake over Park rent free

  Plans for Mr Normington; Donation of Northcliffe Woods by Norman Rae [name not mentioned]; Refusal of council to take over Park rent free
• H2-208.126: Baker Letters - regarding: status of Saltaire Park and offer to Bradford council

  Sir Titus Saltâ??s intention to dedicate Park to public & councilâ??s refusal to take over park rent free
• 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
• H2-208.129: 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
• H2-208.132: Baker Letters - regarding: payment of gardners; weed killer; pension query

  Park gardener & Milner Field Gardener paid; Mr Garland & weed killer; Mr John Monaghan of 25 Whitham Street is 82 and wants a pension to help him even though Sir James only pays pensions until age 70
• H2-208.14: Baker Letter 1918-1922 - Photocopies of originals

  Receipt on small piece of paper, regarding work carried out at Milner Field by Mr Smith.
• H2-208.140: Baker Letters - regarding: sale of the two mills and land, and boat house and land; new mill owners purchase houses

  Mr Thomas asked the price of the two mills and land. Mr Sutton asked about the boathouse and land. Mr Badland stated people felt the new firm should take the park as it was used by their tenants and workers. The firm bought 50 houses in Saltaire from Mt Thornton for £6250. Mr Willy send noticed to allotments near Masonâ??s Mill.
• H2-208.141: Baker Letters - regarding: grinding room; Midland Railway land; Saltaire Park in a bad state

  Mr Thomas had finished grinding room. Mr Knowles wants land belonging to Midland Railway. The park is in a bad state. Mr Badland thinks it would take 3 or 4 men 3 years to get it back to pre-war state. Mr & Mrs Moorby mentioned.
• 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
• H2-208.150: Baker Letters - regarding: plans of allotments; Saltaire Park to be looked after by Bradford Council

  Plans of allotments to be done; Park to be looked after by Bradford rather than Shipley; mentions Mr Robert Thornton, Mr Frederick Smith, Mr T Gray, Mr George Overend
• H2-208.152: Baker Letters - regarding: opposition to Saltaire Park ownership; plans from Glyn Thomas

  Baker has been ill with bad cold; Mr Denison and others didnâ??t like the Park going to Bradford; Denison tool John Inceâ??s position; Plans from Glyn Thomas describing rooms; Mr Robinson trying to sell the Lord Mayor [William Wade] the Park, greenhouses; greenhouses suppled from Glen Reservoir
• 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
• H2-208.162: Baker Letters - repairs on Hirst Lane

  Letter from Coopers Brothers contractors stating they cannot give a tender for repairs of Hirst Lane but will do a days work
• 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
• H2-208.167: Baker Letters - request for stone from quarry

  Letter from the Leeds & Liverpool Canal company wanting a few boat loads of stone from quarry near Hirst Wood
• H2-208.168: Baker Letters - Tender for repairs

  Tender from Joseph Lee for repairs to Hirst Lane
• H2-208.169: Baker Letters - regarding: Leeds and Liverpool Canal Co; tender for Hirst Lane; repair of water pipes

  Sent letter from Leeds & Liverpool Canal Co; Tender for Hirst Lane is high so asking Mr Wilks of Shipley Council for recommendations - Mr Obank & sons or Mr Starkey; a gardener wants his water pipes repairing