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• H2-208.183: Baker Letters - regarding: query about Hirst Farm

  Mentions plans and asks if road behind Hirst Farm is part of farm or mill.
• H2-208.187: Baker Letters - regarding: trees at Higher Hirst Woo

  Talks of cutting down trees at Higher Hirst Wood to show what a good building site it was.
• H2-208.193: Baker Letters - regarding: cottage rents; walls of Milner Field Estate

  Asks if he should raise rents again. Walls of Milner Field Estate have been knocked down. Mr Robinson wanted advice. Told him Sir Robert had kept walls to roads in good repair.
• H2-208.197: Baker Letters - regarding: Higher Hirst houses

  Higher Hirst houses would cost a great deal to make tenable.
• H2-208.2: Baker Letter 1918-1922 - Photocopies of originals

  John Baker's record of gardeners who had recieved their salary dated from 08.02.1918 to 31.05.1918.
• H2-208.208: Baker Letters - regarding: sale of Milner Field; power station required; possible sale of Higher Hirst Mill; allotment rents

  Milner Field sold to Cinema Picture Com. Wanted light & so more power. Wanted power station and Mr Baker pointed out Higher Hirst Mill. So may buy the land there incl. 9 cottages. Does he raise the allotment rents?
• H2-208.209: Baker Letters - regarding: payment of rent and repairs; Jowett's land holding; sale of Higher Hirst Mills

  Stephenson should be able to pay new rent but has repairs that need doing and this is making him angry. He is also getting the kitchen garden near Hist House. Mr Jowett has little land now that Mr Thomas & Shipley Council took it. Higher Hirst Mills may sell at good price.
• H2-208.210: Baker Letters - regarding: Higher Hirst Mill; Milner Fields as a Picture Palace; Glyn Thomas sale; allotment rents; value of Hirst Farm

  Mr Foster hasnâ??t been in touch about Higher Hirst Mill. Milner Fields as a Picture Palace will have an effect on morals of area. Glyn Thomas sale still not final and New Hirst Mill wanted by someone else. Allotments - council pay £20 a year but if they raise the rents, they will earn £100 a year. Hirst Farm - Stephenson land and buildings worth a lot.
• H2-208.211: Baker Letters - regarding: sale of Hirst Mills; value of land; possible sale of allotments

  Took the people from Milner Fields around Hirst Mills pointing out the good area for a power station. Land from Albert Road to Hirst Lane worth 5s per sq. yard. Allotment holders want to purchase the land.
• H2-208.218: Baker Letters - regarding: threat to water weir; cost of houses in Bradford; sale of Higher Hirst Mill

  Thomas has cut trees down and placed on water weir. Endangered the weir when last done. Normal through houses in Bradford now £1000. Surprised Milner Fields people not been in contact for Higher Hirst Mill.
• H2-208.219: Baker Letters - regarding: rent level for Hirst cottages and allotments

  Higher Hirst Cottage rent is 7s 9d per week. Lower Hirst cottages are 6s 6d. Allotments are £28 8s 8d every 6 months. Allotments rents have not been raised.
• H2-208.228: Baker Letters - regarding: plans of Hirst Wood Estate

  Still has plans of Hirst Wood Estate and waiting to pass them to Shipley Council
• H2-208.236: Baker Letters - regarding: Hirst Lock tenants; Lloyds bank cheque;

  Hirst Lock tenants cannot pay rent. Lloyds bank cheque was not paid out to John so wanted it sent back as he pays out of his bank. Letter sent by Mr Hibberd.
• H2-208.243: Baker Letters - regarding: rent arrears at Lower Hirst Locks

  2 houses at Lower Hirst Locks have again missed payments. Will mention this to Mr Lindow before transferred to council.
• H2-208.248: Baker Letters - regarding: Stephenson keeps Hirst Farm

  Mr Stephenson of Hirst Farm wants to retain the farm
• H2-208.258: Baker Letters - regarding: arrears on Hist Lock cottages

  Arrears on Hist Lock cottages - Alfred Hindle owes £10 3s; late Mrs Park £6 5s (now in Lidget Green); Mr Edward Jennings of Higher Lock Cottage owes 15s 6d.
• H2-208.43: Baker Letters - letter from James Roberts concerning acreage of land near Hirst Mill

  Acreage of land from River Bridge at Saltaire to Hirst Mills and from centre of River to centre of Hirst Lane. .
• H2-208.44: Baker Letters - regarding: plan of Fanny Street

  Would like plan of Fanny Street
• H2-208.45: Baker Letters - regarding: Plan of Fanny Street

  Plan of Fanny Street
• H2-208.46: Baker Letters - regarding: work and repairs

  Strick last summer; Mr Hird to carry out work; E Starkey repairs at Milner Field