The rebuilding of the hospital in the eighteenth century : part 2 / by Sir D'Arcy Power, K.B.E.
- D'Arcy Power
- Date:
- [1927]
Licence: In copyright
Credit: The rebuilding of the hospital in the eighteenth century : part 2 / by Sir D'Arcy Power, K.B.E. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Capt. Snow brought 106 tons of Bath Stone at 10/- per ton ; whilst in January 1763 Capt. Ayre, with the Adventure brought 75 bags of lime, three loads of Sand and 1000 Grey stocks [bricks] at 22/- per ton. In November 1760 and again on September 11, 1762, Reduced Brickwork cost £5.13.0 per rod. in the principal and attick storeys. A hod of mortar cost sixpence. The bricklayer, the Plumber and the Slater each received three shillings a day. Matt. Hill- yard was still employed in the Carpenters’ work but he was detected in overcharging small amounts in his bills and was replaced by Geo. Wyatt. Thom. Clark was the bricklayer.” Richard Norris reports on December 20-21, 1762, “ the advance of the Price of Bricks occasioned by the Brick- makers leaving off making of Place bricks and was obliged to have Grey Stocks for the upper part of the Building above the Ground Storey. The quantity of bricks imployed in ye above mentioned work is near 137 Rodd, 2/3rds of which cost me 1/- per 1000 and l/3rd cost me 2/- per 1000, extra about £40.” There is also an item “ Decay and wast of scaffold and stuf being up so many years more than was expected, the erection and removal of which had been contracted for at £75.0.0.” “ 400 Long Welch slates and 2 clout nails £1.8.0.” 1761 ingots of lead were paid for on September 8, 1761, at £8 15<s. 10d. per ton. Thomas Williams agreed to provide the iron-work for the towels and mantles for the several chimneys and the stops, bolts, cramps, etc., to be used by the masons, brick¬ layers, or carpenters, commonly called “ Black and Weighty work ” with the best Swedish iron and in a workmanlike manner for 235. per hundredweight. This offer does not appear to have been acceptable and William Redford, of Butcher’s Hall Lane, near Newgate Street, agreed to do it for 225. 9d. The tender was afterwards reduced to 225. 6d., and its acceptance is dated July 16, 1761. Williamson Robinson was still acting as Clerk of the Works, and “ for directing and overseeing Work from January 1761 to December 1767 at 2J% on £8700 he was paid £217.10.0.” The scaffolding labourer in the year 1761 received 25. 2d, a day.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30801254_0009.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
