Item 1 - Bricklayer

1 item, paper

£25 11s 6d paid to R. B. Gillam by the Revd Mr Buck for:

Workmen – James Wilkin; Oakings; Robert Whittlesy; Covill

Materials – Ely building bricks, hods [1] of blew brick mortar, hods of brick mortar, hods of hair mortar [2], bushels of lime, stone, gaul [2] for the stank [3], sand, tiles, nails, oak laths [4], yellow oaker [6], glew for size.

Work done around College -

Mending the plastering and whitewashing the ceiling of the Cloisters and lime washing the sides and staircases and work done at the underpinning and work done at the drain and arch next to the summer house in the Close etc

Finishing the drain in the Close and doing the underpinning of the Chapel next the Master’s Garden etc

Work done at the underpinning round the New Building and about the best part of the College etc

Mending tiling about the College and the Master’s lodge and stables etc

Work done at the chimney that caught fire in Mr Batley's Room Letter C No. 3 and fixing up the bath stove again etc

Mending the plastering tiling and doing the underpinning to the Coal House at the Master’s Lodge

Mending the rough casting at the Master’s Lodge

Mending some tiling over George Warren’s Chamber and Lean Two

To colouring and whitewashing the front of the Master’s Lodge and work done at the walls by Brewhouse yard

Whitewashing the College gateway

Doing some underpinning in the back lane

Cleaning and mending the oven in the kitchen

Raising the ladders up to the Clock and work done

Mending the brick wall where the coping was shoved off next to Chesterton Lane

[1] hod = open receptacle for carrying mortar, bricks or stones
[2] hair mortar = potentially meaning lime mortar which was commonly mixed with hair
[3] gaul = bog-myrtle
[4] stank = pond, pool or ditch
[5] lath = A thin narrow strip of wood used to form the groundwork for tiling, plastering, etc
[6] oaker = variant spelling of ochre