1777
Brought up.£25..5..5¾
December 27th.
Clearing the Rotten woods out of the small Ward on the Ground
floor on the Mens Side taking off the Skirting acting the rotten
ends of the Joists out of the Wall Edging the Old Oak Plank to
Relay the Floor. Etc
Carpenters
6 Days..18..-
Carting two Loads of [..] Rubbish New Prison
to Twin
Mill Street
and two Loads Old plank from ditto Labourer 1 day}
..10..-
1778
January 3
Done about Preparing Joists and Old Oak Plank for the Floor on
the Mens side making holes through the Wall for Air
36 Feet Oak 7 by 4. 12 Feet do. 7 by 2½. 33 Feet do. 13½ by 4¼. 8 Feet
do. 7 by 5.8 feet 6. do. 7 by 4½. 38 Feet do. 7½ by 4½. 4 ft do. 12. by 4
Containd. 35. Feet 5 Cube a 3}
5..6..3
Six Candles..-..6
Carpenters
10 Days1..10..-
Labourers
. 2 Days ½..5..-
Preparing new Oak Plank for the Floor Carpenters. 3 days..9..-
Bricklayer
Raising Brickwork under the Joists
in the small Ward on the Mens Side diging Foundations & clearing
old Bricks
990 Stocks1..9..8¼
31 hods Mortar-..15..6
3 Candles..-..3
Bricklayer
and Labourer
. 3 days each..15..-
10
Preparing and Laying down new and Old Floor making holes
through the Wall for Air Laying down Joists in the small ward on the
Mens Side17 feet Oak. 6 by 4½, 7 feet 6. do 6½
by 4. 14 feet 6. do. 6 by 5. 25 feet 6. do 6½ by 5 56ft. do. 7 by 4. 24 feet 6.
do. 7 by 4½. 33 feet do. 7 ½ by 4 18 feet do. 7½ by 4½. 31 feet do. 7 by 5
63 feet. do. 8 by 4. 7 feet do. 8 by 4½. 8 feet do. 8½ by 4.7 feet do. 14 by 4
Containd 68.3 Cube10..4..9
310 feet 3 Inches Supl new 2 inch Oak Plank 8d. 10..6..10
89th. Spikes1..17..1
14 Candles-..1..2
Carpenters 26 Days ½3..19..6
Carried Over £63..14..0