Appendix: Craftsmen's accounts for the building of Christ Church

Survey of London: Volume 27, Spitalfields and Mile End New Town. Originally published by London County Council, London, 1957.

Citation:

'Appendix: Craftsmen's accounts for the building of Christ Church', in Survey of London: Volume 27, Spitalfields and Mile End New Town, ed. F H W Sheppard( London, 1957), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol27/pp289-296 [accessed 23 November 2024].

APPENDIX - Craftsmen's Accounts for the building of Christ Church

Mason's Work

The mason's work, which accounted for about half the total cost of the church, was carried out in Portland stone on the exterior, with some use of Moor stone for steps, and in Portland and Headington stone and Portland, Purbeck, Reigate and marble paving stone in the interior.

In 1717, and similarly at other times, he charged 2s. per ton for ’Carriage of Ashler Stone from the Waterside to the Church, not included in the Rates of the Contractor’: (fn. 1) his bill for 1718–19 included a charge for ’Extraordinary Land carriage’ of 583 tons of ashlar at 2s. per ton. (fn. 2) He charged 2s. 4d. extra per ton for material raised more than forty feet high, and proportionate rates for higher work.

In his enrichment of those parts of the internal cornices executed in stone he charged for ’runnings’ of carved work at rates ranging from 1s. per foot for ’Bead Carved 1½ⁱⁿ girt’ to 2s. 8d. per foot for ’Ovolo Carved 4ⁱⁿ girt’. He charged 6^s. per foot for ’Runnings of Frett 16 In. wide and 1½ In. deep in Soffites of Arches Cut when Set’. (fn. 3)

The usual daily rate of pay of the working masons for ’day work’ was 3s.

EXTRACTS FROM MASON'S BILL, 1715



Quantity & Numb^rs			Price			Summs
f			£	s.	d.
For 136		Of Portland Scantling Block per Contract per Cubic foot	0.	2.	3½	15 11.		8
f
For 8388		Of Portland common Block Stone only per Contract per foot	0.	1.	11½	821.	6.	6
f	I
For 995	8	Of Heddington Block Stone only per Contract per foot	0.	1.	6½	76.	14.	11
f	I
For 8974	6	Of Portland Ashler Stone & Work per foot per Contract	0.	2.	1	934.	16.	10
f
For 147		Of Circular Portland Ashler, Stone & Work at per Foot per Contract	0.	2.	2	15.	18.	6
f
For 4691		Supl: of plain Portland workmanship per foot per Contract	0.	1.	0	234.	11.	0
[f]
For 458		Supl: Circular plain Portland workmanship per foot per Contract	0.	1.	1	24.	16.	2
f	I
For 2379	6	Supl: Strait Molded Portland Workmanship per foot per Contract	0.	1.	4	158.	12.	8
f
For 129		Supl: Circular Molded Portland Workmanship only per Foot per Contract	0.	1.	5	9.	2.	9
f	I
For 5035	6	Of Strait Heddington Ashler Stone & Workmanship per foot per Cont^r	0.	1.	5	356.	13.	7
f	I
For 308	9	Supl: circular Heddington Ashler Stone & Workmanship per Foot	0.	1.	5½	22.	10.	3
f
For 454		Supl: Strait Heddington Work per Foot	0.	0.	5	9.	9.	2
f	I
For 514	6	Supl: circular plain Work of Heddington Workmanship only per Foot	0.	0.	5½	11.		9
Tons For 200½		Carriage of Heddington Ashler at per Ton	0.	2.	0	20.	1.	0
For 1890		Supl: rough Purbeck paveing Stone and Work per foot	0.	0.	6	47.	5.	0
f. run For 1732 Tons		Letting in of Chain Barr Workmanship only per foot	0.	0.	3	21.	13.	0
For 427½		Carriage of Portland Ashler at per Ton	0.	2.	0	42.	15.	0
NO. For 4		Scrouls carved to the North and South Doors, Each at	1.	7.	6	5.	10.	0

EXTRACT FROM MASON'S BILL, 1716



24	Roses carveing in the Dorrick Capitals at the East End Each at	0.	5.	0.	6.	0.	0

EXTRACTS FROM MASON'S BILL, 1717



No. 33		Faces of Capitals of Pillasters of ye Composite Order carvd 2^F: 6^IN Diameter upon ye Face Each at	4.	0.	0	132.	0.	0
F	I
472	6	Running of Dentel cut in ye Portland Cornice 4^In high & 3^In deep at per F^t		1.	4	31.	10.	0
		[Omission]
		More to him
No. 4		Days Work of a Mason to make a Moddell of the Second Vaulting in ye Tower at per Diem		2.	6		10.	0
8		Days Work of a mason in makeing a Moddell for the Vaulting of ye Church at per Diem		2.	6	1.	0.	0
12		Days work of a Mason in making a Moddell of ye Outside of ye Tow'r at per Diem		2.	6	1.	10.	0
200		Faggots & half a Chaldron of Coals to melt Lead for the running Cramps & Joints in ye Masonry				2.	0.	0

EXTRACTS FROM MASON'S BILL, 1718–19.



12	Capitals of Pillars carved after the Composite Order 2^F: 6^In Diameter & 2^F: 6¹ high Each at	17.	0.	0	204.	0.	0
8	Capitals of Half Pillars carved after the same manner & of the same size Each at	8.	10.	0	68.	0.	0
17	Faces of Pillaster Capitals of the same Diameter & Size carved at per Face	4.	5.	0	72.	5.	0
173	Modilions carved with a Leaf & Scroll as in the Corinthian Order10^In by 5½ by 3½ Each at	0.	7.	6	64.	17.	6
167	Roses or Flowers between the Modilions carv'd 6½^In Diameter 1½ Inch Embossed Each at	0.	5.	0	41.	15.	0
90	Large Flowers carved in soffites of Arches 11 Ins Diameter 3½ In Emboss'd Each at	0.	14.	0	63.	0.	0
No.	[Omission]
33	Faces of Composite Capitals of Pillasters in the Bill of 1717 under Charged at per Face		5.	0	8.	5.	0

EXTRACTS FROM MASON'S BILL, 1723–4



No. 10	Key Stones Carved in the Arches 2^F. 2^In high and 8 In. Embost Each at	2.	10.	0.	25.	0.	0
20	Eyes of Scrolls Carved 2^F: 2^In high and 6 Inches wide Each at	0.	8.	0	8.	0.	0
10	Key Stones Carved with Cherubs heads l^F 5^In high l^F 4^In wide and 6 In: Embost Each at	1.	10.	0	15.	0.	0
16	Flowers Carved 3 Inches Dia^r and 1½ In. Embost Each at	0.	1.	0	0.	16.	0

EXTRACTS FROM MASON'S BILL, 1727–8 (SPIRE AND PORTICO)



No.		l.	s.
4	Crockets Carved 3^ft: 5^In by 2^F: 6^In Each at	2.	5.		9.	0.	0
4	Do. Carved 3^F by 2^F.: 7^In Each at	2	:0.		8.	0.	0
4	Do. Carved 2' 9" by 2' 2" Each at	1	:10.		6.	0.	0
4	Do. Carved 2' 6" by 1' 5" Each at	1	:0		4.	0.	0
4	Do. Carved 2' 3" by 1 foot Each at	0	15		3.	0.	0
4	Corinthian Leaves Carv'd 3 Ft by 1' 3" Each at	1	5		5.	0.	0
4	Do. Carved 2': 4" by 1' 6" Each at	1	1		4.	4.	0
Ft In.			s	d
22 0	Run' of Drapery carv'd 8 Inches girt at per Ft		4.	:0	4.	8.	0
18: 6	Sup^ll Carvd Flowers w^th Ribbons etc. at per Ft		6.	0	5.	11.	0

EXTRACTS FROM MASON'S BILL, I729–31 (THE FONT)



F. In.
	A Purple Marble Bason molded fluted Guthern'd & Sunk 7 In. deep 2' 5" by 1' 10”			18.	0.	0
12:4	Run' of carved Husk in portl^d Stone 3½ In. Girt at per Foot	3	:0	1.	17.	0

Bricklayers' Work

The bricklayers' contract and bills charged for brickwork above ground, one brick and a half in thickness, at £5 10s. per rod with scaffolding and £5 5s. per rod without scaffolding, the bricklayer finding all material. If the Commissioners had provided the material the rates would have been reduced to £2 5s. and £2 respectively. The contract in July 1714 provided for 'making good Mortar well tempered and beaten with Wooden Beaters, Allowing 200 Pecks of Lime and Two Loads of Fulham Sand to a Rod of Brickwork etc'. It also provided for their ’useing in the said Works good and sound bricks hard and well burnt, picking out such as are semel [samel, or badly burnt] or soft burnt Bricks, and such as are shatterd or shaken in the making or burning, which are to be laid aside and Carried out of the Works, To the End that none but hard and sound place Bricks be used in the building (except where direction shall be given to use the Grey Stock Bricks amongst them) all which sorts are to be of the best and soundest Materials.

’Also to carry up the Work, to make good Bond in all and every the Courses of Brickworke filling all the Beds and joints compleatly with Mortar and wrought and performd after the best manner. (fn. 4)

Carpenter's Work

The carpenter used oak, fir and deal in the church. Like the mason he usually charged for 'day work' by his workmen at 3s. per day.

CARPENTER'S PROPOSAL, 11 APRIL 1717



	£	s.	d.
The Floor at foot of ye Roof the Beams 12 In. Sq^r of Oak the Binding Joists of good Yellow Fir 9 & 4 sq^r, the Ceiling Joists 4 & 2 In. Sq^r of Fir at per Sq^r	4.	0.	0.
The Roofing the principal Rafters of Oak 10 & 8 In. Sq^r at Bottom & 8 & 7 In. at Top ye Braces 7 & 6 In. Sq^r King Posts w^th Joggles 12 In. at Bottom & 10 & 8 In. at Top, purlines 10 and 6 In. Sq^r Small Rafters 6 In. and 3 In Sq^r of Oak at per Sqv^r	5.	10.	0
Flooring at foot of ye Roof over ye side Isles ye Beams 10 In. Sq^r of Oak the Binding Joists of Fir 9 & 4 In Sq^r ye Ceiling Joists 4 & 2 Sq^r at per Sq^r	3.	10.	0
The Roofing over ye Side Isles ye principal Rafters 7 & 6 In Sq^r the Small Rafters 6 & 3 In Sq^r the braces 6 by 4 In. Sq^r all of Oak at per Sq^r	4.	0.	0
Rough Boarding the Roof and Floor at per Sq^r	1.	10.	0
Compass Coving and Bracketing at per Sq^r	2.	18.	0
The Gallerys the Beams 9 In Sq^r of Oak ye Joists 9 In. and 3 In. of Fir at per square	2.	15.	0
Flooring of good Yellow Deals the Sap Listed off plain'd and shot and well laid at per Square	1.	18.	0
Centers to aperture measuring the Soffites at per ft supll	0.	0.	3½

EXTRACT FROM CARPENTER'S BILL, 1718–19



Sq^r Fo^t
38:78	Roofing with Oak over the side Isles of the Church The Principal Rafters 7 by 6 Inches the small Rafter 6 by 3 Inches the King Post 7 by 6 Inches & the Braces 6 by 4 Inches at per Square	4.	4.	0	155.	2.	0
42: 19	Naked Flooring at Foot of the said Roof with Beams of Oak 10 Inches Square & binding joists of Fir 10 by 3 Inches	3.	0.	0	126.	11.	6
38:78	Rough Boarding the Roof with whole Deals for the Lead Covering at per Square	1.	10.	0	58.	3.	5
F. In
803. 0	Supll: of Guttering with whole Deal laid upon Oaken Bearers at per Foot		0.	6	20.	1.	6
212. 6	Running of Oak 10 Inches Square laid over the Columns to receive ye Plaisterers Cornice at per Foot		2.	1	22.	2.	8
Sq^r F^t
24: 27	New Coverings to the Walls at per Square		17.	0	20.	12.	5
15: 17	Old Coverings new fitted up and laid upon the Walls at per Square		6.	6	4.	18.	7
Foot. In
2191. 0.	Superficial Centering to Arches of Windows, Doors, & Apertures at per Foot		0.	3½	31.	19.	0

Joiner's Work

Little of the joiner's work in the church survives. His bills include the following details of his work.

EXTRACT FROM JOINER'S BILL, 1725–6

At the Altar



[Foot]
108	Supll Wain^t Doric Pillars at per foot	0.	5.	0	27.	0.	5
229.10	Supll Wain^t Pilasters at per F^t		2.	0	22.	19.	8
42.0	Supll Wain^t Beadw^k in Soffites in small pan^lls per ft		2.	0	4.	4.	0
106.0	Supll Wain^t Cover at per foot			4	1.	15.	4
5.4	Supll Circular Cover at per foot		0.	6	0.	2.	8
15.4	Supll 7½ In. Wain^t Glewd & fitted for the Carvd spandrels		4.	0	3.	1.	4
18.0	Supll 6ⁱⁿ Wain^t for the Flowers in ye Metophs per foot		3.	0	2.	14.	0
46.5	Supll 2 In Wain^t per foot		0.	10	1.	18.	8
56.8	Supll of the same Circular per foot		1.	6	4.	5.	0
7.4	Supll 1½ In Wain^t at per foot			9	0.	5.	6
92.6	Supll Wain^t Freeze at per foot			10	3.	17.	1
4.7	Supll of the Sam [sic] Circular per ft		1.	8	0.	7.	7
230.0	Supll whole Deal bracketing for the Cornice per ft			6	5.	15.	0
26.7	Run' W^t Cornice after the Doric Order 12 In per ft		2.	0	2.	13.	2
26.0	Run' of Architrave & Freeze of Wain^t with Trigliphs & bells 2^Ft: 2½^Ins high at per foot		8.	0	10.	8.	0
26.4	Run' of Dorick Capitals 7 In High		1.	2	1.	10.	8
16.0	Run' of the Same Circular per foot		2.	11	2.	6.	8
2.1	Run' of 8 In. Wain^t Impost at per foot		1.	4	0.	2.	9
7.0	Run' of the Same Circular per foot		3.	4	1.	3.	4
1.9	Run' of Molded Base & cap 4½ In high per ft			9	0.	1.	3
7.2	Run' of the same Circular per foot		1.	10	0.	13.	1
48.4	Run' of 2½ In Astrigal per foot			5	1.	0.	1
29.8	Run' of the Same Circular per foot		1.	0	1.	9.	8
More to Gab^l Appleby Join^r
	A Pulpit of right Wain^t formed Oggee fashon the Pannells fineerd & inlaid, the framing wrought with a Quarter Round & the Pannels raised with the same, the Pulpit standing upon a Pedestal of Wain^t set off with Scrolls & other Ornaments the sounding Bord of R^t Wain’ finierd & inlaid supported by two revaild Pilasters with Corinthian Capitals having a Swelling Freeze & moulded Cornice to the same turned Circularly at the Corners together withe [sic] Wain^t Steps ascending to the pulpit having Brackets at the Ends Also the Cap Rail upon the Iron work of the Stairs the wainscotting under the Same & the Carpenters Work or Timbering to Carry the whole				120.	0.	0
	A Reader & Clerks Desk of R^t Wain’ with Steps Handrail floor & Timbers compleat in too				25.	0.	0
	An Alter table of R^t Wain^t 5^ft long and 4.6 broad with Dorick Pillars & Entablature				5.	0.	0



Yds	fool		s
25.	4	Supll Bead w^k in fronts of Pews	7.	6	9.	10.	10
197.	3	Supll Wain^t Benches per foot		6	4.	18.	7
28.	7	SupU Wain^t Deskboard per foot		6		14.	3
40.	0	Run' of Cap Moulding per foot		41	0.	15.	0
6.	4	Run' of 1 In Wain^t Molding per foot		2	0.	1.	0	165.	19.	8

EXTRACT FROM JOINER'S BILL, 1727–8



		In the North and South Screens
Yds			s	d
28¾ F	In.	Supll1¼ In. Wain^t Beadw^k pannels raised w^th D^° at per Yard	6.	6	9.	6.	10
319.	2	Supll 2 In R^t Wainv^t Beadw^k pannels raisd with a Bead on both sides at per Yard	1.	10	29.	5.	1
[F.	In.]					[s.	d.]
85	:0	Supll Wain^t Fluted pilasters at per Foot				2.	0	8.	10.	0
7	:2	Supll 1½ In Wain^t for flowers at per foot				0.	7		4.	2
53	:2	Supll ½ In. Wain^t Cover at per foot				0.	4		17.	8
3	:0	Supll of D° Circular at per foot				0.	6		1.	6
31	:0	Run' of 8½ In. W^t Cornice at per foot				1.	5	2.	3.	n
39	:6	Run’ of 6 In. D° at per foot				1.	0	1.	19.	6
61	:2	Run' of 6½ In. W^t Bedmolding Dentels at per Foot				2.	0	6.	2.	4
162	:6	Run’ of 6½ In W^t Architrave at per Foot				1.	1	8.	16.	0
108	:0	Run' of 6 In. D° at per Foot				1.	0	5.	8.	0
13	:0	Run’ of 4½ In. Dorick Base at per Foot				0.	9	0.	9.	9
12	:8	Run’ of 5½ In D° at per Foot				0.	11		11.	7
9	:4	Run' of 4½ In. W^t Capping at per foot				0.	9	0.	7.	0
35	:4	Run' of 3 In. Wain^t Dorick Architrave at per F^t					6		17.	8
No. 30		Dorick Tryglyphs 9 In. high & 4½ In. wide at Each				0.	9	1.	2.	6

Carvers' Work

Most of the carvers' work has also disappeared, except that on the present pulpit, formerly the reader's desk. Their bills include the following details.

EXTRACTS FROM CARVERS' BILL, 1725–6

Containing the Carving of the Pulpit Readers & Clerks Desk also the Screens & Fronts of the Gallerys.



F.	In.			s.	d.	£	s.	d.
14.	0	of Great Torus Run’ carvd thro’ 11¼ Girt at per foot		11.	0	7.	14.	0
		[Omission]
16.	0	Run' of impost carved with Cod Leaves per foot		4.	6	3.	12.	0
		[Omission]
274.	10	Run' of Ogee Ovolo & Dentelling Carved 5& 12 In girt per foot		2.	4	32.	1.	3
		[Omission]
23.	4	Run' of Astrigall Carved 2¼ In girt at per foot		0.	11	1.	1.	4
		[Omission]
No. 8		Festoons Carved with Flowers, Wheat Ears etc 6^ft 5½ by 5 ¼ In and an Inch Embost. Each at	£ 1.	10.	0	12.	0.	0
Faces
4		of Scrolls carved with Leaves & Shells under the Pulpit 2^ft 2^In girt at per foot		10.	0	2.	0.	0
8		Sides of the same carved with Eyes raisd at		3.	0	1.	4.	0
—		A Vase carved 9 In high & 4 In Diam^r in a mean					10.	0
20		Flowers Carved 1& 14 In Each at		0.	4		6.	8
8		Faces of Capitals to Pilasters carved after ye Corinthian Order 8½ In. in face Each at		12.	6	5.	0.	0
17		Brackets at Ends of Steps carved 10 by 4½ In. Each		3.	0	2.	11.	0
7		Of the same carved 8 by 5 In at		3.	0	1.	1.	0
42		Cartoozes carved th^r in the face & sides 1^ft 8^ln by 9 by 8 each at	1.	5.	0	52.	10.	0
2		Capitals to pillars carved after the Corinthian Order 20 In Diam^r	6.	10.	0	13.	0.	0
40		Flowers Carved 1½ In Diameter Each at	0.	0.	4	0.	13.	4
26		Flowers carvd 7 In Dia^r & 1½ In Embost Each at		3.	4	4.	6.	8
23		Modilions Carved 7 by 3½ by 2½ In each at		2.	9	3.	3.	3
22		Flowers in the Coffers carvd 4 In Diam^r each at		1.	0	1.	2.	0
16		Flowers carvd 9 In Diam^r & 1^Ins¼ Embost each at		5.	6	4.	8.	0
4		Days work of Carvers in making patterns per d.		5.	0	1.	0.	0
42		Drops carved under the Cartoozes 7 by 2¼ inch & ½ In Embost Each at		1.	0	2.	2.	0

EXTRACT FROM CARVERS’ BILL, 1727–8



No.		£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
2	Couplets of Cherubs heads Carv’d 2 f. by 1' 8" the heads 6 Inches Embost Wings 2½^In. Embost Each at	2	0		4.	0.	0
Cherubs 8	heads Carv’d 1' 6" by 1' 3" Each at	1	: 5	d.	10.	0.	0
			s.	d.
4	Flowers Carv'd 1' 10" by 8 In. & 2 In. Embost at		5.	6	1.	2.	0
5	Flowers Carv'd 10½ In. Diam^er in Soffite of Entablature at the Altar Each at		3.	6		17.	6
2	Carv'd Flowers 8 In. Diam^er & 2 In Imbost Each at		2.	0		4.	0
32	Flowers Carv'd 3 In. Diam^er & ¾ of an In. Embost Each at			6	4.	16.	0
4	pannels Carv'd to the Church Wardens pew 1' 10½" by 1' 4½' & ½ In. Embost Each at	1.	5		5.	0.	0
			s.	d.
2	Do 1' 10½" by 10 In Each at		15.	0	1.	10.	0
24 Ft., 8 In.	Run' of Carving 9 In. broad w^th Flowers and Ribbons etc in pannels to the Christening pew at per Foot		7	: 6	9.	5.	0

Plasterer's Work

The following are the plasterer's ’proposal’ of 1718 and extracts from his bills.

PLASTERER'S PROPOSAL FROM ISAAC MANSFIELD FOR ST. JOHN'S, SMITH SQUARE, AND CHRIST CHURCH, ACCEPTED FOR THE FORMER 4 DECEMBER 1718

(The contract for St. John's, Smith Square, was accepted in the same month as his contract for Christ Church, which was probably very similar.)



	£	s.	d.
1. For Laithing & Plaistering work done with extraordinary hart Laths & Lath'd w^th good 3^d Nails of 3^lb weight to the 1000. The first Coate to be Lath'd & Scrath'd in order to make good key for ye 2^d w^ch is to be try'd with a ten or twelve ft Rule & floated, both w^ch Coates are to be of Good Stuff well turn'd up & wrought in the Best manner & finished w^th a good Coate of white hair'd Stuff upon the two former at per y^d	0.	1.	1
2. For Molded Work in the best manner (Ornaments excluded) at per foot Sup^ll	0.	0.	6
3. For hard finishing in ye best manner with two Coates of Hard Stone Lime, & Sharp Sand well wrought & beat up at per Yard	0.	I.	10
4. For Rendering upon the Walls w^th Lime & Hair to be Scratch'd & try'd w^th a Rule & floated as above at per Yard	0.	0.	4
5. For Washing, Stopping, Whiting, Sizing, Blacking & Colouring the Bottoms where it shall be required at per Y^d	0.	0.	1

All the above mention d work to have no more than one Load 0f band to one hundred of Lime & not Less than ten Bushell of Hair to the same, the sand to be good Sharp pit Sand & not the White Sand Dug upon Black Heath.

That the Laths & Nails be according to a Specimen produced for the Approbation of ye Hon^ble Commiss^ra or their Officers.



	£	s.	d.
For Modillions to the 3^Pt Order w^ththe Ogee Included at Each	0.	4.	0
For the Cists and Roses w^th the Mold that passes from y^e Modillion at Each	0.	0.	9
For the Dentells girting the front & Soffite at per ft Sup¹¹	0.	0.	8
For the Ovolo w^th Eggs and Anchors at per ft. Sup¹¹	0.	0.	9
For Enriching all Small Molds at per foot Sup¹¹	0.	1.	6
For Foliage at per ft. Sup¹¹	0.	2.	6

PLASTERER'S BILL AT SPITALFIELDS, 1724–5



Yrds 125½	Circular Oak Lathing & Plaistering per Yrd		1.	4	8.	7.	4
603½	Strait Ditto at per Yard		1.	1	32.	13.	9
1578	Hard finishing on Walls at per Yard		1.	10	144.	13.	0
3I84.9	SupllMolded Work at per foot		0.	6	79.	12.	4
338.0	Supll fret Work at per foot		1.	6	25.	7.	0
874:6	Supll enrich'd Molding at per foot		1.	6	65.	11.	9
502.6 No	Supll Dentelling at per foot		0.	8	16.	15.	0
252 No	Modilions 10 by 5½ In. by 3½ In. Each at		4.	0	50.	8.	0
258	Flowers between the Same 7 In. Diam^T and 2 Inches Embost Each at		0.	9	9.	13.	6
4	Flowers 3^Ft 6^In Diam^r & 4 In. Embost Each at	2.	0.	0	8.	0.	0
4	Flowers 2 ft Diam^r and 3 In. Embost at		16.	0	3.	4.	0
	A Shield 2 ft by 2 ft and 3 In Embost					18.	0
16	Enrich'd Trusses 2 foot high & 10 Inches broad Each at		7.	6	6.	0.	0
Ft., In.
60., 0	Supll Foliage with Husks and Drops per foot		2.	6	7.	10.	0
Yrds.
900½	Common Rendering at per Yard		0.	4	15.	0.	2
1165½	Groin'd Rendering at per Yard		0.	6	29.	2.	9
266	Yards of Collowring at per Yard		0.	3	3.	6.	6
2989	Whiting at per Yard		0.	1	12.	9.	1

EXTRACT FROM PLASTERER' S BILL, I725–6



A Kings Arms 10 ft by 7 ft with an enrich't Cornice, Moldings & Festoons etc. supported by a Pedestal 15 ft by 4 enriched with Foliage & Drapery in toto	62.	0.	0

Smith's Work

The smith's bills contained a number of charges made at a rate in excess of those agreed, perhaps for the same reason as the payment of additional sums to the plumber (see page 156).

He charged for the iron gates and panels at the west and north-west sides of the church at 3¾d. and 3½d. per lb.

Plumber's Work

The plumber's rates, in his contract of January 1718/19, were as follows.

PLUMBER'S PROPOSAL FROM GEORGE DEVALL, AGREED 29 JANUARY 1718/19



		£	s.	d.
1.	For Mill'd Lead, about 9¹¹. to the f^t, finding all Carriage and Labour at per Cent	0.	13.	0
2.	Workmanship Solder of Rain pipes at per ft Running	0.	I.	0
3.	Workmanship and Solder of Rain Water Cisterns at per Cistern	1.	0.	0

Painter's Work

The painter's contract in October 1723 was for painting throughout in four coats, on woodwork at 10d. and on ironwork at is. 4d. per yard. (fn. 5) Stonework was painted at the same rate as ironwork. For the years 1725–6 he charged for:



Yards 111½	Faces of Stone Composite Capitals painted 2 ft 6 in. Diameter each at 5/-	£27.	17.	6'
		[sic]

Glazier's Work

The glazier's work was chiefly in ’Crown Glass’ in lead or putty at 10d. to 11d. per foot. Some was in ’[New]castle Glass’ at 6d. per foot. No coloured glass is mentioned.

Pavior's Work

The pavior charged 4s. 6d. per yard for ’New Sizable Pebble paving’ and 5^s. per yard for ’new paving with Purbeck Squares’.