Reference
LHE519/12
Title
Model Farm
Date free text
1910-1920
Production date
From: 1910 To: 1920
Scope and Content
Includes:
- Notes on repairs needed, 7 Jan 1910.
- Letter from John Facer & Son, colliery agents, coal, coke, salt and brick merchants accepting invitation to the tenants' dinner and confirming that the barns belong to the landlord, 13 Jan 1910.
- Reply re. barns from estate office, 14 Jan 1910.
- Note on sporting rates to 31 March 1910.
- Letter from agent to The Borough Engineer regarding rubbish tip adjoining Gipsy Lane, 1 Apr 1910.
- Extract and letter re. permission to tip rubbish given by Mr Facer, April 1910.
- Asking permission to use the Old Rifle Butts for morris tube practice by the 5th Beds Territorials Luton section, Apr-May 1910.
- Note from Facer to accompany payment of rent, 11 July 1910.
- Note re. extent of land including that taken for cemetery, 5 Aug 1910.
- Enquiry from W H Guest Hubbard, architect and surveyor as to whether Model Farm is for sale, with reply that none of the estate is for sale, June 1910.
- Letter from J Cumberland & Sons 'you mentioned some time ago that Lady Wernher might sell some of the model farm if this is so something should be done at once...' 2 Oct 1912.
- Request from Mr Facer for more accommodation for his cows with details of cattle and how accommodation might be achieved, 5 Dec 1912.
- Letter from Mr Facer with update on worth to clear surface rubbish at Marsletts, 8 March 1913.
- Letter from Mr Facer can Vauxhall employees use the old butts for miniature rifle practice, April 1913.
- Letter from agent to Borough Engineer (and reply) re. doing away with the earth closet and replacing it with a water closet connected to the town sewer, Dec 1913.
- Letter from John Facer re. installation of an 8 HP electric motor in the granary for crushing and grinding of corn, Feb 1915.
- Letter from John Facer re. repairs needed. 10 Jan 1916.
- Letter from John Facer re. repairs 'I know the difficulties we are all in with regard to laboer * sympathise with you in the loss of so many men taken from the estate for war purposes.' Reply from agent 'I am afraid the windows will have to wait as I have only two carpentes left and one of them is joining up within the next few days', Sept 1916.
- Correspondence re. Park Corner Cottage tenancy - presumably for the new ploughman who 'enters upon his duties on Monday week', Feb 1917.
- Letter (and reply) re. letting of land between the GNR and Gipsy Lane for allotments, March 1917.
- Correspondence between Mr Facer and the estate office re. Borough's request for land for allotments, March 1917.
- Correspondence re. adjustment to agreement to enable payment to Luton Water Co. Apr 1917.
- Letter re. repayment of overcharged rent, Jan 1918.
- Letter from agent re. posts and rails, 26 March 1918.
- Letter from John Facer regarding crops, fallow and stubble, 20 Sept 1919.
- Correspondence and calculation of compensation to be paid to Messrs Facer & Son by the Luton Hoo Estate for giving up immediate possession of the portion of the farm retained by the Luton Hoo Estate, Nov 1919 - Jan 1920.
- Letter explaining how the land of Model Farm has been divided, 6 Feb 1920.
- Note of rent return on allotments, May 1920.
Level of description
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