Undated, accepted 23 Jan 1777
From Couch & Hern
Building a Lock or Locks
Proposalls for Erecting & Building a Lock or Locks in the Stroud-water Navigation in the County of Glos"ter.
Viz The walls to be Built of Hannam Stone of a Sufficient Thickness as Shall be directed by y^e Surveyor & the face of the said wall to be Hammer'd and finish'd as the Hospital or Quay Walls are in the City of Bristol.
Stones Only @ 1^s 10^d per Perch. Lab^r Only @ 1^s/10^d per Perch or Stones & Lab^r @ Three Shillings & Eight Pence per Perch. The Holla Quoin Stones Lab^r Only at 8^d per foot Sup^r Meas^r, The Stones Only @ 4^d per foot Cube in y^e Rough. The Square Quoinds & Copering Lab^r Only Sup^r Mease^r @ 6^d per foot. The Stones Only L 4^d per foot Cube. The Pavering Stones (?) for the Trunks of y^e flood Hatches Lab^R Only @ 8^d per Foot Sup^r Meas^r. The Stone Only 4^d per foot Sup^r Meas^r,
Per John Couch
John Hern
Minute Book 1 page 110 records acceptance of estimate on 23 January 1777.
https://stroudwaterhistory.org.uk/document/4219/
