Sheet 1 : Saturday January 4th, 1879 Coded amounts; Provisions; Straw; Posters;...

Sheet 1 : Saturday January 4th, 1879

Coded amounts; Provisions; Straw; Posters; Wages; Glass ornaments;

Ink mss. note, upper edge 'Skating on abt half the Picture Lake not advertised.'

Verso blank. Slight foxing.

Sheet 2 : Wednesday, December 31st 1879

Coded amounts; Provisions; Meat; Wages; Printing.

Pencil total 109 5 3. Verso blank. Pencil note '153' Soiled.

Sheet 3 : Saturday, January 11th 1879

Coded amounts; Wages, Carriage charges, Hire of Skates &c.

Pencil total pencil cross upper r.h.c. ink mss note upper edge - & Skating fine day, Electric Light-the clock Tower middle of/Large Lake-1st time.//

Verso : Blank. Wages pinned to back of sheet 3

Sheet 4 : Saturday, January 4th, 1879

Coded amounts, Band wages and wages general; pencil totalled amounts.

Verso, blank. Wages sheet pinned to back of sheet 4.

Sheet 5 : Saturday, February 8th, 1879

Coded amounts; Band wages & general wages; Provisions, Pencil totals.

Pencil mss note, upper edge 'A typical Saturday (G.J's hand)

Verso blank. Wages pinned to back of sheet 5

Sheet 6 : Good Friday, April 11th, 1879

Coded amounts, Guide Boys Wages, payments for carriage charges. Pencil totals. Ink mss notes, upper edge 'Before 4 231 10 0, After 4 52 0 0. Fine except very slight shower abt 7 p.m. East wind rather cold, no sun after noon.

Verso : blank - 2 vertical folds, soiled.

Sheet 7 : Good Friday, April 11th 1879

Coded amounts, wages &c. "Used about 500 lbs of Butter, used 30 cans of Milk had nothing but water cress for salad, used 20 flats, cut up 600 Loaves to start with & had to cut about 50 more, tried to do with the two Chinese rooms and the old 2d upstairs, but had to start the two Aviary rooms in the middle of the afternoon.

Ink mss note 'Fine day. East wind, moderate cold'

Verso: Wages - ink mss. Slight foxing.

Sheet 8 : Saturday April 12th, 1879

Coded amounts, Groceries, Greengroceries, Wages, Rents.

Ink mss notes, upper edge Before 4 - 25.10.0. Fine to 7 o'clock. Snow after'

Wages pinned to back of sheet 8

Sheet 9 : Saturday, April 12th, 1879

Coded amounts, various wages, Geo. Boor & Co. Essence of Lemon 18 9 10, Sweet & Son, Burnley Bill Posting 9 13 4, Coke Bros. & Co. 2d Cigars 70 0 0.

Pencil totals 305 1 2 / 399 1 1. Verso blank. Pencil entry ticks.

Sheet 10 : Easter Sunday, April 13th, 1879.

Coded amounts, pencil total 35.5.6.

Ink mss notes, upper edge 'wet, snow, cold east wind'. Blank verso. Watermark: Post horn, 2/3 visible, left edge.

Sheet 11 : Monday 14th 1879

Coded amounts; Guide boys & Wages, Wages, Extra Bakers, Guides to Gardens; Bus's & Cabs.

Ink mss notes, left upper edge 'Before 4 112 10 0. East Wind Cold Fine'

After 4 39 15 0

Ink ticks by right hand entries. Blank verso. Watermark: Post horn lower 1.h.c.

Sheet 12 : Easter Monday, April 14th 1879

Coded amounts, Wages - waiters, women - ; Licences &c.

(used the new & Aviary tea rooms and the old upstairs room, the old 1/- tea room was used for refreshments.)

Pencil totals. Ink mss notes, upper left edge, 'fine day - cold east wind'

Verso, 2 wages cols. Sheet (printed) dated Sunday, March 16th, 1879 Foxed.

Hend written Wage Sheet for Mon 1979 attached

Sheet 13 : Whit-Monday June 2nd 1879

Coded amounts; provisions; guides to Gardens; Busses & Cabs.

Pencil totals - 1967. 14. 4 / 32. 13. 9// Ink mss notes, upper left edge Before 4 - 223.17.6 (deleted), after 103. 0. 0. (deleted). 'Fine not warm'

Verso blank. Slight foxing.

Sheet 14 : Whit-Monday, June 2nd, 1879

Coded amounts; £6.13.0. for Dinners in house.

Verso 3 cols; wages, names, wages. Grand total lower r.h.margin. Perforated label, printed 500, upper r.h.c.

Sheet 15 : Whit-Tuesday June 3rd, 1879

Coded amounts; New House Bar; Elephant House Bar; Reserved Seats.

Verso. 2 mss cols. Wages - numbered names 1-44 - pencil total 8.17.3. Pencil totals.

Sheet 16 : Whit-Tuesday June 3rd, 1879

Coded amounts; 1 Beast 7 calves (Market) 56.17.0, Bill posters; Programme Boys wages; Mr Batley Judge; Whit Monday & Tuesday - Mr Hare, Judge; Fife & Drum Contest Prizes; Upstairs Dinners in House; Busses & Cabs; Guides to Gardens. Pencil totals.

Ink mss notes 'shower in the forenoon, fine after, not warm'

Verso : blank

Sheet 17 : Whit-Friday, June 6th, 1879

Coded amounts; Waiters; New House Bar & Elephant house bar &c.

Ink mss notes upper 1.h.c. 'wet to 3 p.m. fine after.'

Verso : col. numbered names (1-23) Total: 4. 15. 6. (ink mss total).

Sheet 18 : Whit-Saturday, June 7th, 1879

Coded amounts; Wages ; New House Bar, Elephant house bar, bar over-looking kitchen. Ink mss note upper 1.h.c. 'very wet day'.

Verso : 3 cols. names, numbered 1-44 - wages. Final total 25.10.6.

Handwritten wage sheet attached

Sheet 19 : Whit-Saturday, June 7th, 1879

Coded amounts; Wages (extra Bakers, Guide Boys); Belle Vue Band and City Band; Police for May; Bill Posters; Beef for animals; Wages general; Wine; Tobacco; Refreshment Room bottom of Paddock; Guides, Busses & Cabs.

Pencil totals 1737 11 11 / 627 19 8//

Ink mss notes 'Before 4 200. 00. 00.

After 4 50. 10. 0 a very wet day, wind east - not strong and cold.'

Pencil ticks by left hand margin entries.

Verso blank. Left edge foxed.

Sheet 20 : Monday August 4th, 1879

Coded amounts; Mr John (cash) provisions; bill posters; 2 young Arctic foxes; Guide boys; Mr A. Taylor Wedding Breakfast a/c; Thompson Dinner at Ardwick Conserv. Club; bar over cooking kitchen; busses & cabs.

Ink mss notes upper 1.h.c. 'Before 4 179 0 0

After 4 91 0 0 Damp morning, slight showers.

Fine from 12 o'clock. Pencil totals. 1631 15 5 / 98 10 3//

Verso blank.

Sheet 21 : Monday, August 4th, 1879

Coded amounts; Wages &c; The two chinese rooms & the 2 aviary rooms all quite full. Should have the old 2d tea room either for 1/- or 2d teas.

Ink mss note, upper 1.h.c. 'Bank Holiday (fine)'

Verso: 3 wages cols. Final total 15. 15. 6.

Sheet 22 : Monday, September 1st, 1879

Coded amounts; Tobacco; provisions; bill posters; guide & programmes; boys wages; Judges fees - Contest; Bars; Busses & Cabs.

Ink mss note upper edge 'fine day'

Verso blank.

Sheet 23 : Monday, September 22nd, 1879

Coded amounts; City Royal Band; Waiters wages; extra Bakers Wages; Hand Bell Ringing prizes; Boxes for contest; New House bar &c.

Ink mss notes, upper left edge 'Hand Bell Ringing' also 'fine'

Verso: 3 wages cols. - pencil totals.

Sheet 24 : Monday, September 22nd, 1879

Coded amounts; Programme Boys Wages; Bill posters; Island Band; Guides & Programmes; Busses & Cabs.

Pencil totals 1097 13 6 / 86 7 2. Ink ticks by r.h.margin entries.

Ink mss notes upper edge, 'Fine day. Rained in the night rather against trips. Hand Bell Contest.'

Verso blank : slight foxing, ink smudge lower r.h.c.

Sheet 25 : Monday, September 1st, 1879

Coded amounts; reserved seats for Fireworks; Wages; Prizes for Brass Band contest; Bar amounts; Reserved seats for Contest;

Pencil totals 1810 4 5 / 146 1 3

Ink mss notes, upper edge 'Brass Band Contest - not so many as usual'

Verso : 3 wages cols. Final total 25. 3. 0.

Sheet 26 : Wednesday, November 5th, 1879

Coded amounts; Wages; City Band; Womens Wages; Tobacco; Bars.

Verso blank. Watermark : Crown left edge.

Sheet 27 : Wednesday, November 5th, 1879

Coded amounts; Wages; 13 nights Firers Wages; Island Band; Guide Boys; Carriage Water Cress; west Gorton Tolls; Posters; Fireworks; Busses & Cabs.

Ink mss notes upper edge 'Before 4 23 10 Rain in the morning, fine but dull, after 4 82 12 0 unpromising afternoon.

Verso : Blank

Sheet 28 : Sunday, December 28th, 1879

Coded amounts; School wage; Mr Richd. Annuity Mrs Kelsall; Mr Kelsall - Wages.

Pencil totals 11 10 0 / 155 2 4//

Blank verso.

Sheet 29 : Wednesday, December 31st 1879

Coded amounts; Mr. Chas. Jennison's salary for 1879 £200 00 00 & c Dividend declared for 1879 full share £1700, 1/2 share £850

Received as follows the difference being cash recv'd on a/c during the season & £10 deducted for keep & c of each child of such members of the firm who have children living on the estate:

For Exors of Geo. Jennison. Ellen Jennison, 1657 4 4

Chas Jennison, 1353 12 3

Richard Jennison, 1437 9 2

For Exors of Wm Jennison, Jas Jennison, 1086 19 0

Jas Jennison, 1509 19 0

John Jennison, 660 0 0

Verso blank. Slight crease upper r.h.c. Pencil total, 9127 0 9