medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
From: Revd Gordon Plumb <[log in to unmask]>
> In a message dated 14/04/2006 19:06:40 GMT Standard Time, [log in to unmask]
writes:
>> you've left out the part about whether this was land or water transport,
Gordon.
> In fact, John,
me.
>this ppears to have been land transport. Douglas Knoop and G P
Jones ...write ...that at Vale royal in the three years 1278, 1279 and 1280,
35,000 loads of stone were carted
that's 11,666 loads per year.
nearly 32 loads per day, every day, year in and year out.
>from the quarries at Eddisbury some 4 or 5 miles to the site of the abbey.
The quarrier' wages amounted to £104
£ 34/year.
how many guys would it take to quarry and rough-dress 32 cartloads of stone
per day?
>and the remuneration of the carters to £347.
over three times as much to cart it as it cost to quarry it.
a bit over £100 for 3,500 loads.
cheap.
my arithmetic must be off.
it requires using a part of my brain which has atrophied.
c
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