MR. T. SOUTHWELL ON FELTWELL DECOY. 
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In 1786, which is the last year of which there is any account, 
a thorough renovation seems to have been made at the decoy. In 
March of that year, William Galley sends in an estimate for repairs 
at the “ De Coy,” amounting to £174 5s., no charge being included 
“ for my own time.” Some of the items are as follows : 24 Stone 
of Tar’d Rope, at Gs. per stone; for Thread and Retting, £20; for 
Buildg. and Cleaning out 8 pipes at £1 4s. each (there are only 
six pipes shown on the plan) ; for making 194 Rod of Reed Wall, 
at 2s. per Rod; for cutting Hassocks, £2 2s., &c. l'he bills show 
that most of this work mentioned in the estimate was carried out; 
they are generally addressed to Win. Galley, but some are variously 
addressed to Sirrell Clough, Esq., Mr. Clough a Sqr. &e., the owner 
then being the Revd. Cyril Clough. Some of these bills are inter- 
esting, for instance, John Forster charges £23 4s. 4d. for Decoy 
Twine, at 10s. per Dos. and “Marten,” which I presume is some 
other kind of Twine, at 6s. per stone ; Ann Goat for Netting, 
“23 Duzen and live pounds of thread,” @ 3s. pr Dozen, charges ‘ 
£3 10s. 3d., &c. 
Here the records of the Feltwell Decoy end, and I am unable to 
ascertain at what date and for what reason the working was dis- 
continued, further than that already suggested ; but the extensive 
repairs elfected in 17.86 would seem to indicate that at that time 
there was every encouragement to persevere, and that its abandon- 
ment was far from contemplated. 
As to the present state of the site of the old decoy, 
Mr. E. Cyril Newcome tells me that on a recent visit to the spot 
with Mr. J. C. Feltham, the present owner of the soil, that 
gentleman pointed out to him a bullock yard, as being the actual 
site of the decoy, and a depression in the ground was the only 
indication of its former existence. 
