15 June 1842 Granted to Richard
Smith and John Nelmes of Berry Hill in equal parts for a level at the Lonk,
near Joyford, formerly known by the name of the Lonk Level, to get coal
from Coleford High Delf. Bounded by Society.
Rendering.
1852 Sold to J. Trotter Thomas.
1885 Bankruptcy sale.
May 1888 Bought by Charles Goold but not worked then to William and Thomas Howells and Timothy Evans. Also Patches Colliery.
1898 Sold to Benjamin Young.
1900 Sold to Amos Brown.
1901 Sold to Sydney & Charles Howles, Herbert Miles and Sydney Cooper.
1914 Sold to Henry Godwin and George Teague. Then Teague to Godwin.
1921 Bought by George Hughes then to Alfred Edward Hughes & Thomas W. King.
1926 To Alfred Edward Hughes also Patches.
1944 Sold to Phil Humpries also had New Found Out.
COAL 17/247
10 August 1944 Sold to
S. J. & A. Hawkins, also Patches No.2
1947 Company taken over by Coal Board.