1841 William Cook of
Whitecroft
and William Packer of Brookend near Chepstow in equal undivided shares.
After passing of Act subject to
a claim by Samuel Barton under an agreement for a lease thereof.
All that tract of coal in the Park
End High Delf vein.
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19 February 1841 William
Packer,
Ann Cook and Samuel Barton one part and William Jackson another.
2 February 1842 An indenture made between William Henry Jackson of Perrygrove near Coleford and Henry Alen Lyster of Newland whereby one undivided share passed to Lyster. Leased for 99 years.
10 December 1842 Lyster to his mother.
28 June 1845 Jackson to Joseph Bailey, Crawshay Bailey, and Thomas Gratrex and William Williams, bankers of Monmouth - lease for 99 years. Gale usually called Brunswick Colliery.
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Brandricks Wm. Jackson
1842 7,895 tons
1843 9,731
1844 5,711
1845 4,759
1846 5,524
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1861 Messrs. Greatrex &
Co. and W.H. Jackson, Mork near Coleford, arrears of rent.
2 March 1885 Mr. Edmund Vimpany of Yorkley (grocer) one of the principal interests.
27 June 1885 A Mr. Blanch wishing
to work the gale through the Speedwell High Delf gale, work had
commenced
but ordered to stop.
Drift made by Blanch through the
exhausted Speedwell High Delf gale, Blanch was the lessee of
Brandrick’s
Level. James Wintle Blanch of Parkend.
1885 Outputs: to June 30 192
tons; to December 31 490 tons: Total 682 tons.
5 March 1886 Lessee had met with a serious accident underground.
27 April 1886 Blanch applying for a license for a trolley road.
28 June 1886 Vimpany in prison for arrears of poor rates and other galee in Australia.
17 July 1886 Blanch ceased working colliery. Gale in name of Vimpany, John Cook (deceased), Thornton Cook and Herbert Cook who were in Australia.
29 January 1896 Dean Forest Mercury. Accident to James Wintle Blanch, proprietor of Brandrick’s Level Colliery, Moseley Green, being drawn up drift in cart... rope broke... critical.
October 1896 Forfeited to
Crown.