27 June 1843  To John Nelmes and Richard Smith, both of Berry Hill, in equal parts for a pit between Berry Hill and the top of the Lonk to get coal from the Coleford High Delf.

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Brooming Hold outputs
 1845 534 tons
 1846 420 tons

Midsummer 1865  Surrendered.

8 January 1869  Re-galed to John Brown of Edenwall near Coleford.
Henry Brown, Poolway 1869, bankrupt 1885.

1893  Regrant to Thomas Gwilliam, sold to Richard Young & Thomas Herbert.

1895  Sold, or let to, Anne Skeg.

1896  Leased to Kilby & Short.

13 August 1897  Sale Brooming Hold Colliery, Berry Hill, with plant.

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2 December 1898  Dean Forest Guardian Sale of Colliery Gales.
To be held 13 December.  Vendors  Messrs. Brown & Elsmore
Lot 1  New Hawkins Colliery (below)
Lot 2  New Coalway Hill Colliery (below)
Lot 3  Brooming Hold No.2 Colliery  40 acres at Berry Hill.

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April 1893  Re-granted to Thomas Gwilliam of Mitcheldean Lane End.

22 December 1899 Dean Forest Guardian  Subsidence case Thomas Hughes v Anne Skeg.
‘Colliery an old one defendent reopened in December 1894 and resold in September 1897 but had ceased working in January 1896’.

16 March 1908  George Gwilliams workings at Coal Pit Hill had entered into Brooming Hold. [see Coal Pit Hill below]

22 January 1914  Gwilliam working Farmers Folly [below] and lately reopened Arles Level [above] also wishing to lease Brooming Hold.
Two thirds of gale had been transferred to R. Young and Tom Herbert.
In 1897 conveyance Skegg to Brown and Elsmore.
2 July 1900 the above grantees sold it to Gwilliam, gale divided in 1894.

22 November 1918  Sold to Mr. Frederick Brown of Coleford.
Thomas Gwilliam deceased.  Alfred Gwilliam executor.

1 May 1922  Notice of surrender.  No readvertisement as of no value.

30 November 1923  Regrant of Brooming Hold No 3.  Sold to Parton Coal Co. (Perrett).