17 December 1844 to Thomas Phipps junr. of Pillowell, for a pit situate at Moseley Green, at the north-east fence of Oaken Hill Inclosure, to get coal from the Oaken Hill Delf vein.
Midsummer 1861 Arrears of rent stand against the Parkend Coal Co.
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14 August 1882 No attempt
made to open gale. Henry Phipps.
11 September 1882 Henry Phipps, Yorkley. Old Forester, Young Forester & Heart of Oak being registered owner. I am already working an adjacent colliery which will command all the above named. But in consequence of trade depression cannot raise half the quantity of coal he thought of doing.
20 May 1884 Henry Phipps representative Richard Jones, New Inn, Parkend.
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31 May 1886 Richard Jones
representative of late Henry Phipps, Yorkley expecting expiration of extension
of time to open Old Forester, Young Forester and Heart of Oak. Two
of them had been let.
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5 July 1886 John Trotter
Coal proprietor, Newnham
William James Gentleman, Langport,
Somerset
Alfred Leonard Clothier, Nailsworth
Charles James Coal viewer,
Merthyr Tydvil
4 October 1890 Still not opened. To be forfeited as Henry Phipps widow could not pay the dead rent. Old Forester and Young Forester forfeit last year ëI have lost so muchí.
18 October 1890 Forfeited.
18 November 1922 Committee of Free Miners formed for re-grant. Amos Morgan chairman.
8 February 1923 Heart of Oak No.2 to Amos Morgan and others.
9 June 1923 Conveyance to Parkend Deep Navigation Collieries Ltd.