3 February 1838 Gloucester Journal  On Saturday morning last four young men killed  Samuel Niblett, 22, Richard Symonds, 16, George Rodway, 21, and Hezekiah Harris, 11.  They were descending the pit about six in the morning and having gone down a few yards the rope broke (supposed from a sudden jerk caused by its slipping owing to frost.  They were precipitated with awful rapidity to the bottom of the pit, about 70 yards.  Three died immediately, one remained insensible for about half an hour.
Accidental death.

1838 MJ Feb 10 p 46  Accident in the Forest of Dean.  A terrible catastrophe occurred at a coal pit in the Forest of Dean, called Regulator Pit, by which four unfortunate men were almost instantaneously hurried into eternity.  They were descending the above pit about six oíclock in the morning, and having gone down a few yards, the rope suddenly broke (as it is supposed from a sudden jerk caused by it slipping, owing to the frost), and they were precipitated with awful rapidity to the bottom of the pit, a perpendicular distance of about 70 yards.  Some persons went down to their assistance as soon as possible, when three of them were found to be quite dead, and the fourth in a state of insensibility, in which condition he remained for about an hour, when death put an end to his suffering.

1841  The persons carrying on trade under a firm, called The Cheltenham Protector Coal Company (as claiming through or under Free Miners,) to parts of Regulator Nos. 1,2 & 3.
James Bennett (as a Free Miner) to Regulator Nos. 1,2 & 3 (except as to the part sold off to the Cheltenham Protector Coal Co.)
Part of Regulator Pits formed part of Tormentor Colliery and Teazeall Colliery
Regulator Colliery, including Regulator, Waterloo, Oak and George's Folly Gales
Coal in the Churchway High Delf

Surrendered

1842  MJ June 18, p 193  FoD To be sold by auction by Messers Morgan & Sons at the George Inn in the town of Mitchel Dean on Friday 8 July 1842...
Lot 1 The valuable and extensive coal works known as the Regulator Colliery, late property of Mr James Bennett deceased, together with the buildings, engines, machinery, tackle tools, implements, tram-plates, tram-wagons and other utensils attached to said colliery.  The colliery in question which includes the Regulator, Waterloo, Oak and Georgeís Folly Gales in full operation to the Lowry, Rocky & High Delf Veins of coal, in each of which veins an extensive field of coal has been awarded by two powerful steam engines and a horse engine, and is capable of yielding 150 tons weekly in each vein....

1842 July 23, MJ p 234  Collieries in FoD - Gloucestershire Bank.  Skey v Bennett. - Mr Pemberton (for the plaintiffs) moved for a receiver.  On 11th of October 1839 James Bennett deceased deposited, with the plaintiff the Gloucestershire Banking Co the title deeds of coal mines in the Dean Forest [cf Regulator Mine MJ 1842 June 18, p 193]... motion granted.
 

6 November 1865  Re-galed in part.

REGULATOR No. 4 COLLIERY
7 February 1843  to Cornelius Baldwyn of the Morse near Mitcheldean for a pit situate on Broadmoor, 100 yards north of Duck Colliery to get the coal from the Starkey and Twenty Inches veins and bounded co-extensively with the Regulator Colliery in the Lowery vein.

Regulator Colliery
6 November 1865  to Edwin Trigg and Joseph Roberts both of Drybrook, situate at the Land Folly Pit.

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31 March 1887  New Regulator first applicant for a re-grant Isaac Parsons, Cinderford in respect of Regulator, including Regulator, Waterloo, Oak and Georges Folly gales, and also Regulator No. 4 gales.
Isaac Parsons, The Morse, Drybrook

13 June 1887  Application to erect engine house, cabin & machine house by Jenkins, Parson & Co.

18 July 1888  Applying to burn coke at New Regulator Colliery

6 May 1892 DFM  Henry Jenkins of the New Regulator Colliery

14 October 1892 DFM  Regulator supplying  coal to Greenbottom Pumping Station

13 April 1897  Galee Mr. Robert Simpson had driven through the barrier into Bilson.  Went to Court over the matter.  Simpson lost the case and in recompense was to give the Starkey vein to the Lydney & Crump Meadow Collieries Co. Ltd.

3 December 1897  Dean Forest Guardian 'Another Small Colliery Closed'  New Regulator, commonly known as 'The Folly'  Close to town....Old Pike house...used to employ 30 hands.
a pit called Simpson's Pit?

January 1898 Dean Forest Mercury Another small colliery closed. We are sorry to have to record the stoppage and closing of another work in the neighbourhood, the colliery under notice being the ëNew Regulationí colliery commonly known as ëThe Follyí.
A lot of useful house coal has been raised from the pit, and a good country trade has been done in the past, in addition to small buyers patronising the colliery. As it was close to the town (being situated near the Old Pike House) it was within a very easy distance of small consumers.
The colliery, which has undergone a number of varied experiences, used to employ about 30 hands, in addition to top men, but they have dwindled down to a half dozen, and these were discharged last week and the pit definately closed.
We understand that with a little more capital, no doubt the colliery could be restarted, and deeper seams of coal won, in addition to other seams not totally got.

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30 December 1898 Dean Forest Mercury  'For Sale or to Let'  The New Regulator Colliery Gale of Churchway High Delf and Twenty-Inch seams, Engine and Boiler, Pit-head Frames and Pulley, Rope and Cage. - Apply R. Simpson, Cinderford.
For Sale at the New Regulator Colliery, several tons of Pit Rails and about 60 Air Pipes, 10 inches in diameter and 6 ft. long, one 4 cwt. Platform Weighing Machine, one 20 cwt. Pit Bank Weighing Machine, and one 5 ton Weigh Bridge.  Apply R. Simpson

24 january 1899  Letter from R. Simpson  'I came to the forest about 8 or 9 years ago a perfect stranger and I met with Messrs Parsons & Jenkins of the New Regulator Colliery who got me advised to join them in the said Colliery.  I paid £280 for a fourth share.'  He eventually parted with more money and became sole owner.

27 February 1899  Colliery has now ceased working.

11 May 1899  Forfeited New Regulator No. 5 and fancy Gales

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26 December 1908  Meeting for a re-grant of Regulator No. 6  Four hundred plus applicants.

22 March 1909  To Amos Hale & others

8 May 1913  Arthur Taylor lessee - only old pillars left to work.

4 October 1916  Conveyance Amos Hale & othesr to Arthur Taylor
24 April 1922  Taylor & Roberts New Regulator Colliery

25 February 1926  Conveyance Taylor to New Regulator Colliery Co. Ltd.
Rock Cottage, Hawthorns, Drybrook
Turned into a Ltd. Co. as Taylor had died the previous August.  Son taking Mr. Taylors place:- F. Roberts, Mrs. J. Roberts, W. A. Taylor.

R. Simpson part owner of gale (Tormentor & Teazeall)

By grants dated 24 October 1887 and 22 March 1909 the New Tormentor and Teazeall and Regulator No. 6 gales were granted to William Niblett and a committee of Free Miners.

18 March 1929  Gales forfeit

20 March 1929  New Regulator Colliery Co. gone into liquidation