Roberts Folly

7 February 1843  to Henry Roberts of the Morse for a pit at a place between Churchway and Nelson Pits, to get the coal from the Twenty Inches vein.

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11 August 1848  James Roberts: gale granted to his father then given to him.  James Roberts of Joyford.  His father had surrendered gale in his absence and he wished re-admission.

30 December 1880  Letter from T. Bennett Brain with regards to the Twenty Inches and Roberts Folly gales.

5 January 1881  T. B. Brain & W. B. Brain rent paid by us regularly for nearly 40 years considered property valueless at this time.
Threatened forfeiture for non working

5 July 1882  Forfeited by 4 August 1882

F3 416  NEW ROBERTS FOLLY
15 April 1889  Grant to Richard Hale.
Conveyed to William Wilce.

1 July 1891  Conveyance Wilce to A.C. Bright

26 October 1893  Conveyance A.C. Bright to A.C. Bright & Co. Ltd.

14 March 1899  New Roberts Folly and Small Profit gales to be forfeited.

F3 971  ROBERTS FOLLY No. 2
12 February 1904  Application for re-grant Timothy Trigg.  Not done

16 February 1906  Applications for re-grant dated 14 March 1899.  Meeting to be held 3 March 1906

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3 September 1907  Granted to Charles Jenkins and others

3 September 1909  Surrendered

1 July 1910 Dean Forest Mercury letteer from Timothy Trigg, Newent.  When Awards made all the coal considered of any value left was awarded to adjoining gale but in 1843 a man by name of Roberts applied for the small outcroppings.  With a 40-year old shaft perforations on a 16 acre area the Deputy Gaveller considered it folly of the man.
Twice returned to Crown as valueless.
Timothy Trigg applied but was refused.
Granted to a committee of free-miners.  Trigg offered 1/2d. per ton to work it but was refused.  Committee held gale for two years until rent due then surrendered.  Twenty Inch vein.

23 April 1910  NEW ROBERTS FOLLY No. 3 to be granted to ? [DFM 8 April]

26 August 1910 Committee of Free Miners for re-grant of New Roberts Folly No. 3 on 19 September.

19 September 1910  Granted to Amos Morgan and others

31 January 1913  Conveyance Milsom Hamblin to Geoffrey Francis Terry

19 July 1915  Conveyance Terry to Moses Howard Teague Cowmeadow

9 February 1917  Conveyance Cowmeadow to the Meadow Cliff Colliery Co. Ltd.

25 April 1917  Meadow Cliff Colliery Co. Ltd. seeking permission for an outstroke from the New Roberts Folly colliery into the adjoining Nelson colliery.
Lydney & Crump Meadow propose to sublease a portion of the Twenty Inch seam in the Nelson gale to the Meadow Cliff Colliery Co. Ltd. and the latter propose to bring it to the surface through the Roberts Folly No.3 gale.

23 July 1917  Messrs. Guillaumes of Bournemouth acting for the shareholders in the Meadow Cliff Colliery Co. Ltd.

23 November 1922  Meeting of unsecured creditors called.  Directors believe company can earn £600 per annum but were seriously hit by the strike of last year.
Directors have, from time to time, advanced money total £4,908/-/6
Mr. Godfrey Meek, 3 Grove Road, Lydney to be appointed managing director - factors whole of companys output.

31 March 1922  Stock;

Buildings
1 Office, wood with corrugated iron roof.
1 examiners office, wood, iron and felt.
1 power house, corrugated iron
1 engine house and boiler shed
1 haulage engine house
2 weigh houses
1 magazine, concrete
1 woodmans shed

Machinery
1 pair vertical winding engines complete with pillar brake
1 pair horizontal haulage engines, drum, rope, bell and fittings
1 haulage winch with two drums, frame wheel and rope
1 horizontal engine
1 dynamo
1 Tangye engine
2 Worthington pumps complete with pipes
1 donkey pump
1 drilling machine
1 portable engine
2 injectors
1 Cornish boiler 18' 6" x 5' 6"
1 Cornish boiler 15' x 4' 6"
1 sawbench and grindstone
1 truck weighbridge
1 pit cart weighbridge, screens complete
220 yards of siding, 2 points and crossings
1 headgear
1 small headgear
30 pit carts
24 tons pit rails
1 rotary pump
6 railway wagons
etc.

21 February 1923  Had reached an output of 120 tons per week

8 June 1923  Dykins & Son to sell moveable plant, buildings etc.,  Seized by H.M. Taxes, on 12 June.

19 June 1923 to sell remaining plant.

6 July 1923  Co. recently sued at Littledean Police Court by about 20 workmen for wages due.

28 August 1923  Colliery closed due to lack of funds, also New Crow Delf gale.

26 November 1923  Land sales had totalled 222 tons and railway disposals 1,480 tons.  Railway Cos. returns show 1,681 tons.

New Crow Delf granted 28 June 1918 to Thomas Hannis of Bilson Green.

16 July 1924  Siding laid without a license, not all of plant sold.  Money still owed to Crown.  Had received an offer of £60 for plant and siding - offer from Capt. Pringle 'requires the rails for a special purpose rather urgently'.

16 August 1924  to be forfeited

Pringles screening plant almost complete only requires siding.  Harrow Hill,  Wigpool Coal & Iron Co.

28 March 1925  Remaining plant sold for £30.

F3 1188 NEW ROBERTS FOLLY No. 4
24 May 1927  New Roberts Folly No. 4 and New Crow Delf gales - granted to Arthur Brown and others.

24 October 1927  Registered owners Messrs. Dennis & Leslie Morgan, Meadow Cliff Colliery, Nelson Green, Cinderford.  Would like to know what strip of land leading to railway was to be used for, railway or road?  Was site of old siding, may be wanted to use it again as such in the future.

30 April 1928  Conveyance to Ernest Morsena Tremain, Tetbury

28 July 1928  A new slope is being opened for a second way out, had made it without permission.  Also wishing to erect an office on remaining foundations.