16 April 1844  to Henry Heath, of Whitecroft, and William Kear, of Bream for a pit situate between Yorkley and Pillowell, in Yorkley Bottom, about 200 yards on the east side of Oaken Hill Inclosure to get the coal from thw Whittington, Coleford High Delf, Trenchard and all other unallotted veins.

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5 May 1869  Pillowell Engine and Rudge Gales for sale.
Revd. James Williams, Henry Richards Lückes, Francis Nash, William Taylor, The Blakeney & Forest of Dean Coal Co. Ltd., Emily Gibbon, John Harper, Jane Moore (widow of Joseph Moore), William Henry Moore, W. J. Hodgetts, James Harper, Henry J. Milman etc.

30 April 1869  Pillowell Colliery Co.

6 October 1869  Hopewell & Rudge Collieries proprietors Henry Richards Lückes, banker, Francis Nash, colliery proprietor and John Williams clerk.

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7 January 1870  Disputed boundary Rudge and Unity.

26 April 1877  Messrs. Lückes & Nash & Co. applying for land in connection with Rudge Colliery 'now worked by us'.  Lease of land for 12 years to expire with one granted for 31 years in connection with Pillowell Level from 25 december 1856 to David Davis.  Lease from 25 December 1876, land for tip ground.

15 November 1877  Messrs. Williams mortgagees.  Messrs. Lückes & Nash put Williams' in possession and relinquished all equity.

9 February 1878  Messrs. Lückes & Nash have sold property to Messrs. Williams and others.

15 July 1881  Present lessee of Rudge Mr. Simeon Holmes.

5 March 1883  Not worked for 5 years - 2 year extension

11 July 1885  No working.  Samuel Evans, Rhayader, Herbert Owen Johns, Goodrich, Thomas Astle, Lydney.

14 September 1885 'Hope to see manager of colliery'
Mr. Astle representative of late Mr. Holmes, gale cannot at present be profitably worked.  Negotiations in hand to lease out colliery.
Gale never opened independently but only in the Whittington from Pillowell Level.  No pits on Rudge.

4 December 1885  No work.

21 December 1885 Forfeited

24 December 1885 Rudge worked and mixed up with Pillowell Level, Unity, Nagshead and Yorkley gales.
Property belongs to trustees of Messrs. Williams as mortgagees who advanced as much as £30,000.  They leased them to Mr. Holmes who died in January 1884.  His executor Mr. Astle endeavoured to carry on but owing to want of capital unable to do so.  Now agreed to let collieries to some members of late Mr. Holmes' family.