17 February 1846  to Edmund Morgan of Moseley Green for a pit situate on Moseley Green on the line of Independent Level, to get the coal from the veins lying between the Rockey and Oaken Hill Delf, called the Smart Delf and Sixteen Inch veins.
NOTE  Any pit which may be required for the use of this colliery must be sunk on the land side of, and not within 15 yards of, the Independent Level gutter.

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November 1885  Joseph & W. H. Moore had not paid rents on Whitecroft, Long Looked For, Champion, Smart Delf and Oaken Hill.
Champion and Smart Delf leased to Peter Holmes during 1885.  154 tons raised.

14 January 1897  Forfeited.

24 September 1921  Meeting for re-grant.  Applied for on 15 January 1897.  Awarded to a committee of Free Miners

16 September 1922  Conveyed to Amos Morgan.
Granted as Smart Delf vein and Sixteen Inch vein, however the Sixteen Inch on Moseley Green really part of Churchway High Delf.  This vein was part of other gales therefore it was removed from the Smart Delf gale.  This was a big blow as it was the only workable seam.
The cost of the gale to Morgan was £27. 10s. 0d. which was returned to him by the Crown plus a two year extension free of Dead Rent on the gale.

25 August 1924  Conveyance to J.E.G. Parritt also, together with F.M.A. Bell owners of:-  New Pluckpenny No.3, Engine Ditch No.4, Four Brothers No.2, Champion No.2 and Smart Delf No.2.
Disputes over the removal of the seam continued into the 1930s.

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13 January 1930  Messrs. Parritt and Bell registered owners.  Moseley Green United Collieries Ltd.