History
The gale was granted to Henry Roberts in 1843. In 1915, the Meadow Cliff Colliery Co. Ltd. was established to work the site but went out of business in 1923. Following this, a series of free miners operated the mine until its closure in 1936.
Publications (5)
Oldham, Tony (1998); Mines of the Forest of Dean; 86 pages
Perry p 74
Phelps 1984 p 44
Pope and Karau 1997 p 266-269
Trotter p 52
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