Intriguing Forest of Dean colliery and mine names (General)

by admin , Forest of Dean, Monday, May 03, 2010, 03:30 (5396 days ago) @ lesleyr

Taken from Humphrey Phelps book 'The Forest of Dean'

The names of Forest of Dean collieries and mines are some of the most intriguing. Here are a few examples:

Collieries

Blue Boys Level
Cross Knave
Croesus
Crump Meadow
Farmers Folly
Four Brothers
Foxes Bridge
Gentlemen Colliers
Go On and Prosper
Little Scare Pit
Long Looked For
Never Fear
New Charity
New Fancy
New Found Out
No Coal
Pluckpenny
Pot Lid
Prospect
Rain-proof
Resolution and Safeguard
Rose in Hand
Small profit
Snatch Crust
Society
Speculation
Standfast
Stay-and-Drink
Strip-and-at-it
Success Level
Thatch
True Blue
Uncertainty
Work or Hang

Iron Mines

As You Like It
China Engine
Crow's Nest
Old Arles
Old Bow
Old Ham
Perseverance
Swim In