Forest of Dean FHT Forum - Parkend Deep Navigation Colliery

Parkend Deep Navigation Colliery (reply)

Jefff — Mon, 23 May 2011 13:39:29 +0000

Another site worthy of viewing is the Coal Mining History Resource Centre
http://www.cmhrc.co.uk/site/home/index.html

A section I found particularly interesting yet very emotional was the searchable index of 160,000 accidents (nationwide) giving full details of those involved.

Parkend Deep Navigation Colliery (reply)

m p griffiths — Mon, 23 May 2011 11:57:12 +0000

previous threads inc:

http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=5746

Frank Step HOCKADAY

http://www.sungreen.co.uk/Lydney/Hockaday.htm

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The Peak District Mines Historical Society

http://www.pdmhs.com/

Lists the Parkend Deep Naviation Collier owners etc in 1896

(under Resources) Mines Index
the South of England's Mining Industry - - Coal Mines in Gloucestershire

If you search the Gloucestershire Records Archives online catalogue - they appear to hold quite a few documents relating to Frank S Hockaday

' including'

Indexes to and abstracts of ecclesiastical records relating to the diocese of Gloucester, its parishes in Bristol, compiled by F S Hockaday. The Papers, abstracts and indexes prepared by Mr Frank Step Hockaday in his sixteen years' work on the diocesan records were presented after his death (25 August 1924) to the then Gloucester Public Library.

http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives

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England & Wales, National Probate Calendar - 1924

HOCKADAY Frank Step of Highbury House Lydney, Gloucestershire died 25 August 1924. Probate Gloucester 5 November to Jane HOCKADAY widow Edith Wansbrough HOCKADAY spinster and Leo ZEALAND doctor of medicine.

Parkend Deep Navigation Colliery

waggadee — Mon, 23 May 2011 10:43:34 +0000

My grandfather, Frank Step HOCKADAY (1856-1924), was described as a proprietor of Parkend Deep Navigation Colliery. I'd like to hear anything about the history of the colliery, who were the other proprietors (if any).