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Thanks again.

Re the meaning of the name, thanks yet again "slow"hands for pointing me towards two "new" (for me) reference lists of local mines, but neither gave any extra detail and they even differed whether it was a coal or iron mine. This name doesn't appear on the C19th century references, clearly its a very old mine indeed. Websearching Pantod shows it in several foreign languages including Greek, sadly I know not their meaning. One website which deeply analyses the words of the Old Testament, while attempting to define God's "Spirit", makes references to classical scholars such as Plato and Socrates:

"Word or Wisdom of God, personified as his agent in creation and world-government, ho pantod unamossou"

I'm afraid my school dropped Latin in my second year in 73, so ??...

Finally, re the vandallism, yes I noticed that while first Googling the subject, very sad indeed. I abhor such criminality, I hear recently of graves & monuments recently being desecrated for socalled "scrap" metal, disgusting.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15704549
Unfortunately and as much as I enjoy the modern world and particularly technology I must say my views re upholding law & order have always been somewhat medieval ! Then again sadly it seems the internet, which I love, perhaps in some geography and news related sites inadvertantly assists the efforts of such heartless people, yet another misuse of an excellent resource.

-Colin

Surname/Name/Date/Age/Occupation/Mine/Cause

Henry Edwards;

Edwards Henry 20/09/1851 28 Collier Pluckpenny Fall of roof.

James Roberts;

Roberts James 15/12/1855 29 Collier Pluckpenny Fall of coal on head.

George Parsons;

Parsons George 04/02/1926 63
True Blue No2 Killed by the falling of dirt from the roof whilst trying to replace a lintel at a road junction

John Roberts;

Roberts John 21/05/1936 50
Northern United Killed by the falling of 3 cwt of dirt from the roof of the face. Death due to internal haemorrhage and fracturing of nearly all his ribs

Leslie Jones;

Jones Leslie 04/05/1951 45
Northern United Killed by the falling of a 15 cwt bell of stone which fell from the roof whilst moving the conveyor at the face where he worked.

Name: Leslie Frederick Jones
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1906
Registration district: Westbury On Severn
Inferred County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 297

Name: Leslie F Jones
Birth Date: abt 1906
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1951
Age at Death: 45
Registration district: Forest of Dean
Inferred County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 7b
Page: 349

Name: Leslie F Jones
Spouse : Florence M Warren
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1933
Registration district: Westbury On Severn
Inferred County: Gloucestershire
Volume Number: 6a
Page Number: 672

nine children ?

1. What does the name "Pan Tod" mean ?. Is it Welsh ?. With the Hill apparently being an ancient beacon as per May Hill, I guess that maybe Pan means something like "view", as in panoramic or to "pan" a camera ??.

2. The Memorial commemorates five Ruardean miners who lost their lives working underground – Henry Edwards, James Roberts, George Parsons, John Roberts and Leslie Jones.
Although I don't think it's the same man, I have a Leslie Graham Jones in my tree, a collier and my father's uncle, all from the Ruardean area.

Please can anyone shed more light upon the fate of the Leslie Jones commemorated on the Memorial ?.
I've found possible references to some of the five men on the great Coalmining History Resource Centre website, some date from the 1800s. However typical of my luck I've not found a Leslie Jones, perhaps not surprisingly as there are an awful lot of Jones' in the site's 160,000 accident records.

I look forward to any replies, please.