A W LATHAM - Lydbrook / West Dean mining interests (General)

by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Wednesday, October 12, 2005, 17:25 (6989 days ago) @ slowhands

http://www.users.waitrose.com/~iapope/Coallydbrook.html

"In March 1915 a Mr. A.W. Latham was thinking of purchasing the Lydbrook Deep gale and there was a deed of assignment dated the 17th September 1915 between British Red Ash and Emma Latham, Arthur James Latham and Marguerite Annie Latham, all of Wynols Hill near Coleford, who were the representatives of the estate of A.W. Latham, a vicar, who had died in May. The Lathams in turn assigned their interests to the Forest Syndicate in 1920 who, it is likely, surrendered the gales to the Crown in 1922/3. "

http://www.users.waitrose.com/~iapope/CoalDarkhill.html

"Indeed Dark Hill gale was being worked from several adjoining gales. In March 1895 James and Martin Nash, as lesees of the Dark Hill Endeavour gale, wished to drive a water-level so as to drain and work the remaining coal in Dark Hill. The following year the Revd. A.W. Latham of Lydbrook was applying to work another seam of coal in the Dark Hill gale. Latham had formed the Darkhill & Ellwood Colliery Co. whose railway wagons certainly worked out of the Fetterhill Sidings. Latham had also by 1899 gained the 5/6 share of Shut Castle and was undoubtably working this as part of Darkhill & Ellwood. He also held interests in several adjoining gales including Hopewell Engine."