Forest of Dean FHT Forum - Primrose Mine

Primrose Mine (reply)

slowhands — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 10:06:22 +0000

north of Milkwall - west of Palmers Flat:

just south of Coleford.

Paul Andrews — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 10:00:05 +0000

Some rough ground and masonry remains mark the location of Primrose or Oak pit (SO 5803 0948) .

In 1841 the gale was awarded to Thomas Cheese Davies of Lydney and George Powell of Berry Hill.

Oak Pit was one of the ‘Land’ or shallow iron mines. It produced a small amount of ochre between 1878 and 1902.

Source: Roll of Honour to Victims of Mining & Quarry accidents in the Forest of Dean

unknown — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 09:37:58 +0000

John Shingles was the owner of Primrose iron mine in the 1880's.

Can anyone tell me where Primrose mine was? I think is would probably be somewhere around Bream.

Helen