Forest of Dean FHT Forum - Fire Engine mines

Fire Engine mines (reply)

Colin Baker — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:30:59 +0000

I've just entered SO 6490 1559 into Autoroute and it indicates a point north of Cinderford on Steam Mills Road A4151,opposite Newtown Road.

Colin

Fire Engine mines (reply)

willow — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:21:57 +0000

Looking at the website

I am presuming the Fire Engine Colliery became part of Steam Mills Colliery then Crump Meadow Colliery.

Fire Engine mines (reply)

slowhands — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:41:44 +0000

There were at least two - Broadmoor Fire Engine and Nofold Fire Engine - both near modern day Steam Mills.

Nofold Green
nr Steam Mills / Nailbridge

http://www.old-maps.co.uk/
co-ords 364392,215594

You should find Old Engine marked ( but not the Fire Engine mines)

Was there a mine called the fire Engine? (reply)

gwrmad — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 11:45:21 +0000

Hi Willow I have a list of mines in the forest which are just a series of grid references -dont know where they came from but the following reference is for one called Old Fire Engine Pit,whether this is the same one I dont know and cant tell.The grid is SO 6490 1559.I hope this is of some help to you meanwhile I'll try to track down where I got them from.

Was there a mine called the fire Engine?

willow — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 09:04:41 +0000

I found this doing a random search

http://www.lightmoor.co.uk/forestcoal/CoalFireEngine.html

30 December 1905 Letter from L. Silverthorne. Mr. Paley Hughes could not work profitably. Purchased by L. Silverthorne and his brother on the understanding that there were five workable seams over 75 acres. They opened the Starky but could not work it, searched for other veins but found nothing but old workings. Gave up discouraged and disheartened losing over £400. After colliery stopped they let it to Messrs. Baggett & Willstead, High Street, Cinderford. They worked it for a short time but did not pay Silverthornes any rent. Asking Crown for a reduction in rent.
Luther and William Silverthorne.

Was there a mine called the fire Engine?

Where can I find out more about this?

My link is Willstead, and I'd also like to know more about the Baggetts
Nora Baggett is listed as a witness on Willsteads daughters marriage cert in
1910 this daughter was my grandmother