Contents
Rare 1782 map of the Forest
Colliery Managers in the Forest of Dean: an appraisal of two careers . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nicola Wynn
Lydney Primitive Methodists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Averil Kear
Mutual aid and friendly societies in the Forest of Dean . . . . . .Roger Deeks
Heavy bagging with drawn work: a local vernacular building tradition? . . . . . David Mullin
Who shot Mr Tipping after his Severn Tunnel collapsed? . . . . . . . . Keith Walker
Dr Mangalore Laxumana Bangara: The Poor Man's Friend . . . . . . . Caroline Prosser-Lodge
Foresters' Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sue Middleton
Local history goes country-wide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Sullivan