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Whilst delving into the recent history of Devon Great Consols I came across one Ernest Gregory. To say the least Mr Gregory appears to have been a colourful character, at least if Tamar valley folklore is to be believed. As I understand it he was prospecting at DGC in the late 1940s, dissapeared into darkest Africa, returned during the mid 1960s when he started a precipitation works at DGC and, latterly, was reworking the dumps. Local legend alledges that he ended up having a sex change. I have also heard that he was working fluorspar in the Dales/Northern Pennines. Someone once mentioned to me that an article had been written about his activities and that the NMRS might hold a copy(????). Can anyone add to this or fill in the gaps? Rick Stewart.