▁area ▁of ▁the ▁Som erset ▁coal field ▁around ▁Bishop ▁S utton , ▁P ens ford , ▁St anton ▁D rew , ▁Farm borough ▁and ▁H unst re te . ▁ ▁The ▁date ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁p its ▁around ▁Bishop ▁S utton ▁are ▁uncertain ▁but ▁there ▁was ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁before ▁ 1 7 1 9 . ▁By ▁ 1 8 2 4 ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁four ▁bell ▁p its ▁were ▁identified ▁in ▁field ▁tit he ▁No ▁ 1 4 0 9 , ▁and ▁four ▁sh aft ▁p its ▁in ▁field ▁tit he ▁No ▁ 1 4 2 8 , ▁but ▁they ▁were ▁no ▁longer ▁working . ▁ ▁The ▁Old ▁Pit ▁( ), ▁which ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁S utton ▁Top ▁Pit ▁or ▁Upper ▁S utton ▁Pit , ▁was ▁d ug ▁before ▁ 1 7 9 9 ▁and ▁owned ▁by ▁Lieutenant ▁Henry ▁Fish er , ▁who ▁sold ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 1 ▁to ▁Robert ▁B lin man ▁Dow ling ▁and ▁several ▁se ams ▁of ▁coal ▁were ▁identified ▁and ▁explo ited . ▁After ▁Dow ling ' s ▁death ▁the ▁Old ▁Pit ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Mr . ▁T . T . ▁Haw kes ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 , ▁ ▁but ▁he ▁default ed ▁on ▁the ▁pay ments ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁sold ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁to ▁William ▁Re es - M og g ▁( an ▁ancest or ▁of ▁William ▁Re es - M og g ) ▁and ▁his ▁associ ates . ▁The ▁sh aft ▁reached ▁a ▁depth ▁of ▁, ▁but