 The Upper and Lower Writhlington, Huish & Foxcote were later all merged into one colliery.In the late 19th century a local quarry owner, John Turner of Faulkland, took out a lawsuit against his neighbour Hedworth Jolliffe, 2nd Baron Hylton who owned Ammerdown House in Kilmersdon.When Turner lost he erected a tower of around high to rival the column at Ammerdown, with a dance hall and tea garden at the base.