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Beamish
Edge Pit
Boring in the Edge Pit, on Beamish South Moor, from the Brass Thill Coal, January 25th, 1763
Shaft Details
Sunk: 25 Jan 1763
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
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ft. |
in. |
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ft. |
in. |
| Sunk about |
261 |
0 |
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261 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone, with post girdles and water |
41 |
0 |
|
302 |
0 |
| White post |
4 |
6 |
|
306 |
6 |
| Strong white post, mixed with whin |
3 |
6 |
|
310 |
0 |
| Strong white post, with water |
9 |
0 |
|
319 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
15 |
0 |
|
334 |
0 |
| White and grey scamy post |
26 |
0 |
|
360 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
0 |
|
366 |
0 |
| White post |
11 |
0 |
|
377 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone |
10 |
6 |
|
387 |
6 |
| White thready post, with water |
6 |
0 |
|
393 |
6 |
| Grey metal stone, and post girdles |
8 |
3 |
|
401 |
9 |
| Grey post, with a mixture of whin girdles |
5 |
3 |
|
407 |
0 |
| Strong thready post, with water |
3 |
0 |
|
410 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone |
0 |
10 |
|
410 |
10 |
| Black metal, mixed with coal |
0 |
4 |
|
411 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
6 |
|
411 |
8 |
| Grey metal stone, with post girdles |
25 |
0 |
|
436 |
8 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
4 |
1 |
|
440 |
9 |
| Grey metal stone |
12 |
0 |
|
452 |
9 |
| Strong white post, mixed with whin |
3 |
0 |
|
455 |
9 |
| Blue and grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
459 |
9 |
| Strong white post, mixed with whin |
1 |
2 |
|
460 |
11 |
| Blue and grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
463 |
11 |
| Grey post |
4 |
6 |
|
468 |
5 |
| Grey metal stone, with girdles and lumps |
5 |
6 |
|
473 |
11 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
4 |
3 |
|
478 |
2 |
| COAL, with a small mixture of metal |
0 |
5 |
|
478 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
3 |
|
478 |
10 |
| Black slaty metal, scared with coal |
0 |
9 |
|
479 |
7 |
| In grey metal |
3 |
0 |
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482 |
7 |
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Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume A-B, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1878
 original entry for sinking/boring number 0074 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume A-B, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1878"
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