Hareshaw Iron Works

No. 1 Pit

Section of the Strata in No. 1 Pit for the Drawing the Deads from the Iron Mines, Hareshaw Iron Works, Bellingham, December 30th, 1844

Shaft Details

Sunk: 30 Dec 1844

Approximate surface level 590 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)

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Geology encountered	Thickness		Depth
	ft.	in.	ft.	in.
Outset	30	0	30	0
Clay	6	6	36	6
Freestone	6	6	43	0
Grey beds	19	4	62	4
Blue metal, with ironstone balls	30	2	92	6
Limestone	13	6	106	0
Grey shale	2	2	108	2
COAL	0	6	108	8
Grey metal	2	6	111	2
Freestone	2	9	113	11
Grey metal	1	0	114	11
Freestone	4	5	119	4
Grey metal, with freestone girdles	3	2	122	6
Ironstone bed	29	0	151	6
Grey shale	2	0	153	6
Fire clay	4	0	157	6
Grey beds	2	10	160	4
Freestone	12	0	172	4
Grey shale	5	1	177	5
Isabella band of ironstone	0	1	177	6
Splint	0	1	177	7
Thomas band of ironstone	0	6	178	2
COAL	0	5	178	7
Grey shale	4	0	182	7
COAL	0	3	182	10

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 0097 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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