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South Birtley Colliery
Lady Pit
Boring in the Lady Pit, South Birtley Colliery, from the thill of the Hutton Seam to thill of Beaumont Seam
Shaft Details
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
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ft. |
in. |
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ft. |
in. |
| Strong white post |
13 |
6 |
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13 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
15 |
6 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
23 |
0 |
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38 |
6 |
| Post, with whin girdles and water |
24 |
6 |
|
63 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
4 |
|
63 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
64 |
1 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
8 |
0 |
|
72 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
72 |
10 |
| Grey metal, scared with coal |
0 |
2 |
|
73 |
0 |
| Grey metal, with whin girdles, water, and foulness |
41 |
6 |
|
114 |
6 |
| White post |
7 |
6 |
|
122 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
124 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
124 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
0 |
|
125 |
4 |
| Strong metal |
6 |
0 |
|
131 |
4 |
| Brown post |
1 |
0 |
|
132 |
4 |
| Whin |
0 |
6 |
|
132 |
10 |
| Brown post |
0 |
6 |
|
133 |
4 |
| Strong grey post |
4 |
4 |
|
137 |
8 |
| Black metal |
0 |
2 |
|
137 |
10 |
| Hard post girdles |
0 |
2 |
|
138 |
0 |
| COAL |
1 |
6 |
|
139 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
12 |
0 |
|
151 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
151 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
6 |
|
155 |
2 |
| White post, mixed with whin |
10 |
0 |
|
165 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
165 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
6 |
|
168 |
2 |
| Strong white post |
19 |
4 |
|
187 |
6 |
| COAL, top |
1 |
4 |
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188 |
10 |
| Band |
0 |
1 |
|
188 |
11 |
| COAL, ground |
1 |
8 |
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190 |
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 0190 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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