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Elswick
Beaumont Pit
Account of Strata sunk through at Beaumont Pit, Elswick, near Newcastle-on-Tyne. March 4th, 1819
Shaft Details
Sunk: 04 Mar 1819
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Soil |
2 |
0 |
|
2 |
0 |
| Clay |
12 |
0 |
|
14 |
0 |
| Scamy post |
12 |
7 |
|
26 |
7 |
| Post |
18 |
0 |
|
44 |
7 |
| COAL |
3 |
10 |
|
48 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
9½ |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
11 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
9 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
1 |
0 |
|
49 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
11 |
8 |
|
61 |
2 |
| Scamy post |
3 |
0 |
|
64 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
5 |
5 |
|
69 |
7 |
| Scamy post |
5 |
4 |
|
74 |
11 |
| Post |
2 |
6 |
|
77 |
5 |
| Scamy post |
5 |
7 |
|
83 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
7 |
|
86 |
7 |
| Post |
1 |
0 |
|
87 |
7 |
| Whin girdle |
0 |
2 |
|
87 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
14 |
4 |
|
102 |
1 |
| COAL |
2 |
5 |
|
104 |
7 |
| COAL |
1 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
2½ |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
2.20 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
2½ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
1 |
9 |
|
106 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
11 |
8 |
|
118 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
7 |
10 |
|
125 |
10 |
| COAL |
3 |
7 |
|
129 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
1 |
4 |
|
130 |
9 |
| Grey post |
2 |
0 |
|
132 |
9 |
| Whin girdle |
0 |
4 |
|
133 |
1 |
| Scamy post |
19 |
0 |
|
152 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
152 |
8 |
| Black metal |
4 |
4 |
|
157 |
0 |
| COAL - Bensham Seam |
5 |
8 |
|
162 |
8 |
| COAL |
2 |
10 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
2½ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
10½ |
|
|
|
| Splint |
1 |
9 |
|
|
|
| Scamy post |
4 |
6 |
|
167 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
5 |
0 |
|
172 |
2 |
| Whin girdle |
0 |
8 |
|
172 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
6 |
5 |
|
179 |
3 |
| Whin girdle |
0 |
10 |
|
180 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
14 |
10 |
|
194 |
11 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
9 |
4 |
|
204 |
3 |
| COAL |
1 |
9 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
1½ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
4 |
7 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
2½ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
10 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
3 |
0 |
|
207 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
14 |
9 |
|
222 |
0 |
| Whin girdle |
0 |
7 |
|
222 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
8 |
0 |
|
230 |
7 |
| Whin |
2 |
0 |
|
232 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
7 |
0 |
|
239 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
30 |
9 |
|
270 |
4 |
| Strong grey post |
13 |
5 |
|
283 |
9 |
| Scamy post |
0 |
9 |
|
284 |
6 |
| Grey post |
5 |
6 |
|
290 |
0 |
| Scamy post |
2 |
3 |
|
292 |
3 |
| Grey post |
30 |
7 |
|
322 |
10 |
| White post |
7 |
2 |
|
330 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
2 |
|
330 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
330 |
9 |
| COAL, splinty |
0 |
1½ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
1 |
0 |
|
331 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
2 |
|
338 |
11 |
| Scamy post |
4 |
0 |
|
342 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
6 |
4 |
|
349 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
12 |
0 |
|
361 |
3 |
| White post |
18 |
0 |
|
379 |
3 |
| COAL |
1 |
3 |
|
380 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
10 |
9 |
|
391 |
3 |
| Whin girdle |
1 |
0 |
|
392 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
8 |
0 |
|
400 |
3 |
| COAL - Beaumont Seam |
3 |
6 |
|
403 |
9 |
| COAL, top |
2 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
|
|
| Sunk further— |
0 |
0 |
|
403 |
9 |
| Thill stone |
2 |
0 |
|
405 |
9 |
| Strong white post |
11 |
8 |
|
417 |
5 |
| COAL - Hodge Seam |
1 |
4 |
|
418 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
4 |
|
421 |
1 |
| Grey metal or bastard fire clay |
7 |
6 |
|
428 |
7 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
5 |
9 |
|
434 |
4 |
| Strong white post |
14 |
7 |
|
448 |
11 |
| Blue and black metal |
1 |
6 |
|
450 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
6 |
|
452 |
11 |
| COAL - Tilley Seam |
2 |
10 |
|
455 |
9 |
| COAL, burns to red and black ash |
0 |
10 |
|
|
|
| Black band |
0 |
0½ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Black band |
0 |
0¼ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
8¼ |
|
|
|
| Fire clay |
2 |
6 |
|
458 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
458 |
7 |
| Black stone and coal |
1 |
5 |
|
460 |
0 |
| Post |
1 |
7 |
|
461 |
7 |
| Shivery post |
2 |
5 |
|
464 |
0 |
| Brown metal, with post girdles |
2 |
0 |
|
466 |
0 |
| Brown metal, with strong post girdles |
4 |
4 |
|
470 |
4 |
| Brown metal, with post girdles |
4 |
9 |
|
475 |
1 |
| Brown metal, with strong post girdles |
3 |
0 |
|
478 |
1 |
| Strong white post |
10 |
0 |
|
488 |
1 |
| Shivery white post |
1 |
0 |
|
489 |
1 |
| Shivery post |
2 |
11 |
|
492 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
8 |
|
494 |
8 |
| COAL - Stone Coal or Upper Busty Seam |
3 |
3 |
|
497 |
11 |
| COAL |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Fire clay band |
0 |
7 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Fire clay |
2 |
3 |
|
500 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
500 |
9 |
| Fire clay |
0 |
6 |
|
501 |
3 |
| Fire clay or grey stone |
1 |
9 |
|
503 |
0 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter or Lower Busty Seam |
3 |
2 |
|
506 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Fire clay |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Fire clay or grey stone |
3 |
4 |
|
509 |
6 |
| COAL, coarse |
0 |
5 |
|
509 |
11 |
| Fire clay or grey stone |
0 |
2 |
|
510 |
1 |
| Grey stone |
5 |
3 |
|
515 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
515 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
8 |
|
517 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
517 |
8 |
| Grey stone |
2 |
4 |
|
520 |
0 |
| Grey metal, with ironstone girdles |
6 |
0 |
|
526 |
0 |
| COAL |
2 |
0 |
|
528 |
0 |
| Bastard fire clay |
5 |
0 |
|
533 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
0 |
|
536 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
536 |
1 |
| Grey metal, with whin and post girdles |
4 |
6 |
|
540 |
7 |
| Grey whin |
0 |
6 |
|
541 |
1 |
| Grey metal, with post and whin girdles |
2 |
2 |
|
543 |
3 |
| Grey whin |
3 |
0 |
|
546 |
3 |
| Grey whin and post |
1 |
3 |
|
547 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
6 |
|
551 |
0 |
| Fire clay |
1 |
0 |
|
552 |
0 |
| Post, mixed with grey metal |
2 |
6 |
|
554 |
6 |
| Grey post |
5 |
6 |
|
560 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
6 |
|
561 |
6 |
| White post |
2 |
0 |
|
563 |
6 |
| Post |
0 |
10 |
|
564 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
565 |
0 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
6 |
0 |
|
571 |
0 |
| COAL - Brockwell Seam |
2 |
8 |
|
573 |
8 |
| Fire clay |
2 |
0 |
|
575 |
8 |
| Bastard fire clay and grey metal |
2 |
6 |
|
578 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
1 |
|
580 |
3 |
| White post |
5 |
0 |
|
585 |
3 |
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Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume C-E, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1881
original entry for sinking/boring number 0788 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume C-E, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1881"
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