Shafts	Index	Shafts

Geology encountered   Thickness   Depth   ft. in.   ft. in. From the top to the scaffold    9  0     9  0 Of box    66  0     75  0 Sand, with water    1  0     76  0 Black stony clay    3  0     79  0 Sand and gravelly clay    4  6     83  6 Sand and gravelly clay, with water    0  9     84  3 Sand and gravelly clay    2  6     86  9 Sand and gravel    4  0     90  9 Stony clay    1  0     91  9 Broken red and brown stone    2  0     93  9 Sand and gravel, with whin girdles or lumps and water    7  6     101  3 Brown and grey rambly stone    1  0     102  3 Brown and grey rambly stone, with catheads    6  0     108  3 Soft blue and black slaty metal, with catheads or girdles and some small scares of coal    12  0     120  3 Grey metal stone, with girdles or lumps    9  0     129  3 Grey and white scamy post    24  0     153  3 White post, with metal partings and water    29  0     182  3 White post    5  0     187  3 White and grey post girdles, with metal partings    7  9     195  0 White post    21  0     216  0 A whin girdle    0  5     216  5 A blue metal parting    0  6     216  11 White post    15  0     231  11 Strong post girdles, with black scamy partings    4  6     236  5 Grey metal    6  0     242  5 Grey and black scamy metal, with some small girdles or lumps    5  0     247  5 Blue and black metal    10  6     257  11 Blue and black scamy metal, with some small girdles or lumps    16  6     274  5 Black slaty metal    1  0     275  5 Black slaty metal, mixed with coal    0  4     275  9 Black slaty metal    2  6     278  3 Grey metal stone, with black scamy partings    2  6     280  9 Grey post    4  6     285  3 Grey metal    5  0     290  3 Grey metal, with girdles or catheads    11  6     301  9 Hard brown, grey, and red scamy stone, with water    1  6     303  3 Grey and brown scamy metal    3  0     306  3 Grey and brown scamy metal, with girdles    2  0     308  3 Strong white post    1  8     309  11 Dun and red scamy whin    1  0     310  11 Strong dun grey stone    1  9     312  8 Strong white post    2  0     314  8 Whin    0  9     315  5 Strong white post, mixed with whin    1  8     317  1 Strong white post    29  0     346  1 White post, with girdles    9  0     355  1 A soft brown and red parting    0  2     355  3 White post, with girdles    3  0     358  3 Grey, blue, and brown scamy metal, scared with coal    1  0     359  3 Grey and brown scamy metal    2  0     361  3 Grey and brown scamy metal, with girdles and water    6  6     367  9 Blue metal    7  0     374  9 Black slaty metal, with girdles or catheads    2  4     377  1 Blue and grey metal, with girdles or catheads    10  0     387  1 Blue and black metal, with girdles or catheads    2  6     389  7 COAL    0  7     390  2 Grey metal    0  5     390  7 Black metal, with some small scares of coal    0  10     391  5 Blue grey metal    1  0     392  5 Black metal    0  4     392  9 COAL    0  8     393  5 Blue metal    0  6     393  11 Grey post    8  6     402  5 Grey metal stone    1  0     403  5 Grey post girdles, with metal partings    2  0     405  5 Grey metal stone    8  0     413  5 Whin    0  5     413  10 Grey post girdle    0  6     414  4 Grey metal stone, with girdles    6  0     420  4 Grey post    2  0     422  4 Grey metal stone, with girdles    2  6     424  10 Blue metal, with girdles or catheads    2  0     426  10 Blue metal, with black scames and girdles or catheads    6  0     432  10 Grey metal    0  6     433  4 Whin girdle, with water    0  4     433  8 Grey post    1  0     434  8 Grey metal, with catheads    3  0     437  8 Blue and black scamy metal, with some small scares of coal    1  0     438  8 Grey metal, with girdles or catheads    4  0     442  8 Grey metal stone, with girdles or catheads    8  4     451  0 Blue and black metal    0  8     451  8 Grey metal, with post girdles    2  6     454  2 Grey post    9  4     463  6 Grey and blue metal    1  6     465  0 COAL    1  6     466  6     COAL    0  8            Black metal, mixed with coal    0  2            COAL    0  3            Grey metal, scared with coal    0  5        Grey metal    0  5     466  11 In grey metal, with girdles or catheads    6  0     472  11

Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume F-K, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1885

  original entry for sinking/boring number 1194 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume F-K, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1885"