Addison Colliery
Account of Strata passed through in the sinking of the Addison pit, at Hedgefield. First sod cut January 26th, 1864 ; sinking commenced February 1st ; finished January 26th, 1865
Shaft Details
Sunk: 26 Jan 1864, Closed: 22 Feb 1963
Approximate surface level 25 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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fathoms, feet & inches, or metres
 
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
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ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| From sole of cage frame to original surface |
8 |
8 |
|
8 |
8 |
| Loamy soil and clay |
15 |
0 |
|
23 |
8 |
| Shale |
1 |
4 |
|
25 |
0 |
| Shale |
4 |
8 |
|
29 |
8 |
| Whin |
2 |
7 |
|
32 |
3 |
| Strong jointy post |
11 |
1 |
|
43 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
43 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
0 |
|
50 |
8 |
| Blue metal and post girdles |
26 |
6 |
|
77 |
2 |
| COAL - Towneley Seam |
6 |
0 |
|
83 |
2 |
| COAL, top |
0 |
7 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
5 |
5 |
|
|
|
| (At one side of the pit the seam was 4 ft. 2 in.; the extra height is owing to a small fault.) |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Fire clay |
4 |
0 |
|
87 |
2 |
| Grey post, with blue metal partings |
11 |
0 |
|
98 |
2 |
| COAL - Hodge Seam |
1 |
6 |
|
99 |
8 |
| Seggar clay |
2 |
0 |
|
101 |
8 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
5 |
0 |
|
106 |
8 |
| Blue metal and post girdles |
7 |
6 |
|
114 |
2 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
1 |
3 |
|
115 |
5 |
| Strong white post |
9 |
6 |
|
124 |
11 |
| COAL - Tilly Seam |
2 |
8 |
|
127 |
7 |
| COAL |
1 |
8½ |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
1½ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
|
|
| (Feeder 66 gallons per minute.) |
0 |
0 |
|
127 |
7 |
| Fire clay |
1 |
8 |
|
129 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
129 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
10 |
|
133 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
3 |
|
137 |
8 |
| Post girdles |
1 |
0 |
|
138 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
139 |
3 |
| Seggar and blue metal |
2 |
4 |
|
141 |
7 |
| Post (feeder 176 galls.) |
2 |
2 |
|
143 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
7 |
|
148 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
148 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
6 |
|
153 |
1 |
| COAL - Stone Coal |
3 |
6 |
|
156 |
7 |
| COAL |
3 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
0½ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
5½ |
|
|
|
| (Feeder 154 gallons) |
0 |
0 |
|
156 |
7 |
| Seggar clay |
1 |
6 |
|
158 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
6 |
|
162 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
0 |
|
165 |
7 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
6 |
4 |
|
171 |
11 |
| Blue metal and post girdles |
5 |
5 |
|
177 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
7 |
0 |
|
184 |
4 |
| COAL |
4 |
0 |
|
188 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
8½ |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
1¼ |
|
|
|
| COAL, good |
2 |
5 |
|
|
|
| COAL, good |
0 |
9¾ |
|
|
|
| Seggar clay |
1 |
6 |
|
189 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
1 |
|
192 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
192 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
5 |
11 |
|
198 |
4 |
| COAL |
2 |
8 |
|
201 |
0 |
| Black shale or cannel coal |
0 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Black shale |
1 |
9 |
|
|
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| Black stone |
0 |
11 |
|
201 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
6 |
|
202 |
5 |
| Whin post |
1 |
10 |
|
204 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
2 |
|
205 |
5 |
| COAL - Three-Quarter Seam |
3 |
1 |
|
208 |
6 |
| COAL |
2 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
4½ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Seggar clay |
1 |
6 |
|
210 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
2 |
|
212 |
2 |
| Blue metal and iron girdles |
9 |
5 |
|
221 |
7 |
| Seggar clay |
1 |
0 |
|
222 |
7 |
| Grey metal and post girdle |
5 |
2 |
|
227 |
9 |
| Grey post |
4 |
9 |
|
232 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
2 |
|
234 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
5 |
|
239 |
1 |
| White post and metal partings |
22 |
10 |
|
261 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
8 |
|
264 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
264 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
8 |
|
265 |
5 |
| COAL - Brockwell Seam |
3 |
9 |
|
269 |
2 |
| COAL |
3 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Splint |
0 |
5 |
|
|
|
| Seggar clay |
1 |
10 |
|
271 |
0 |
| Grey metal and girdles |
4 |
1 |
|
275 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
3 |
|
277 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
277 |
10 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
7 |
6 |
|
285 |
4 |
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Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume S-T, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1894
original entry for sinking/boring number 1888 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume S-T, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1894"
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