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Auckland Park Colliery
Machine Pit
Account of Strata sunk through in the Machine Pit, at Auckland Park, or Black Boy Colliery
Shaft Details
Closed: 1946
Approximate surface level 357 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. |
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ft. |
in. |
| Loamy clay |
4 |
6 |
|
4 |
6 |
| Sand and a little water |
1 |
6 |
|
6 |
0 |
| Clay |
10 |
0 |
|
16 |
0 |
| Soft blue metal |
7 |
0 |
|
23 |
0 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone girdles |
16 |
0 |
|
39 |
0 |
| COAL |
2 |
0 |
|
41 |
0 |
| Strong post |
3 |
8 |
|
44 |
8 |
| Post, very jointy |
5 |
0 |
|
49 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
12 |
2 |
|
61 |
10 |
| Black metal |
2 |
8 |
|
64 |
6 |
| Strong grey metal |
16 |
0 |
|
80 |
6 |
| COAL, with slaty bands |
2 |
5 |
|
82 |
11 |
| Strong posty thill stone |
4 |
0 |
|
86 |
11 |
| Grey post |
25 |
0 |
|
111 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
20 |
1 |
|
132 |
0 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
5 |
0 |
|
137 |
0 |
| Strong grey post |
7 |
0 |
|
144 |
0 |
| Strong grey metal |
14 |
0 |
|
158 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
11 |
6 |
|
169 |
6 |
| Black metal |
5 |
8 |
|
175 |
2 |
| Soft blue metal |
1 |
4 |
|
176 |
6 |
| Black metal |
2 |
0 |
|
178 |
6 |
| Strong grey post |
9 |
0 |
|
187 |
6 |
| Whin |
4 |
0 |
|
191 |
6 |
| Strong grey post |
8 |
0 |
|
199 |
6 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone girdles |
22 |
6 |
|
222 |
0 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
7 |
0 |
|
229 |
0 |
| Strong white thill |
2 |
10 |
|
231 |
10 |
| COAL - Little Coal Seam |
3 |
4 |
|
235 |
2 |
| COAL, with slaty bands |
3 |
4 |
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| Dark thill stone |
1 |
3 |
|
236 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
237 |
3 |
| Strong white post |
2 |
0 |
|
239 |
3 |
| Strong grey metal |
39 |
0 |
|
278 |
3 |
| Strong grey post |
5 |
0 |
|
283 |
3 |
| Strong grey metal and post girdles |
22 |
0 |
|
305 |
3 |
| Strong white post, with water |
23 |
0 |
|
328 |
3 |
| Strong grey metal and post girdles |
5 |
0 |
|
333 |
3 |
| Strong white post, with 200 gallons of water per hour |
22 |
0 |
|
355 |
3 |
| Grey metal, with ironstone girdles |
1 |
9 |
|
357 |
0 |
| Grey metal, with ironstone girdles |
33 |
1 |
|
390 |
1 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
3 |
3 |
|
393 |
4 |
| Strong grey metal, with post girdles |
5 |
1 |
|
398 |
5 |
| Black metal |
2 |
0 |
|
400 |
5 |
| White post, mixed with whin |
7 |
3 |
|
407 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
8 |
6 |
|
416 |
2 |
| Black metal |
1 |
9 |
|
417 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
418 |
3 |
| Dark thill |
5 |
6 |
|
423 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
424 |
1 |
| Dark thill |
1 |
4 |
|
425 |
5 |
| Strong grey post |
2 |
6 |
|
427 |
11 |
| Strong grey post |
3 |
1 |
|
431 |
0 |
| Strong white post |
14 |
0 |
|
445 |
0 |
| Strong grey metal, with ironstone girdles |
14 |
6 |
|
459 |
6 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
2 |
3 |
|
461 |
9 |
| Grey metal, with ironstone girdles |
15 |
5 |
|
477 |
2 |
| Strong white post |
15 |
0 |
|
492 |
2 |
| Black metal |
2 |
0 |
|
494 |
2 |
| Strong grey post |
16 |
3 |
|
510 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
510 |
9 |
| Strong grey post |
19 |
2 |
|
529 |
11 |
| Dark grey metal |
1 |
5 |
|
531 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
532 |
0 |
| Grey post |
6 |
3 |
|
538 |
3 |
| White post |
8 |
0 |
|
546 |
3 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
7 |
0 |
|
553 |
3 |
| Black metal |
20 |
0 |
|
573 |
3 |
| Strong grey thill stone |
3 |
0 |
|
576 |
3 |
| Strong grey post |
8 |
3 |
|
584 |
6 |
| Strong grey metal |
13 |
9 |
|
598 |
3 |
| Grey post, with whin |
19 |
0 |
|
617 |
3 |
| White post, mixed with whin |
17 |
1 |
|
634 |
4 |
| COAL - Harvey Seam |
3 |
5 |
|
637 |
9 |
| Black stone |
0 |
2 |
|
637 |
11 |
| Soft grey metal thill |
4 |
0 |
|
641 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
6 |
|
646 |
5 |
| Strong grey metal |
4 |
4 |
|
650 |
9 |
| Ironstone girdle |
1 |
5 |
|
652 |
2 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
7 |
1 |
|
659 |
3 |
| Strong white post and whin |
2 |
6 |
|
661 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
4 |
|
664 |
1 |
| Grey post, with metal partings |
4 |
0 |
|
668 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
668 |
6 |
| Grey metal, with ironstone balls |
5 |
6 |
|
674 |
0 |
| Grey post |
10 |
3 |
|
684 |
3 |
| Mild grey metal |
14 |
0 |
|
698 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
699 |
1 |
| Strong fire clay |
5 |
4 |
|
704 |
5 |
| COAL, coarse |
0 |
7 |
|
705 |
0 |
| Grey metal band |
1 |
9 |
|
706 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
707 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
8 |
|
708 |
9 |
| COAL, with soft scare bands |
0 |
9 |
|
709 |
6 |
| Grey post |
6 |
0 |
|
715 |
6 |
| Grey metal, with ironstone girdles |
38 |
0 |
|
753 |
6 |
| COAL - Busty Bank Seam |
5 |
4 |
|
758 |
10 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
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| Fire clay |
3 |
3 |
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| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
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| Post girdle |
0 |
4 |
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| COAL |
2 |
1 |
|
760 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
2 |
|
765 |
1 |
| White post |
40 |
0 |
|
805 |
1 |
| Whin |
8 |
0 |
|
813 |
1 |
| White post |
14 |
8 |
|
827 |
9 |
| Ironstone |
1 |
5 |
|
829 |
2 |
| COAL |
2 |
2 |
|
831 |
4 |
| Black stone |
0 |
8 |
|
832 |
0 |
| Fire clay |
7 |
5 |
|
839 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
840 |
2 |
| Fire clay |
5 |
0 |
|
845 |
2 |
| Post and grey metal |
7 |
0 |
|
852 |
2 |
| Grey post |
4 |
6 |
|
856 |
8 |
| Flinty white post |
32 |
0 |
|
888 |
8 |
| Strong grey metal |
8 |
4 |
|
897 |
0 |
| COAL - Brockwell Seam |
5 |
0 |
|
902 |
0 |
| Fire clay |
8 |
0 |
|
910 |
0 |
| Dark grey metal |
5 |
0 |
|
915 |
0 |
| Strong white post |
6 |
6 |
|
921 |
6 |
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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 0029 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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