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Andrews House Colliery
South Pit
Account of Boring in Andrew's House S. Pit, October 26th, 1840
Shaft Details
Sunk: 26 Oct 1840, Closed: Dec 1920
Approximate surface level 500 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
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ft. |
in. |
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ft. |
in. |
| Sunk about — Hutton Seam |
120 |
0 |
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120 |
0 |
| Metal |
9 |
10 |
|
129 |
10 |
| Grey metal stone |
4 |
0 |
|
133 |
10 |
| Grey thill |
1 |
6 |
|
135 |
4 |
| Grey thill, with post girdles |
23 |
6 |
|
158 |
10 |
| Grey gullety post, with water |
14 |
6 |
|
173 |
4 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
10 |
6 |
|
183 |
10 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
4 |
6 |
|
188 |
4 |
| COAL, good |
3 |
8 |
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| COAL, coarse |
0 |
10 |
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| Grey metal |
4 |
0 |
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192 |
4 |
| Grey metal stone, with post girdles |
25 |
8 |
|
218 |
0 |
| Grey white post, with water |
38 |
6 |
|
256 |
6 |
| COAL |
1 |
8 |
|
258 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
0 |
|
259 |
2 |
| Grey metal stone, with post girdles and water |
16 |
9 |
|
275 |
11 |
| White post, mixed with whin and water |
2 |
0 |
|
277 |
11 |
| Dark grey metal, with girdles and water |
20 |
0 |
|
297 |
11 |
| Dark grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
301 |
11 |
| Dark grey metal, with ironstone girdles |
9 |
6 |
|
311 |
5 |
| Grey post |
2 |
6 |
|
313 |
11 |
| Grey metal stone, with post girdles |
4 |
0 |
|
317 |
11 |
| Grey and white post |
7 |
6 |
|
325 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
326 |
11 |
| COAL, strong |
2 |
2 |
|
329 |
1 |
| Dark metal |
1 |
0 |
|
330 |
1 |
| Grey and white post, with whin girdles and water |
13 |
10 |
|
343 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
344 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
346 |
3 |
| Grey metal stone, with whin girdles |
9 |
0 |
|
355 |
3 |
| Strong white post, with water |
3 |
0 |
|
358 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
359 |
9 |
| COAL |
2 |
5 |
|
362 |
2 |
| COAL, foul |
1 |
1 |
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| Grey metal |
0 |
4 |
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| COAL, foul |
1 |
0 |
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| Grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
363 |
8 |
| Grey and white post, with water |
1 |
6 |
|
365 |
2 |
| Dark grey metal stone |
6 |
0 |
|
371 |
2 |
| Strong white post, with whin girdles |
8 |
0 |
|
379 |
2 |
| Dark grey metal stone |
0 |
4 |
|
379 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
379 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
381 |
5 |
| COAL, foul |
0 |
9 |
|
382 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
0 |
|
383 |
2 |
| Grey metal stone |
9 |
0 |
|
392 |
2 |
| COAL, rather slaty at 1 ft. 6 in. from top |
2 |
5 |
|
394 |
7 |
| Grey metal, scared with coal |
1 |
0 |
|
395 |
7 |
| Grey metal, scared with coal |
3 |
2 |
|
398 |
9 |
| COAL, tender |
2 |
3 |
|
401 |
0 |
| Gray metal |
2 |
0 |
|
403 |
0 |
| Dark grey metal stone, with post girdle |
8 |
0 |
|
411 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone |
3 |
0 |
|
414 |
0 |
| Grey and white post, with water |
26 |
0 |
|
440 |
0 |
| Darkish metal, scared with coal |
1 |
6 |
|
441 |
6 |
| White post |
9 |
4 |
|
450 |
10 |
| Grey metal stone |
2 |
6 |
|
453 |
4 |
| COAL |
2 |
0 |
|
455 |
4 |
| COAL |
1 |
8 |
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| Grey metal |
0 |
2 |
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| COAL, tender |
0 |
2 |
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| Grey metal |
3 |
0 |
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458 |
4 |
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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 0016 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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