| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Soil |
0 |
8 |
|
0 |
8 |
| Yellow clay |
3 |
0 |
|
3 |
8 |
| Dark brown clay |
41 |
0 |
|
44 |
8 |
| Sand, with a little water |
0 |
7 |
|
45 |
3 |
| Strong stony clay |
34 |
3 |
|
79 |
6 |
| Strong brown freestone |
20 |
6 |
|
100 |
0 |
| Strong brown freestone |
3 |
8 |
|
103 |
8 |
| Soft brown metal |
7 |
0 |
|
110 |
8 |
| COAL, mixed with stone |
0 |
4 |
|
111 |
0 |
| Grey metal thill, with ironstone balls |
3 |
8 |
|
114 |
8 |
| Brown metal |
7 |
0 |
|
121 |
8 |
| Brown post girdle |
1 |
0 |
|
122 |
8 |
| Brown metal |
5 |
3 |
|
127 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
128 |
1 |
| Grey metal thill |
1 |
6 |
|
129 |
7 |
| Grey post, with water |
2 |
4 |
|
131 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
9 |
|
135 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
135 |
9 |
| Grey metal thill, with ironstone balls |
5 |
3 |
|
141 |
0 |
| Strong grey post |
4 |
4 |
|
145 |
4 |
| Blue metal post girdle |
2 |
4 |
|
147 |
8 |
| Post girdles |
2 |
0 |
|
149 |
8 |
| Grey post |
3 |
10 |
|
153 |
6 |
| Strong post girdle |
2 |
6 |
|
156 |
0 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
5 |
0 |
|
161 |
0 |
| Dark blue metal |
18 |
0 |
|
179 |
0 |
| COAL, mixed with stone |
0 |
4 |
|
179 |
4 |
| Grey metal, with balls of ironstone |
2 |
7 |
|
181 |
11 |
| Strong grey metal |
0 |
10 |
|
182 |
9 |
| Strong brown post, mixed with whin and water |
30 |
0 |
|
212 |
9 |
| Soft dark grey metal |
9 |
8 |
|
222 |
5 |
| COAL, mixed with stone |
1 |
2 |
|
223 |
7 |
| Grey metal thill |
1 |
8 |
|
225 |
3 |
| White post girdle |
1 |
6 |
|
226 |
9 |
| Brown metal |
6 |
0 |
|
232 |
9 |
| COAL, mixed with stone |
0 |
7 |
|
233 |
4 |
| Grey metal thill, mixed with coal |
3 |
1 |
|
236 |
5 |
| Black stone |
0 |
4 |
|
236 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
237 |
7 |
| Grey metal thill |
2 |
7 |
|
240 |
2 |
| White post |
4 |
3 |
|
244 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
0 |
|
245 |
5 |
| Post girdles |
1 |
2 |
|
246 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
5 |
9 |
|
252 |
4 |
| Black stone, mixed with coal |
2 |
2 |
|
254 |
6 |
| Grey metal thill |
1 |
1 |
|
255 |
7 |
| Strong post girdle |
2 |
10 |
|
258 |
5 |
| Blue metal parting |
0 |
5 |
|
258 |
10 |
| Post girdle |
1 |
2 |
|
260 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
9 |
|
260 |
9 |
| Black stone, with coal pipes |
1 |
2 |
|
261 |
11 |
| Grey metal thill, with ironstone balls |
3 |
0 |
|
264 |
11 |
| Black stone, with coal pipes |
0 |
3 |
|
265 |
2 |
| Grey metal thill, with ironstone balls |
1 |
5 |
|
266 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
267 |
1 |
| Dark grey metal, with ironstone balls |
3 |
5 |
|
270 |
6 |
| Strong grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
274 |
6 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
3 |
|
274 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
2 |
|
278 |
11 |
| Black stone |
0 |
6 |
|
279 |
5 |
| White post girdle |
0 |
8 |
|
280 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
21 |
1 |
|
301 |
2 |
| White post, with water (metal partings) |
5 |
7 |
|
306 |
9 |
| Grey post |
1 |
3 |
|
308 |
0 |
| White post girdle |
1 |
2 |
|
309 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
18 |
6 |
|
327 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
328 |
1 |
| Black stone |
0 |
4 |
|
328 |
5 |
| Thill grey metal |
4 |
3 |
|
332 |
8 |
| Grey metal, with ironstone balls |
11 |
9 |
|
344 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
7 |
|
347 |
0 |
| Black stone |
1 |
10 |
|
348 |
10 |
| Grey post, with a little water |
4 |
7 |
|
353 |
5 |
| Post girdle |
2 |
2 |
|
355 |
7 |
| Strong grey metal |
26 |
8 |
|
382 |
3 |
| Black metal |
2 |
8 |
|
384 |
11 |
| COAL, mixed with metal |
0 |
10 |
|
385 |
9 |
| Grey metal thill, with balls of ironstone |
2 |
3 |
|
388 |
0 |
| Blue metal, with balls of ironstone |
5 |
10 |
|
393 |
10 |
| Strong brown post |
4 |
0 |
|
397 |
10 |
| Grey metal thill |
6 |
2 |
|
404 |
0 |
| Green metal |
14 |
0 |
|
418 |
0 |
| Grey post |
4 |
7 |
|
422 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
0 |
|
424 |
7 |
| White post girdle |
1 |
8 |
|
426 |
3 |
| Dark grey metal |
5 |
0 |
|
431 |
3 |
| Grey metal post girdles |
9 |
6 |
|
440 |
9 |
| Strong grey metal |
10 |
0 |
|
450 |
9 |
| Black stone |
0 |
4 |
|
451 |
1 |
| Strong grey metal |
11 |
8 |
|
462 |
9 |
| Light grey metal thill |
2 |
0 |
|
464 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
21 |
0 |
|
485 |
9 |
| Soft hitch stone, mixed with post |
24 |
0 |
|
509 |
9 |
| COAL |
1 |
3 |
|
511 |
0 |
| Soft hitch stone |
20 |
0 |
|
531 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
531 |
5 |
| Soft hitch stone |
17 |
7 |
|
549 |
0 |
| Post girdles, mixed with whin |
3 |
0 |
|
552 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
552 |
5 |
| Soft blue hitch stone |
26 |
7 |
|
579 |
0 |
| COAL |
2 |
9 |
|
581 |
9 |
| COAL |
1 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal band |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Soft hitch stone |
52 |
7 |
|
634 |
4 |
| Grey post |
34 |
0 |
|
668 |
4 |
| White post, with coal pipes |
57 |
0 |
|
725 |
4 |
| Dark metal |
13 |
0 |
|
738 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
739 |
0 |
| Black stone and coal |
0 |
3 |
|
739 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
8 |
0 |
|
747 |
3 |
| White post, with salt water |
9 |
0 |
|
756 |
3 |
| Blue metal and thill stone |
12 |
0 |
|
768 |
3 |
| White post |
42 |
0 |
|
810 |
3 |
| Soft hitchy stone |
41 |
0 |
|
851 |
3 |
| White post, with a leader up at trouble |
26 |
0 |
|
877 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
11 |
10 |
|
889 |
1 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
890 |
1 |
| Thill stone |
2 |
4 |
|
892 |
5 |
| COAL |
2 |
3 |
|
894 |
8 |
| Thill stone |
1 |
6 |
|
896 |
2 |
| White post |
45 |
0 |
|
941 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
0 |
|
947 |
2 |
| White post |
9 |
0 |
|
956 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
960 |
2 |
| Dark slaty metal |
2 |
0 |
|
962 |
2 |
| COAL, black slaty |
0 |
8 |
|
962 |
10 |
| Thill stone |
0 |
10 |
|
963 |
8 |
| White post |
9 |
2 |
|
972 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
9½ |
|
976 |
7½ |
| White post, mixed with whin & a little water |
54 |
0 |
|
1030 |
7½ |
| Dark blue metal |
4 |
10 |
|
1035 |
5½ |
| COAL |
2 |
0 |
|
1037 |
5½ |
| Thill stone |
7 |
2 |
|
1044 |
7½ |
| Strong blue metal |
12 |
8 |
|
1057 |
3½ |
| Strong white post |
6 |
6 |
|
1063 |
9½ |
| Grey metal |
6 |
7 |
|
1070 |
4½ |
| Black slaty stone |
1 |
3 |
|
1071 |
7½ |
| Thill stone |
1 |
6 |
|
1073 |
1½ |
| Strong blue metal |
7 |
6 |
|
1080 |
7½ |
| Strong white post |
22 |
0 |
|
1102 |
7½ |
| Grey metal |
7 |
5 |
|
1110 |
0½ |
| Black slaty stone |
6 |
0 |
|
1116 |
0½ |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
3 |
0 |
|
1119 |
0½ |
| COAL (supposed main coal) |
1 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL, very coarse splinty, mixed with bands |
1 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Dark coaly stone, with coal pipes |
0 |
9 |
|
1119 |
9½ |
| Seggar or thill stone |
2 |
0 |
|
1121 |
9½ |
| Strong grey metal |
23 |
0 |
|
1144 |
9½ |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
19 |
10 |
|
1164 |
7½ |
| Strong white lost and a little water |
58 |
7 |
|
1223 |
2½ |
| COAL - Brass Thill Seam |
2 |
7 |
|
1225 |
9½ |
| Strong seggar |
2 |
6 |
|
1228 |
3½ |
| Strong grey metal, with post girdles |
9 |
6 |
|
1237 |
9½ |
| Black metal stone |
10 |
0 |
|
1247 |
9½ |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
1248 |
1½ |
| Strong dark metal stone |
13 |
0 |
|
1261 |
1½ |
| Grey post |
4 |
6 |
|
1265 |
7½ |
| Strong grey metal |
3 |
6 |
|
1269 |
1½ |
| Strong white post |
10 |
3 |
|
1279 |
4½ |
| Strong grey metal |
14 |
6 |
|
1293 |
10½ |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
1294 |
7½ |
| Thill stone, mixed with coal pipes |
3 |
0 |
|
1297 |
7½ |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
1298 |
3½ |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
1½ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
3½ |
|
|
|
| Strong grey post, with whin girdles |
7 |
6 |
|
1305 |
9½ |
| Dark blue metal, with ironstone girdles |
17 |
0 |
|
1322 |
9½ |
| COAL - Yard Seam |
3 |
0 |
|
1325 |
9½ |
| COAL |
1 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
4 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Thill stone |
3 |
0 |
|
1328 |
9½ |
| White post |
6 |
0 |
|
1334 |
9½ |
| Dark blue metal, ironstone girdles |
7 |
0 |
|
1341 |
9½ |
| Grey metal |
8 |
0 |
|
1349 |
9½ |
| Grey post |
12 |
0 |
|
1361 |
9½ |
| Grey metal, with ironstone girdles |
18 |
0 |
|
1379 |
9½ |
| COAL - Bensham Seam |
5 |
6 |
|
1385 |
3½ |
| COAL, top |
3 |
1 |
|
|
|
| Splint |
0 |
2½ |
|
|
|
| COAL, coarse |
0 |
1½ |
|
|
|
| COAL, bottom |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
| Grey post |
7 |
0 |
|
1392 |
3½ |
| Grey metal, with ironstone balls |
20 |
0 |
|
1412 |
3½ |
| Splint |
0 |
5 |
|
1412 |
8½ |
| COAL, good |
1 |
0 |
|
1413 |
8½ |
| Strong grey post |
6 |
0 |
|
1419 |
8½ |
| Grey metal |
6 |
0 |
|
1425 |
8½ |
| Black stone |
1 |
9 |
|
1427 |
5½ |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
1428 |
0½ |
| Grey post |
6 |
6 |
|
1434 |
6½ |
| White post and whin girdles |
6 |
9 |
|
1441 |
3½ |
| Blue metal |
0 |
7 |
|
1441 |
10½ |
| White post |
1 |
11 |
|
1443 |
9½ |
| Blue metal |
0 |
6½ |
|
1444 |
4 |
| White post |
2 |
9 |
|
1447 |
1 |
| Blue metal and whin girdles |
3 |
9 |
|
1450 |
10 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
2 |
7½ |
|
1453 |
5½ |
| COAL |
1 |
7½ |
|
|
|
| Splint |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Dark grey post, with whin girdles |
19 |
6 |
|
1472 |
11½ |
| Strong white post |
26 |
5 |
|
1499 |
4½ |
| Strong grey metal, with post girdles |
12 |
0 |
|
1511 |
4½ |
| Grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
1515 |
4½ |
| Grey post |
2 |
0 |
|
1517 |
4½ |
| Blue metal |
3 |
1 |
|
1520 |
5½ |
| COAL - Tyne Low Main, Hutton Seam on Wear |
4 |
7 |
|
1525 |
0½ |
| COAL, good |
4 |
0 |
|
|
|
| COAL, bottom |
0 |
7 |
|
|
|
| Seggar with ironstone balls |
1 |
6 |
|
1526 |
6½ |
| Strong grey metal, with ironstone balls |
22 |
0 |
|
1548 |
6½ |
| Strong grey metal, with post girdles |
14 |
9 |
|
1563 |
3½ |
| White post, with metal partings |
5 |
7 |
|
1568 |
10½ |