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Brandon Colliery
Section of Strata sunk through at Brandon New Winning by M. Forster. August 13th, 1857
Shaft Details
Sunk: 13 Aug 1857, Closed: 15 Mar 1968
Approximate surface level 340 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. |
| Outset |
4 |
0 |
|
4 |
0 |
| Soil |
1 |
0 |
|
5 |
0 |
| Clay |
20 |
0 |
|
25 |
0 |
| Freestone |
24 |
0 |
|
49 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
8 |
|
53 |
8 |
| Freestone |
1 |
8 |
|
55 |
4 |
| COAL |
2 |
2 |
|
57 |
6 |
| COAL |
1 |
10 |
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| COAL, slaty |
0 |
4 |
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| Coarse seggar |
1 |
3 |
|
58 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
0 |
|
65 |
9 |
| Post, with metal partings |
11 |
3 |
|
77 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
80 |
0 |
| Post |
7 |
0 |
|
87 |
0 |
| Whin |
2 |
0 |
|
89 |
0 |
| Post |
1 |
0 |
|
90 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
92 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
5 |
|
93 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
1 |
|
100 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
4 |
|
104 |
10 |
| COAL |
1 |
5 |
|
106 |
3 |
| Grey metal, with post partings |
7 |
1 |
|
113 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
113 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
19 |
6 |
|
133 |
3 |
| Post |
14 |
6 |
|
147 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
8 |
4 |
|
156 |
1 |
| COAL - Working seam |
3 |
7 |
|
159 |
8 |
| COAL |
3 |
2 |
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| COAL, bottom |
0 |
5 |
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| Bored from bottom of Hutton Seam |
0 |
0 |
|
159 |
8 |
| Dark seggar |
3 |
1 |
|
162 |
9 |
| White seggar |
1 |
0 |
|
163 |
9 |
| Black stone |
1 |
0 |
|
164 |
9 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
165 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
9 |
0 |
|
174 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
175 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
4 |
|
177 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
22 |
10 |
|
200 |
6 |
| Post, with water |
6 |
2 |
|
206 |
8 |
| Whin |
0 |
5 |
|
207 |
1 |
| Post, with water |
22 |
1 |
|
229 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
229 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
6 |
8 |
|
236 |
6 |
| Post |
6 |
2 |
|
242 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
8 |
1 |
|
250 |
9 |
| Post |
0 |
7 |
|
251 |
4 |
| Blue metal, with post girdles |
10 |
3 |
|
261 |
7 |
| Black metal, with water |
1 |
7 |
|
263 |
2 |
| Grey metal, with girdles |
6 |
9 |
|
269 |
11 |
| Post |
16 |
0 |
|
285 |
11 |
| Soft grey metal, with water |
0 |
9 |
|
286 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
287 |
0 |
| Post, with water |
2 |
11 |
|
289 |
11 |
| Post, with whin |
3 |
3 |
|
293 |
2 |
| Post, with metal partings |
6 |
8 |
|
299 |
10 |
| Whin |
0 |
4 |
|
300 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
4 |
|
303 |
6 |
| Dark metal |
0 |
11 |
|
304 |
5 |
| COAL, coarse |
1 |
4 |
|
305 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
307 |
3 |
| Post, with whin |
1 |
0 |
|
308 |
3 |
| Blue metal, with post girdles |
16 |
5 |
|
324 |
8 |
| Post, with metal partings |
5 |
0 |
|
329 |
8 |
| Grey metal, with water |
2 |
2 |
|
331 |
10 |
| Post, with water |
8 |
2 |
|
340 |
0 |
| Post, with water |
17 |
1 |
|
357 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
8 |
2 |
|
365 |
3 |
| Post |
3 |
4 |
|
368 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
3 |
|
371 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
372 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
4 |
|
375 |
5 |
| Post |
2 |
4 |
|
377 |
9 |
| Blue metal, with girdles |
3 |
4 |
|
381 |
1 |
| Post |
8 |
2 |
|
389 |
3 |
| Blue metal, with post girdles |
16 |
3 |
|
405 |
6 |
| Black metal |
0 |
9 |
|
406 |
3 |
| COAL - Brancepeth Seam |
4 |
0 |
|
410 |
3 |
| COAL |
1 |
2½ |
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| Band |
0 |
0½ |
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| COAL |
0 |
8 |
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| COAL, D. |
0 |
4 |
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| COAL |
1 |
4 |
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| COAL, C. |
0 |
5 |
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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 0283 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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