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Backworth Colliery
Maude Pit
An Account of the Strata sunk through in the Maude Pit at Backworth Colliery. Commenced, July 9th, 1872 ; finished, April 11th, 1874
Shaft Details
Sunk: 09 Jul 1872, Closed: Dec 1960
Approximate surface level 200 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Dark soil |
1 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
| Dark brown clay, with large pebbles |
47 |
0 |
|
48 |
0 |
| Light grey thill |
5 |
0 |
|
53 |
0 |
| Dark metal and white post girdles, with ironstone |
9 |
0 |
|
62 |
0 |
| Whin girdles, with water |
5 |
0 |
|
67 |
0 |
| White post, with a mixture of whin and ironstone girdles |
18 |
9 |
|
85 |
9 |
| Dark grey post girdles |
4 |
6 |
|
90 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
90 |
9 |
| Strong fire clay, with water |
5 |
6 |
|
96 |
3 |
| Post girdles (Ring Crib laid here) |
2 |
9 |
|
99 |
0 |
| Whin |
0 |
9 |
|
99 |
9 |
| Post, with scamy grey metal |
17 |
4 |
|
117 |
1 |
| Dark grey metal, with ironstone |
8 |
0 |
|
125 |
1 |
| Black stone |
2 |
8 |
|
127 |
9 |
| Light blue thill stone |
6 |
9 |
|
134 |
6 |
| Dark grey metal and post girdles |
18 |
0 |
|
152 |
6 |
| Whin girdle |
2 |
1 |
|
154 |
7 |
| Strong grey post, whin dyers and water |
15 |
4 |
|
169 |
11 |
| Grey and white post, with whin clyers |
30 |
1 |
|
200 |
0 |
| Grey and white post, with whin clyers |
22 |
8 |
|
222 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
223 |
5 |
| Dark grey thill |
8 |
0 |
|
231 |
5 |
| Dark blue metal stone |
11 |
0 |
|
242 |
5 |
| COAL, mixed with black stone |
1 |
2 |
|
243 |
7 |
| Dark grey thill |
3 |
0 |
|
246 |
7 |
| Grey metal stone |
2 |
6 |
|
249 |
1 |
| White post, mixed with black stone |
17 |
6 |
|
266 |
7 |
| Dark blue metal |
3 |
3 |
|
269 |
10 |
| Black stone |
2 |
0 |
|
271 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
272 |
7 |
| Dark grey thill |
1 |
8 |
|
274 |
3 |
| COAL |
1 |
3 |
|
275 |
6 |
| Dark strong whin thill |
1 |
3 |
|
276 |
9 |
| Post and whin girdles |
33 |
9 |
|
310 |
6 |
| Grey metal stone |
8 |
9 |
|
319 |
3 |
| Dark blue stone |
2 |
8 |
|
321 |
11 |
| COAL and black stone (70 fathoms coal) |
2 |
4 |
|
324 |
3 |
| Grey thill stone |
7 |
0 |
|
331 |
3 |
| Grey metal stone |
10 |
9 |
|
342 |
0 |
| Post girdle |
2 |
7 |
|
344 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
0 |
|
345 |
7 |
| Grey metal stone |
3 |
0 |
|
348 |
7 |
| White post and whin girdles, with water |
31 |
4 |
|
379 |
11 |
| Dark blue metal |
6 |
0 |
|
385 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
386 |
3 |
| Dark grey thill |
6 |
4 |
|
392 |
7 |
| Dark grey scamy post, with metal partings |
12 |
10 |
|
405 |
5 |
| Dark blue metal, with iron girdles |
4 |
0 |
|
409 |
5 |
| Black stone |
8 |
8 |
|
418 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
418 |
5 |
| Dark thill stone |
1 |
0 |
|
419 |
5 |
| Dark grey metal |
8 |
2 |
|
427 |
7 |
| Dark blue metal and post girdles |
8 |
10 |
|
436 |
5 |
| Strong white post |
5 |
0 |
|
441 |
5 |
| Metal parting |
0 |
1 |
|
441 |
6 |
| Post |
4 |
6 |
|
446 |
0 |
| Metal parting |
0 |
0½ |
|
446 |
0½ |
| Granite and post mixture |
7 |
0 |
|
453 |
0½ |
| Whin girdle |
2 |
11 |
|
455 |
11½ |
| Rough post |
13 |
5½ |
|
469 |
5 |
| Whin and post |
8 |
0 |
|
477 |
5 |
| White post |
9 |
6 |
|
486 |
11 |
| Grey scamy post |
6 |
2 |
|
493 |
1 |
| COAL - High Main Seam |
10 |
3 |
|
503 |
4 |
| COAL |
5 |
7 |
|
503 |
4 |
| Pricking |
0 |
1½ |
|
503 |
4 |
| COAL, ground |
1 |
6½ |
|
503 |
4 |
| Metal |
0 |
5 |
|
503 |
4 |
| COAL, bottom |
2 |
7 |
|
503 |
4 |
| Grey thill stone |
1 |
7 |
|
504 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
8 |
6 |
|
513 |
5 |
| Post girdles and grey metal |
11 |
8 |
|
525 |
1 |
| Whin girdle |
3 |
0 |
|
528 |
1 |
| Grey post |
6 |
8 |
|
534 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
9 |
|
540 |
6 |
| Grey post |
6 |
4 |
|
546 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
8 |
|
549 |
6 |
| COAL - Metal Coal Seam |
2 |
9 |
|
552 |
3 |
| Thill |
2 |
10 |
|
555 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
11 |
0 |
|
566 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
18 |
0 |
|
584 |
1 |
| Dark metal |
6 |
0 |
|
590 |
1 |
| Black stone |
1 |
6 |
|
591 |
7 |
| Strong seggar clay, with ironstone balls |
5 |
4 |
|
596 |
11 |
| Dark grey post girdle |
1 |
8 |
|
598 |
7 |
| Dark grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
601 |
7 |
| Iron girdles |
0 |
8 |
|
602 |
3 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
11 |
0 |
|
613 |
3 |
| Strong post girdles |
1 |
7 |
|
614 |
10 |
| Black stone |
0 |
2 |
|
615 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
615 |
5 |
| Seggar clay |
1 |
10 |
|
617 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
14 |
6 |
|
631 |
9 |
| Whin girdle |
1 |
2 |
|
632 |
11 |
| Strong white post |
2 |
10 |
|
635 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
9 |
0 |
|
644 |
9 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
645 |
9 |
| Seggar clay |
2 |
6 |
|
648 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
648 |
8 |
| Seggar clay |
3 |
0 |
|
651 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
0 |
|
653 |
8 |
| Dark grey post, with partings |
6 |
0 |
|
659 |
8 |
| White post |
9 |
0 |
|
668 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
0 |
|
672 |
8 |
| COAL - Yard Seam |
2 |
10 |
|
675 |
6 |
| Seggar clay |
4 |
0 |
|
679 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
12 |
6 |
|
692 |
0 |
| Grey post, with whin girdle |
12 |
0 |
|
704 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
6 |
|
705 |
6 |
| COAL and black stone |
0 |
8 |
|
706 |
2 |
| Seggar clay |
0 |
10 |
|
707 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
707 |
3 |
| Black stone |
0 |
3 |
|
707 |
6 |
| Grey thill |
0 |
9 |
|
708 |
3 |
| Light blue metal, with iron girdles |
4 |
10 |
|
713 |
1 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
38 |
5 |
|
751 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
6 |
10 |
|
758 |
4 |
| Black stone |
0 |
2 |
|
758 |
6 |
| COAL - Bensham Seam |
5 |
5 |
|
763 |
11 |
| COAL, tender |
2 |
6 |
|
763 |
11 |
| Band |
0 |
6 |
|
763 |
11 |
| COAL, tender |
2 |
5 |
|
763 |
11 |
| Black stone |
0 |
8 |
|
764 |
7 |
| Grey thill |
3 |
0 |
|
767 |
7 |
| White post |
4 |
0 |
|
771 |
7 |
| Blue metal, with iron girdles |
7 |
0 |
|
778 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
778 |
9 |
| Dark grey thill |
5 |
10 |
|
784 |
7 |
| Dark blue metal |
4 |
4 |
|
788 |
11 |
| COAL and black stone |
0 |
6 |
|
789 |
5 |
| Dark blue metal |
6 |
5 |
|
795 |
10 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
5 |
6 |
|
801 |
4 |
| COAL |
2 |
4 |
|
801 |
4 |
| Grey thill stone |
1 |
5 |
|
801 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
801 |
4 |
| Grey band |
0 |
2 |
|
801 |
4 |
| COAL |
1 |
2 |
|
801 |
4 |
| Grey thill |
2 |
6 |
|
803 |
10 |
| White post |
12 |
0 |
|
815 |
10 |
| Blue metal and ironstone |
10 |
0 |
|
825 |
10 |
| Mussel shell bed |
0 |
2 |
|
826 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
6 |
0 |
|
832 |
0 |
| Grey post |
3 |
6 |
|
835 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
2 |
|
836 |
8 |
| Black stone |
0 |
2 |
|
836 |
10 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
4 |
2½ |
|
841 |
0½ |
| COAL, good |
0 |
5 |
|
841 |
0½ |
| COAL, splint |
0 |
7 |
|
841 |
0½ |
| COAL, good |
1 |
3 |
|
841 |
0½ |
| Black stone band |
0 |
0½ |
|
841 |
0½ |
| COAL, good |
0 |
11 |
|
841 |
0½ |
| Black stone |
0 |
2 |
|
841 |
0½ |
| COAL, swad |
0 |
10 |
|
841 |
0½ |
| Fire-clay |
2 |
0 |
|
843 |
0 |
| Post |
237 |
7 |
|
1080 |
7 |
| Black and blue metal |
13 |
4 |
|
1093 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
1094 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
4 |
|
1096 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
1097 |
3 |
| Fire-clay |
6 |
0 |
|
1103 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
1103 |
4 |
| Posty metal |
19 |
0 |
|
1122 |
4 |
| Black stone |
0 |
7 |
|
1122 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
9 |
10 |
|
1132 |
9 |
| Ramble, soft |
0 |
2 |
|
1132 |
11 |
| COAL - Supposed Beaumont Seam |
3 |
7 |
|
1136 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
10½ |
|
1136 |
6 |
| Splint |
0 |
1½ |
|
1136 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
1136 |
6 |
| Splint |
0 |
1 |
|
1136 |
6 |
| COAL |
1 |
7 |
|
1136 |
6 |
| Swad |
0 |
2 |
|
1136 |
6 |
| Fire-clay |
2 |
3 |
|
1138 |
9 |
| Posty fire-clay |
4 |
0 |
|
1142 |
9 |
| COAL |
1 |
5 |
|
1144 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
1144 |
2 |
| Splint |
0 |
1 |
|
1144 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
1144 |
2 |
| Fire-clay and ironstone |
18 |
0 |
|
1162 |
2 |
| Post |
4 |
4 |
|
1166 |
6 |
| Black stone |
2 |
0 |
|
1168 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
6 |
0 |
|
1174 |
6 |
| Ironstone |
2 |
6 |
|
1177 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
1177 |
4 |
| Posty fire-clay |
5 |
8 |
|
1183 |
0 |
| Post |
10 |
9 |
|
1193 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
3 |
|
1198 |
0 |
| Post |
2 |
7 |
|
1200 |
7 |
| COAL |
3 |
2 |
|
1203 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
1203 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
7 |
|
1203 |
9 |
| COAL |
1 |
5 |
|
1203 |
9 |
| Fire-clay and ironstone |
9 |
5 |
|
1213 |
2 |
| COAL |
2 |
8 |
|
1215 |
10 |
| COAL and black stone |
1 |
11 |
|
1215 |
10 |
| Fire-clay |
0 |
5 |
|
1215 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
1215 |
10 |
| Hard blue and grey metal, faulted |
20 |
6 |
|
1236 |
4 |
| Fire-clay |
1 |
6 |
|
1237 |
10 |
| Ironstone |
0 |
2 |
|
1238 |
0 |
| Fire-clay |
0 |
8 |
|
1238 |
8 |
| COAL, rather splinty, burns well |
2 |
10 |
|
1241 |
6 |
| Black stone |
0 |
6 |
|
1242 |
0 |
| Fire-clay |
4 |
6 |
|
1246 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
1246 |
10 |
| Fire-clay |
4 |
8 |
|
1251 |
6 |
| Leafy post |
4 |
10 |
|
1256 |
4 |
| Black stone |
0 |
9 |
|
1257 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
1257 |
7 |
| Fire-clay |
2 |
0 |
|
1259 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
1260 |
3 |
| Fire-clay |
2 |
11 |
|
1263 |
2 |
| COAL |
1 |
1 |
|
1264 |
3 |
| Fire-clay |
1 |
6 |
|
1265 |
9 |
| White post |
5 |
7 |
|
1271 |
4 |
| Leafy post |
6 |
4 |
|
1277 |
8 |
| Black stone |
1 |
1 |
|
1278 |
9 |
| COAL |
1 |
11 |
|
1280 |
8 |
| Fire-clay |
1 |
4 |
|
1282 |
0 |
| Dark post, with water |
10 |
7 |
|
1292 |
7 |
| White post |
13 |
0 |
|
1305 |
7 |
| COAL, half across pit |
0 |
2 |
|
1305 |
9 |
| White post |
3 |
0 |
|
1308 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
1309 |
0 |
| White post |
2 |
9 |
|
1311 |
9 |
| Leafy post |
5 |
4 |
|
1317 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
16 |
0 |
|
1333 |
1 |
| COAL |
2 |
4 |
|
1335 |
5 |
| Fire-clay |
4 |
8 |
|
1340 |
1 |
| Black stone |
0 |
3 |
|
1340 |
4 |
| Fire-clay |
5 |
7 |
|
1345 |
11 |
| White post |
3 |
11 |
|
1349 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
10 |
|
1350 |
8 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
1351 |
8 |
| Fire-clay |
5 |
9 |
|
1357 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
8 |
3 |
|
1365 |
8 |
| COAL |
3 |
7 |
|
1369 |
3 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
1369 |
3 |
| Band |
0 |
1½ |
|
1369 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
8½ |
|
1369 |
3 |
| Band |
0 |
9 |
|
1369 |
3 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
1369 |
3 |
| Fire-clay |
6 |
0 |
|
1375 |
3 |
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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 0042 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"
original entry for sinking/boring number 2388 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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