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Bedlington Colliery

A Pit

Account of Strata sunk through at the Engine or A Pit, Bedlington Colliery

Shaft Details

Sunk: 28 Sep 1838

Approximate surface level 100 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)

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Geology encountered   Thickness   Depth
  ft. in.   ft. in.
Soil    1  0     1  0
Yellow clay    12  6     13  6
Black metal    1  6     15  0
Grey metal    4  0     19  0
Grey whin    0  6     19  6
Post girdles    14  0     33  6
Grey whin, with water    4  0     37  6
Strong white post    7  1     44  7
Post girdle    3  0     47  7
COAL - Moorland or 70 fathom Seam    2  8     50  3
    COAL    2  8       
Thill    1  0     51  3
Grey metal    9  6     60  9
White post girdle, with blue metal partings    1  6     62  3
Blue stone, with ironstone girdles    3  5     65  8
Strong white post    2  1     67  9
Blue stone, with ironstone girdles    21  0     88  9
Black stone    0  4     89  1
COAL    0  8     89  9
Grey metal    0  4     90  1
Grey post girdles, with blue metal partings    9  11     100  0
Grey post girdles, with blue metal partings    4  5     104  5
COAL    0  3     104  8
White post girdle    16  0     120  8
Blue metal stone, with ironstone girdles    8  0     128  8
Mussel bed    0  9     129  5
Fine blue stone    9  0     138  5
COAL    1  4     139  9
Grey metal stone    6  0     145  9
Blue stone, with scares of post    12  0     157  9
White post girdles, with blue metal partings    4  9     162  6
COAL    0  4     162  10
Grey metal    3  0     165  10
Blue metal stone, with balls of ironstone    3  6     169  4
Blue stone, scared with post    6  0     175  4
Strong blue metal    6  0     181  4
Soft blue metal and iron girdles    12  0     193  4
Strong blue metal    13  0     206  4
Grey post girdles, with water    4  0     210  4
Grey whin    3  0     213  4
Strong white post, with water    10  10     224  2
Blue metal    1  0     225  2
Strong white post, with water    6  2     231  4
COAL - Glebe Seam or High Main    4  7     235  11
    COAL    2  2       
    Stone    1  1       
    COAL    1  4       
Strong grey metal    4  0     239  11
White post girdles, with blue metal scared with coal    6  3     246  2
Blue post    3  9     249  11
Blue metal stone    10  0     259  11
Blue metal stone scared with post    3  2     263  1
Blue post girdles, with water    0  9     263  10
Blue stone girdles, with post    1  1     264  11
Blue post girdles, with blue metal partings    0  9     265  8
Strong white post    5  5     271  1
Blue metal    0  6     271  7
Strong blue post, with water    11  5     283  0
Blue post girdles    2  0     285  0
Strong blue post, with water    3  0     288  0
Blue post girdles, with metal partings    4  9     292  9
Strong white post, with water    10  10     303  7
Strong blue stone, scared with post    6  2     309  9
White post girdles, with blue metal partings    5  9     315  6
Blue metal    14  3     329  9
COAL - Grey Seam    2  2     331  11
Black stone    10  10     342  9
White post, with water    5  0     347  9
Grey metal    1  8     349  5
White scared post, with blue metal partings    6  0     355  5
Blue metal, with water    0  7     356  0
White post girdles    4  7     360  7
Blue metal, with ironstone girdles    4  11     365  6
Black stone, resembling coal    2  8     368  2
COAL, with 4 in. metal in middle    1  5     369  7
Grey metal    4  5     374  0
Grey post girdles    3  3     377  3
Strong blue metal, with iron girdles    1  0     378  3
Grey post girdles    6  3     384  6
Grey whin, with water    2  6     387  0
Grey scared post    4  3     391  3
Blue metal    2  5     393  8
Grey scared post    1  6     395  2
Blue metal, scared with post    0  8     395  10
Grey scared post    0  7     396  5
Blue metal, with iron girdles    1  3     397  8
COAL - Yard Seam    2  11     400  7
Grey metal    10  0     410  7
Grey post, with strong girdles    16  2     426  9
COAL    0  1     426  10
Strong blue metal    0  7     427  5
White post girdle    0  6     427  11
COAL    0  6     428  5
Grey metal    1  0     429  5
Strong blue metal, scared with grey post    20  0     449  5
Blue metal, with thin iron girdles    6  3     455  8
COAL    0  7     456  3
Metal    1  0     457  3
COAL    0  3     457  6
Metal    1  2     458  8
COAL    1  0     459  8
Grey metal    4  0     463  8
Blue metal, scared with post    13  4     477  0
Grey scared post    4  0     481  0
White post    4  8     485  8
Blue metal    0  2     485  10
White post    3  3     489  1
Grey post girdles, with blue metal partings    4  0     493  1
Black stone    0  7     493  8
COAL - Bensham Seam    2  7     496  3
Grey metal    9  0     505  3
White post girdle    8  3     513  6
Grey whin    1  4     514  10
Blue metal, with iron girdles    16  10     531  8
COAL - Five-Quarter Seam    2  6     534  2
Grey metal    1  7     535  9
COAL, with 2 inches metal in middle    0  9     536  6
Grey metal    0  10     537  4
COAL    0  5     537  9
Grey metal    12  0     549  9
Grey metal, with thin post girdles    6  9     556  6
Strong grey post girdle    6  0     562  6
Strong white post, mixed with whin    8  0     570  6
Blue metal    4  0     574  6
Grey post girdle    12  0     586  6
Strong blue metal    4  0     590  6
Grey post girdles    2  8     593  2
Blue metal    1  6     594  8
COAL - Low Main Seam    6  0½     600  8½
    COAL, cannel    0         
    COAL, grey    0         
    COAL, good    4         
    Splint band    0  2       
    COAL, bottom    0  10       

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 0090 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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