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Bedlington Colliery
Doctor Pit
Strata sunk through at Bedlington Dr. Pit. Begun July 14 1854, and finished January 1855
Shaft Details
Sunk: 14 Jul 1854
Approximate surface level 155 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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fathoms, feet & inches, or metres
 
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
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ft. |
in. |
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ft. |
in. |
| Soil |
1 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
| Shivery freestone |
9 |
11 |
|
10 |
11 |
| Blue metal, with post girdles |
9 |
6 |
|
20 |
5 |
| Blue metal, with iron girdles |
4 |
11 |
|
25 |
4 |
| Blue metal, with mussel beds |
6 |
0 |
|
31 |
4 |
| Dark blue metal |
3 |
8 |
|
35 |
0 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
36 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
12 |
11 |
|
48 |
11 |
| Whin girdle |
0 |
6 |
|
49 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
8 |
7 |
|
58 |
0 |
| Post, with whin and grey metal partings near to top |
35 |
0 |
|
93 |
0 |
| COAL |
1 |
1 |
|
94 |
1 |
| Soft thill |
1 |
0 |
|
95 |
1 |
| Strong grey metal |
20 |
3 |
|
115 |
4 |
| Post, mixed with whin |
3 |
4 |
|
118 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
22 |
3 |
|
140 |
11 |
| Post |
14 |
1 |
|
155 |
0 |
| Post |
0 |
8 |
|
155 |
8 |
| COAL - High Main Seam |
10 |
0 |
|
165 |
8 |
| COAL |
2 |
4 |
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| Band |
1 |
0 |
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| COAL |
0 |
9 |
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| Band |
0 |
1 |
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| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
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| Band |
0 |
2 |
|
|
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| COAL |
1 |
1 |
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| Band |
0 |
2 |
|
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| COAL |
3 |
7 |
|
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| Grey metal |
12 |
3 |
|
177 |
11 |
| Black stone |
1 |
1 |
|
179 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
2 |
|
184 |
2 |
| Black stone, mixed with coal |
5 |
5 |
|
189 |
7 |
| Strong grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
193 |
7 |
| COAL - Grey Seam |
2 |
7 |
|
196 |
2 |
| Strong grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
198 |
2 |
| Black stone, mixed with coal |
4 |
6 |
|
202 |
8 |
| Post, with metal partings |
22 |
8 |
|
225 |
4 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
8 |
6 |
|
233 |
10 |
| Black stone, mixed with coal |
4 |
1 |
|
237 |
11 |
| Soft thill |
0 |
3 |
|
238 |
2 |
| White post and a little water |
16 |
2 |
|
254 |
4 |
| Strong grey metal, with iron girdles |
10 |
0 |
|
264 |
4 |
| COAL - Yard Seam |
2 |
10 |
|
267 |
2 |
| Thill stone |
5 |
4 |
|
272 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
4 |
|
277 |
10 |
| Post, mixed with whin |
11 |
6 |
|
289 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
7½ |
|
295 |
11½ |
| Black stone |
0 |
6 |
|
296 |
5½ |
| COAL |
0 |
1½ |
|
296 |
7 |
| Thill, with scares of coal |
1 |
0 |
|
297 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
21 |
10 |
|
319 |
5 |
| COAL, mixed with stone |
3 |
9 |
|
323 |
2 |
| Thill |
1 |
3 |
|
324 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
19 |
9 |
|
344 |
2 |
| Post, mixed with whin |
12 |
3 |
|
356 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
8 |
|
358 |
1 |
| Black stone |
0 |
4 |
|
358 |
5 |
| Bensham |
2 |
11 |
|
361 |
4 |
| COAL |
2 |
6 |
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| Band |
0 |
0½ |
|
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| COAL |
0 |
4½ |
|
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| Thill |
1 |
0 |
|
362 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
365 |
4 |
| Strong white post, mixed with whin |
10 |
8 |
|
376 |
0 |
| Blue metal, mixed with ironstone |
28 |
6 |
|
404 |
6 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
5 |
6¼ |
|
410 |
0¼ |
| COAL, good |
2 |
6 |
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| Band |
0 |
3 |
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| COAL |
0 |
8 |
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| Band |
0 |
5¾ |
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| COAL |
1 |
7½ |
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| Dark metal |
2 |
3 |
|
412 |
3¼ |
| Strong grey metal, with post girdles |
11 |
8 |
|
423 |
11¼ |
| Blue metal, with ironstone girdles |
7 |
9 |
|
431 |
8¼ |
| Mussel bed |
3 |
4 |
|
435 |
0¼ |
| Whin girdle |
1 |
0 |
|
436 |
0¼ |
| Blue metal, with thin post girdles and ironstone |
14 |
3 |
|
450 |
3¼ |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
5 |
7 |
|
455 |
10¼ |
| COAL, cannel, and slate |
0 |
2 |
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| COAL, grey |
0 |
7 |
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| COAL, good |
3 |
2 |
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| Band |
0 |
2 |
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| COAL, good |
1 |
6 |
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| Black slate stone |
0 |
6 |
|
456 |
4¼ |
| Grey post, with whin next bottom |
3 |
8 |
|
460 |
0¼ |
| Blue metal, with ironstone girdles |
2 |
0 |
|
462 |
0¼ |
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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 0091 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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