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Browney Colliery
No. 3 Pit
Sunk at Browney Colliery
Shaft Details
Closed: Jul 1938
Approximate surface level 265 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 |
2 |
0 |
|
2 |
0 |
| Yellow clay |
3 |
0 |
|
5 |
0 |
| Sand |
9 |
0 |
|
14 |
0 |
| Clay, mixed with sand |
12 |
0 |
|
26 |
0 |
| Clay, mixed with stones |
28 |
6 |
|
54 |
6 |
| Fire clay |
1 |
0 |
|
55 |
6 |
| Broken freestone |
5 |
0 |
|
60 |
6 |
| Strong yellow freestone |
2 |
0 |
|
62 |
6 |
| Brown freestone |
7 |
6 |
|
70 |
0 |
| White post |
38 |
0 |
|
108 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
109 |
6 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
1 |
10 |
|
111 |
4 |
| Fire clay |
4 |
6 |
|
115 |
10 |
| Post girdles |
7 |
6 |
|
123 |
4 |
| Grey post |
5 |
0 |
|
128 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
16 |
8 |
|
145 |
0 |
| Grey post |
7 |
0 |
|
152 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
10 |
6 |
|
162 |
6 |
| COAL |
1 |
4 |
|
163 |
10 |
| Fire clay |
1 |
0 |
|
164 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
8 |
|
171 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
172 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
10 |
|
173 |
10 |
| Post girdles |
1 |
2 |
|
175 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
18 |
0 |
|
193 |
0 |
| Grey post |
17 |
0 |
|
210 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
213 |
0 |
| Post girdles |
5 |
6 |
|
218 |
6 |
| Black stone |
0 |
6 |
|
219 |
0 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
4 |
1 |
|
223 |
1 |
| COAL |
1 |
8 |
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| Band |
0 |
4 |
|
|
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| COAL |
2 |
1 |
|
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| Seggar |
1 |
2 |
|
224 |
3 |
| Black stone |
0 |
6 |
|
224 |
9 |
| COAL |
1 |
3 |
|
226 |
0 |
| Seggar |
5 |
0 |
|
231 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
231 |
8 |
| Seggar |
1 |
6 |
|
233 |
2 |
| Strong grey metal |
16 |
6 |
|
249 |
8 |
| Black stone, mixed with coal |
0 |
6 |
|
250 |
2 |
| Seggar |
2 |
0 |
|
252 |
2 |
| Grey post |
2 |
6 |
|
254 |
8 |
| White post |
4 |
6 |
|
259 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
4 |
|
263 |
6 |
| White post |
1 |
6 |
|
265 |
0 |
| White post |
0 |
6 |
|
265 |
6 |
| Strong blue metal |
1 |
6 |
|
267 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
267 |
6 |
| Fire clay |
2 |
0 |
|
269 |
6 |
| Grey post |
6 |
4 |
|
275 |
10 |
| White post, mixed with whin |
2 |
6 |
|
278 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
2 |
|
282 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
22 |
0 |
|
304 |
6 |
| Strong seggar |
1 |
0 |
|
305 |
6 |
| Fire clay |
0 |
10 |
|
306 |
4 |
| White post, mixed with whin |
39 |
10 |
|
346 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
6 |
4 |
|
352 |
6 |
| COAL - Harvey Seam |
1 |
10 |
|
354 |
4 |
| Strong seggar clay |
4 |
0 |
|
358 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
0 |
|
364 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
7 |
|
367 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
368 |
1 |
| Strong seggar |
2 |
0 |
|
370 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
2 |
|
372 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
372 |
5 |
| Coarse seggar |
4 |
0 |
|
376 |
5 |
| Grey post |
5 |
6 |
|
381 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
6 |
|
384 |
5 |
| White post |
25 |
9 |
|
410 |
2 |
| Whin |
19 |
8 |
|
429 |
10 |
| Burnt blue metal |
2 |
10 |
|
432 |
8 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
9 |
5 |
|
442 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
7 |
|
443 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
444 |
2 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
8 |
10 |
|
453 |
0 |
| White post, mixed with whin |
11 |
0 |
|
464 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
11 |
8 |
|
475 |
8 |
| Black stone |
0 |
4 |
|
476 |
0 |
| COAL - Busty Seam |
4 |
11 |
|
480 |
11 |
| COAL |
2 |
0 |
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| Band |
0 |
1 |
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|
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| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
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| Band |
0 |
2 |
|
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| COAL |
2 |
3 |
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| Seggar |
2 |
6 |
|
483 |
5 |
| White post |
53 |
6 |
|
536 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
6 |
6 |
|
543 |
5 |
| COAL |
1 |
4 |
|
544 |
9 |
| Seggar |
3 |
2 |
|
547 |
11 |
| Grey post |
7 |
8 |
|
555 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
2 |
|
557 |
9 |
| Black stone |
1 |
0 |
|
558 |
9 |
| Strong seggar |
2 |
10 |
|
561 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
561 |
8 |
| Fire clay |
2 |
1 |
|
563 |
9 |
| Grey post |
2 |
8 |
|
566 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
6 |
|
568 |
11 |
| Black stone |
1 |
0 |
|
569 |
11 |
| Blue metal, with post girdles |
16 |
0 |
|
585 |
11 |
| White post, mixed with whin |
6 |
0 |
|
591 |
11 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
4 |
0 |
|
595 |
11 |
| Black stone |
1 |
0 |
|
596 |
11 |
| COAL - Brockwell Seam |
3 |
4 |
|
600 |
3 |
| Seggar |
1 |
8 |
|
601 |
11 |
| Grey post, with metal partings |
6 |
0 |
|
607 |
11 |
| Blue metal, with post girdles |
8 |
0 |
|
615 |
11 |
| White post, mixed with whin |
4 |
0 |
|
619 |
11 |
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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 0303 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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