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Barrington Colliery
Hannah Pit
Account of Strata sunk through in the Hannah Pit at Barrington Colliery, commenced August 22nd, 1854
Shaft Details
Sunk: 22 Aug 1854
Approximate surface level 79 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. |
| Soil |
1 |
0 |
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1 |
0 |
| Strong clay |
64 |
0 |
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65 |
0 |
| Strong clay, with boulders |
6 |
0 |
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71 |
0 |
| Clay, mixed with sand and gravel |
3 |
5 |
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74 |
5 |
| Blue clay with stones |
24 |
7 |
|
99 |
0 |
| Sand and gravel with a siping of water |
11 |
9 |
|
110 |
9 |
| Blue clay |
7 |
6 |
|
118 |
3 |
| Broken yellow freestone |
3 |
0 |
|
121 |
3 |
| Very soft blue metal, dark and strong near the bottom |
18 |
9 |
|
140 |
0 |
| COAL, with water |
0 |
9 |
|
140 |
9 |
| Thill-stone |
1 |
6 |
|
142 |
3 |
| Strong post |
2 |
0 |
|
144 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
5 |
|
145 |
8 |
| Strong white post, making 1,270 gallons per hour |
3 |
5 |
|
149 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
6 |
|
151 |
7 |
| Grey post |
5 |
1 |
|
156 |
8 |
| Whin girdle |
0 |
11 |
|
157 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
8 |
0 |
|
165 |
7 |
| Black stone |
2 |
0 |
|
167 |
7 |
| Strong blue metal |
1 |
2 |
|
168 |
9 |
| Bastard whin |
0 |
5 |
|
169 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
6 |
|
171 |
8 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
4 |
|
172 |
0 |
| Strong blue metal |
1 |
1 |
|
173 |
1 |
| Strong grey metal |
0 |
5 |
|
173 |
6 |
| Strong black stone |
0 |
3 |
|
173 |
9 |
| Soft blue metal, with ironstone bands |
3 |
11 |
|
177 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
179 |
2 |
| Blue metal and ironstone balls |
3 |
2 |
|
182 |
4 |
| Blue stone, with cockle shells |
2 |
4 |
|
184 |
8 |
| Soft blue stone |
11 |
2 |
|
195 |
10 |
| COAL, slaty |
1 |
0 |
|
196 |
10 |
| Black thill |
1 |
0 |
|
197 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
199 |
10 |
| Bored further (begun Mar. 9th, 1855):- |
0 |
0 |
|
199 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
200 |
5 |
| Thill and coal, mixed |
1 |
3 |
|
201 |
8 |
| Thill |
1 |
1 |
|
202 |
9 |
| Black stone and coal |
1 |
8 |
|
204 |
5 |
| White post, with 150 gallons of water per minute |
9 |
4 |
|
213 |
9 |
| Black stone |
0 |
9 |
|
214 |
6 |
| Black stone, with coal |
0 |
4 |
|
214 |
10 |
| Mild grey post |
2 |
6 |
|
217 |
4 |
| Strong blue metal |
3 |
4 |
|
220 |
8 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
6 |
|
221 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
4 |
|
221 |
6 |
| Strong white post |
1 |
5 |
|
222 |
11 |
| Light mild grey post |
6 |
6 |
|
229 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
11 |
|
230 |
4 |
| Black stone |
0 |
6 |
|
230 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
3 |
|
231 |
1 |
| Grey post |
12 |
2 |
|
243 |
3 |
| Whin girdle |
1 |
0 |
|
244 |
3 |
| Strong white post girdle |
0 |
5 |
|
244 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
5 |
|
246 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
10 |
|
246 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
10 |
|
248 |
9 |
| Grey post |
5 |
2 |
|
253 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
0 |
|
254 |
11 |
| Black stone |
0 |
8 |
|
255 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
11 |
6 |
|
267 |
1 |
| COAL - High Main Seam |
6 |
11 |
|
274 |
0 |
| COAL, top |
1 |
3¼ |
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| Stone |
0 |
2½ |
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| COAL, bottom |
5 |
5¼ |
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Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Supplement, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1910
 original entry for sinking/boring number 2391 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Supplement, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1910"
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