Shafts	Index	Shafts

Geology encountered   Thickness   Depth   ft. in.   ft. in. Clay    9  8     9  8 Soft blue plate    10  2     19  10 Grey post girdles    7  2     27  0 Strong grey post girdles, with water    13  0     40  0 Soft grey beds    17  8     57  8 Blue plate    23  0     80  8 Limestone (Little Limestone)    50  0     130  8 COAL    0  10     131  6 Grey thill    0  8     132  2 White post girdles    4  0     136  2 Blue plate    13  0     149  2 COAL    3  4     152  6

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 0245 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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