Benwell Colliery
Charlotte Pit
Bored at Benwell Collery, in the Charlotte Pit, April 8th, 1766
Shaft Details
Sunk: 08 Apr 1766
Approximate surface level 305 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Sunk to the scaffold |
40 |
8 |
|
40 |
8 |
| Box |
15 |
0 |
|
55 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
11 |
|
56 |
7 |
| Blue grey metal |
0 |
6 |
|
57 |
1 |
| COAL, foul |
0 |
10 |
|
57 |
11 |
| Grey metal and metal stone |
21 |
9 |
|
79 |
8 |
| Grey and white post, and set away the water |
4 |
6 |
|
84 |
2 |
| COAL, or coal pipe and water |
0 |
6 |
|
84 |
8 |
| Grey metal stone, with girdles |
27 |
0 |
|
111 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
112 |
2 |
| Black stone |
0 |
6 |
|
112 |
8 |
| Lowered the box |
9 |
9 |
|
122 |
5 |
| Grey girdle |
0 |
4 |
|
122 |
9 |
| Blue and black metal |
0 |
8 |
|
123 |
5 |
| COAL |
1 |
1 |
|
124 |
6 |
| Grey metal, with girdles |
11 |
8 |
|
136 |
2 |
| Grey and white gullety post, with water |
23 |
0 |
|
159 |
2 |
| Black grey metal |
6 |
0 |
|
165 |
2 |
| Black metal and girdles |
4 |
6 |
|
169 |
8 |
| Black stone, with water |
3 |
0 |
|
172 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
174 |
8 |
| White and grey post, with water |
18 |
0 |
|
192 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
0 |
|
193 |
8 |
| Blue and black metal and girdles |
2 |
6 |
|
196 |
2 |
| White post |
2 |
0 |
|
198 |
2 |
| Blue and black stone, with a mixture of coal |
3 |
9 |
|
201 |
11 |
| Blue grey metal |
6 |
9 |
|
208 |
8 |
| White post, with water |
15 |
9 |
|
224 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
6 |
|
227 |
11 |
| Blue grey scamy stone |
1 |
8 |
|
229 |
7 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
3 |
4 |
|
232 |
11 |
| Grey metal stone, with water |
0 |
6 |
|
233 |
5 |
|
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 0169 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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