Brasside Colliery

Pumping Shaft

Account of Strata sunk through in Pumping Shaft, Brasside Colliery, May, 1867

Shaft Details

Sunk: May 1867, Closed: 1924

Approximate surface level 125 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)

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Geology encountered	Thickness		Depth
	ft.	in.	ft.	in.
Gravel soil	1	6	1	6
Strong stony clay	6	0	7	6
Gravel sand	4	0	11	6
Shivery grey metal	8	0	19	6
COAL, slaty	0	4	19	10
Shelly grey metal	4	6	24	4
COAL, slaty	0	6	24	10
Soft thill stone	2	0	26	10
Blue stone	19	0	45	10
Grey metal	14	8	60	6
Strong grey metal	17	4	77	10
Strong post	18	0	95	10
Grey metal	1	2	97	0
Post	2	0	99	0
Grey metal	1	6	100	6
White post	18	0	118	6
Grey metal	3	1	121	7
COAL	1	6	123	1
Shelly stone	1	0	124	1
Grey metal	0	11	125	0
Grey metal	11	4	136	4
Strong post whin	20	0	156	4
COAL, slaty	1	8	158	0
Shelly grey metal	4	0	162	0
COAL	0	9	162	9
Shelly stone	1	5	164	2
COAL	0	6	164	8
Shelly metal	4	6	169	2
Grey metal	14	8	183	10
Post	2	0	185	10
Grey metal	4	5	190	3
Post	1	0	191	3
Grey metal	3	0	194	3
COAL - Hutton Seam	4	6	198	9

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 0289 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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