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Blackhouse Colliery
Wash Houses Pit
Account of Strata sunk and bored through in the Wash House Pit, East, from Birtley and North of Portobello
Shaft Details
Closed: May 1932
Approximate surface level 324 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Outset |
4 |
0 |
|
4 |
0 |
| Soil |
0 |
10 |
|
4 |
10 |
| Yellow clay, with stones |
5 |
2 |
|
10 |
0 |
| Blue clay, with stones, a little sand and water |
6 |
0 |
|
16 |
0 |
| Soft blue metal |
10 |
0 |
|
26 |
0 |
| Black shale |
0 |
6 |
|
26 |
6 |
| COAL |
1 |
6 |
|
28 |
0 |
| Thill stone metal, with iron boulders |
2 |
0 |
|
30 |
0 |
| Soft blue metal |
4 |
0 |
|
34 |
0 |
| Soft grey post |
9 |
0 |
|
43 |
0 |
| White post, very jointy |
6 |
0 |
|
49 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
7 |
0 |
|
56 |
0 |
| COAL |
25 |
0 |
|
81 |
0 |
| Black thill stone and seggar |
0 |
6 |
|
81 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
81 |
9 |
| Seggar |
3 |
0 |
|
84 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
9 |
|
86 |
6 |
| Mild grey post, with |
2 |
6 |
|
89 |
0 |
| whin balls |
9 |
0 |
|
98 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
25 |
0 |
|
123 |
0 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
5 |
0 |
|
128 |
0 |
| COAL |
2 |
8 |
|
130 |
8 |
| Seggar |
2 |
0 |
|
132 |
8 |
| Grey post, very jointy |
16 |
0 |
|
148 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
152 |
8 |
| Black shale |
3 |
0 |
|
155 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
12 |
0 |
|
167 |
8 |
| Strong grey post, inclined to whin |
2 |
4 |
|
170 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
12 |
0 |
|
182 |
0 |
| Strong grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
186 |
0 |
| Blue metal, with iron girdles |
17 |
0 |
|
203 |
0 |
| Black stone |
0 |
4 |
|
203 |
4 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
6 |
0 |
|
209 |
4 |
| Seggar |
3 |
0 |
|
212 |
4 |
| Dark blue metal, with iron balls |
6 |
0 |
|
218 |
4 |
| Soft grey metal |
6 |
0 |
|
224 |
4 |
| Blue and grey metal, with post girdles, hitch leader here |
21 |
7 |
|
245 |
11 |
| COAL - Maudlin Seam |
5 |
1 |
|
251 |
0 |
| Seggar |
2 |
0 |
|
253 |
0 |
| Grey post |
6 |
0 |
|
259 |
0 |
| Whin girdle |
1 |
0 |
|
260 |
0 |
| Soft blue metal |
6 |
4 |
|
266 |
4 |
| COAL, coarse |
0 |
8 |
|
267 |
0 |
| Strong seggar, inclined to post |
3 |
0 |
|
270 |
0 |
| Strong grey post, walling bed here |
4 |
9 |
|
274 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
275 |
6 |
| Seggar |
0 |
6 |
|
276 |
0 |
| Strong grey post |
3 |
0 |
|
279 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
3 |
|
284 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
6 |
|
287 |
9 |
| Grey metal, with thin post girdles |
8 |
6 |
|
296 |
3 |
| Strong white post, with silvery partings, scared with coal |
13 |
3 |
|
309 |
6 |
| Strong grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
311 |
6 |
| Hard white post,mixed with whin |
3 |
0 |
|
314 |
6 |
| Strong grey metal, with thin post girdles |
3 |
0 |
|
317 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
9 |
2 |
|
326 |
8 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
2 |
10 |
|
329 |
6 |
| Coarse seggar |
3 |
0 |
|
332 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
7 |
2 |
|
339 |
8 |
| COAL, coarse |
0 |
7 |
|
340 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
9 |
|
343 |
0 |
| Hard post girdle |
1 |
3 |
|
344 |
3 |
| Black stone |
1 |
6 |
|
345 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
349 |
9 |
| Hard white post |
3 |
0 |
|
352 |
9 |
| Grey leafy post |
10 |
3 |
|
363 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
6 |
|
367 |
6 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
5 |
0 |
|
372 |
6 |
| COAL |
4 |
6 |
|
|
|
| COAL, bottom |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Strong seggar |
1 |
3 |
|
373 |
9 |
| Grey post |
8 |
0 |
|
381 |
9 |
| Strong white post |
2 |
0 |
|
383 |
9 |
| Black stone, scared with coal |
1 |
0 |
|
384 |
9 |
| Seggar, with iron balls inclined to grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
388 |
9 |
| Strong grey metal, with iron balls and post girdles |
18 |
3 |
|
407 |
0 |
| Strong white post, mixed with whin |
16 |
0 |
|
423 |
0 |
| Blue and black metal |
2 |
0 |
|
425 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
425 |
2 |
| Dark blue metal |
3 |
0 |
|
428 |
2 |
| Strong grey post |
3 |
0 |
|
431 |
2 |
| Dark grey metal with post girdles |
7 |
0 |
|
438 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
439 |
0 |
| Strong seggar |
2 |
6 |
|
441 |
6 |
| Light blue metal, with iron girdles |
16 |
0 |
|
457 |
6 |
| Strong grey post |
2 |
6 |
|
460 |
0 |
| Blue metal iron balls |
6 |
0 |
|
466 |
0 |
| Black metal |
9 |
5 |
|
475 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
476 |
0 |
| Seggar |
1 |
0 |
|
477 |
0 |
| Grey post |
3 |
6 |
|
480 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
480 |
9 |
| Seggar |
1 |
6 |
|
482 |
3 |
| Grey post |
7 |
0 |
|
489 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
490 |
9 |
| Hard white post |
2 |
3 |
|
493 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
4 |
|
494 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
495 |
0 |
| Seggar |
1 |
0 |
|
496 |
0 |
| Strong grey metal, with iron girdles |
20 |
0 |
|
516 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
516 |
2 |
| Seggary post |
3 |
0 |
|
519 |
2 |
| White post |
7 |
3 |
|
526 |
5 |
| COAL, coarse |
0 |
0 |
|
526 |
6 |
| Soft seggar |
0 |
8 |
|
527 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
9 |
10 |
|
537 |
0 |
| Whin girdle |
0 |
6 |
|
537 |
6 |
| Grey and white post |
6 |
9 |
|
544 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
9 |
|
547 |
0 |
| COAL - Towneley Main or Beaumont Seam |
2 |
9 |
|
549 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
11 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
4 |
|
|
|
| COAL,splint |
0 |
5 |
|
|
|
| Posty Seggar |
1 |
7 |
|
551 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
551 |
6 |
| Seggar |
1 |
6 |
|
553 |
0 |
| Very dark grey post |
10 |
0 |
|
563 |
0 |
| White sandy post or freestone |
49 |
0 |
|
612 |
0 |
| Seggar and grey metal |
16 |
0 |
|
628 |
0 |
| White post |
53 |
0 |
|
681 |
0 |
| Bored further :— |
0 |
0 |
|
681 |
0 |
| Grey and blue metal |
15 |
9 |
|
696 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
697 |
6 |
| Seggar |
1 |
2 |
|
698 |
8 |
| Grey post and grey metal |
8 |
0 |
|
706 |
8 |
| Whin |
1 |
0 |
|
707 |
8 |
| Grey and blue metal |
13 |
7 |
|
721 |
3 |
| COAL |
1 |
6 |
|
722 |
9 |
| Seggar |
1 |
3 |
|
724 |
0 |
| Grey and blue metal |
6 |
0 |
|
730 |
0 |
| Post |
2 |
6 |
|
732 |
6 |
| Blue metal and iron |
6 |
3 |
|
738 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
739 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
4 |
|
741 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
744 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
745 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
6 |
|
752 |
8 |
| Hard iron grey post |
2 |
0 |
|
754 |
8 |
| Blue metal and girdles |
4 |
0 |
|
758 |
8 |
| White post, very hard |
6 |
4 |
|
765 |
0 |
| Dark blue metal |
1 |
2 |
|
766 |
2 |
| Grey post |
2 |
4 |
|
768 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
10 |
|
771 |
4 |
| Grey and blue metal, with iron girdles |
13 |
2 |
|
784 |
6 |
| White post, very hard |
8 |
0 |
|
792 |
6 |
| Grey metal, with iron girdles |
8 |
10 |
|
801 |
4 |
| Black shale |
1 |
0 |
|
802 |
4 |
| Dirty black sandbed, very soft |
2 |
2 |
|
804 |
6 |
| Mild grey post |
7 |
1 |
|
811 |
7 |
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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 2431 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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