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Chopwell Colliery
North Pit
Acount of Strata sunk through at the North Pit, Chopwell Colliery, June 5th, 1800
Shaft Details
Sunk: 05 Jun 1800, Closed: 25 Nov 1966
Approximate surface level 726 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
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ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Outset |
4 |
6 |
|
4 |
6 |
| Soft quarry post |
6 |
11 |
|
11 |
5 |
| Brown shivers |
4 |
11 |
|
16 |
4 |
| Strong quarry post |
9 |
9 |
|
26 |
1 |
| Grey post |
1 |
8 |
|
27 |
9 |
| Parting |
0 |
6 |
|
28 |
3 |
| Slaty brown stone, with water |
9 |
4 |
|
37 |
7 |
| Parting |
0 |
3 |
|
37 |
10 |
| Dun post, mixed with white |
8 |
0 |
|
45 |
10 |
| White brown whin |
1 |
0 |
|
46 |
10 |
| Brown scamy stone, mixed with white post |
3 |
0 |
|
49 |
10 |
| Black metal stone |
10 |
0 |
|
59 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
59 |
11 |
| Thill |
0 |
8 |
|
60 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
61 |
1 |
| Thill |
2 |
7 |
|
63 |
8 |
| Grey post |
6 |
5 |
|
70 |
1 |
| Blue metal stone |
4 |
7 |
|
74 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
75 |
2 |
| Thill |
1 |
8 |
|
76 |
10 |
| White post girdle |
0 |
5 |
|
77 |
3 |
| Blue cash parting |
0 |
7 |
|
77 |
10 |
| White post |
2 |
10 |
|
80 |
8 |
| Cash parting |
0 |
7 |
|
81 |
3 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
5 |
|
81 |
8 |
| Blue metal stone |
2 |
2 |
|
83 |
10 |
| White post |
2 |
8 |
|
86 |
6 |
| Blue metal, mixed with girdles |
4 |
8 |
|
91 |
2 |
| Blue metal stone |
3 |
4 |
|
94 |
6 |
| COAL - Barlowfield Seam |
2 |
5 |
|
96 |
11 |
| Splint or top |
0 |
9 |
|
|
|
| COAL, clean |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL and stone mixed |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
2 |
0 |
|
98 |
11 |
| Grey post, mixed with girdles |
1 |
10 |
|
100 |
9 |
| Post (called grane post) |
17 |
6 |
|
118 |
3 |
| COAL - Foot Seam |
0 |
9 |
|
119 |
0 |
| Thill |
2 |
3 |
|
121 |
3 |
| Strong white post |
15 |
7 |
|
136 |
10 |
| Grey metal stone |
3 |
10 |
|
140 |
8 |
| White post and girdles |
3 |
2 |
|
143 |
10 |
| White post |
13 |
0 |
|
156 |
10 |
| COAL - Tilley Seam |
1 |
7 |
|
158 |
5 |
| Thill |
0 |
4 |
|
158 |
9 |
| Blue metal stone |
4 |
8 |
|
163 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
163 |
10 |
| Thill |
0 |
3 |
|
164 |
1 |
| Blue metal, mixed with catheads |
5 |
9 |
|
169 |
10 |
| COAL - Hand Coal Seam |
0 |
4 |
|
170 |
2 |
| Blue metal stone, mixed with girdles |
4 |
0 |
|
174 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
174 |
3 |
| Post girdles, cash parting |
2 |
4 |
|
176 |
7 |
| Blue metal stone |
4 |
3 |
|
180 |
10 |
| Black jet |
0 |
4 |
|
181 |
2 |
| COAL - Stone Coal Seam |
2 |
8 |
|
183 |
10 |
| Thill |
3 |
0 |
|
186 |
10 |
| Blue metal stone |
3 |
7 |
|
190 |
5 |
| Whin girdles |
6 |
5 |
|
196 |
10 |
| Whin |
1 |
0 |
|
197 |
10 |
| Brown post |
3 |
0 |
|
200 |
10 |
| Brown slaty post |
2 |
11 |
|
203 |
9 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
2 |
9 |
|
206 |
6 |
| Thill |
1 |
0 |
|
207 |
6 |
| Grey metal, mixed with catheads |
4 |
1 |
|
211 |
7 |
| Blue metal, mixed with catheads |
4 |
7 |
|
216 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
216 |
3 |
| Grey metal stone |
2 |
9 |
|
219 |
0 |
| Black metal stone |
1 |
8 |
|
220 |
8 |
| Grey metal stone |
2 |
5 |
|
223 |
1 |
| Whin girdles |
1 |
10 |
|
224 |
11 |
| Black jet |
0 |
5 |
|
225 |
4 |
| COAL - Three-Quarter Seam |
2 |
6 |
|
227 |
10 |
| Thill |
0 |
7 |
|
228 |
5 |
| Strong grey post |
1 |
0 |
|
229 |
5 |
| Whin |
4 |
2 |
|
233 |
7 |
| Blue metal stone, with whin girdles |
4 |
6 |
|
238 |
1 |
| COAL, coarse |
0 |
1 |
|
238 |
2 |
| Strong thill, very whinny |
1 |
6 |
|
239 |
8 |
| Strong white post, mixed with white spar |
4 |
6 |
|
244 |
2 |
| Blue metal stone |
1 |
3 |
|
245 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
245 |
6 |
| Blue metal, mixed with catheads |
5 |
0 |
|
250 |
6 |
| Grey metal, mixed with strong girdles |
7 |
6 |
|
258 |
0 |
| White post |
3 |
0 |
|
261 |
0 |
| White post, mixed with coal pipes |
2 |
8 |
|
263 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
264 |
2 |
| Blue metal, with partings |
1 |
0 |
|
265 |
2 |
| Strong grey post, with cams |
2 |
10 |
|
268 |
0 |
| White post, with water |
3 |
0 |
|
271 |
0 |
| Grey post, mixed with cams |
6 |
6 |
|
277 |
6 |
| Blue metal stone |
1 |
8 |
|
279 |
2 |
| Black jet |
0 |
6 |
|
279 |
8 |
| COAL - Brockwell Seam |
2 |
2 |
|
281 |
10 |
| Splint |
0 |
7 |
|
282 |
5 |
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Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume C-E, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1881
original entry for sinking/boring number 0489 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume C-E, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1881"
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