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Craghead Colliery
William Pit
Strata sunk through at the William Pit, Craghead Colliery, upon Lanchester Common Royalty, by Brown. Begun January 14th, 1839
Shaft Details
Sunk: 14 Jan 1839, Closed: 11 Apr 1969
Approximate surface level 580 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
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ft. |
in. |
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ft. |
in. |
| Soil and clay |
4 |
0 |
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4 |
0 |
| Grey metal, with girdles |
6 |
0 |
|
10 |
0 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
11 |
0 |
| Black metal |
1 |
0 |
|
12 |
0 |
| Soft grey metal, with iron girdles |
34 |
4 |
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46 |
4 |
| White post, with water |
28 |
0 |
|
74 |
4 |
| COAL - Shield Row Seam |
3 |
6 |
|
77 |
10 |
| Grey thill |
3 |
7 |
|
81 |
5 |
| COAL, coarse |
0 |
5 |
|
81 |
10 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
26 |
1 |
|
107 |
11 |
| COAL and black stone |
0 |
8 |
|
108 |
7 |
| Blue metal and scares of coal |
8 |
9 |
|
117 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
2 |
|
119 |
7 |
| Whin |
0 |
9 |
|
120 |
5 |
| White post |
1 |
9 |
|
122 |
2 |
| Blue post |
0 |
7 |
|
122 |
9 |
| White post |
0 |
9 |
|
123 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
4 |
|
124 |
10 |
| White post |
0 |
4 |
|
125 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
4 |
|
125 |
7 |
| Black gritty stone |
7 |
5 |
|
133 |
0 |
| Strong blue stone |
1 |
0 |
|
134 |
0 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
4 |
0 |
|
138 |
0 |
| Grey thill |
4 |
0 |
|
142 |
0 |
| Grey metal, mixed with post |
50 |
1 |
|
192 |
1 |
| Stroug post and balls of whin |
5 |
6 |
|
197 |
7 |
| Blue stone |
2 |
0 |
|
199 |
7 |
| COAL - Brass Thill Seam |
4 |
9 |
|
204 |
4 |
| Grey thill |
4 |
0 |
|
208 |
4 |
| Grey post, mixed with metal |
6 |
6 |
|
214 |
10 |
| Grey metal, post girdles, and balls of whin |
32 |
6 |
|
247 |
4 |
| White post, with gullets |
40 |
8 |
|
288 |
0 |
| Stopped with water June 3, 1839. |
0 |
0 |
|
288 |
0 |
| Sunk further :— |
0 |
0 |
|
288 |
0 |
| Strong white post |
72 |
0 |
|
360 |
0 |
| COAL - Maudlin Seam |
4 |
1 |
|
364 |
1 |
| COAL, good |
3 |
0 |
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| COAL, foul |
1 |
1 |
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| Grey metal and girdles |
29 |
4 |
|
393 |
5 |
| Dark metal |
0 |
3 |
|
393 |
8 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
3 |
2 |
|
396 |
10 |
| Grey metal stone |
4 |
3 |
|
401 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
11 |
|
402 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
8 |
|
405 |
8 |
| White post |
4 |
4 |
|
410 |
0 |
| Whin |
0 |
7 |
|
410 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
19 |
0 |
|
429 |
7 |
| Black metal |
0 |
3 |
|
429 |
10 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
3 |
6 |
|
433 |
4 |
| COAL, tender |
3 |
6 |
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| Grey metal |
1 |
0 |
|
434 |
4 |
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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 0637 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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