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Cowpen Colliery

A Pit

An Account of the Boring at A Pit, Cowpen Colliery, by Thomas and George Rawlings. June, 1782

Shaft Details

Sunk: Jun 1782

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Geology encountered   Thickness   Depth
  ft. in.   ft. in.
Soil and gravel    3  0     3  0
Soft brown ramble, with water    3  0     6  0
Brown post, with water    11  0     17  0
Whin    1  0     18  0
Grey metal    3  0     21  0
COAL    0  6     21  6
Grey metal    2  6     24  0
Grey post, with partings and water    12  0     36  0
Grey metal stone    12  0     48  0
Dark metal, with girdles    9  6     57  6
COAL    1  6     59  0
Grey metal    7  0     66  0
Grey post, with partings and water    16  0     82  0
Whin    1  6     83  6
White post, with partings and water    34  6     118  0
Blue metal stone    3  0     121  0
White post, with partings and water    24  0     145  0
Mixture of whin    4  0     149  0
Strong white post, with partings    12  6     161  6
Blue metal    0  6     162  0
COAL - Supposed High Main Seam    9  3     171  3
    COAL, foul    0  5       
    Black metal, with coal    2  1       
    Black metal    3  0       
    Grey metal    3  0       
    COAL    0  9       
Grey metal    2  9     174  0
Grey metal stone    39  0     213  0
Grey white post and water    14  0     227  0
Grey metal stone, with black scares    3  0     230  0
Strong white post and water    21  0     251  0
Whin    3  0     254  0
Strong white post    13  0     267  0
Blue metal stone and water    12  0     279  0
Black metal stone, mixed with coal near bottom (supposed Grey Seam)    3  0     282  0
Grey metal    1  0     283  0
Blue metal stone and water    21  0     304  0
Black slaty stone    2  0     306  0
COAL, foul slaty    1  6     307  6
Hard lumps    1  2     308  8
Black stone    2  0     310  8
Grey scaling post    0  2     310  10
Black stone    0  9     311  7
Grey metal    0  6     312  1
Black slaty metal    2  6     314  7
White post    12  0     326  7
Whin    3  0     329  7
Strong white post and water    15  0     344  7
Grey metal    2  6     347  1
Black metal    0  3     347  4
COAL - Yard Seam    3  3     350  7
Grey metal    9  0     359  7
Grey metal stone and water    15  0     374  7
White post, with partings    3  0     377  7
Strong white post and whin    3  0     380  7
White post and water    25  9     406  4
White post, mixed with whin    0  9     407  1
COAL - Probably Bensham Seam    2  3     409  4
    COAL    0  9       
    Grey metal    0  5       
    COAL    1  1       
Black scamy stone    0  4     409  8
Grey metal stone    0  9     410  5
Grey post    8  7     419  0
Blue metal    1  0     420  0
COAL    1  6     421  6
Blue metal    11  0     432  6
White post    10  0     442  6
Blue metal    6  0     448  6
Strong white post, mixed with whin and water    19  8     468  2
Grey scamy stone    2  6     470  8
White post, with whin in the middle    8  4     479  0
Blue metal stone    1  6     480  6
Black metal    0  6     481  0
Grey metal    0  4     481  4
COAL    1  6     482  10
Grey metal    2  0     484  10
Strong white post    1  6     486  4
Blue metal    0  9     487  1
Black stone    0  3     487  4
COAL    1  6     488  10
Grey metal    2  0     490  10
Strong white post and water    4  0     494  10
Blue metal and hard lumps    14  5     509  3
Whin and white post    5  2     514  5
Grey and blue metal    6  0     520  5
COAL    0  11     521  4
Grey and blue metal    11  6     532  10
Strong white post    7  6     540  4
Blue metal    7  3     547  7
Black metal    0  2     547  9
COAL - Hartley and Cowpen Seam (Low Main on the Tyne)    4  4     552  1
Grey metal stone, with girdles    24  0     576  1
Grey post    4  0     580  1
Grey metal stone    29  3     609  4
COAL - Plessy Four-feet Coal Seam    3  9     613  1
    COAL, with water    2  9       
    Dark grey metal    0  1       
    COAL    0  11       
Grey metal    1  6     614  7
Grey post, with partings    9  6     624  1
Grey metal    4  0     628  1
COAL    1  6     629  7
Grey metal    2  0     631  7
Grey metal stone and post    6  0     637  7
White post and water    15  0     652  7
Mixture of whin and post    2  0     654  7
Strong white post and water    3  0     657  7
Strong white post, with beds of whin    24  6     682  1
Darkish grey metal stone    20  0     702  1
COAL    0  5     702  6
Grey metal stone, with girdles    30  6     733  0
Softish dark metal    0  7     733  7
COAL    3  10     737  5
    COAL, with water    3  8       
    COAL, foul brassy    0  2       
Further to Denton Low Main of following section    69  0     806  5
COAL - Denton Low Main Seam    3  0     809  5
    COAL    1  3       
    Grey metal    0  2       
    COAL and water    0  7       
    COAL, foul    0  5       
    COAL and water    0  5       
    Hard lump    0  1       
    COAL    0  1       

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 0584 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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