| 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 |
|
|
|