Shafts	Index	Shafts

Geology encountered   Thickness   Depth   ft. in.   ft. in. Outset    2  0     2  0 Soil    1  0     3  0 Strong yellow clay    6  0     9  0 Yellow freestone    2  4     11  4 Blue metal, with iron girdles    37  0     48  4 COAL - High Main Seam    6  0     54  4     COAL, with 1 foot of band 10 inches from the top (water 20-60 gallon tubs per hour)    6  0        Thill stone    10  0     64  4 Hard post, with water on 8 feet dyke upcast to west, across the pit    39  8     104  0 Water at 10 fathoms down, 70 tubs per hour    0  0     104  0 Water at 12½ fathoms down, 90-100 gallons per hour    0  0     104  0 The pit was stopped here, and walled to bank and the pumping engine with a 19 inch set    0  0     104  0 Blue metal, with ironstone girdles    6  0     110  0 Brown post, mixed with whin    8  0     118  0 Brown post, with no parting    19  0     137  0 White post, with metal partings    1  0     138  0 White post, with metal partings    30  0     168  0 Blue post, very mild    1  6     169  6 Grey metal    2  6     172  0 COAL - Grey Seam    7  9     179  9 Black stone, with coal pipes    5  6     185  3 Thill stone    9  4     194  7 Post girdle    1  6     196  1 Metal stone, with post girdles    6  0     202  1 Whin, mixed with bastard post    5  0     207  1 Post girdle    2  0     209  1 Metal    1  0     210  1 Post girdle    1  6     211  7 Grey metal, with post girdles    6  0     217  7 Thill stone, with post girdles    6  4     223  11 COAL    1  0     224  11 Thill stone    1  0     225  11 Blue metal stone, with post girdles    3  0     228  11 Post girdles    1  1     230  0 Grey metal    1  0     231  0 Post girdle    1  8     232  8 Dark metal    5  0     237  8 Blue stone, with iron girdles    12  0     249  8 COAL - Yard Seam    3  0     252  8 Thill stone    3  0     255  8 Grey metal, with post girdles    4  10     260  6 Soft blue stone    4  7     265  1 COAL    0  7     265  8 Blue metal stone    5  0     270  8 Post, with metal partings    3  0     273  8 Grey metal stone, with post and whin    34  0     307  8 COAL, with metal bands and lead ore    3  0     310  8 Post, with water    21  0     331  8 Post, very coarse, mixed with whin    4  0     335  8 Post, very coarse, with water    54  0     389  8 Metal stone    2  6     392  2 COAL    2  6     394  8 Post girdle    1  0     395  8 Metal stone, with post girdles    2  6     398  2 COAL    0  10     399  0 Thill stone, with iron girdles    2  7     401  7 COAL    1  4     402  11 Grey metal stone, with whin girdles    24  8     427  7 Grey metal stone, with post girdles    25  0     452  7 Post, with water    16  0     468  7 Metal stone    6  0     474  7 COAL - Low Main Seam    7  5     482  0     COAL    6  3            Badger    1  2        Grey metal    12  5     494  5 COAL    0  5     494  10 Grey metal    20  7     515  5 Whin girdle    1  0     516  5 COAL    1  6     517  11 Fire clay thill    7  0     524  11 COAL, with band    0  5     525  4 Black stone    0  4     525  8 COAL    0  11     526  7 Thill stone    3  4     529  11 Strong whin post    4  0     533  11 Bored further—    0  0     533  11 Post    12  0     545  11 Into grey metal, with post girdles    12  0     557  11

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 0657 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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