Dryburn Grange Colliery
Account of Strata sunk through in the Cator House or Dryburn Grange Pit, Framwellgate Colliery
Shaft Details
Closed: 07 Nov 1924
Approximate surface level 300 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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fathoms, feet & inches, or metres
 
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Soil |
0 |
6 |
|
0 |
6 |
| Sandy clay |
9 |
0 |
|
9 |
6 |
| Clay |
2 |
6 |
|
12 |
0 |
| Blue clay |
15 |
6 |
|
27 |
6 |
| Sand |
4 |
0 |
|
31 |
6 |
| Gravel |
2 |
0 |
|
33 |
6 |
| Sand |
3 |
0 |
|
36 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
35 |
6 |
|
72 |
0 |
| Grey whin |
0 |
5 |
|
72 |
5 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
1 |
8 |
|
74 |
1 |
| Post girdles |
1 |
2 |
|
75 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
8 |
|
76 |
11 |
| Post girdles |
0 |
6 |
|
77 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
11 |
7 |
|
89 |
0 |
| Brown post |
4 |
0 |
|
93 |
0 |
| Blue metal and post girdles |
4 |
0 |
|
97 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
14 |
8 |
|
111 |
8 |
| Strong metal and post |
36 |
0 |
|
147 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
147 |
10 |
| Strong white post |
14 |
10 |
|
162 |
8 |
| Black stone |
0 |
6 |
|
163 |
2 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
2 |
2 |
|
165 |
4 |
| Clay |
2 |
4 |
|
167 |
8 |
| Black sooty clay |
2 |
0 |
|
169 |
8 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
32 |
6 |
|
202 |
2 |
| Post girdles |
6 |
0 |
|
208 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
0 |
|
212 |
2 |
| Black stone |
2 |
0 |
|
214 |
2 |
| COAL - Brass Thill Seam |
2 |
7 |
|
216 |
9 |
| Black stone |
6 |
10 |
|
223 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
224 |
3 |
| Thill stone |
4 |
6 |
|
228 |
9 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
14 |
1 |
|
242 |
10 |
| Brown whin |
2 |
0 |
|
244 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
0 |
|
249 |
10 |
| Brown post |
2 |
10 |
|
252 |
8 |
| Grey metal and ironstone girdles |
5 |
8 |
|
258 |
4 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
3 |
6 |
|
261 |
10 |
| COAL |
3 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL, coarse |
0 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Black stone |
0 |
11 |
|
262 |
9 |
| Seggar |
4 |
0 |
|
266 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
8 |
0 |
|
274 |
9 |
| Black stone |
1 |
0 |
|
275 |
9 |
| COAL |
2 |
0 |
|
277 |
9 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
22 |
3 |
|
300 |
0 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
15 |
9 |
|
315 |
9 |
| Grey post |
10 |
0 |
|
325 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
326 |
3 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
13 |
6 |
|
339 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
340 |
3 |
| Grey metal and post |
46 |
0 |
|
386 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
386 |
6 |
| Metal stone |
6 |
0 |
|
392 |
6 |
| Grey post |
3 |
0 |
|
395 |
6 |
| COAL - Harvey Seam |
2 |
0 |
|
397 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
12 |
0 |
|
409 |
6 |
| Grey post |
12 |
0 |
|
421 |
6 |
| White post |
11 |
0 |
|
432 |
6 |
| COAL |
1 |
2 |
|
433 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
10 |
0 |
|
443 |
8 |
| Grey post |
30 |
0 |
|
473 |
8 |
| White post whin |
24 |
0 |
|
497 |
8 |
| Grey and white post |
8 |
10 |
|
506 |
6 |
| COAL - Busty Seam |
4 |
5 |
|
510 |
11 |
| COAL, good |
1 |
10 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
7½ |
|
|
|
| COAL, good |
2 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Bored from the Busty to the Brockwell Seam:— |
0 |
0 |
|
510 |
11 |
| Seggar stone |
2 |
0 |
|
512 |
11 |
| Grey post |
3 |
0 |
|
515 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
517 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
518 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
9 |
0 |
|
527 |
1 |
| Whin stone |
1 |
6 |
|
528 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
25 |
4 |
|
553 |
11 |
| COAL, splint |
1 |
8 |
|
555 |
7 |
| Soft seggar (gas and water) |
2 |
6 |
|
558 |
1 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
18 |
0 |
|
576 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
576 |
3 |
| Seggar stone |
0 |
8 |
|
576 |
11 |
| Black stone |
0 |
2 |
|
577 |
1 |
| Grey post |
17 |
0 |
|
594 |
1 |
| White post |
2 |
6 |
|
596 |
7 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
12 |
0 |
|
608 |
7 |
| White post |
1 |
0 |
|
609 |
7 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
6 |
4 |
|
615 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
8 |
|
622 |
7 |
| White post |
3 |
0 |
|
625 |
7 |
| Black stone |
0 |
8 |
|
626 |
3 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
1 |
3 |
|
627 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
0 |
|
633 |
6 |
| Whin stone, mixed with post |
2 |
0 |
|
635 |
6 |
| Black stone |
0 |
10 |
|
636 |
4 |
| Seggar stone |
2 |
5 |
|
638 |
9 |
| Post |
3 |
0 |
|
641 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
10 |
0 |
|
651 |
9 |
| Post stone |
4 |
0 |
|
655 |
9 |
| Grey post |
12 |
0 |
|
667 |
9 |
| Black stone |
0 |
6 |
|
668 |
3 |
| Seggar stone |
1 |
6 |
|
669 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
6 |
0 |
|
675 |
9 |
| Post stone |
10 |
6 |
|
686 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
690 |
3 |
| Whin stone |
2 |
0 |
|
692 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
0 |
|
698 |
3 |
| Post stone |
0 |
9 |
|
699 |
0 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
6 |
0 |
|
705 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
9 |
|
707 |
9 |
| Black stone |
0 |
9 |
|
708 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
709 |
0 |
| Seggar stone |
2 |
0 |
|
711 |
0 |
| White post stone |
14 |
11 |
|
725 |
11 |
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Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume F-K, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1885
original entry for sinking/boring number 0932 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume F-K, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1885"
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