East Hetton Colliery
North Pit
An Account of Strata sunk through at East Hetton or Kelloe Colliery North Pit. 1836
Shaft Details
Sunk: 1836, Closed: Jun 1983
Approximate surface level 425 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Soil and gravel |
7 |
2 |
|
7 |
2 |
| Limestone and marl |
6 |
0 |
|
13 |
2 |
| Limestone |
144 |
0 |
|
157 |
2 |
| Grey metal stone |
2 |
10 |
|
160 |
0 |
| Grey whin girdle |
2 |
10 |
|
162 |
10 |
| Red metal stone |
6 |
0 |
|
168 |
10 |
| Red whin girdle |
0 |
6 |
|
169 |
4 |
| Red metal stone |
11 |
6 |
|
180 |
10 |
| Red post stone |
3 |
0 |
|
183 |
10 |
| Red whin |
2 |
3 |
|
186 |
1 |
| White post and water |
0 |
9 |
|
186 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
10 |
6 |
|
197 |
4 |
| Black stone |
4 |
0 |
|
201 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
201 |
6 |
| Thill |
4 |
0 |
|
205 |
6 |
| Blue metal stone |
6 |
0 |
|
211 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
212 |
0 |
| Thill |
4 |
0 |
|
216 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone (2 feet into it is a wedging crib) |
54 |
9 |
|
270 |
9 |
| White post, with metal partings and water |
44 |
0 |
|
314 |
9 |
| Grey metal stone |
7 |
1 |
|
321 |
10 |
| Black stone |
4 |
0 |
|
325 |
10 |
| Black cam |
0 |
3 |
|
326 |
1 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
2 |
8 |
|
328 |
9 |
| Black stone |
2 |
4 |
|
331 |
1 |
| Thill stone |
0 |
6 |
|
331 |
7 |
| COAL - Three-Quarter Seam |
5 |
9 |
|
337 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
1 |
4 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
0 |
7 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
4 |
6 |
|
341 |
10 |
| COAL |
3 |
11 |
|
|
|
| Splint |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Splint |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Black stone, with partings |
2 |
8 |
|
344 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
345 |
2 |
| Black stone |
0 |
8 |
|
345 |
10 |
| Grey metal stone |
18 |
11 |
|
364 |
9 |
| COAL, coarse |
2 |
8 |
|
367 |
5 |
| Grey post stone |
11 |
4 |
|
378 |
9 |
| Dark blue stone |
4 |
0 |
|
382 |
9 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
4 |
7 |
|
387 |
4 |
| COAL, top |
1 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Stone band |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
2 |
10 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
2 |
10 |
|
390 |
2 |
| Grey post |
2 |
0 |
|
392 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
11 |
2 |
|
403 |
4 |
| Black stone and coal |
1 |
9 |
|
405 |
1 |
| Thill |
0 |
6 |
|
405 |
7 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
19 |
5 |
|
425 |
0 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
4 |
5 |
|
429 |
5 |
| Grey post |
14 |
6 |
|
443 |
11 |
| Metal partings |
0 |
3 |
|
444 |
2 |
| Whin stone |
1 |
1 |
|
445 |
3 |
| Strong white post |
7 |
6 |
|
452 |
9 |
| COAL - Maudlin Seam |
1 |
2 |
|
453 |
11 |
| Thill |
1 |
6 |
|
455 |
5 |
| White post |
2 |
0 |
|
457 |
5 |
| Strong grey metal |
11 |
8 |
|
469 |
1 |
| Black stone and coal |
1 |
7 |
|
470 |
8 |
| Strong grey metal |
8 |
1 |
|
478 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
10 |
0 |
|
488 |
9 |
| Post girdles |
0 |
4 |
|
489 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
0 |
|
490 |
1 |
| White post |
2 |
1 |
|
492 |
2 |
| Grey post and water |
4 |
8 |
|
496 |
10 |
| White post girdles |
1 |
0 |
|
497 |
10 |
| Grey post |
3 |
6 |
|
501 |
4 |
| White post and water |
16 |
6 |
|
517 |
10 |
| Whin |
1 |
2 |
|
519 |
0 |
| White post |
14 |
10 |
|
533 |
10 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
2 |
4 |
|
536 |
2 |
| Black stone |
0 |
10 |
|
537 |
0 |
| White thill stone |
2 |
8 |
|
539 |
8 |
| Post |
17 |
1 |
|
556 |
9 |
| Whin |
0 |
8 |
|
557 |
5 |
| Grey shivery stone |
3 |
8 |
|
561 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
0 |
|
566 |
1 |
| Grey post |
2 |
8 |
|
568 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
2 |
|
572 |
11 |
| Black stone |
12 |
11 |
|
585 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
29 |
0 |
|
614 |
10 |
| Post girdles |
1 |
5 |
|
616 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
11 |
|
619 |
2 |
| Post |
2 |
3 |
|
621 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
3 |
|
623 |
8 |
| Grey post |
3 |
1 |
|
626 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
7 |
|
627 |
4 |
| Grey post |
5 |
9 |
|
633 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
635 |
1 |
| Black stone |
0 |
3 |
|
635 |
4 |
| COAL - Brass Thill Seam |
2 |
2 |
|
637 |
6 |
| Brass |
0 |
1 |
|
637 |
7 |
| Dark thill stone |
0 |
4 |
|
637 |
11 |
| White post |
8 |
6 |
|
646 |
5 |
| Grey post |
7 |
6 |
|
653 |
11 |
| Grey metal, with ironstone girdles |
13 |
4 |
|
667 |
3 |
| Black stone |
1 |
3 |
|
668 |
6 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
3 |
4 |
|
671 |
10 |
| COAL |
2 |
10 |
|
|
|
| Dark thill |
0 |
3½ |
|
|
|
| Splint |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
| Strong grey post |
0 |
6 |
|
672 |
4 |
| Grey metal stone |
17 |
0 |
|
689 |
4 |
| Grey post |
3 |
0 |
|
692 |
4 |
| Dark metal |
3 |
0 |
|
695 |
4 |
| Strong metal stone |
17 |
3 |
|
712 |
7 |
| Brown metal |
0 |
10 |
|
713 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
713 |
11 |
| Metal stone and post girdles |
12 |
0 |
|
725 |
11 |
| Strong —, with sulphur |
11 |
10 |
|
737 |
9 |
| Grey metal stone |
4 |
6 |
|
742 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
742 |
6 |
| Dark grey metal |
39 |
3 |
|
781 |
9 |
| Grey post and partings |
6 |
0 |
|
787 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
791 |
9 |
| White post |
1 |
2 |
|
792 |
11 |
| Dark metal, mixed with coal |
1 |
0 |
|
793 |
11 |
| Strong grey metal |
3 |
5 |
|
797 |
4 |
| Whin |
0 |
10 |
|
798 |
2 |
| Grey metal stone |
6 |
9 |
|
804 |
11 |
| Dark metal |
0 |
4 |
|
805 |
3 |
| COAL - Harvey Seam |
3 |
6 |
|
808 |
9 |
| COAL, a little tender and makes a good cinder |
3 |
6 |
|
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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 1216 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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