East Tanfield Colliery
Engine Pit
Account of Strata sunk through in Engine Pit to Busty Bank Seam, East Tanfield Colliery
Shaft Details
Closed: 09 Jan 1965
Approximate surface level 480 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
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ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Soil |
1 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
| Clay and tumbling stones |
5 |
8 |
|
6 |
8 |
| Freestone, with metal partings |
50 |
8 |
|
57 |
4 |
| Top blue stone |
6 |
4 |
|
63 |
8 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
9 |
4 |
|
73 |
0 |
| COAL |
6 |
4 |
|
|
|
| COAL, coarse |
3 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Thill stone |
1 |
4 |
|
74 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
18 |
6 |
|
92 |
10 |
| Grey post girdles |
0 |
11 |
|
93 |
9 |
| Soft blue stone |
1 |
8 |
|
95 |
5 |
| Post girdles |
0 |
9 |
|
96 |
2 |
| Black stone |
0 |
6 |
|
96 |
8 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
4 |
4 |
|
101 |
0 |
| COAL |
3 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL, coarse |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Fire clay |
5 |
0 |
|
106 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
12 |
0 |
|
118 |
0 |
| Yellow post |
17 |
4 |
|
135 |
4 |
| Blue metal, with iron |
0 |
10 |
|
136 |
2 |
| White post |
3 |
0 |
|
139 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
0 |
|
141 |
2 |
| Post |
5 |
9 |
|
146 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
6 |
|
148 |
5 |
| Post, with much water |
23 |
5 |
|
171 |
10 |
| COAL |
1 |
1 |
|
172 |
11 |
| Thill stone |
1 |
3 |
|
174 |
2 |
| Post |
0 |
6 |
|
174 |
8 |
| Blue metal, with iron |
16 |
8 |
|
191 |
4 |
| Post |
1 |
0 |
|
192 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
11 |
5 |
|
203 |
9 |
| Seggar clay |
2 |
0 |
|
205 |
9 |
| Grey post |
8 |
7 |
|
214 |
4 |
| Whin |
2 |
0 |
|
216 |
4 |
| Post |
3 |
1 |
|
219 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
10 |
|
220 |
3 |
| Post |
2 |
1 |
|
222 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
1 |
|
223 |
5 |
| Post |
2 |
9 |
|
226 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
0 |
|
227 |
2 |
| White post, with water |
1 |
3 |
|
228 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
6 |
|
228 |
11 |
| White post, with water |
1 |
7 |
|
230 |
6 |
| Grey post, with metal partings |
16 |
1 |
|
246 |
7 |
| Black stone |
2 |
3 |
|
248 |
10 |
| COAL |
2 |
0 |
|
250 |
10 |
| Dark seggar clay |
0 |
10 |
|
251 |
8 |
| Light seggar clay |
1 |
10 |
|
253 |
6 |
| Strong white post |
3 |
0 |
|
256 |
6 |
| Post and metal partings, with whin balls |
6 |
8 |
|
263 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
4 |
|
266 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
266 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
269 |
7 |
| Whin girdle |
1 |
9 |
|
271 |
4 |
| Grey metal, with whin and post |
22 |
9 |
|
294 |
1 |
| White post |
8 |
3 |
|
302 |
4 |
| Metal |
1 |
9 |
|
304 |
1 |
| COAL |
2 |
4 |
|
306 |
5 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
1½ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
1½ |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Dark seggar clay |
3 |
8 |
|
310 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
310 |
5 |
| Dark grey metal |
2 |
6 |
|
312 |
11 |
| White post |
4 |
3 |
|
317 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
317 |
8 |
| Band |
0 |
4 |
|
318 |
0 |
| COAL, slaty |
0 |
6 |
|
318 |
6 |
| Dark thill stone |
2 |
1 |
|
320 |
7 |
| Post |
24 |
0 |
|
344 |
7 |
| COAL - Busty Bank Seam |
10 |
8 |
|
355 |
3 |
| COAL |
2 |
9 |
|
|
|
| Seggar clay |
1 |
1½ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
4½ |
|
|
|
| Grey metal |
2 |
5 |
|
|
|
| Post |
1 |
6 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
2 |
7 |
|
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Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume S-T, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1894
original entry for sinking/boring number 1926 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume S-T, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1894"
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