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Elemore Colliery

Isabella Pit

Strata sunk through in the Elemore Isabella Pit

Shaft Details

Shaft diameter: 8' 8", Closed: Feb 1974

Approximate surface level 400 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)

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Geology encountered   Thickness   Depth
  ft. in.   ft. in.
Outset    16  0     16  0
Strong brown clay    48  0     64  0
Limestone    96  0     160  0
Blue limestone    1  0     161  0
Brown clay, scared with blue    0  7     161  7
Sand bed — Soft sand in which the water increased to 1,000 gallons per hour    63  0     224  7
White post, in which a crib was set    2  10     227  5
Grey metal    1  10     229  3
COAL    1  10     231  1
Grey metal    1  10     232  11
White post    5  0     237  11
Grey metal    0  10     238  9
White post    0  10     239  7
Grey metal    1  10     241  5
White post    0  7     242  0
Strong blue metal    15  4     257  4
COAL    0  9     258  1
Brown thill    7  4     265  5
White post    4  1     269  6
Blue metal    0  5     269  11
White post    13  0     282  11
Blue metal stone    0  2     283  1
White post    18  9     301  10
Brown whin    2  6     304  4
White post    5  3     309  7
Grey metal    10  2     319  9
Black stone    0  3     320  0
Grey metal    1  4     321  4
Black stone    2  3     323  7
Brown thill    2  6     326  1
COAL    1  0     327  1
Brown thill    0  9     327  10
COAL    3  9     331  7
Thill    4  0     335  7
Blue metal    11  0     346  7
Grey metal, with post girdles    12  0     358  7
Strong white post    10  0     368  7
Grey metal    12  10     381  5
Strong white post, mixed with ironstone balls    18  7     400  0
Strong white post, mixed with ironstone balls    2  0     402  0
Grey metal    0  10     402  10
Strong grey metal, with post girdles    46  6     449  4
Grey post    14  4     463  8
COAL - High Main Seam    5  10     469  6
White thill    4  0     473  6
Strong white post    6  8     480  2
Black stone    1  0     481  2
Blue metal    13  7     494  9
Grey metal    17  3     512  0
Strong white post    12  6     524  6
Strong brown post, mixed with whin    24  6     549  1
COAL (supposed Maudlin Seam)    0  9     549  10
Brown thill    0  10     550  8
White post    2  7     553  3
Grey metal    5  3     558  6
COAL    0  2     558  8
Soft brown thill    2  5     561  1
Soft white thill    0  9     561  10
Soft brown post girdles    1  0     562  10
Grey metal    2  0     564  10
COAL    0  4     565  2
Brown thill    0  8     565  10
Soft white post    4  0     569  10
Grey metal    4  0     573  10
Soft blue metal and post girdles    17  0     590  10
COAL - Low Main Seam    3  9     594  7
Grey metal    6  1     600  8
White post    28  2     628  10
COAL    0  5     629  3
Grey metal    15  4     644  7
White post    6  6     651  1
Whin girdles    12  3     663  4
Black stone    3  3     666  7
Grey metal    9  7     676  2
COAL    0  9     676  11
Band    0  3     677  2
Brown thill    0  8     677  10
Grey metal    21  4     699  2
Strong white post    21  0     720  2
Strong brown whin    4  0     724  2
Strong white post    36  0     760  2
COAL - Hutton Seam    5  7     765  9
    COAL    4  5       
    Band    0  1       
    COAL, bottom    0  9       
    Strong splint    0  4       
Black stone    0  6     766  3
NOTE — The George and Isabella Pits are about 45 yards apart, and there is a dip dyke to the East of 7 fathoms between the two shafts.    0  0     766  3

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 0774 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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