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Eldon Colliery
John Henry Pit
Strata sunk through at Eldon New Winning, South Durham. 1841
Shaft Details
Closed: Jul 1932
Approximate surface level 400 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
 
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
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ft. |
in. |
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ft. |
in. |
| Soil |
1 |
10 |
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1 |
10 |
| Sand and gravel, with water |
15 |
0 |
|
16 |
10 |
| Blue clay |
31 |
7 |
|
48 |
5 |
| Sand and gravel |
3 |
6 |
|
51 |
11 |
| Freestone, with a red cast |
41 |
4 |
|
93 |
3 |
| Dark metal, with water |
6 |
4 |
|
99 |
7 |
| Hard brown and grey post |
8 |
3 |
|
107 |
10 |
| Soft grey metal, with post girdles |
26 |
6 |
|
134 |
4 |
| Jet |
2 |
0 |
|
136 |
4 |
| Thill |
1 |
0 |
|
137 |
4 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
9 |
6 |
|
146 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
6 |
|
150 |
4 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
32 |
2 |
|
182 |
6 |
| COAL, foul |
1 |
6 |
|
184 |
0 |
| Thill (wedging crib here for metal tubbing) |
1 |
0 |
|
185 |
0 |
| Grey metal, with hard post girdle |
20 |
2 |
|
205 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
2 |
|
208 |
4 |
| Dark metal |
12 |
6 |
|
220 |
10 |
| Thill |
4 |
3 |
|
225 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
0 |
|
232 |
1 |
| Black stone |
0 |
6 |
|
232 |
7 |
| COAL, coarse |
3 |
0 |
|
235 |
7 |
| Grey metal thill |
3 |
3 |
|
238 |
10 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
5 |
8 |
|
244 |
6 |
| COAL, good |
4 |
0 |
|
244 |
6 |
| Splint |
1 |
8 |
|
244 |
6 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
10 |
0 |
|
254 |
6 |
| White post |
2 |
1 |
|
256 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
14 |
3 |
|
270 |
10 |
| Black metal |
4 |
0 |
|
274 |
10 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
14 |
10 |
|
289 |
8 |
| White post |
0 |
11 |
|
290 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
12 |
0 |
|
302 |
7 |
| Iron stone |
0 |
2 |
|
302 |
9 |
| Gey metal, with post girdles |
13 |
7 |
|
316 |
4 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
7 |
2 |
|
323 |
6 |
| COAL, good |
5 |
8 |
|
323 |
6 |
| Splint |
1 |
6 |
|
323 |
6 |
| Seggar-clay |
5 |
0 |
|
328 |
6 |
| Grey metal, with ironstone girdles |
13 |
0 |
|
341 |
6 |
| COAL and black shale |
1 |
4 |
|
342 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
35 |
0 |
|
377 |
10 |
| Strong white post |
6 |
0 |
|
383 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
42 |
0 |
|
425 |
10 |
| Strong white post |
60 |
0 |
|
485 |
10 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone girdles |
4 |
0 |
|
489 |
10 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
2 |
7 |
|
492 |
5 |
| Hard post |
6 |
0 |
|
498 |
5 |
| Strong grey metal, with iron girdles |
45 |
0 |
|
543 |
5 |
| COAL |
2 |
6 |
|
545 |
11 |
| Seggar-clay |
2 |
0 |
|
547 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
548 |
5 |
| Seggar-clay |
2 |
0 |
|
550 |
5 |
| Post, with blue partings |
6 |
3 |
|
556 |
8 |
| COAL |
1 |
1 |
|
557 |
9 |
| Blue metal, with post girdles |
18 |
0 |
|
575 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
576 |
6 |
| Seggar-clay |
4 |
0 |
|
580 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
580 |
11 |
| Seggar-clay |
2 |
0 |
|
582 |
11 |
| Grey metal with ironstone girdles |
36 |
0 |
|
618 |
11 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
3 |
5 |
|
622 |
4 |
| Seggar-clay |
6 |
0 |
|
628 |
4 |
| Hard white post |
15 |
0 |
|
643 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
643 |
10 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone girdles |
12 |
0 |
|
655 |
10 |
| Hard post, with metal girdles |
3 |
0 |
|
658 |
10 |
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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 0770 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"
original entry for sinking/boring number 2672 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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