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East Holywell Colliery
D Pit
Section of Strata sunk through in the D Pit, East Holywell Colliery. Commenced October 5th, 1872
Shaft Details
Sunk: 05 Oct 1872, Closed: 1973
Approximate surface level 126 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 |
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ft. |
in. |
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ft. |
in. |
| Outset |
3 |
0 |
|
3 |
0 |
| Yellow clay |
10 |
0 |
|
13 |
0 |
| Strong blue clay |
7 |
0 |
|
20 |
0 |
| Sand, with a little water |
0 |
6 |
|
20 |
6 |
| Blue clay, with limestone boulders |
12 |
6 |
|
33 |
0 |
| Sand |
1 |
0 |
|
34 |
0 |
| Blue clay, with boulders |
13 |
0 |
|
47 |
0 |
| Soft blue metal |
4 |
0 |
|
51 |
0 |
| Soft grey post, with blue metal partings |
14 |
0 |
|
65 |
0 |
| Strong white post girdle, mixed with whin |
1 |
3 |
|
66 |
3 |
| Post girdles, with blue metal partings |
11 |
9 |
|
78 |
0 |
| COAL, coarse |
1 |
10 |
|
79 |
10 |
| Seggar clay |
3 |
3 |
|
83 |
1 |
| Soft grey post |
4 |
9 |
|
87 |
10 |
| White post |
3 |
0 |
|
90 |
10 |
| Whin girdle |
0 |
8 |
|
91 |
6 |
| Grey post |
2 |
4 |
|
93 |
10 |
| Brown post |
5 |
0 |
|
98 |
10 |
| Whin |
5 |
0 |
|
103 |
10 |
| Strong white post, with whin balls |
11 |
0 |
|
114 |
10 |
| Strong white filtering post |
8 |
0 |
|
122 |
10 |
| Brown post, honeycombed |
3 |
0 |
|
125 |
10 |
| Mottled post |
0 |
2 |
|
126 |
0 |
| Mottled post |
6 |
3 |
|
132 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
11 |
|
133 |
2 |
| Thill stone |
0 |
6 |
|
133 |
8 |
| White post girdle |
1 |
8 |
|
135 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
6 |
|
135 |
10 |
| White post girdle |
1 |
4 |
|
137 |
2 |
| Blue metal (laid out for walling) |
1 |
6 |
|
138 |
8 |
| Grey post |
8 |
0 |
|
146 |
8 |
| Light blue metal |
4 |
6 |
|
151 |
2 |
| Dark blue metal |
8 |
6 |
|
159 |
8 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
160 |
8 |
| Seggar |
1 |
0 |
|
161 |
8 |
| Strong white post girdles and blue metal partings |
14 |
6 |
|
176 |
2 |
| White post |
22 |
0 |
|
198 |
2 |
| Whin |
5 |
6 |
|
203 |
8 |
| White post |
14 |
9 |
|
218 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
5 |
|
218 |
10 |
| COAL - High Main Seam |
5 |
5 |
|
224 |
3 |
| COAL, bottom, and seggar |
12 |
0 |
|
236 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
24 |
0 |
|
260 |
3 |
| Grey post |
18 |
0 |
|
278 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
0 |
|
285 |
3 |
| Grey post |
34 |
4 |
|
319 |
7 |
| COAL - Metal Coal Seam |
3 |
6 |
|
323 |
1 |
| Band |
0 |
6 |
|
323 |
7 |
| COAL - Stone Coal Seam |
1 |
11 |
|
325 |
6 |
| Seggar |
4 |
0 |
|
329 |
6 |
| Grey metal, with girdles |
10 |
9 |
|
340 |
3 |
| Whin |
1 |
8 |
|
341 |
11 |
| White post |
8 |
1 |
|
350 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
350 |
5 |
| Seggar |
1 |
0 |
|
351 |
5 |
| Post |
3 |
8 |
|
355 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
26 |
6 |
|
381 |
7 |
| COAL |
2 |
0 |
|
383 |
7 |
| Seggar |
2 |
4 |
|
385 |
11 |
| Post girdle |
1 |
0 |
|
386 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
6 |
|
391 |
5 |
| Whin girdle |
0 |
6 |
|
391 |
11 |
| Grey metal, with iron girdles |
6 |
6 |
|
398 |
5 |
| Whin |
2 |
2 |
|
400 |
7 |
| Post |
4 |
0 |
|
404 |
7 |
| Grey metal, with iron girdles |
6 |
9 |
|
411 |
4 |
| COAL - Yard Seam |
2 |
11 |
|
414 |
3 |
| Seggar |
6 |
0 |
|
420 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
21 |
0 |
|
441 |
3 |
| Grey post |
21 |
0 |
|
462 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
4 |
|
467 |
7 |
| COAL - Bensham Seam |
2 |
4 |
|
469 |
11 |
| Seggar clay |
6 |
0 |
|
475 |
11 |
| COAL - 6/4 Seam |
1 |
8 |
|
477 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
14 |
0 |
|
491 |
7 |
| Grey post |
9 |
0 |
|
500 |
7 |
| Whin girdle |
2 |
0 |
|
502 |
7 |
| Grey post |
10 |
0 |
|
512 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
1 |
|
515 |
8 |
| Black stone |
1 |
2 |
|
516 |
10 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
4 |
5 |
|
521 |
3 |
| COAL |
1 |
8 |
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| Seggar |
1 |
0 |
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| COAL |
1 |
9 |
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| Grey metal, with iron girdles |
21 |
10 |
|
543 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
543 |
3 |
| White post girdles and grey metal partings |
17 |
2 |
|
560 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
6 |
|
563 |
11 |
| Black stone |
0 |
5 |
|
564 |
4 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
4 |
9 |
|
569 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
0¼ |
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| COAL, splint |
0 |
1¼ |
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| COAL, good |
2 |
8½ |
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| Coaly band |
0 |
1¼ |
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| COAL, rather coarse |
1 |
3¾ |
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| COAL, coarse and slaty |
0 |
6½ |
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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 1184 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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