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East Holywell Colliery
Fenwick Pit
An Account of the Strata sunk through in the Fenwick Pit, East Holywell Colliery, from Surface to Low Main Seam. Commenced to sink, April 21st, 1873 ; finished, March 10th, 1874
Shaft Details
Sunk: 21 Apr 1873, Closed: 1973
Approximate surface level 140 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. |
| Outset |
2 |
0 |
|
2 |
0 |
| Soil |
2 |
0 |
|
4 |
0 |
| Red clay |
18 |
0 |
|
22 |
0 |
| Sand, with a little water |
5 |
0 |
|
27 |
0 |
| Strong blue clay |
23 |
0 |
|
50 |
0 |
| Blue clay, mixed with boulders |
15 |
0 |
|
65 |
0 |
| Brown clay |
9 |
4 |
|
74 |
4 |
| Gravel bed |
6 |
0 |
|
80 |
4 |
| Strong brown clay |
15 |
0 |
|
95 |
4 |
| Freestone |
3 |
6 |
|
98 |
10 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
11 |
|
99 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
4 |
|
104 |
1 |
| Post girdle |
1 |
0 |
|
105 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
6 |
|
108 |
7 |
| Black stone |
2 |
1 |
|
110 |
8 |
| COAL |
1 |
10 |
|
112 |
6 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
112 |
6 |
| Seggar clay |
0 |
6 |
|
112 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
112 |
6 |
| Thill stone |
7 |
4 |
|
119 |
10 |
| Post girdle |
2 |
10 |
|
122 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
124 |
8 |
| Strong white post (walling crib) mixed with whin and water |
25 |
0 |
|
149 |
8 |
| |
15 |
4 |
|
149 |
8 |
| Sea Level |
0 |
0 |
|
149 |
8 |
| |
9 |
8 |
|
149 |
8 |
| Rough post, quartz, and whin |
12 |
0 |
|
161 |
8 |
| Seggar clay |
1 |
0 |
|
162 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
9 |
0 |
|
171 |
8 |
| Post girdles, with blue metal partings and water |
18 |
0 |
|
189 |
8 |
| Dark blue metal (ring crib) |
1 |
2 |
|
190 |
10 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
3 |
|
191 |
1 |
| Dark blue metal (mussel bed) |
13 |
0 |
|
204 |
1 |
| COAL, coarse |
0 |
11 |
|
205 |
0 |
| Thill stone |
2 |
0 |
|
207 |
0 |
| Grey post (walling bed laid out) |
7 |
3 |
|
214 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
10 |
|
215 |
1 |
| White post girdles, with grey partings |
41 |
1 |
|
256 |
2 |
| Grey post |
1 |
10 |
|
258 |
0 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
11 |
|
258 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
6 |
|
260 |
5 |
| COAL - High Main Seam |
5 |
3 |
|
265 |
8 |
| Thill stone |
0 |
3 |
|
265 |
11 |
| COAL |
4 |
10 |
|
270 |
9 |
| COAL, coarse |
1 |
9 |
|
270 |
9 |
| Thill stone |
0 |
9 |
|
270 |
9 |
| COAL, coarse |
2 |
4 |
|
270 |
9 |
| Thill stone |
1 |
6 |
|
272 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
7 |
0 |
|
279 |
3 |
| Grey metal, inclined to post (crib bed laid here) |
16 |
5 |
|
295 |
8 |
| Grey post |
10 |
0 |
|
305 |
8 |
| Whin girdle |
2 |
0 |
|
307 |
8 |
| Grey post |
14 |
10 |
|
322 |
6 |
| White post |
13 |
2 |
|
335 |
8 |
| COAL - Metal Coal Seam |
2 |
10 |
|
338 |
6 |
| Thill stone |
1 |
10 |
|
340 |
4 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone balls |
15 |
0 |
|
355 |
4 |
| Black stone |
1 |
4 |
|
356 |
8 |
| COAL - Hartley Stone Coal Seam |
1 |
0 |
|
357 |
8 |
| Thill stone |
4 |
0 |
|
361 |
8 |
| Blue metal, with iron stone balls |
14 |
9 |
|
376 |
5 |
| Grey post (wedging crib laid) |
8 |
0 |
|
384 |
5 |
| White post girdles |
2 |
4 |
|
386 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
387 |
0 |
| White post girdles |
2 |
1 |
|
389 |
1 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone |
16 |
0 |
|
405 |
1 |
| Whin girdle |
1 |
0 |
|
406 |
1 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone girdles |
6 |
10 |
|
412 |
11 |
| COAL |
2 |
4 |
|
415 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
415 |
3 |
| Band |
1 |
2 |
|
415 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
415 |
3 |
| Seggar clay |
3 |
0 |
|
418 |
3 |
| Grey post |
6 |
0 |
|
424 |
3 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
7 |
6 |
|
431 |
9 |
| Dark grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
435 |
9 |
| COAL - Yard Seam |
2 |
7 |
|
438 |
4 |
| Thill stone |
0 |
7 |
|
438 |
11 |
| Grey post, mixed with whin |
10 |
0 |
|
448 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
6 |
|
452 |
5 |
| COAL, coarse |
0 |
3 |
|
452 |
8 |
| Dark grey post, with metal partings |
21 |
8 |
|
474 |
4 |
| White post |
43 |
5 |
|
517 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
5 |
6 |
|
523 |
3 |
| COAL - Bensham Seam |
4 |
9 |
|
528 |
1 |
| COAL, good |
2 |
4 |
|
528 |
1 |
| Band |
0 |
7 |
|
528 |
1 |
| COAL, tender |
1 |
4 |
|
528 |
1 |
| Band |
0 |
1½ |
|
528 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
528 |
1 |
| Thill stone |
2 |
0 |
|
530 |
1 |
| Grey post |
5 |
6 |
|
535 |
7 |
| Black stone |
0 |
2 |
|
535 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
9 |
0 |
|
544 |
9 |
| Grey post |
6 |
0 |
|
550 |
9 |
| Whin girdle |
2 |
0 |
|
552 |
9 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
3 |
3 |
|
556 |
0 |
| Post girdles |
1 |
4 |
|
557 |
4 |
| Blue metal and iron girdles |
4 |
8 |
|
562 |
0 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
6 |
10 |
|
568 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
1½ |
|
568 |
10 |
| thill stone |
2 |
0 |
|
568 |
10 |
| COAL |
2 |
0 |
|
568 |
10 |
| Black thill stone |
0 |
9 |
|
568 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
568 |
10 |
| Band |
0 |
2 |
|
568 |
10 |
| COAL |
1 |
6 |
|
568 |
10 |
| Black stone |
0 |
6 |
|
569 |
4 |
| Thill stone |
0 |
10 |
|
570 |
2 |
| Grey post |
5 |
6 |
|
575 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
4 |
|
580 |
0 |
| Whin girdle |
1 |
0 |
|
581 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
10 |
|
584 |
10 |
| Blue metal and iron girdles |
7 |
0 |
|
591 |
10 |
| Dark blue metal, with iron girdles |
35 |
0 |
|
626 |
10 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
6 |
|
627 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
629 |
4 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
10 |
|
630 |
2 |
| Dark blue metal |
2 |
11 |
|
633 |
1 |
| Black stone |
0 |
3 |
|
633 |
4 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
4 |
2 |
|
637 |
7 |
| COAL, good |
0 |
2½ |
|
637 |
7 |
| Splint |
0 |
4 |
|
637 |
7 |
| COAL, good |
2 |
7 |
|
637 |
7 |
| Danty band |
0 |
0¾ |
|
637 |
7 |
| COAL, coarse |
1 |
0½ |
|
637 |
7 |
| Thill stone |
0 |
3 |
|
637 |
10 |
| Grey metal, inclined to post |
4 |
9 |
|
642 |
7 |
| Post girdles, with whin and grey post |
18 |
0 |
|
660 |
7 |
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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 1185 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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