| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Outset |
12 |
0 |
|
12 |
0 |
| Soil |
1 |
0 |
|
13 |
0 |
| Sand, with water |
2 |
0 |
|
15 |
0 |
| Blue clay |
46 |
0 |
|
61 |
0 |
| Loamy clay |
15 |
0 |
|
76 |
0 |
| Brown clay |
26 |
0 |
|
102 |
0 |
| Brown metal |
3 |
8 |
|
105 |
8 |
| Post girdles |
0 |
11 |
|
106 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
6 |
|
111 |
1 |
| Post girdles |
0 |
7 |
|
111 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
6 |
|
115 |
2 |
| Black stone |
2 |
0 |
|
117 |
2 |
| COAL |
1 |
11 |
|
119 |
1 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Grey thill |
0 |
9 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
6 |
7 |
|
125 |
8 |
| Post girdle |
2 |
10 |
|
128 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
9 |
|
131 |
3 |
| Strong white post, with whin clyers and water |
35 |
0 |
|
166 |
3 |
| Grey metal stone, with balls of ironstone |
10 |
0 |
|
176 |
3 |
| Post girdles and grey metal partings, with whin clyers and water |
14 |
0 |
|
190 |
3 |
| Grey metal stone |
1 |
0 |
|
191 |
3 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
3 |
|
191 |
6 |
| Black stone, with balls of ironstone |
12 |
0 |
|
203 |
6 |
| COAL, mixed with black stone |
1 |
0 |
|
204 |
6 |
| Grey thill |
2 |
9 |
|
207 |
3 |
| Strong white post, with whin clyers and water |
49 |
0 |
|
256 |
3 |
| Blue metal, with post girdles |
5 |
4 |
|
261 |
7 |
| COAL - High Main Seam (got May 1st, 1839) |
5 |
4 |
|
266 |
11 |
| Swad |
0 |
1 |
|
267 |
0 |
| Sunk futher, to Low Main Seam, Jan. 10th, 1860:— |
0 |
0 |
|
267 |
0 |
| COAL |
4 |
10 |
|
271 |
10 |
| COAL, foul |
1 |
9 |
|
|
|
| Thill stone |
0 |
9 |
|
|
|
| COAL, foul |
2 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Blue metal |
18 |
0 |
|
289 |
10 |
| Grey metal (walling 3 fms. 3 ft. 10 in. into top of this grey metal) |
15 |
0 |
|
304 |
10 |
| Post girdles |
1 |
0 |
|
305 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
13 |
7 |
|
319 |
5 |
| White post |
16 |
0 |
|
335 |
5 |
| COAL - Metal Coal Seam |
3 |
0 |
|
338 |
5 |
| Thill stone |
3 |
0 |
|
341 |
5 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone girdles |
15 |
0 |
|
356 |
5 |
| COAL - Hartley Stone Coal Seam |
2 |
4 |
|
358 |
9 |
| Thill stone |
4 |
6 |
|
363 |
3 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone girdles |
22 |
0 |
|
385 |
3 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
4 |
0 |
|
389 |
3 |
| Post stone, with metal partings and coal |
5 |
0 |
|
394 |
3 |
| Blue metal, with post girdles |
13 |
8 |
|
407 |
11 |
| COAL |
2 |
9 |
|
410 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
7 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
2 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Thill stone |
7 |
0 |
|
417 |
8 |
| Blue metal (walling 2 fs. 0 ft. 9 in.) |
3 |
0 |
|
420 |
8 |
| Grey post |
10 |
0 |
|
430 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
4 |
|
435 |
0 |
| COAL - Yard Seam |
2 |
9 |
|
437 |
9 |
| Thill stone |
0 |
6 |
|
438 |
3 |
| Grey post |
10 |
0 |
|
448 |
3 |
| Blue stone (walling here) |
12 |
0 |
|
460 |
3 |
| Grey post, with metal partings |
5 |
8 |
|
465 |
11 |
| White post, mixed with whin |
48 |
5 |
|
514 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
9 |
0 |
|
523 |
4 |
| Black stone |
0 |
9 |
|
524 |
1 |
| COAL - Bensham and Six-Quarter Seams |
4 |
7 |
|
528 |
8 |
| COAL |
2 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
7 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Thill stone |
1 |
7 |
|
530 |
3 |
| Grey post and whin girdles |
5 |
9 |
|
536 |
0 |
| Grey post |
8 |
11 |
|
544 |
11 |
| Whin girdles |
2 |
10 |
|
547 |
9 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
9 |
4 |
|
557 |
1 |
| Black stone coal |
0 |
5 |
|
557 |
6 |
| Black stone band |
0 |
11 |
|
558 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
11 |
|
559 |
4 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
4 |
5 |
|
563 |
9 |
| COAL |
1 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Black stone |
0 |
11 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
2 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Thill stone |
1 |
0 |
|
564 |
9 |
| Grey post, with metal partings |
8 |
0 |
|
572 |
9 |
| Whin girdles |
1 |
2 |
|
573 |
11 |
| Grey post |
2 |
2 |
|
576 |
1 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone girdles |
9 |
0 |
|
585 |
1 |
| Black stone |
0 |
6 |
|
585 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
9 |
|
589 |
4 |
| Grey metal, with grey post girdles |
3 |
6 |
|
592 |
10 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
4 |
4 |
|
597 |
2 |
| COAL, grey |
0 |
5 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
3 |
11 |
|
|
|
| Thill stone |
5 |
0 |
|
602 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
606 |
2 |
| Post |
4 |
0 |
|
610 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
3 |
|
611 |
5 |
| Post stone |
2 |
9 |
|
614 |
2 |
original entry for sinking/boring number 1182 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"
