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East Stanley Colliery
No. 7 Pit
Account of Strata sunk through in the 7th Pit, East Stanley Colliery, from the Surface to the Hutton Seam. Begun July 8th, 1863
Shaft Details
Sunk: 08 Jul 1863, Closed: 1933
Approximate surface level 670 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. |
| Clay and shivery brown slate |
13 |
4 |
|
13 |
4 |
| COAL, coarse, with bands |
1 |
2 |
|
14 |
6 |
| Tender shivery post |
27 |
0 |
|
41 |
6 |
| COAL |
2 |
4 |
|
43 |
10 |
| COAL, very coarse |
1 |
0 |
|
43 |
10 |
| Tender blue stone |
0 |
4 |
|
43 |
10 |
| COAL, coarse |
1 |
0 |
|
43 |
10 |
| Thill stone |
3 |
0 |
|
46 |
10 |
| Tender blue stone, with iron balls |
12 |
0 |
|
58 |
10 |
| Grey metal stone, with post girdles |
30 |
0 |
|
88 |
10 |
| Blue metal stone |
14 |
0 |
|
102 |
10 |
| COAL, very coarse |
2 |
6 |
|
105 |
4 |
| Grey metal stone |
12 |
0 |
|
117 |
4 |
| Very tender blue metal |
9 |
0 |
|
126 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
129 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
7 |
0 |
|
136 |
4 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
137 |
4 |
| Thill stone |
3 |
0 |
|
140 |
4 |
| Very strong grey metal |
50 |
0 |
|
190 |
4 |
| Very strong grey post |
2 |
6 |
|
192 |
10 |
| COAL - Shield Row Seam |
4 |
2 |
|
197 |
0 |
| Tender thill stone |
4 |
6 |
|
201 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
201 |
8 |
| Thill stone |
0 |
10 |
|
202 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
9 |
|
204 |
3 |
| Strong post, with blue partings and whin stone |
17 |
0 |
|
221 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
13 |
6 |
|
234 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
235 |
7 |
| Thill stone |
3 |
0 |
|
238 |
7 |
| Grey metal, with ironstone balls |
30 |
0 |
|
268 |
7 |
| Very tender black stone |
3 |
0 |
|
271 |
7 |
| COAL - 5/4 Seam |
4 |
0 |
|
275 |
7 |
| Thill stone |
1 |
6 |
|
277 |
1 |
| Very strong white post |
2 |
2 |
|
279 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
11 |
0 |
|
290 |
3 |
| Whin stone |
3 |
6 |
|
293 |
9 |
| Strong grey metal |
15 |
10 |
|
309 |
7 |
| Strong white post with whin |
3 |
0 |
|
312 |
7 |
| Strong blue metal |
17 |
3 |
|
329 |
10 |
| COAL - High Main Seam |
4 |
9 |
|
334 |
7 |
| Thill stone |
2 |
8 |
|
337 |
3 |
| Very strong white post |
2 |
4 |
|
339 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
10 |
|
341 |
5 |
| White post |
0 |
11 |
|
342 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
4 |
|
342 |
8 |
| White post |
1 |
0 |
|
343 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
2 |
|
343 |
10 |
| White post |
2 |
11 |
|
346 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
9 |
5 |
|
356 |
2 |
| Very strong white post |
2 |
0 |
|
358 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
2 |
|
359 |
4 |
| Black stone |
1 |
8 |
|
361 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
365 |
0 |
| Strong grey post |
0 |
9 |
|
365 |
9 |
| Grey metal stone, with ironstone balls |
7 |
0 |
|
372 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
6 |
|
377 |
3 |
| Strong grey post |
2 |
0 |
|
379 |
3 |
| Black stone, with post girdles |
6 |
4 |
|
385 |
7 |
| White post, mixed with whin in places |
96 |
0 |
|
481 |
7 |
| COAL - Maudlin Seam |
6 |
0 |
|
487 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
11 |
|
487 |
7 |
| Strong grey post |
0 |
5 |
|
487 |
7 |
| COAL, coarse, mixed with splint |
1 |
5 |
|
487 |
7 |
| Strong white post, mixed with whin |
2 |
0 |
|
487 |
7 |
| COAL |
1 |
3 |
|
487 |
7 |
| Black slate |
0 |
11 |
|
488 |
6 |
| Blue metal, with post girdles and mixed with whin |
25 |
0 |
|
513 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
6 |
|
518 |
0 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
4 |
4 |
|
522 |
5 |
| COAL |
3 |
0½ |
|
522 |
5 |
| Black band |
0 |
1¼ |
|
522 |
5 |
| COAL |
1 |
2¾ |
|
522 |
5 |
| Grey metal stone, with post girdles |
12 |
0 |
|
534 |
5 |
| Whin stone |
1 |
4 |
|
535 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
4 |
|
540 |
1 |
| White post |
1 |
6 |
|
541 |
7 |
| Blue metal, with post girdles |
3 |
10 |
|
545 |
5 |
| Strong white post |
2 |
6 |
|
547 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
0 |
|
551 |
11 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
5 |
6 |
|
557 |
5 |
| COAL, good |
3 |
10 |
|
557 |
5 |
| COAL, coarse |
0 |
6 |
|
557 |
5 |
| Black slate |
1 |
2 |
|
557 |
5 |
| Seggar clay |
2 |
2 |
|
559 |
7 |
| Grey metal, with ironstone balls |
8 |
2 |
|
567 |
9 |
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Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume S-T, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1894
original entry for sinking/boring number 1860 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume S-T, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1894"
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