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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)





































































































Geology encountered   Thickness   Depth
  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       522  5
    Black band    0       522  5
    COAL    1       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

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"

  main page for East Stanley Colliery

 


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