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Earsdon Colliery

Church Pit

Account of Strata sunk through in the Church Pit, Earsdon Colliery. Begun November 25th, 1837. Ended October 29th, 1838

Shaft Details

Sunk: 28 Nov 1837

Approximate surface level 170 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)

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Geology encountered   Thickness   Depth
  ft. in.   ft. in.
Outset    4  0     4  0
Clay    4  3     8  3
Dark blue clay    4  6     12  9
Sand, with water (240 gallons per hour)    1  10     14  7
Strong blue gravelly clay    12  4     26  11
Post girdles and metal partings, mixed with whin    8  6     35  5
Brown and white post    32  0     67  5
Blue metal    0  9     68  2
COAL - High Main Seam    10  4     78  6
    COAL    5  6       
    Swad    0  2       
    COAL, foul    1  7       
    Grey metal    0  9       
    COAL, strong brassy    2  4       
Grey thill    3  9     82  3
Grey metal stone    18  0     100  3
Dark grey metal stone, with post girdles    24  0     124  3
Strong grey post and whin    6  0     130  3
Grey metal stone, with post girdles    3  3     133  6
Strong grey post (water 160 gallons per hour)    12  6     146  0
COAL - Metal Coal Seam    2  8     148  8
Black stone    1  0     149  8
Grey thill    2  0     151  8
Blue metal    1  11     153  7
Grey metal stone    8  8     162  3
Black stone    1  0     163  3
Dark grey post, with 250 gallons of water per hour    6  9     170  0
Dark grey post, with 250 gallons of water per hour    5  3     175  3
COAL - Stone Coal Seam    1  5     176  8
Dark grey thill    1  0     177  8
Post girdles    1  5     179  1
Dark grey metal    0  8     179  9
strong white post and water    3  0     182  9
Dark leafy post and water    0  10     183  7
Whin girdle    0  8     184  3
Post girdles and metal partings    3  10     188  1
COAL, splint, and black stone    1  6     189  7
Grey post    1  6     191  1
Blue metal and balls of ironstone    17  0     208  1
Grey post girdle and water    0  6     208  7
Blue metal, with balls of ironstone    4  0     212  7
Black stone    0  4     212  11
COAL, mixed with splint    1  3     214  2
Dark grey thill    4  6     218  8
Strong dark grey metal stone    4  5     223  1
Strong white post, with water (440 gallons per hour)    4  6     227  7
Grey leafy post and metal partings    3  4     230  11
Strong white post and whin    8  6     239  5
Grey metal stone    4  0     243  5
COAL    2  8     246  1
Splint    0  2     246  3
Strong dark grey thill    2  0     248  3
Post and whin girdles, with metal partings    2  0     250  3
Dark blue metal, with balls of ironstone    6  0     256  3
Strong grey metal stone and post girdles    20  9     277  0
Strong white post, with layers of whin and water (960 gallons per hour)    42  0     319  0
Blue metal, with post and ironstone girdles    4  3     323  3
COAL    5  4     328  7
    COAL    2  5       
    Black stone    0  8       
    COAL    1  9       
    Black stone and coal    0  6       
Strong dark gray thill, with balls of ironstone    6  0     334  7
Blue metal, with balls of ironstone    5  0     339  7
Resumed sinming in March, 1840:—    0  0     339  7
Grey metal stone    13  6     353  1
Whin    1  6     354  7
Grey metal stone and girdles    3  10     358  5
Post bands    1  3     359  8
Grey metal stone    8  8     368  4
COAL    5  5     373  9
    COAL    0  3       
    Band    0  7       
    COAL    1  11       
    Band    0  3       
    COAL    0  3       
    Band    0  3       
    COAL    1  11       
Grey metal stone    0  11     374  8
Strong post stone    27  9     402  5
Blue metal stone, with girdles    9  7     412  0
COAL    3  6     415  6
    COAL, top, coarse    0  5       
    Black stone, with jet at bottom    0         
    COAL    2  3       
    COAL, with rough scamy partings    0  5       

Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume C-E, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1881

  original entry for sinking/boring number 0746 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume C-E, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1881"

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