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Earsdon Colliery

Grange Pit

An Account of Strata sunk through in the Grange Pit, Earsdon Colliery, from Surface to Bensham Seam. Commenced August 15th, 1874

Shaft Details

Sunk: 15 Aug 1874

Approximate surface level 173 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)

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Geology encountered   Thickness   Depth
  ft. in.   ft. in.
Soil    1  2     1  2
Dark red clay    3  0     4  2
Dark brown clay    3  0     7  2
Sand and gravel, with water (600 gallons per hour)    3  8     10  10
Strong blue clay, with whinstone boulders    25  7     36  5
Brown freestone    15  5     51  10
COAL    0  10     52  8
Grey thill    7  8     60  4
Black stone    0  3     60  7
COAL    0  5     61  0
Black stone    0  4     61  4
Dark grey thill    1  0     62  4
Black stone    2  0     64  4
Post and partings, with a little water    12  2     76  6
Blue metal    5  6     82  0
COAL    0  9     82  9
Grey thill    4  0     86  9
Post, with partings and a little water    19  3     106  0
COAL    2  0     108  0
Grey thill    5  4     113  4
Grey metal, with grey post girdles    11  10     125  2
COAL and black stone    1  6     126  8
Grey thill stone    6  10     133  6
Brown post    39  6     173  0
White post, with 1,000 gallons of water per hour    22  0     195  0
Grey thill stone    0  4     195  4
Black stone    0  6     195  10
Blue metal    12  2     208  0
Black stone    0  1     208  1
COAL    0  7     208  8
Dark grey thill    0  2     208  10
Dark grey thill, with grey metal partings and water (3,000 gallons per hour)    17  2     226  0
Blue metal    5  0     231  0
Mussel bed    0  4     231  4
Blue metal    11  8     243  0
COAL    1  0     244  0
Grey thill    1  0     245  0
Grey post girdles, with grey metal partings    6  3     251  3
White post girdle    2  4     253  7
Grey metal    5  3     258  10
White post and whin clyers    50  0     308  10
Blue metal    1  1     309  11
COAL - High Main Seam    11  3     321  2
    COAL    5  11       
    COAL, ground    1  11½       
    Seggar band    0         
    COAL, bottom    2  11       
Black stone    0  2     321  4
Dark grey thill    1  8     323  0
Blue metal    6  0     329  0
Strong grey metal    20  10     349  10
Post girdle    0  4     350  2
Grey metal    3  7     353  9
Post girdle    0  7     354  4
Grey metal    4  9     359  1
Post and whin    6  4     365  5
Grey metal    7  7     373  0
White post and whin, with water (1,000 gallons per hour)    37  6     410  6
COAL - Metal Coal Seam    3  3     413  9
Dark grey thill    3  2     416  11
Strong black stone    4  0     420  11
Dark grey post    7  5     428  4
Strong blue metal    2  8     431  0
COAL - Stone Coal Seam    1  8     432  8
Dark grey thill    0  6     433  2
Dark grey post    3  9     436  11
White post    1  7     438  6
Grey post    0  7     439  1
Blue metal    1  7     440  8
Blackstone and coal    1  5     442  1
Grey post    4  5     446  6
Dark metal    3  5     449  11
Blue metal and ironstone girdles    25  5     475  4
COAL, black stone, and coal    2  11     478  3
Dark grey thill, with water (400 gallons per hour)    2  3     480  6
Grey metal    2  4     482  10
Dark grey post    2  3     485  1
Strong white post and and whin    19  6     504  7
Grey metal    2  7     507  2
Black stone    0  0     507  2
COAL - Yard Seam    2  9     510  0
Black stone    0  1     510  1
Grey thill    3  11     514  0
Dark blue metal    1  1     515  1
Grey metal and post girdles    5  6     520  7
Grey metal    5  3     525  10
Black stone and iron girdles    4  5     530  3
Seggar clay    1  8     531  11
Grey metal, with water (900 gallons per hour)    10  6     542  5
White post and whin    10  6     552  11
Grey leafy post    3  10     556  9
White post and whin, with water (6,000 gallons per hour)    36  0     592  9
Blue metal    23  0     615  9
Black stone    0  9     616  6
COAL - Bensham Seam    6  6     623  0
    COAL    0  4       
    COAL, good    2  2       
    Black band    0  8       
    COAL, splint    0  2       
    COAL, good    3  2       

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 0748 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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