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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 |
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Depth |
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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 |
5½ |
|
|
|
| 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 |
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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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