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Framwellgate Moor Colliery

Framwellgate Moor Old Pit

An Account of Strata sunk through in the Framwellgate Moor Old Pit. Begun January 5th, 1838

Shaft Details

Sunk: 05 Jan 1838, Closed: 07 Nov 1924

Approximate surface level 300 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)

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Geology encountered   Thickness   Depth
  ft. in.   ft. in.
Soil    0  6     0  6
Brown sandy clay    17  6     18  0
Sand, very quick, with water    24  0     42  0
Blue loamy clay, with layers of sand    14  0     56  0
Sand    21  6     77  6
Sand, very quick, with water    12  0     89  6
Loamy clay, with sandy partings    2  6     92  0
Loamy clay, with water, very quick    5  0     97  0
Blue leafy clay    15  0     112  0
Loamy sand, with water, very quick    5  0     117  0
Strong black clay    26  0     143  0
Marly freestone    4  0     147  0
Soft grey metal    2  0     149  0
Soft black metal    0  3     149  3
COAL - Low Main Seam    5  7     154  10
    COAL    5  7       
Black metal    2  6     157  4
Soft grey metal    3  4     160  8
Grey metal, with post girdles    3  0     163  8
Sand, quick    0  10     164  6
Grey metal, with post girdles    2  0     166  6
Black metal    6  4     172  10
Soft grey metal    0  1½     172  11½
COAL - Brass Thill Seam    2  6     175  5½
    COAL, with water    2  6       
Grey metal    3  10½     179  4
COAL, with water    0  8     180  0
Grey metal    5  9     185  9
Post    5  2     190  11
Grey metal, with post girdles    9  2     200  1
Black metal    10  0     210  1
Grey metal, with post girdles    9  6     219  7
COAL - Hutton Seam    3  2     222  9
Grey metal    3  1     225  10
Black metal    1  8     227  6
Grey metal, with water    5  8     233  2
Bored July, 1844 —    0  0     233  2
Grey metal, with post girdles    6  2½     239  4½
Strong white post, with metal partings and water    17  9     257  1½
COAL, foul slaty    1  0     258  1½
Grey metal, with post girdles    11  2     269  3½
COAL, foul and brassy    0  8     269  11½
Strong grey metal    9  8     279  7½
Black metal    9  0     288  7½
Strong grey metal    7  0     295  7½
Black metal    5  4½     301  0
Black metal    7  10¾     308  10¾
COAL    0  3¼     309  2
Grey metal    6  6     315  8
Grey post    3  0     318  8
Strong grey metal    10  0     328  8
Grey post    7  3     335  11
Dark grey metal    3  7½     339  6½
COAL (supposed Harvey Seam)    1  10     341  4½
Grey metal    12  4     353  8½
White post    11  1     364  9½
COAL    0  8     365  5½
Grey metal    9  5     374  10½
COAL    0  7     375  5½
Strong grey metal    4  5     379  10½
Grey metal    8  2     388  0½
Strong white post    9  2     397  2½
Strong white post    36  5     433  7½
White post    6  10     440  5½
Strong white post    9  2     449  7½
Strong white post    9  1     458  8½
Grey metal    1  11     460  7½
Strong white post    4  8     465  3½
COAL - Busty Bank Seam    5  10     471  1½
    COAL    2  2       
    Band    0  2       
    COAL    0  5       
    Band    0  3       
    COAL    2  10       
Bored (July 8th, 1845) —    0  0     471  1½
Grey metal    1  1     472  2½
COAL, foul    1  6     473  8½
Grey post    2  0     475  8½
COAL, foul    0  8     476  4½
Grey metal stone    37  10     514  2½
Black stone    3  2     517  4½
Grey metal    0  4     517  8½
Grey post    0  10     518  6½
Grey metal    19  6     538  0½
Grey post    3  0     541  0½
Grey metal stone    2  9     543  9½
Dark metal    0  9     544  6½
COAL, slaty    1  4     545  10½
Grey metal stone    30  0     575  10½
White post    12  0     587  10½
Black parting    0  8     588  6½
Grey lost    2  6     591  0½
Grey metal stone    13  2     604  2½
Grey post    11  0     615  2½
Grey metal stone    15  0     630  2½
Grey post    75  0     705  2½
Dark metal    0  2     705  4½
COAL    1  4     706  8½
Black stone    0  2     706  10½
Grey metal    7  8     714  6½
Grey post    4  0     718  6½

Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume F-K, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1885

  original entry for sinking/boring number 0929 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume F-K, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1885"

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