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Fallowfield Colliery

Half-Way Pit

Section of Strata at Half-Way Pit, Fallowfield

Shaft Details

Approximate surface level 392 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)

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Geology encountered   Thickness   Depth
  ft. in.   ft. in.
Fine brown clay, with sandy parting at the bottom    19  3     19  3
Very strong stony brown clay    11  9     31  0
Very strong stony brown clay    9  3     40  3
Sand and gravel    1  9     42  0
Grey post, mixed with metal partings    7  0     49  0
COAL - Maudlin Seam    6  0     55  0
    COAL, good    0         
    Bands    0  4       
    COAL, coarse    0  2       
    Band    0         
    COAL, good    1  3       
    COAL, coarse    1         
    Seggar clay    1  0       
    COAL    1         
Light grey metal, with post girdles    25  4     80  4
COAL - Low Main Seam    3  8     84  0
    COAL    1  6       
    Band    0  2       
    COAL    2  0       
Grey metal thill    6  0     90  0
White post    6  0     96  0
Whin girdle    1  6     97  6
White post    16  8     114  2
COAL - Hutton Seam    5  10     120  0
    COAL    2  11       
    Band    0         
    COAL    2         
    Band    0         
    COAL, bottom    0  10       
Grey metal thill, mixed with seggar clay and ironstone balls    6  0     126  0
Strong grey metal, with girdles    40  6     166  6
Soft blue metal    9  0     175  6
Very strong grey metal    5  1     180  7
COAL    2  0     182  7
    COAL    0  2       
    Band    0  3       
    COAL, good, but tender    1  7       
Thill    0  3     182  10
Black stone    1  2     184  0
Grey post    3  0     187  0
Grey metal    1  0     188  0
White post    3  0     191  0
Grey post    1  0     192  0
Hard white post    3  0     195  0
Hard grey post, mixed with grey metal    12  3     207  3
Grey metal    1  10     209  1
Whin, mixed with grey post    2  4     211  6
Grey post    3  7     215  1
Soft blue grey metal    15  9     230  10
COAL    0  3     231  1
Grey metal, mixed with seggar clay    4  10     235  11
COAL, good    0  8     236  7
Grey metal    6  2     242  9
COAL, coarse    0  4     243  1
Grey metal    23  0     266  1
COAL - Beaumont Seam    7  1     273  2
    COAL, top    2  1       
    Band    4  2       
    COAL, bottom    0  10       
Thill stone    2  0     275  2
White post    9  6     284  8
COAL, coarse    0  5     285  1
Blue metal, with post girdles and scares of coal    14  7     299  8
COAL    0  4     300  0
Thill stone    2  0     302  0
White post    2  11     304  11
Bastard whin    3  1     308  0
Post    3  2     311  2
Blue metal, mixed with seggar clay    6  6     317  8
Blue metal    8  0     325  8
Strong grey metal    1  1     326  9
Blue metal    2  2     328  11
COAL    2  7     331  6
    COAL, coarse    0  2       
    COAL, good    1  9       
    Seggar clay band    0         
    COAL    0         
Grey metal    14  5     345  11
Post, with metal partings    6  4     352  3
Blue metal    1  9     354  0
COAL    1  5     355  5
Strong grey metal, with post girdles    12  4     367  9
White post, with metal partings    35  10     403  7
COAL, tender, with small black scares    1  8     405  4
Grey metal    2  8     408  0
COAL    0  3     408  3
Blue metal    7  10     416  1
Grey metal    28  2     444  3
COAL, coarse    0  4     444  7
Grey metal    4  4     448  11
COAL - Brockwell Seam    3  4     452  3
    COAL, good    3  0       
    Splint    0  4       
Sump —    0  0     452  3
Grey metal    1  6     453  9
White post    49  6     503  3

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 0837 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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