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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 |
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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 |
5½ |
|
|
|
| Bands |
0 |
4 |
|
|
|
| COAL, coarse |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
1½ |
|
|
|
| COAL, good |
1 |
3 |
|
|
|
| COAL, coarse |
1 |
5½ |
|
|
|
| Seggar clay |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
2½ |
|
|
|
| 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 |
0¼ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
2 |
0½ |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
0¼ |
|
|
|
| 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 |
5½ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
2½ |
|
|
|
| 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 |
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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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