| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Outset |
9 |
0 |
|
9 |
0 |
| Soil |
1 |
0 |
|
10 |
0 |
| Brown sandy clay |
1 |
2 |
|
11 |
2 |
| Blue sandy clay |
5 |
10 |
|
17 |
0 |
| Sand with gravel and water |
1 |
2 |
|
18 |
2 |
| Strong blue clay |
9 |
5 |
|
27 |
7 |
| Limestone mearl (soft) |
5 |
0 |
|
32 |
7 |
| White limestone (mild) |
15 |
5 |
|
48 |
0 |
| White limestone (got the water here) |
36 |
6 |
|
84 |
6 |
| White limestone (strong) |
32 |
11 |
|
117 |
5 |
| Limestone (mild) runs a deal |
6 |
6 |
|
123 |
11 |
| Brown limestone (mild) |
36 |
7 |
|
148 |
6 |
| Brown limestone (strong) |
2 |
8 |
|
163 |
2 |
| Light limestone - a little water |
34 |
0 |
|
197 |
2 |
| Strong yellow limestone with white balls |
12 |
4 |
|
209 |
6 |
| White limestone - a little milder |
5 |
0 |
|
214 |
6 |
| White limestone - strong with water |
51 |
0 |
|
265 |
6 |
| Brown limestone - mild |
7 |
0 |
|
272 |
6 |
| Brown limestone with water |
15 |
0 |
|
287 |
6 |
| Blue limestone - strong |
24 |
8 |
|
312 |
2 |
| Dark blue metal |
1 |
2 |
|
313 |
4 |
| Strong grey post |
11 |
4 |
|
324 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
|
8 |
|
325 |
4 |
| Red limestone with a little water |
|
8 |
|
326 |
0 |
| Strong white post |
3 |
2 |
|
329 |
2 |
| Strong red post |
8 |
0 |
|
337 |
2 |
| Purple and white metal with red post girdles |
13 |
0 |
|
350 |
2 |
| Red and white post mixed |
18 |
0 |
|
368 |
2 |
| Grey metal very soft |
2 |
0 |
|
370 |
2 |
| Strong red and white post |
28 |
0 |
|
398 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
12 |
0 |
|
410 |
2 |
| White post with blue and white metal |
5 |
0 |
|
415 |
2 |
| Stong grey post a little water |
15 |
0 |
|
430 |
2 |
| Grey metal with coal and post girdles |
4 |
0 |
|
434 |
2 |
| Post girdles with metal partings and water |
11 |
0 |
|
445 |
2 |
| Stong post with metal partings and water |
20 |
0 |
|
465 |
2 |
| Strong post with coal pipes and whin girdles |
20 |
0 |
|
485 |
2 |
| Light blue metal |
10 |
0 |
|
495 |
2 |
| Black strong partings |
|
6 |
|
495 |
8 |
| Light blue metal |
3 |
8 |
|
499 |
4 |
| Blackstone with iron girdles |
|
9 |
|
500 |
1 |
| COAL |
2 |
5 |
|
502 |
6 |
| Blackstone |
|
4 |
|
502 |
10 |
| Light blue metal with ironstone |
11 |
7 |
|
514 |
5 |
| Blackstone |
2 |
3 |
|
516 |
8 |
| Light blue metal with ironstone girdles |
6 |
0 |
|
522 |
8 |
| Blackstone |
|
7 |
|
523 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
16 |
8 |
|
539 |
11 |
| Blackstone |
2 |
10 |
|
542 |
9 |
| COAL - Three-Quarter Seam |
4 |
0 |
|
546 |
9 |
| COAL - good |
1 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Band |
|
4 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
|
2 |
|
|
|
| Band |
|
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL - good |
1 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Dark thill stone with ironstone girdles |
8 |
1 |
|
554 |
10 |
| COAL - good |
6 |
6 |
|
558 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
|
6 |
|
558 |
10 |
| Thill stone |
23 |
6 |
|
582 |
4 |
| Post girdles with metal partings and water |
10 |
9 |
|
593 |
1 |
| White post with water |
8 |
0 |
|
601 |
1 |
| Grey metal with strong post girdles |
12 |
0 |
|
613 |
1 |
| White Post |
2 |
3 |
|
615 |
4 |
| Strong gret post with metal balls and partings |
19 |
0 |
|
634 |
4 |
| White post with whin and metal partings |
20 |
0 |
|
654 |
4 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
2 |
1 |
|
656 |
5 |
| Dark thill stone |
1 |
0 |
|
657 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
0 |
|
658 |
5 |
| White post with partings |
5 |
10 |
|
664 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
0 |
|
668 |
3 |
| COAL |
|
1 |
|
668 |
4 |
| Thill stone (soft) |
4 |
0 |
|
672 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
7 |
0 |
|
679 |
4 |
| COAL |
|
0 |
|
679 |
4 |
| Blue metal (strong) |
10 |
0 |
|
689 |
4 |
| Strong grey post girdles |
7 |
0 |
|
696 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
21 |
0 |
|
717 |
4 |
| Grey metal with post girdles |
32 |
0 |
|
749 |
4 |
| Strong white post with metal partings |
9 |
6 |
|
758 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
|
6 |
|
759 |
4 |
| Strong white post |
12 |
0 |
|
771 |
4 |
| Post mixed very much with metal |
7 |
0 |
|
778 |
4 |
| Strong post |
30 |
0 |
|
808 |
4 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
3 |
7 |
|
811 |
11 |
| Dark thill stone |
4 |
0 |
|
815 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
817 |
5 |
| Grey post |
5 |
0 |
|
822 |
5 |
| Blue metal mixed with post girdles |
3 |
0 |
|
825 |
5 |
| Grey post mixed with grey metal |
7 |
0 |
|
832 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
5 |
0 |
|
837 |
5 |
| COAL splint |
|
10 |
|
838 |
3 |
| Blackstone |
1 |
3 |
|
839 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
0 |
|
843 |
6 |
| White post |
1 |
3 |
|
844 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
0 |
|
848 |
9 |
| COAL |
|
4 |
|
849 |
1 |
| Blackstone |
1 |
0 |
|
850 |
1 |
| COAL |
|
8 |
|
850 |
9 |
| Strong grey thill |
2 |
6 |
|
853 |
3 |
| White post very strong |
14 |
0 |
|
867 |
3 |
| Grey metal with post girdles |
1 |
8 |
|
868 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
0 |
|
872 |
11 |
| Grey metal with post girdles |
21 |
6 |
|
894 |
5 |
| Strong white post - whin at top |
31 |
0 |
|
925 |
5 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
5 |
7 |
|
931 |
1 |
| COAL - good (strong) |
4 |
3 |
|
|
|
| COAL - coarse (brass) |
|
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL - not so coarse |
|
5 |
|
|
|
| COAL - splint |
|
4 |
|
|
|
| COAL - bottom |
|
3 |
|
|
|
| Blackstone |
|
8 |
|
931 |
9 |
| Thillstone |
4 |
0 |
|
935 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
12 |
2 |
|
947 |
11 |
| Black metal |
|
9 |
|
948 |
8 |
| COAL |
|
6 |
|
949 |
2 |
| Thillstone |
3 |
0 |
|
952 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
8 |
0 |
|
960 |
2 |
| Grey post |
1 |
0 |
|
961 |
2 |
original entry for sinking/boring number 1082 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"
