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Herrington Colliery
No. 2 Pit
Account of Strata sunk through in the No. 2 Pit, New Herrington Colliery, 1874
Shaft Details
Sunk: 1874, Closed: Dec 1985
Approximate surface level 170 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Soil |
1 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
| Clay |
24 |
8 |
|
25 |
8 |
| Clay, with sand partings |
12 |
4 |
|
38 |
0 |
| Sand, with water |
3 |
10 |
|
41 |
10 |
| Strong brown clay, with stones |
14 |
4 |
|
56 |
2 |
| Strong blue clay, with stones |
12 |
8 |
|
68 |
10 |
| Marl, with stones |
15 |
0 |
|
83 |
10 |
| Soft grey metal |
26 |
6 |
|
110 |
4 |
| Strong grey metal |
37 |
8 |
|
148 |
0 |
| Soft grey metal, with water |
8 |
0 |
|
156 |
0 |
| Dark metal |
1 |
0 |
|
157 |
0 |
| Black stone |
0 |
6 |
|
157 |
6 |
| COAL |
1 |
2 |
|
158 |
8 |
| Seggar-clay, with water |
3 |
0 |
|
161 |
8 |
| Grey metal, with water |
3 |
0 |
|
164 |
8 |
| Strong post, with water |
12 |
0 |
|
176 |
8 |
| Brown post |
2 |
0 |
|
178 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
8 |
|
179 |
4 |
| White post |
3 |
0 |
|
182 |
4 |
| Grey metal parting |
0 |
2 |
|
182 |
6 |
| White post |
9 |
0 |
|
191 |
6 |
| Soft grey metal parting, with water |
0 |
2 |
|
191 |
8 |
| Brown post |
10 |
6 |
|
202 |
2 |
| Grey post |
5 |
10 |
|
208 |
0 |
| Soft yellow parting, with water |
0 |
1 |
|
208 |
1 |
| White post |
5 |
0 |
|
213 |
1 |
| Brown post, with water |
4 |
10 |
|
217 |
11 |
| Grey post |
4 |
7 |
|
222 |
6 |
| White post, with coal pipes |
12 |
0 |
|
234 |
6 |
| Soft grey metal |
16 |
10 |
|
251 |
4 |
| Strong grey metal |
12 |
6 |
|
263 |
10 |
| Dark grey post |
1 |
2 |
|
265 |
0 |
| Strong grey metal, with water |
4 |
0 |
|
269 |
0 |
| Dark grey post |
0 |
10 |
|
269 |
10 |
| Strong grey metal, with post girdles |
12 |
8 |
|
282 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
4 |
|
287 |
10 |
| Dark grey post |
2 |
6 |
|
290 |
4 |
| Dark grey post, with metal partings |
10 |
0 |
|
300 |
4 |
| Dark grey post, with water |
15 |
2 |
|
315 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
6 |
|
316 |
0 |
| Grey post |
4 |
0 |
|
320 |
0 |
| Grey post, with water |
5 |
6 |
|
325 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
21 |
0 |
|
346 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
346 |
8 |
| Post |
7 |
2 |
|
353 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
8 |
2 |
|
362 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
362 |
4 |
| Seggar-clay |
4 |
0 |
|
366 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
8 |
6 |
|
374 |
10 |
| COAL |
1 |
2 |
|
376 |
0 |
| Thill stone |
4 |
0 |
|
380 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
9 |
0 |
|
389 |
0 |
| Hard post |
1 |
8 |
|
390 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
2 |
|
395 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
0 |
|
399 |
10 |
| COAL |
1 |
2 |
|
401 |
0 |
| Thill stone |
2 |
0 |
|
403 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
0 |
|
408 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
10 |
|
408 |
11 |
| COAL |
1 |
3 |
|
410 |
2 |
| Thill stone |
2 |
8 |
|
412 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
22 |
0 |
|
434 |
10 |
| Strong post |
8 |
0 |
|
442 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
12 |
0 |
|
454 |
10 |
| Black stone and coal |
1 |
6 |
|
456 |
4 |
| COAL |
1 |
2 |
|
457 |
6 |
| Seggar-clay |
1 |
0 |
|
458 |
6 |
| Post |
2 |
0 |
|
460 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
462 |
6 |
| Post |
0 |
6 |
|
463 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
463 |
5 |
| Black shelly stone |
2 |
6 |
|
465 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
16 |
0 |
|
481 |
11 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
20 |
0 |
|
501 |
11 |
| Post |
16 |
6 |
|
518 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
17 |
6 |
|
535 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
536 |
5 |
| Seggar-clay |
1 |
0 |
|
537 |
5 |
| Post |
4 |
0 |
|
541 |
5 |
| Grey post |
2 |
5 |
|
543 |
10 |
| Post girdles, with grey metal partings |
3 |
7 |
|
547 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
547 |
11 |
| Seggar-clay |
0 |
8 |
|
548 |
7 |
| Post |
4 |
0 |
|
552 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
11 |
6 |
|
564 |
1 |
| Leafy post |
17 |
0 |
|
581 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
6 |
4 |
|
587 |
5 |
| Post |
3 |
4 |
|
590 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
8 |
|
593 |
5 |
| COAL, splint |
1 |
0 |
|
594 |
6 |
| Black stone |
3 |
0 |
|
597 |
6 |
| Seggar-clay |
0 |
8 |
|
598 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
47 |
10 |
|
646 |
0 |
| COAL |
1 |
8 |
|
647 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
11 |
6 |
|
659 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
6 |
|
660 |
8 |
| COAL |
4 |
3 |
|
664 |
11 |
| COAL |
1 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Black slaty stone and coal |
2 |
0 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
11 |
|
|
|
| Black stone and coal |
7 |
8 |
|
672 |
7 |
| Thill stone |
2 |
6 |
|
675 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
5 |
|
676 |
6 |
| Post |
20 |
1 |
|
696 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
10 |
|
701 |
5 |
| Post |
5 |
6 |
|
706 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
2 |
|
709 |
1 |
| COAL |
1 |
10 |
|
710 |
11 |
| Thill stone |
2 |
0 |
|
712 |
11 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
12 |
6 |
|
725 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
20 |
0 |
|
745 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
0 |
|
747 |
5 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
3 |
3 |
|
750 |
8 |
| Thill stone |
3 |
0 |
|
753 |
8 |
| Post, with metal partings |
6 |
0 |
|
759 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
22 |
10 |
|
782 |
6 |
| Post girdles |
4 |
6 |
|
787 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
12 |
0 |
|
799 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
10 |
0 |
|
809 |
0 |
| Post |
1 |
3 |
|
810 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
11 |
1 |
|
821 |
4 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
7 |
4 |
|
828 |
8 |
| Thill stone |
2 |
6 |
|
831 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
12 |
6 |
|
843 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
15 |
1 |
|
858 |
9 |
| Post |
10 |
0 |
|
868 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
6 |
|
871 |
3 |
| COAL - Maudlin Seam |
5 |
7 |
|
876 |
10 |
| Seggar-clay |
1 |
6 |
|
878 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
14 |
7 |
|
892 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
11 |
|
893 |
10 |
| Thill stone |
2 |
3 |
|
896 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
42 |
0 |
|
938 |
1 |
| Post, with metal partings |
7 |
0 |
|
945 |
1 |
| Hard post |
25 |
9 |
|
970 |
10 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
2 |
0 |
|
972 |
10 |
| Thill stone |
1 |
8 |
|
974 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
8 |
4 |
|
982 |
10 |
| Post |
15 |
0 |
|
997 |
10 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
5 |
6 |
|
1003 |
4 |
| Post |
7 |
0 |
|
1010 |
4 |
| Blue stone |
6 |
2 |
|
1016 |
6 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
2 |
10 |
|
1019 |
4 |
| Thill stone |
3 |
0 |
|
1022 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
1026 |
4 |
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Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Supplement, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1910
original entry for sinking/boring number 2768 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Supplement, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1910"
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