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Hylton Colliery
East Pit
Account of Strata sunk through in the East Pit, Hylton Colliery. Commenced May 17th, 1898, and stopped January 25th, 1900
Shaft Details
Shaft diameter: 20' 0", Sunk: 17 May 1897, Closed: 13 Jul 1979
Approximate surface level 53 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Filled in ground |
3 |
0 |
|
3 |
0 |
| Strong brown clay |
43 |
9 |
|
46 |
9 |
| Strong boulder-clay |
15 |
9 |
|
62 |
6 |
| Soft blue metal |
6 |
7 |
|
69 |
1 |
| Black stone |
0 |
9 |
|
69 |
10 |
| Soft seggar-clay |
0 |
6 |
|
70 |
4 |
| Leafy post |
6 |
4 |
|
76 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
9 |
|
82 |
5 |
| Black stone |
0 |
6 |
|
82 |
11 |
| Seggar-clay |
6 |
8 |
|
89 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
12 |
7 |
|
102 |
2 |
| Black stone |
1 |
1 |
|
103 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
103 |
4 |
| Seggar-clay |
1 |
6 |
|
104 |
10 |
| Post girdle |
1 |
0 |
|
105 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
8 |
5 |
|
114 |
3 |
| Black stone |
3 |
0 |
|
117 |
3 |
| White post |
3 |
10 |
|
121 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
2 |
|
123 |
3 |
| Grey post |
9 |
3 |
|
132 |
6 |
| Black stone |
3 |
0 |
|
135 |
6 |
| Seggar-clay |
1 |
6 |
|
137 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
37 |
3 |
|
174 |
3 |
| Leafy post |
14 |
0 |
|
188 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
8 |
0 |
|
196 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
196 |
5 |
| Seggar-clay |
3 |
6 |
|
199 |
11 |
| Leafy post |
10 |
8 |
|
210 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
13 |
9 |
|
224 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
2½ |
|
224 |
6½ |
| Seggar-clay |
0 |
9 |
|
225 |
3½ |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
26 |
3 |
|
251 |
6½ |
| Grey metal |
9 |
0 |
|
260 |
6½ |
| Black stone |
4 |
1 |
|
264 |
7½ |
| COAL |
1 |
3 |
|
265 |
10½ |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Seggar-clay |
0 |
6 |
|
266 |
4½ |
| Post |
12 |
3 |
|
278 |
7½ |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
7 |
0 |
|
285 |
7½ |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
286 |
1½ |
| Seggar-clay |
5 |
6 |
|
291 |
7½ |
| Blue metal, with ironstone balls |
22 |
8½ |
|
314 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
8 |
0 |
|
322 |
4 |
| Leafy post |
5 |
0 |
|
327 |
4 |
| Grey metal, with ironstone balls |
8 |
4 |
|
335 |
8 |
| Black stone |
2 |
0 |
|
337 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
2 |
|
341 |
10 |
| Black stone |
5 |
6 |
|
347 |
4 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
348 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
15 |
10 |
|
364 |
2 |
| COAL |
1 |
5 |
|
365 |
7 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
28 |
4 |
|
393 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
0 |
|
400 |
11 |
| COAL |
1 |
2 |
|
402 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
16 |
4 |
|
418 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
419 |
1 |
| Seggar-clay |
3 |
0 |
|
422 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
422 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
8 |
0 |
|
430 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
5 |
6 |
|
436 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
437 |
1 |
| Seggar-clay |
1 |
0 |
|
438 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
0 |
|
443 |
1 |
| Black stone |
0 |
10 |
|
443 |
11 |
| Post girdle |
2 |
6 |
|
446 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
6 |
|
449 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
450 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
10 |
|
457 |
11 |
| COAL |
1 |
5 |
|
459 |
4 |
| Blue metal, with post girdles |
53 |
9½ |
|
513 |
1½ |
| COAL |
2 |
7½ |
|
515 |
9 |
| Thill |
1 |
0 |
|
516 |
9 |
| White post |
7 |
0 |
|
523 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
6 |
|
525 |
3 |
| Band |
0 |
5½ |
|
525 |
8½ |
| COAL |
2 |
6 |
|
528 |
2½ |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
4½ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
3½ |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
4½ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
11½ |
|
|
|
| Seggar-clay |
0 |
7 |
|
528 |
9½ |
| Leafy post |
12 |
11½ |
|
541 |
9 |
| Black stone |
7 |
0 |
|
548 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
0 |
|
553 |
9 |
| Leafy white post |
27 |
0 |
|
580 |
9 |
| White post |
13 |
6 |
|
594 |
3 |
| Strong grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
597 |
3 |
| White post |
89 |
1 |
|
686 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
21 |
10 |
|
708 |
2 |
| COAL |
1 |
5 |
|
709 |
7 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
2½ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
2½ |
|
|
|
| Strong grey thill |
4 |
0 |
|
713 |
7 |
| Seggar-clay |
14 |
9 |
|
728 |
4 |
| Post |
59 |
7 |
|
787 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
11 |
|
788 |
10 |
| Seggar-clay and thill |
4 |
0 |
|
792 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
793 |
2 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
6 |
0 |
|
799 |
2 |
| White post, with whin |
12 |
0 |
|
811 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
7½ |
|
816 |
9½ |
| Black stone |
5 |
0 |
|
821 |
9½ |
| COAL |
2 |
0 |
|
823 |
9½ |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
|
|
| Bastard seggar-clay |
4 |
11 |
|
828 |
8½ |
| Post girdle |
1 |
7 |
|
830 |
3½ |
| Dark leafy post |
8 |
5 |
|
838 |
8½ |
| Grey leafy post |
6 |
5 |
|
845 |
1½ |
| Dark leafy post |
5 |
0 |
|
850 |
1½ |
| Black and blue metal |
17 |
0 |
|
867 |
1½ |
| COAL |
0 |
5½ |
|
867 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
2½ |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
1½ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
1½ |
|
|
|
| Dark thill |
2 |
0 |
|
869 |
7 |
| Leafy post |
8 |
0 |
|
877 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
877 |
11 |
| Seggar-clay |
4 |
6 |
|
882 |
5 |
| White post |
43 |
11 |
|
926 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
8 |
0 |
|
934 |
4 |
| COAL |
3 |
8 |
|
938 |
0 |
| COAL |
1 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
4 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
2 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
1 |
0 |
|
939 |
0 |
| Seggar-clay |
2 |
2 |
|
941 |
2 |
| White post |
39 |
4 |
|
980 |
6 |
| Black stone and coal |
0 |
6 |
|
981 |
0 |
| Black stone |
6 |
0 |
|
987 |
0 |
| COAL |
1 |
5 |
|
988 |
5 |
| Dark thill |
6 |
7 |
|
995 |
0 |
| Post girdle |
1 |
0 |
|
996 |
0 |
| Black stone |
6 |
6 |
|
1002 |
6 |
| Black stone and coal |
0 |
4 |
|
1002 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
5 |
6 |
|
1008 |
4 |
| White post, with partings |
65 |
0 |
|
1073 |
4 |
| Blue and black metal |
19 |
0 |
|
1092 |
4 |
| Leafy post |
36 |
9 |
|
1129 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
1129 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
6 |
|
1134 |
4 |
| Leafy post, with metal partings |
15 |
0 |
|
1149 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
10 |
0 |
|
1159 |
4 |
| COAL |
2 |
0 |
|
1161 |
4 |
| Seggar-clay |
0 |
8 |
|
1162 |
0 |
| Grey metal, with iron girdles |
48 |
4 |
|
1210 |
4 |
| Leafy post |
52 |
11 |
|
1263 |
3 |
| COAL |
1 |
6½ |
|
1264 |
9½ |
| Band |
0 |
3½ |
|
1265 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
30 |
8 |
|
1295 |
9 |
| Black stone |
1 |
3 |
|
1297 |
0 |
| COAL |
1 |
1 |
|
1298 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
4½ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
5½ |
|
|
|
| Thill |
3 |
8 |
|
1301 |
9 |
| Post, with whin |
3 |
1 |
|
1304 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
4 |
|
1306 |
2 |
| Post |
1 |
3 |
|
1307 |
5 |
| Black stone |
8 |
0 |
|
1315 |
5 |
| Grey metal, with iron girdles |
35 |
0½ |
|
1350 |
5½ |
| COAL |
2 |
11½ |
|
1353 |
5 |
| COAL |
1 |
3½ |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
4 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
2 |
0 |
|
1355 |
5 |
| Post |
4 |
0 |
|
1359 |
5 |
| Black stone |
2 |
1 |
|
1361 |
6 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
3 |
8 |
|
1365 |
2 |
| COAL |
1 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
10 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Strong seggar-clay |
2 |
9 |
|
1367 |
11 |
| White post |
5 |
3 |
|
1373 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
5 |
6 |
|
1378 |
8 |
| White post, with metal partings |
17 |
8 |
|
1396 |
4 |
| Strong grey post |
9 |
0 |
|
1405 |
4 |
| Blue metal, with iron girdles |
8 |
0 |
|
1413 |
4 |
| Strong blue metal |
13 |
9 |
|
1427 |
1 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
7 |
|
1427 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
1 |
|
1429 |
9 |
| Post girdle |
1 |
0 |
|
1430 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
7 |
|
1433 |
4 |
| COAL - Maudlin Seam |
5 |
9 |
|
1439 |
1 |
| COAL |
3 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Splint |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
7 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
|
|
| Dark seggar-clay |
1 |
6 |
|
1440 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
1440 |
10 |
| Strong seggar-clay |
3 |
3 |
|
1444 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
10 |
10 |
|
1454 |
11 |
| COAL |
1 |
5½ |
|
1456 |
4½ |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
11½ |
|
|
|
| Seggar-clay |
1 |
1 |
|
1457 |
5½ |
| White post, with metal partings |
5 |
1 |
|
1462 |
6½ |
| Grey metal |
2 |
7 |
|
1465 |
1½ |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
1465 |
9½ |
| Seggar-clay |
0 |
8½ |
|
1466 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
11½ |
|
1470 |
5½ |
| Strong post girdles |
0 |
11 |
|
1471 |
4½ |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
7 |
0 |
|
1478 |
4½ |
| Blue metal |
3 |
6 |
|
1481 |
10½ |
| Black stone |
1 |
6 |
|
1483 |
4½ |
| COAL |
0 |
9¼ |
|
1484 |
1¾ |
| COAL |
0 |
7½ |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
0¾ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
| Strong seggar-clay |
2 |
10 |
|
1486 |
11¾ |
| White post, with partings |
9 |
4 |
|
1496 |
3¾ |
| Dark leafy post |
1 |
6 |
|
1497 |
9¾ |
| Dark grey metal |
9 |
9 |
|
1507 |
6¾ |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
2 |
10¼ |
|
1510 |
5 |
| COAL |
1 |
3½ |
|
|
|
| Splint |
0 |
2¼ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
4½ |
|
|
|
| Strong seggar-clay |
0 |
10 |
|
1511 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
2 |
|
1516 |
5 |
| Post, with metal partings |
7 |
0 |
|
1523 |
5 |
| Post, with whin |
32 |
6 |
|
1555 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
0 |
|
1558 |
11 |
| Black stone |
2 |
2 |
|
1561 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
5 |
6 |
|
1566 |
7 |
| Black stone |
2 |
10 |
|
1569 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
2 |
|
1572 |
7 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
10 |
|
1573 |
5 |
| Black stone |
1 |
6 |
|
1574 |
11 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
4 |
10½ |
|
1579 |
9½ |
| COAL, cannel |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
4 |
7½ |
|
|
|
| Dark thill |
0 |
6 |
|
1580 |
3½ |
| Strong seggar-clay |
3 |
0 |
|
1583 |
3½ |
| Dark grey metal |
28 |
6 |
|
1611 |
9½ |
| Post girdle |
1 |
2 |
|
1612 |
11½ |
| Blue metal |
8 |
6 |
|
1621 |
5½ |
| Post girdle |
1 |
2 |
|
1622 |
7½ |
| Blue metal |
3 |
6 |
|
1626 |
1½ |
| Dark leafy post |
7 |
6 |
|
1633 |
7½ |
| Blue metal |
4 |
6 |
|
1638 |
1½ |
| Post girdle |
0 |
11 |
|
1639 |
0½ |
| Blue metal |
2 |
9½ |
|
1641 |
10 |
| White post |
45 |
1½ |
|
1686 |
11½ |
| Grey post |
1 |
0 |
|
1687 |
11½ |
| Blue metal |
6 |
0 |
|
1693 |
11½ |
| Dark leafy post |
10 |
0 |
|
1703 |
11½ |
| Blue metal |
8 |
0 |
|
1711 |
11½ |
| Black stone |
0 |
4 |
|
1712 |
3½ |
| Seggar-clay |
3 |
6 |
|
1715 |
9½ |
| Blue metal, with post girdles |
10 |
0 |
|
1725 |
9½ |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
1726 |
2½ |
| Seggar-clay |
2 |
0 |
|
1728 |
2½ |
| Leafy post |
10 |
7 |
|
1738 |
9½ |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
1739 |
1½ |
| Blue metal |
1 |
4 |
|
1740 |
5½ |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
1740 |
6½ |
| Shale |
4 |
0 |
|
1744 |
6½ |
| White post |
4 |
6 |
|
1749 |
0½ |
| Grey post |
2 |
0 |
|
1751 |
0½ |
| Blue metal |
7 |
3 |
|
1758 |
3½ |
| Seggar-clay |
0 |
8 |
|
1758 |
11½ |
| COAL - Harvey Seam |
3 |
4 |
|
1762 |
3½ |
| Blue metal |
0 |
11 |
|
1763 |
2½ |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
1763 |
6½ |
| Blue metal |
0 |
8 |
|
1764 |
2½ |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
1764 |
3½ |
| Seggar-clay |
2 |
0 |
|
1766 |
3½ |
| White post |
9 |
0 |
|
1775 |
3½ |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
1775 |
4½ |
| Blue metal |
0 |
4 |
|
1775 |
8½ |
| White post |
12 |
0 |
|
1787 |
8½ |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
1788 |
3½ |
| Seggar-clay |
3 |
0 |
|
1791 |
3½ |
| Blue metal |
2 |
0 |
|
1793 |
3½ |
| Leafy post |
7 |
9 |
|
1801 |
0½ |
| Blue metal |
4 |
0 |
|
1805 |
0½ |
| Post |
2 |
6 |
|
1807 |
6½ |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
1807 |
9½ |
| Blue metal |
4 |
0 |
|
1811 |
9½ |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
1812 |
1½ |
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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 2800 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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