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Hutton Henry Colliery

Perseverance Pit

Account of Strata sunk and bored through in the Perseverance Pit, Hutton Henry Colliery

Shaft Details

Approximate surface level 420 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)

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Geology encountered   Thickness   Depth
  ft. in.   ft. in.
Sinking:—    0  0     0  0
Soil    0  9     0  9
Clay    25  0     25  9
Sand and clay    72  3     98  0
Clay    30  0     128  0
Marl and broken limestone    10  0     138  0
Brown limestone    270  3     408  3
Metal and limestone, mixed    12  0     420  3
Blue limestone    19  8     439  11
Metal    0  10     440  9
Sand    35  0     475  9
White post    18  6     494  3
Red post    35  0     529  3
Grey post    5  6     534  9
Post    15  0     549  9
Grey metal and post    12  10     562  7
Black stone    2  0     564  7
Grey metal    5  0     569  7
Black stone    0  3     569  10
Grey metal, with post girdles    12  5     582  3
Post    3  6     585  9
Grey metal    6  6     592  3
COAL    0  7     592  10
Grey thill    2  6     595  4
Strong post    4  7     599  11
Metal, with post girdles    26  6     626  5
Post, with metal partings    6  0     632  5
Black stone    2  10     635  3
Blue metal    29  6     664  9
COAL - Hutton Seam    3  3     668  0
Black stone    1  3     669  3
Seggar-clay    4  6     673  9
Metal    9  0     682  9
COAL    0  4     683  1
Black metal    2  6     685  7
Post    6  8     692  3
Grey metal    3  0     695  3
Soft grey metal    6  0     701  3
COAL    0  9     702  0
Seggar-clay    4  0     706  0
Grey metal, with post girdles    21  0     727  0
Blue metal    3  0     730  0
COAL, cannel    2  0     732  0
Dark grey metal, with scares of coal    9  0     741  0
Post girdles    3  6     744  6
Blue metal    15  9     760  3
COAL    0  6     760  9
Seggar-clay    5  6     766  3
COAL    0  8     766  11
Seggar-clay and post    3  6     770  5
Grey post, with metal partings    25  1     795  6
Dark shelly post    2  0     797  6
Black metal    1  6     799  0
COAL - Harvey Seam    5  6¾     804  6¾
    COAL, good    3  9       
    Band    0         
    COAL, good    1  8       
Dark grey seggar-clay    2  10     807  4¾
COAL    0  7½     808  0¼
Seggar-clay    3  5     811  5¼
COAL - Busty Seam    3  8½     815  1¾
    COAL    1  5       
    Band    0         
    COAL    0  11       
    Band    0         
    COAL    0         
Seggar-clay    3  0     818  1¾
White post    6  6     824  7¾
Shelly post    1  6     826  1¾
Strong white post    15  2     841  3¾
Shelly post    5  0     846  3¾
Strong white post    13  10     860  1¾
COAL    1  4     861  5¾
Dark seggar-clay    3  0     864  5¾
COAL    0  3     864  8¾
Dark cloddy metal    3  0     867  8¾
Grey metal    3  0     870  8¾
COAL    1  2     871  10¾
Grey metal, with post girdles    2  9     874  7¾
COAL    0  2     874  9¾
Seggar-clay    3  6     878  3¾
Grey metal    2  6     880  9¾
White post    42  0     922  9¾
Post, scared with metal and coal pipes    3  0     925  9¾
White post    8  0     933  9¾
Bored further :—    0  0     933  9¾
Strong white post    1  10     935  7¾
Metal and post    1  0     936  7¾
White post    25  2     961  9¾
Metal parting    0  6     962  3¾
White post    5  0     967  3¾
Grey metal    3  6     970  9¾
Black stone    0  3     971  0¾
Grey metal    1  0     972  0¾
Post    19  1     991  1¾

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 2794 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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