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Hartford Colliery
Scott Pit
Account of Strata sunk through in the Scott Pit, Hartford, Cramlington Colliery. November 12th, 1866
Shaft Details
Sunk: 12 Nov 1866, Closed: 1961
Approximate surface level 142 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
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ft. |
in. |
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ft. |
in. |
| Soil |
1 |
6 |
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1 |
6 |
| Sand |
5 |
0 |
|
6 |
6 |
| Blue clay |
42 |
5 |
|
48 |
11 |
| Dark metal |
14 |
1 |
|
63 |
0 |
| COAL, coarse |
1 |
2 |
|
64 |
2 |
| Dark thill stone |
1 |
4 |
|
65 |
6 |
| Soft grey thill stone |
2 |
10 |
|
68 |
4 |
| COAL - High Main Seam |
6 |
4 |
|
74 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
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| Soft seggar band |
0 |
4 |
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| COAL |
2 |
11 |
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| Dark band |
0 |
2 |
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| COAL, coarse |
0 |
11 |
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| Soft seggar band |
0 |
8 |
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| COAL, coarse |
1 |
0 |
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| Seggar thill stone |
10 |
0 |
|
84 |
8 |
| Grey metal and post |
25 |
3 |
|
109 |
11 |
| Grey metal, with post |
2 |
6 |
|
112 |
5 |
| Post girdle |
8 |
1 |
|
120 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
122 |
0 |
| Whin girdle |
6 |
0 |
|
128 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
0 |
|
134 |
0 |
| Blue metal and thin post girdle, with water |
8 |
0 |
|
142 |
0 |
| Blue metal and thin post girdle, with water |
3 |
0 |
|
145 |
0 |
| Hard white post and water |
10 |
5 |
|
155 |
5 |
| COAL - Grey Seam |
7 |
2 |
|
162 |
7 |
| COAL |
1 |
8 |
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| Dark band |
0 |
4 |
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| COAL |
1 |
0½ |
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| Black band |
0 |
5½ |
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| COAL |
0 |
6 |
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| Soft band |
0 |
3 |
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| COAL, coarse |
2 |
11½ |
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| Thill stone |
4 |
10 |
|
167 |
5 |
| Grey post and blue partings, and water |
14 |
2 |
|
181 |
7 |
| Strong white post |
3 |
10 |
|
185 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
3 |
|
186 |
8 |
| Strong white post |
2 |
9 |
|
189 |
5 |
| Blue metal and thin post girdles |
6 |
5 |
|
195 |
10 |
| Dark metal |
2 |
10 |
|
198 |
8 |
| COAL, course |
0 |
10 |
|
199 |
6 |
| Soft thill stone |
4 |
1 |
|
203 |
7 |
| Strong grey post |
3 |
11 |
|
207 |
6 |
| Grey metal and thin post girdles |
8 |
4 |
|
215 |
10 |
| Strong white post |
2 |
6 |
|
218 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
2 |
|
221 |
6 |
| Strong white post, whin, and water |
19 |
5 |
|
240 |
11 |
| Grey metal and post, mixed, strong |
3 |
8 |
|
244 |
7 |
| COAL - Yard Seam |
3 |
2 |
|
247 |
9 |
| Thill stone |
4 |
6 |
|
252 |
3 |
| Blue metal and iron girdles |
9 |
8 |
|
261 |
11 |
| COAL, coarse |
1 |
11 |
|
263 |
10 |
| Soft thill stone |
1 |
2 |
|
265 |
0 |
| Strong grey metal and post, mixed |
29 |
0 |
|
294 |
0 |
| COAL, coarse |
3 |
9 |
|
297 |
9 |
| Filtering post, with 800 to 3,200 gallons per hour |
69 |
0 |
|
366 |
9 |
| COAL - Hartley Stone Coal Seam |
2 |
0 |
|
368 |
9 |
| Thill stone |
1 |
2 |
|
369 |
11 |
| Post and blue partings |
12 |
6 |
|
382 |
5 |
| COAL, coarse |
0 |
6 |
|
382 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
5 |
7 |
|
388 |
6 |
| COAL, mixed with stone |
2 |
1 |
|
390 |
7 |
| Post, with partings |
8 |
0 |
|
398 |
7 |
| Blue metal, with iron girdles |
16 |
3 |
|
414 |
10 |
| White post |
3 |
6 |
|
418 |
4 |
| Post and blue partings |
12 |
8 |
|
431 |
0 |
| Blue metal and iron girdles |
3 |
6 |
|
434 |
6 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
6 |
8 |
|
441 |
2 |
| Thill stone |
5 |
6 |
|
446 |
8 |
| Strong white post |
22 |
9 |
|
469 |
5 |
| Strong grey metal and iron girdles |
22 |
0 |
|
491 |
5 |
| Soft blue metal and ironstone girdles |
8 |
0 |
|
499 |
5 |
| COAL - Plessy Seam |
3 |
4 |
|
502 |
9 |
| COAL |
2 |
6 |
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| Soft band of seggar clay |
0 |
3 |
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| COAL, rather coarse |
0 |
7 |
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| Strong thill stone |
5 |
7 |
|
508 |
4 |
| Strong white post |
6 |
0 |
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514 |
4 |
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Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume C-E, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1881
 original entry for sinking/boring number 0663 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume C-E, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1881"
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