| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| From top crib to soil |
4 |
0 |
|
4 |
0 |
| Soil |
1 |
0 |
|
5 |
0 |
| Strong clay |
21 |
9 |
|
26 |
9 |
| Sand, with water - Stone Head |
5 |
0 |
|
31 |
9 |
| Grey metal stone |
5 |
3 |
|
37 |
0 |
| COAL, very soft |
1 |
4 |
|
38 |
4 |
| Black stone |
0 |
8 |
|
39 |
0 |
| Thilly grey metal stone |
11 |
8 |
|
50 |
8 |
| Grey post girdles, with water |
0 |
8 |
|
51 |
4 |
| Grey metal stone |
5 |
5 |
|
56 |
9 |
| Post girdle, with water |
0 |
8 |
|
57 |
5 |
| Grey metal stone and thin post girdles |
14 |
7 |
|
72 |
0 |
| COAL, very soft |
0 |
5 |
|
72 |
5 |
| Thill stone |
5 |
3 |
|
77 |
8 |
| Soft grey metal stone |
1 |
2 |
|
78 |
10 |
| Strong post girdle and water |
2 |
8 |
|
81 |
6 |
| Strong grey metal stone |
2 |
5 |
|
83 |
11 |
| COAL, strong |
1 |
1 |
|
85 |
0 |
| Mild grey post |
9 |
3 |
|
94 |
3 |
| Grey metal stone |
5 |
4 |
|
99 |
7 |
| COAL |
2 |
5 |
|
102 |
0 |
| Strong grey metal stone |
2 |
3 |
|
104 |
3 |
| Whin girdle |
1 |
2 |
|
105 |
5 |
| Soft grey metal stone |
2 |
6 |
|
107 |
11 |
| Strong grey metal stone |
3 |
1 |
|
111 |
0 |
| Grey and white post, with much water (60-40 gallon tubs per hour) |
6 |
0 |
|
117 |
0 |
| Whin girdle |
2 |
6 |
|
119 |
6 |
| White post, with water |
33 |
9 |
|
153 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
10 |
|
154 |
1 |
| Scamy post |
3 |
6 |
|
157 |
7 |
| Grey rey metal |
1 |
3 |
|
158 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
159 |
6 |
| Thill |
1 |
4 |
|
160 |
10 |
| Mild scamy post and metal partings |
7 |
9 |
|
168 |
7 |
| Grey metal and whin (from 4 in. to 1 ft. 10 in. thick) |
17 |
2 |
|
185 |
9 |
| Black stone, with mussels in top part |
9 |
0 |
|
194 |
9 |
| COAL |
1 |
6 |
|
196 |
3 |
| Thill |
0 |
8 |
|
196 |
11 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
13 |
10 |
|
210 |
9 |
| Whin girdle |
0 |
10 |
|
211 |
7 |
| Strong white post, with water |
6 |
11 |
|
218 |
6 |
| COAL - High Main Seam |
4 |
6 |
|
223 |
0 |
| Soft thill |
0 |
3 |
|
223 |
3 |
| Black stone, mixed with coal |
2 |
3 |
|
225 |
6 |
| Soft grey metal |
0 |
8 |
|
226 |
2 |
| Dark grey metal, mixed with coal |
4 |
2 |
|
230 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
2 |
|
235 |
6 |
| Grey metal stone and balls of ironstone |
7 |
7 |
|
243 |
1 |
| Black metal, mixed with coal |
4 |
4 |
|
247 |
5 |
| Dark grey metal |
1 |
8 |
|
249 |
1 |
| Post and metal partings, with a little water |
43 |
8 |
|
292 |
9 |
| Strong grey post, with whin girdles and a little water |
39 |
8 |
|
332 |
5 |
| COAL - Grey Seam |
3 |
11 |
|
336 |
4 |
| COAL, soft |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal band |
0 |
3½ |
|
|
|
| COAL, hard |
2 |
6½ |
|
|
|
| Dark grey metal |
2 |
2 |
|
338 |
6 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
12 |
10 |
|
351 |
4 |
| Grey metal and balls of ironstone |
9 |
9 |
|
361 |
1 |
| Black stone, mixed with coal |
4 |
8 |
|
365 |
9 |
| Thill, mixed with balls of whin |
5 |
0 |
|
370 |
9 |
| Strong grey metal stone |
7 |
10 |
|
378 |
7 |
| Strong grey metal and post girdles |
15 |
8 |
|
394 |
3 |
| Strong white post, mixed with whin |
9 |
0 |
|
403 |
3 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
12 |
0 |
|
415 |
3 |
| COAL - Yard Seam |
2 |
9 |
|
418 |
0 |
| White thill |
4 |
0 |
|
422 |
0 |
| Dark grey metal |
4 |
4 |
|
426 |
4 |
| COAL |
1 |
2 |
|
427 |
6 |
| Soft black stone |
0 |
2 |
|
427 |
8 |
| Grey metal thill |
3 |
0 |
|
430 |
8 |
| Strong grey metal stone and post |
12 |
6 |
|
443 |
2 |
| Dark grey metal |
2 |
1 |
|
445 |
3 |
| Grey metal thill |
4 |
0 |
|
449 |
3 |
| Strong grey metal stone and balls of whin |
27 |
9 |
|
477 |
0 |
| Strong white post, mixed with whin, very wet |
61 |
0 |
|
538 |
0 |
| Blue metal and ironstone girdles |
3 |
2 |
|
541 |
2 |
| COAL, with slaty partings |
1 |
7 |
|
542 |
9 |
| Strong grey metal and post girdles |
2 |
6 |
|
545 |
3 |
| White post |
1 |
6 |
|
546 |
9 |
| Strong grey metal |
1 |
4 |
|
548 |
1 |
| COAL - Bensham Seam |
1 |
11 |
|
550 |
0 |
| COAL and black stone |
1 |
11 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal thill |
2 |
4 |
|
552 |
4 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
3 |
6 |
|
555 |
10 |
| Grey post |
1 |
4 |
|
557 |
2 |
| Grey metal, with ironstone girdles |
7 |
2 |
|
564 |
4 |
| Mussel scalp |
0 |
6 |
|
564 |
10 |
| Strong grey metal |
4 |
4 |
|
569 |
2 |
| Strong white post |
1 |
6 |
|
570 |
8 |
| Strong grey metal, mixed with post |
8 |
6 |
|
579 |
2 |
| Jet or black stone |
0 |
6 |
|
579 |
8 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
3 |
4 |
|
583 |
0 |
| Thill |
4 |
0 |
|
587 |
0 |
| Strong grey metal and post girdles |
14 |
0 |
|
601 |
0 |
original entry for sinking/boring number 1072 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"
