Hartley Colliery
Account of Strata sunk through at Hartley Colliery
Shaft Details
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Clay sand and to the coal |
30 |
0 |
|
30 |
0 |
| Post |
99 |
0 |
|
129 |
0 |
| White post |
17 |
2 |
|
146 |
2 |
| COAL - High Main Seam |
6 |
9 |
|
152 |
11 |
| COAL |
5 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Clay |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| COAL, ground |
1 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
1 |
0 |
|
153 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
8 |
|
158 |
7 |
| Black metal |
5 |
1 |
|
163 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
21 |
5 |
|
185 |
1 |
| Black metal |
21 |
11 |
|
207 |
0 |
| Grey metal, with girdles |
21 |
1 |
|
228 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
11 |
|
232 |
0 |
| COAL - Metal Coal Seam |
1 |
10 |
|
233 |
10 |
| Thill |
0 |
5 |
|
234 |
3 |
| Grey metal, with post girdle |
10 |
1 |
|
244 |
4 |
| White post |
4 |
0 |
|
248 |
4 |
| Whin |
1 |
7 |
|
249 |
11 |
| White post |
3 |
3 |
|
253 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
6 |
|
255 |
8 |
| White post |
15 |
6 |
|
271 |
2 |
| Grey metal, with girdles |
2 |
8 |
|
273 |
10 |
| White post |
4 |
6 |
|
278 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
4 |
|
280 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
16 |
9 |
|
297 |
5 |
| COAL, mixed with stone |
2 |
6 |
|
299 |
11 |
| Black stone |
1 |
6 |
|
301 |
5 |
| White post |
2 |
2 |
|
303 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
2 |
|
304 |
9 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
3 |
|
305 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
4 |
|
305 |
4 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
10 |
|
306 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
4 |
|
308 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
4 |
|
308 |
10 |
| White post |
27 |
5 |
|
336 |
3 |
| Blue stone |
5 |
9 |
|
342 |
0 |
| COAL - Yard Seam |
3 |
7 |
|
345 |
7 |
| Grey thill |
0 |
3 |
|
345 |
10 |
| White and grey post |
3 |
3 |
|
349 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
6 |
|
350 |
7 |
| Black metal, mixed with coal |
3 |
9 |
|
354 |
4 |
| Grey post |
13 |
4 |
|
367 |
8 |
| Grey metal stone |
6 |
4 |
|
374 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone |
13 |
4 |
|
387 |
4 |
| Black metal stone |
1 |
4 |
|
388 |
8 |
| COAL, with metal bands |
2 |
4 |
|
391 |
0 |
| Thill and grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
393 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone |
10 |
1 |
|
403 |
1 |
| Black metal and coal pipes |
2 |
6 |
|
405 |
7 |
| COAL, mixed with metal |
3 |
0 |
|
408 |
7 |
| Grey thill |
0 |
6 |
|
409 |
1 |
| Grey metal stone |
2 |
0 |
|
411 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
0 |
|
415 |
1 |
| Grey metal stone |
10 |
6 |
|
425 |
7 |
| Grey and scamy post |
9 |
6 |
|
435 |
1 |
| Grey metal stone |
3 |
0 |
|
438 |
1 |
| Grey metal stone, with girdles |
6 |
10 |
|
444 |
11 |
| Black metal |
1 |
0 |
|
445 |
11 |
| COAL |
5 |
2 |
|
451 |
1 |
| COAL |
2 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
| COAL, with metal band |
1 |
10 |
|
|
|
| Grey thill |
0 |
4 |
|
451 |
5 |
| White and grey post |
9 |
0 |
|
460 |
5 |
| Grey metal stone |
1 |
8 |
|
462 |
1 |
| Blue metal stone |
18 |
0 |
|
480 |
1 |
| Black metal stone |
1 |
11 |
|
482 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
482 |
1 |
| Grey thill |
0 |
4 |
|
482 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
8 |
|
486 |
1 |
| Grey and scamy post |
4 |
0 |
|
490 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
9 |
|
494 |
10 |
| Black metal |
1 |
4 |
|
496 |
2 |
| COAL - Hartley Main Seam |
4 |
5 |
|
500 |
7 |
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Source: 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
original entry for sinking/boring number 1070 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"
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