Hetton Colliery
Minor Pit
An Admeasurement of the Minor Pit to the Main Coal Coal, and Strata sunk through from there to the Hutton Seam. Begun December 23rd, 1820 ; finished January 6th, 1823
Shaft Details
Sunk: 23 Dec 1820, Closed: 11 Jul 1950
Approximate surface level 330 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. |
| Total depth of the Minor Pit to the thill of the Main Coal Seam, sunk through various strata similar to those specified in the Blossom Pit sinking account |
652 |
1 |
|
652 |
1 |
| White post |
0 |
8 |
|
652 |
9 |
| Grey and white post |
11 |
0 |
|
663 |
9 |
| Black metal stone |
1 |
4 |
|
665 |
1 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone girdles |
8 |
4 |
|
673 |
5 |
| Black metal |
1 |
4 |
|
674 |
9 |
| Grey metal stone |
2 |
10 |
|
677 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
678 |
0 |
| Strong grey metal stone |
2 |
0 |
|
680 |
0 |
| Grey and white post |
27 |
9 |
|
707 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
9 |
2 |
|
716 |
11 |
| COAL - Maudlin Seam |
5 |
3 |
|
722 |
2 |
| COAL |
1 |
2 |
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|
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| Grey metal |
3 |
9 |
|
|
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| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
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| Grey metal |
4 |
2 |
|
726 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
0 |
|
730 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
11 |
6 |
|
741 |
10 |
| Blue metal, with coal pipes |
3 |
8 |
|
745 |
6 |
| Strong grey post |
5 |
8 |
|
751 |
2 |
| Strong grey post, with strong girdles |
5 |
2 |
|
756 |
4 |
| Whin |
3 |
0 |
|
759 |
4 |
| Soft grey metal |
17 |
8 |
|
777 |
0 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
4 |
1 |
|
781 |
1 |
| White post |
12 |
6 |
|
793 |
7 |
| Whin |
2 |
2 |
|
795 |
9 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
12 |
10 |
|
808 |
7 |
| Black and blue metal stone |
6 |
0 |
|
814 |
7 |
| COAL (commonly called splint coal) |
1 |
0 |
|
815 |
7 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
5 |
11 |
|
821 |
6 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
822 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
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| Band |
0 |
1¾ |
|
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| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
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| Thill |
4 |
0 |
|
826 |
6 |
| Strong grey metal |
8 |
0 |
|
834 |
6 |
| Grey post |
8 |
4 |
|
842 |
10 |
| Black metal |
3 |
0 |
|
845 |
10 |
| Blue metal, with post girdles |
1 |
4 |
|
847 |
2 |
| Strong white post |
24 |
0 |
|
871 |
2 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
7 |
0 |
|
878 |
2 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
6 |
2 |
|
884 |
4 |
| COAL |
4 |
7½ |
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| Band |
0 |
3½ |
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| COAL, bottom (coarse) |
1 |
3 |
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| Depth of sump |
20 |
0 |
|
904 |
4 |
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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 1155 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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