| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Scaffold |
94 |
0 |
|
94 |
0 |
| Open brown and grey scamy post, with red and brown partings and much water |
9 |
0 |
|
103 |
0 |
| Grey and brown metal stone |
2 |
0 |
|
105 |
0 |
| Grey post girdles, with metal partings |
6 |
0 |
|
111 |
0 |
| Strong grey post girdles or lumps |
1 |
0 |
|
112 |
0 |
| Blue metal, with catheads |
6 |
0 |
|
118 |
0 |
| Open post girdle and water |
0 |
6 |
|
118 |
6 |
| Blue and grey metal, with girdles and catheads |
1 |
6 |
|
120 |
0 |
| Blue and grey metal, with girdles and catheads |
10 |
6 |
|
130 |
6 |
| Soft black metal |
2 |
0 |
|
132 |
6 |
| Black metal, mixed with coal |
1 |
0 |
|
133 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
136 |
6 |
| Grey metal stone, with girdles, catheads, and water |
13 |
0 |
|
149 |
6 |
| Grey post, with strong open girdles and metal partings, with water |
12 |
0 |
|
161 |
6 |
| Whin |
0 |
9 |
|
162 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
165 |
3 |
| Black and grey metal, with catheads and some girdles |
24 |
0 |
|
189 |
3 |
| Black metal, scared with coal |
2 |
6 |
|
191 |
9 |
| COAL, foul |
1 |
2 |
|
192 |
11 |
| Grey sandy metal |
9 |
0 |
|
201 |
11 |
| Grey metal stone |
7 |
0 |
|
208 |
11 |
| Grey post |
2 |
0 |
|
210 |
11 |
| Grey and blue metal |
12 |
0 |
|
222 |
11 |
| Strong white post girdles, with grey scamy post and water |
6 |
0 |
|
228 |
11 |
| Blue and black metal, with catheads |
5 |
0 |
|
233 |
11 |
| Whin |
1 |
0 |
|
234 |
11 |
| White post girdles, with metal partings |
2 |
0 |
|
236 |
11 |
| Blue and black metal, with catheads |
8 |
0 |
|
244 |
11 |
| COAL - Three-Quarter Seam |
1 |
9 |
|
246 |
8 |
| Black metal, mixed with coal |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Whin girdle or lump |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| COAL, foul |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
248 |
8 |
| Post, mixed with whin |
1 |
0 |
|
249 |
8 |
| Blue metal, with post girdles and lumps |
6 |
0 |
|
255 |
8 |
| White post girdles, with water |
4 |
0 |
|
259 |
8 |
| Whin |
0 |
10 |
|
260 |
6 |
| Grey post |
2 |
6 |
|
263 |
0 |
| White post |
13 |
6 |
|
276 |
6 |
| Strong white post |
1 |
6 |
|
278 |
0 |
| Grey post, with water at bottom |
1 |
6 |
|
279 |
6 |
| Blue metal, with catheads |
9 |
0 |
|
288 |
6 |
| Black slaty metal, with girdles or catheads |
3 |
0 |
|
291 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
292 |
4 |
| Soft grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
294 |
4 |
| Grey and blue metal, with girdles or lumps |
13 |
0 |
|
307 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
307 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
0 |
|
308 |
10 |
| Black metal, scared with coal |
0 |
3 |
|
309 |
1 |
| Grey and blue metal, with post girdles and water |
15 |
0 |
|
324 |
1 |
| Blue metal, with catheads |
3 |
0 |
|
327 |
1 |
| COAL and black slaty metal |
0 |
4 |
|
327 |
5 |
| Grey and blue metal |
8 |
0 |
|
335 |
5 |
| A white whin girdle or lump |
0 |
4 |
|
335 |
9 |
| Grey scamy post, with water |
1 |
0 |
|
336 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
339 |
9 |
| A mixture whin girdle or lump |
0 |
4 |
|
340 |
1 |
| Grey metal, with girdles |
6 |
0 |
|
346 |
1 |
| Black metal, with girdles |
6 |
0 |
|
352 |
1 |
| Black metal, with girdles |
12 |
6 |
|
364 |
7 |
| COAL, foul |
0 |
10 |
|
365 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
0 |
|
366 |
5 |
| Grey metal stone |
4 |
6 |
|
370 |
11 |
| Strong white post |
14 |
0 |
|
384 |
11 |
| White post, with a mixture of whin girdles |
14 |
0 |
|
398 |
11 |
| Grey coal pipe post |
0 |
8 |
|
399 |
7 |
| Whin |
3 |
0 |
|
402 |
7 |
| White post |
4 |
0 |
|
406 |
7 |
| A mixture of whin |
2 |
6 |
|
409 |
1 |
| Coal pipe post |
0 |
6 |
|
409 |
7 |
| White post, with a mixture of whin girdles or lumps |
17 |
0 |
|
426 |
7 |
| Grey coal pipe post |
1 |
6 |
|
428 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
8 |
|
428 |
9 |
| Black metal |
0 |
3 |
|
429 |
0 |
| COAL - Upper Main |
5 |
10 |
|
434 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
3 |
|
435 |
1 |
| COAL (into) |
0 |
2 |
|
435 |
3 |
original entry for sinking/boring number 1089 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"
