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Hebburn Colliery
C Pit
Strata sunk through to the High Main Seam, in the C Pit, Hebburn Colliery
Shaft Details
Approximate surface level 80 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
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ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Clay |
80 |
0 |
|
80 |
0 |
| Clay |
8 |
0 |
|
88 |
0 |
| Brown metal |
3 |
6 |
|
91 |
6 |
| Brown post, with water |
50 |
0 |
|
141 |
6 |
| Blue metal, with water |
56 |
0 |
|
197 |
6 |
| Black stone |
3 |
6 |
|
201 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
201 |
10 |
| Thill |
3 |
0 |
|
204 |
10 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
10 |
4 |
|
215 |
2 |
| Grey post, with water |
6 |
0 |
|
221 |
2 |
| Blue stone |
3 |
0 |
|
224 |
2 |
| White post |
2 |
0 |
|
226 |
2 |
| Blue stone |
0 |
11 |
|
227 |
1 |
| Grey post, with whin |
4 |
8 |
|
231 |
9 |
| Blue stone |
0 |
4 |
|
232 |
1 |
| White post, with water |
10 |
0 |
|
242 |
1 |
| Blue stone |
0 |
3 |
|
242 |
4 |
| Grey stone, with water |
5 |
0 |
|
247 |
4 |
| Blue stone |
0 |
2 |
|
247 |
6 |
| Grey post, with water |
0 |
6 |
|
248 |
0 |
| Blue stone |
0 |
2 |
|
248 |
2 |
| Grey post, with water |
10 |
11 |
|
259 |
1 |
| Scamy post |
0 |
7 |
|
259 |
8 |
| Grey post, with water |
1 |
0 |
|
260 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
260 |
11 |
| Thill |
2 |
0 |
|
262 |
11 |
| Black stone |
0 |
2 |
|
263 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
263 |
3 |
| Thill |
3 |
3 |
|
266 |
6 |
| Blue stone, with water |
11 |
6 |
|
278 |
0 |
| Grey post, with water |
6 |
11 |
|
284 |
11 |
| Blue stone |
5 |
0 |
|
289 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
290 |
3 |
| Thill |
2 |
2 |
|
292 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
293 |
0 |
| Whin |
0 |
10 |
|
293 |
10 |
| Thill |
1 |
4 |
|
295 |
2 |
| Grey post, with water |
8 |
6 |
|
303 |
8 |
| Scamy post |
2 |
0 |
|
305 |
8 |
| Whin |
1 |
5 |
|
307 |
1 |
| White post |
2 |
4 |
|
309 |
5 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
18 |
2 |
|
327 |
7 |
| Blue stone, with whin girdles |
6 |
2 |
|
333 |
9 |
| Black stone |
1 |
8 |
|
335 |
5 |
| Thill |
2 |
5 |
|
337 |
10 |
| Grey post |
7 |
10 |
|
345 |
8 |
| Whin |
1 |
6 |
|
347 |
2 |
| Grey post, with fresh water |
22 |
6 |
|
369 |
8 |
| Whin |
3 |
11 |
|
373 |
7 |
| Grey post |
3 |
6 |
|
377 |
1 |
| Whin |
1 |
2 |
|
378 |
3 |
| Grey post |
5 |
2 |
|
383 |
5 |
| Blue stone |
3 |
3 |
|
386 |
8 |
| Scamy post |
3 |
4 |
|
390 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
390 |
6 |
| Black thill |
1 |
2 |
|
391 |
8 |
| Grey thill |
7 |
2 |
|
398 |
10 |
| Black band, mixed with coal |
0 |
5 |
|
399 |
3 |
| Black thill |
1 |
7 |
|
400 |
10 |
| Whin girdles |
0 |
11 |
|
401 |
9 |
| Blue stone, with whin girdles |
8 |
8 |
|
410 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
410 |
9 |
| Black thill |
1 |
1 |
|
411 |
10 |
| Scamy post |
7 |
4 |
|
419 |
2 |
| Blue stone, with whin girdles |
8 |
7 |
|
427 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
428 |
5 |
| Black thill |
0 |
1 |
|
428 |
6 |
| Grey thill |
2 |
6 |
|
431 |
0 |
| Whin |
2 |
7 |
|
433 |
7 |
| Scamy post |
0 |
4 |
|
433 |
11 |
| White post |
2 |
6 |
|
436 |
5 |
| Grey metal stone |
1 |
0 |
|
437 |
5 |
| Whin girdles |
0 |
7 |
|
438 |
0 |
| Grey metal and whin girdles |
6 |
7 |
|
444 |
7 |
| Black stone |
0 |
3 |
|
444 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
445 |
6 |
| Thill |
3 |
0 |
|
448 |
6 |
| White post, with whin |
4 |
0 |
|
452 |
6 |
| Blue stone, with whin girdles |
4 |
7 |
|
457 |
1 |
| Black stone, mixed with a little coal at bottom |
2 |
4 |
|
459 |
5 |
| Thill |
2 |
2 |
|
461 |
7 |
| Grey post |
1 |
10 |
|
463 |
5 |
| Blue stone, with whin girdles |
1 |
2 |
|
464 |
7 |
| Grey post, mixed with whin |
2 |
0 |
|
466 |
7 |
| Blue stone, with whin girdles |
3 |
6 |
|
470 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
470 |
4 |
| Strong grey thill |
3 |
8 |
|
474 |
0 |
| Grey post |
1 |
10 |
|
475 |
10 |
| Scamy post |
0 |
7 |
|
476 |
5 |
| Grey post |
1 |
6 |
|
477 |
11 |
| Blue stone, with a little coal at bottom |
3 |
2 |
|
481 |
1 |
| Grey thill, with whin |
7 |
0 |
|
488 |
1 |
| Grey metal stoue, with whin and post girdles |
20 |
0 |
|
508 |
1 |
| White post |
2 |
0 |
|
510 |
1 |
| Whin |
4 |
0 |
|
514 |
1 |
| Dry white post, with partings |
45 |
0 |
|
559 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
559 |
4 |
| Black stone |
0 |
1 |
|
559 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
559 |
7 |
| Thill |
1 |
1 |
|
560 |
8 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
13 |
1 |
|
573 |
9 |
| Black stone |
2 |
4 |
|
576 |
1 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
9 |
3 |
|
585 |
4 |
| Black stone, with whin girdles |
14 |
0 |
|
599 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
599 |
7 |
| Strong grey thill |
6 |
5 |
|
606 |
0 |
| Grey post |
2 |
0 |
|
608 |
0 |
| Post - Main Post |
54 |
0 |
|
662 |
0 |
| Blue stone |
4 |
0 |
|
666 |
0 |
| White post |
2 |
0 |
|
668 |
0 |
| Blue stone |
6 |
0 |
|
674 |
0 |
| COAL - High Main Seam |
6 |
2 |
|
680 |
2 |
| COAL, loose, small, and foul |
4 |
6 |
|
684 |
8 |
| Grey metal and metal stone, with ironstone girdles |
33 |
10 |
|
718 |
6 |
| COAL - Metal Coal Seam |
2 |
6 |
|
721 |
0 |
| COAL and sulphur |
2 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
722 |
6 |
| Grey and blue metal stone, with post girdles |
22 |
4 |
|
744 |
10 |
| Black metal |
1 |
2 |
|
746 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
0 |
|
747 |
0 |
| White post |
1 |
10 |
|
748 |
10 |
| Blue metal, inclining to post, with thin ironstone girdles and some beds of post |
17 |
1 |
|
765 |
11 |
| COAL - Stone Coal Seam |
0 |
7 |
|
766 |
6 |
| Blue metal stone and thin girdles |
3 |
9 |
|
770 |
3 |
| Strong white post |
1 |
0 |
|
771 |
3 |
| Blue metal stone |
6 |
3 |
|
777 |
6 |
| White post |
4 |
6 |
|
782 |
0 |
| Blue metal stone, with post girdles |
30 |
2 |
|
812 |
2 |
| COAL - Yard Seam |
1 |
5 |
|
813 |
7 |
| Black slaty metal |
0 |
4 |
|
813 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
6 |
|
815 |
5 |
| COAL, foul |
1 |
0 |
|
816 |
5 |
| Blue metal stone, with girdles |
7 |
10 |
|
824 |
3 |
| COAL |
1 |
1 |
|
825 |
4 |
| Grey and blue metal |
2 |
1 |
|
827 |
5 |
| COAL |
1 |
3 |
|
828 |
8 |
| Grey and blue metal stone |
4 |
2 |
|
832 |
10 |
| White post |
0 |
10 |
|
833 |
8 |
| Blue metal stone |
5 |
7 |
|
839 |
3 |
| White post |
2 |
4 |
|
841 |
7 |
| Blue metal stone and hard thin girdles |
51 |
0 |
|
892 |
7 |
| Softish grey metal |
0 |
6 |
|
893 |
1 |
| COAL - Bensham Seam |
5 |
5 |
|
898 |
6 |
| COAL, coarse, with sulphur, pretty strong and burns to brownish white ash |
2 |
8 |
|
|
|
| COAL, foul and softish, with a mixture of black metal |
0 |
7 |
|
|
|
| COAL, coarse, with sulphur, not so strong as the first in this seam, but nearly of the same quality |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Dark metal |
0 |
6 |
|
899 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone, with hard girdles |
8 |
0 |
|
907 |
0 |
| COAL, foul, mixed with slaty metal |
1 |
5 |
|
908 |
5 |
| Dark slaty metal |
6 |
0 |
|
914 |
5 |
| Blue metal stone, with post girdles |
5 |
3 |
|
919 |
8 |
| Strong white post, mixed with whin |
1 |
0 |
|
920 |
8 |
| Blue metal stone, with post girdles |
5 |
10 |
|
926 |
6 |
| Strong white post |
13 |
8 |
|
940 |
2 |
| Grey metal stone, with hard girdles |
3 |
0 |
|
943 |
2 |
| COAL - Six-Quarter Seam |
1 |
9 |
|
944 |
11 |
| COAL, coarse, with slaty scare bands |
1 |
9 |
|
|
|
| Blue metal and metal stone, with some beds of post |
20 |
0 |
|
964 |
11 |
| Black slaty stone, mixed with foul coal and sulphur - Five-Quarter Seam |
2 |
6 |
|
967 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
6 |
|
968 |
11 |
| Blue metal stone, with thin girdles |
14 |
6 |
|
983 |
5 |
| Strong white post |
25 |
8 |
|
1009 |
1 |
| Grey metal stone |
3 |
4 |
|
1012 |
5 |
| Strong white post |
2 |
10 |
|
1015 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
10 |
10 |
|
1026 |
1 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
5 |
5 |
|
1031 |
6 |
| COAL, with sulphur |
2 |
6 |
|
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| COAL, slaty |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| COAL, coarse |
0 |
10 |
|
|
|
| COAL, slaty |
0 |
8 |
|
|
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| COAL, coarse, with sulphur |
1 |
2 |
|
|
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| Black metal, with sulphur |
0 |
11 |
|
1032 |
5 |
| Grey thill |
1 |
9 |
|
1034 |
2 |
| White metal stone |
2 |
9 |
|
1036 |
11 |
| White post |
1 |
8 |
|
1038 |
7 |
| Blue metal stone |
1 |
8 |
|
1040 |
3 |
| White post |
1 |
8 |
|
1041 |
11 |
| Blue metal stone |
1 |
0 |
|
1042 |
11 |
| White post |
2 |
2 |
|
1045 |
1 |
| Blue metal stone |
1 |
8 |
|
1046 |
9 |
| White post |
2 |
2 |
|
1048 |
11 |
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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 1095 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"
original entry for sinking/boring number 1096 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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