| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Sunk to the High Main Seam |
228 |
0 |
|
228 |
0 |
| |
165 |
0 |
|
228 |
0 |
| Sea Level |
0 |
0 |
|
228 |
0 |
| |
63 |
0 |
|
228 |
0 |
| Further to the Metal Coal Seam |
33 |
0 |
|
261 |
0 |
| Thill |
12 |
0 |
|
273 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone |
1 |
0 |
|
274 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone, with post girdles |
2 |
7 |
|
276 |
7 |
| Strong white post, with thin partings |
3 |
9 |
|
280 |
4 |
| Grey metal stone |
4 |
8 |
|
285 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
285 |
7 |
| Black stone |
0 |
9 |
|
286 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
6 |
|
286 |
10 |
| Grey metal stone |
7 |
2 |
|
294 |
0 |
| Dark grey metal |
0 |
9 |
|
294 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
295 |
0 |
| Grey metal and metal stone, with post girdles |
31 |
0 |
|
326 |
0 |
| Dark metal |
0 |
3 |
|
326 |
3 |
| COAL - Yard Seam |
1 |
8 |
|
327 |
11 |
| COAL, with foul bands |
1 |
8 |
|
327 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
0 |
|
328 |
11 |
| Dark metal |
0 |
6 |
|
329 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
329 |
7 |
| Black metal |
0 |
3 |
|
329 |
10 |
| Grey metal stone, with post girdles |
5 |
2 |
|
335 |
0 |
| Strong white post |
10 |
6 |
|
345 |
6 |
| Grey metal stone, with post girdles |
12 |
9 |
|
358 |
3 |
| COAL |
1 |
9 |
|
360 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
360 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
5 |
|
360 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
360 |
0 |
| Grey metal and metal stone |
4 |
0 |
|
364 |
0 |
| Strong white post |
8 |
0 |
|
372 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone |
5 |
0 |
|
377 |
0 |
| Darkish metal |
2 |
2 |
|
379 |
2 |
| Grey post girdle |
1 |
0 |
|
380 |
2 |
| Grey and dark metal stone, with post girdles |
23 |
1 |
|
403 |
3 |
| Soft grey metal |
0 |
7 |
|
403 |
10 |
| COAL - Bensham Seam |
2 |
10 |
|
406 |
8 |
| COAL, with water, rather tender, and foul 4 inches at bottom |
2 |
2 |
|
406 |
8 |
| COAL, foul |
0 |
8 |
|
406 |
8 |
| Bored from thill of Bensham Seam — |
0 |
0 |
|
406 |
8 |
| Cut through scaffold for box, etc. |
4 |
0 |
|
410 |
8 |
| Strong white post, with whin girdles and metal partings, at 3 fathoms water at bottom |
40 |
0 |
|
450 |
8 |
| Black slaty metal, scared with coal |
0 |
6 |
|
451 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
6 |
|
453 |
8 |
| Strong grey metal stone |
22 |
3 |
|
475 |
11 |
| White and grey post, with scared partings |
43 |
6 |
|
519 |
5 |
| Whin and a mixture of whin and white post, with a metal parting of 4 inches at 2 feet 6 inches from top (got June 19th, through July 3rd, 38 shifts) |
12 |
8 |
|
532 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
532 |
5 |
| Blue grey metal |
1 |
11 |
|
534 |
4 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
7 |
1 |
|
541 |
5 |
| COAL, with water, rather tender, and burns to a white ash |
3 |
5 |
|
541 |
5 |
| COAL, foul, and slaty metal |
1 |
3 |
|
541 |
5 |
| COAL, wet, and burns to a white ash |
2 |
5 |
|
541 |
5 |
| Dark grey metal (9 inches) and metal stone with post girdles afterwards |
18 |
7 |
|
560 |
0 |
| Mixture of whin and white post (from July 9th to 11th, 5 shifts) |
2 |
0 |
|
562 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone, with post girdles |
4 |
9 |
|
566 |
9 |
| Whin (got July 12th, through 14th, 4 shifts) |
1 |
2 |
|
567 |
11 |
| Grey metal stone and post girdles |
4 |
9 |
|
572 |
8 |
| White and grey post, mixed with who and sulphur near bottom |
4 |
11 |
|
577 |
7 |
| Whin (got July 16th, through 18th, 6 shifts) |
0 |
7 |
|
578 |
2 |
| Grey metal stone, with post girdles |
15 |
0 |
|
593 |
2 |
| Strong white post and metal stone parting |
11 |
5 |
|
604 |
7 |
| Grey and dark grey metal stone, with post girdles |
11 |
2 |
|
615 |
9 |
| Strong white and grey post |
5 |
0 |
|
620 |
9 |
| Grey metal stone, with post girdles |
3 |
6 |
|
624 |
3 |
| Strong white and grey post |
5 |
3 |
|
629 |
6 |
original entry for sinking/boring number 1211 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"
