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Kimblesworth Colliery
No. 3 Pit
Account of Strata sunk through in the No. 3 Pit, Kimblesworth Colliery. Commenced September 10th, 1894, and stopped June 28th, 1895
Shaft Details
Sunk: 10 Sep 1894, Closed: 04 Nov 1967
Approximate surface level 295 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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fathoms, feet & inches, or metres
 
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
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ft. |
in. |
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ft. |
in. |
| Sandy clay |
4 |
6 |
|
4 |
6 |
| Dark clay, mixed with stone |
12 |
6 |
|
17 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
12 |
2 |
|
29 |
2 |
| Brown post |
49 |
7 |
|
78 |
9 |
| Dark post |
2 |
8 |
|
81 |
5 |
| Yellow and white post, broken |
45 |
3 |
|
126 |
8 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
2 |
6 |
|
129 |
2 |
| Seggar-clay |
2 |
6 |
|
131 |
8 |
| Dark leafy post, with post panels |
15 |
6 |
|
147 |
2 |
| Grey post |
6 |
6 |
|
153 |
8 |
| Dark grey post |
6 |
0 |
|
159 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
9 |
7 |
|
169 |
3 |
| COAL - Brass Thill Seam |
2 |
6 |
|
171 |
9 |
| Seggar-clay, with hard post panels |
4 |
10 |
|
176 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
177 |
3 |
| Seggar-clay |
1 |
0 |
|
178 |
3 |
| Blue leafy post, with grey post panels |
6 |
4 |
|
184 |
7 |
| Grey leafy post |
4 |
5 |
|
189 |
0 |
| Blue metal, with grey post panels |
17 |
2 |
|
206 |
2 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
3 |
7 |
|
209 |
9 |
| COAL |
3 |
1 |
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| COAL, coarse |
0 |
0 |
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| Dark seggar-clay |
1 |
2 |
|
210 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
211 |
3 |
| Gray seggar-clay |
4 |
7 |
|
215 |
10 |
| Grey post, jointy |
13 |
5 |
|
229 |
3 |
| Dark metal |
0 |
5 |
|
229 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
36 |
8 |
|
266 |
4 |
| Blue metal, with post girdles |
10 |
6 |
|
276 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
277 |
2 |
| Blue metal, with post girdles |
5 |
10 |
|
283 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
283 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
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| Black metal |
0 |
4 |
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| COAL |
0 |
2 |
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| Fire-clay |
0 |
9 |
|
284 |
7 |
| Grey post |
4 |
6 |
|
289 |
1 |
| White post |
6 |
7 |
|
295 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
296 |
5 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
24 |
9 |
|
321 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
11 |
8 |
|
332 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
333 |
2 |
| Fire-clay, with iron balls |
10 |
8 |
|
343 |
10 |
| Grey post, with whin girdles |
8 |
0 |
|
351 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
5 |
|
353 |
3 |
| COAL - Harvey Seam |
1 |
5 |
|
354 |
8 |
| Fire-clay |
1 |
0 |
|
355 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
357 |
8 |
| Grey post |
8 |
0 |
|
365 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
6 |
|
373 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
373 |
4 |
| Grey post |
5 |
0 |
|
378 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
378 |
10 |
| Bastard seggar-clay |
5 |
6 |
|
384 |
4 |
| Grey post |
4 |
3 |
|
388 |
7 |
| Blue metal, with post girdles |
5 |
3 |
|
393 |
10 |
| COAL |
1 |
6 |
|
395 |
4 |
| Fire-clay |
2 |
8 |
|
398 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
398 |
6 |
| Fire-clay |
1 |
9 |
|
400 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
400 |
9 |
| Fire-clay |
1 |
0 |
|
401 |
9 |
| Hard white post |
49 |
9 |
|
451 |
6 |
| COAL - Busty Seam |
4 |
0 |
|
455 |
6 |
| COAL |
1 |
11¾ |
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| Band |
0 |
2 |
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| COAL, coarse |
0 |
2 |
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| Band |
0 |
1 |
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| COAL |
1 |
7¼ |
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| Fire-clay |
3 |
6 |
|
459 |
0 |
| Bastard fire-clay, with iron balls |
5 |
6 |
|
464 |
6 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
18 |
0 |
|
482 |
6 |
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Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Supplement, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1910
 original entry for sinking/boring number 2810 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Supplement, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1910"
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