Kepier Grange Colliery
North Pit
An Account of Strata sunk through in the Kepier Grange North Pit. January 19th, 1845
Shaft Details
Sunk: 15 Jan 1845, Closed: 22 Oct 1924
Approximate surface level 250 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
 
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|
|
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Soil |
0 |
9 |
|
0 |
9 |
| Brown clay |
2 |
0 |
|
2 |
9 |
| Strong stony clay |
10 |
0 |
|
12 |
9 |
| Freestone |
2 |
0 |
|
14 |
9 |
| Freestone, jointy, with a little water |
8 |
11 |
|
23 |
8 |
| Soft grey metal stone |
25 |
6 |
|
49 |
2 |
| Grey metal stone, with white post girdles |
24 |
8 |
|
73 |
10 |
| Black slaty stone |
0 |
4 |
|
74 |
2 |
| Soft dark blue stone |
25 |
0 |
|
99 |
2 |
| Soft light blue stone |
29 |
0 |
|
128 |
2 |
| Jointy grey metal stone |
18 |
0 |
|
146 |
2 |
| Jointy strong grey post |
20 |
0 |
|
166 |
2 |
| Ironstone girdle |
0 |
3 |
|
166 |
5 |
| Strong post stone |
16 |
0 |
|
182 |
5 |
| Dark grey metal |
0 |
9 |
|
183 |
2 |
| Strong post stone, jointy |
24 |
7 |
|
207 |
9 |
| Strong white post stone |
3 |
0 |
|
210 |
9 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
2 |
10 |
|
213 |
7 |
| COAL, rather splinty |
0 |
3 |
|
213 |
7 |
| COAL, good |
2 |
0 |
|
213 |
7 |
| COAL, bottom, rather coarse |
0 |
7 |
|
213 |
7 |
| Soft thill stone |
0 |
8 |
|
214 |
3 |
| Strong thill stone |
3 |
4 |
|
217 |
7 |
| Dark grey metal |
6 |
4 |
|
223 |
11 |
| Dark blue stone |
2 |
10 |
|
226 |
9 |
| Jointy strong white post |
22 |
6 |
|
249 |
3 |
| Soft blue stone |
0 |
9 |
|
250 |
0 |
| Soft blue stone |
1 |
11 |
|
251 |
11 |
| COAL - Brass Thill Seam |
1 |
6 |
|
253 |
5 |
| Thilly grey metal stone |
2 |
9 |
|
256 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
256 |
10 |
| Thill stone |
1 |
9 |
|
258 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
258 |
11 |
| Thill stone |
3 |
6 |
|
262 |
5 |
| Dark grey metal, mixed with whin |
22 |
9 |
|
285 |
2 |
| White post girdle |
1 |
10 |
|
287 |
0 |
| Dark grey metal |
1 |
9 |
|
288 |
9 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
6 |
|
289 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
9 |
|
292 |
0 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
6 |
|
292 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
0 |
|
293 |
6 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
9 |
|
294 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
11 |
|
296 |
2 |
| Post girdle |
1 |
3 |
|
297 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
298 |
11 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
4 |
3 |
|
303 |
2 |
| COAL |
3 |
10 |
|
303 |
2 |
| COAL, bottom |
0 |
5 |
|
303 |
2 |
| Sump sunk further |
28 |
0 |
|
331 |
2 |
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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 1230 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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