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Killingworth Colliery
Engine/A Pit
Strata sunk through at the Engine or A Pit, Killingworth Colliery
Shaft Details
Approximate surface level 200 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
 
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
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ft. |
in. |
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ft. |
in. |
| Soil and clay |
48 |
0 |
|
48 |
0 |
| COAL |
1 |
3 |
|
49 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
53 |
3 |
| Grey post girdle |
0 |
8 |
|
53 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
24 |
0 |
|
77 |
11 |
| Grey post, mixed with whin |
3 |
0 |
|
80 |
11 |
| Post |
13 |
0 |
|
93 |
11 |
| Black metal |
1 |
6 |
|
95 |
5 |
| COAL |
3 |
1 |
|
98 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
98 |
6 |
| Black metal |
0 |
8 |
|
98 |
6 |
| COAL |
1 |
8 |
|
98 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
0 |
|
104 |
6 |
| Strong blue stone |
13 |
0 |
|
117 |
6 |
| COAL |
2 |
4 |
|
119 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
5 |
|
122 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
122 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
11 |
0 |
|
133 |
9 |
| Whin girdle |
2 |
6 |
|
136 |
3 |
| Blue metal and whin girdle |
5 |
0 |
|
141 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
141 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
8 |
|
149 |
3 |
| Grey post |
2 |
4 |
|
151 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
3 |
|
153 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
154 |
2 |
| Grey and blue metal, with girdles |
10 |
0 |
|
164 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
8 |
|
168 |
10 |
| COAL |
1 |
10 |
|
170 |
8 |
| Grey thill |
1 |
6 |
|
172 |
2 |
| Strong grey post |
8 |
0 |
|
180 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
6 |
|
184 |
8 |
| COAL, slaty, mixed with black metal |
2 |
6 |
|
187 |
2 |
| Grey thill |
0 |
8 |
|
187 |
10 |
| COAL, slaty |
2 |
0 |
|
189 |
10 |
| Grey post, with whin |
10 |
2 |
|
200 |
0 |
| Grey post, with whin |
3 |
4 |
|
203 |
4 |
| Grey metal and strong girdle |
9 |
0 |
|
212 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
212 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
2 |
|
214 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
214 |
4 |
| Grey post, with metal girdles |
19 |
8 |
|
234 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
234 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
234 |
10 |
| Thill |
0 |
4 |
|
234 |
10 |
| Band |
0 |
4 |
|
234 |
10 |
| Grey and blue metal, with post girdles |
21 |
0 |
|
255 |
10 |
| COAL |
2 |
6 |
|
258 |
4 |
| Thill |
0 |
6 |
|
258 |
10 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
12 |
0 |
|
270 |
10 |
| Soft blue metal |
36 |
5 |
|
307 |
3 |
| White post |
42 |
0 |
|
349 |
3 |
| Blue and grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
353 |
3 |
| Grey post |
26 |
4 |
|
379 |
7 |
| Black metal |
4 |
0 |
|
383 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
384 |
3 |
| Grey thill and whin girdles |
6 |
0 |
|
390 |
3 |
| Soft blue metal |
6 |
0 |
|
396 |
3 |
| Black metal |
3 |
0 |
|
399 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
399 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
403 |
6 |
| White post and whin girdles |
15 |
0 |
|
418 |
6 |
| Grey metal and girdles |
2 |
0 |
|
420 |
6 |
| Black metal, mixed with coal |
5 |
0 |
|
425 |
6 |
| Soft grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
428 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
9 |
0 |
|
437 |
6 |
| COAL |
1 |
6 |
|
439 |
0 |
| Grey and blue metal |
1 |
0 |
|
440 |
0 |
| White post |
8 |
0 |
|
448 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
0 |
|
449 |
0 |
| COAL |
1 |
10 |
|
450 |
10 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
14 |
0 |
|
464 |
10 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
465 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
467 |
10 |
| Grey post |
6 |
0 |
|
473 |
10 |
| Grey and blue metal |
4 |
0 |
|
477 |
10 |
| White post |
3 |
0 |
|
480 |
10 |
| Grey and blue metal, with whin girdles |
7 |
6 |
|
488 |
4 |
| Black stone |
6 |
0 |
|
494 |
4 |
| COAL |
2 |
6 |
|
496 |
10 |
| White post |
6 |
0 |
|
502 |
10 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
5 |
0 |
|
507 |
10 |
| Whin and white post |
8 |
6 |
|
516 |
4 |
| Blue metal and post girdles |
16 |
6 |
|
532 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
0 |
|
535 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
0 |
|
537 |
10 |
| Black metal |
0 |
9 |
|
538 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
539 |
4 |
| Grey thill |
4 |
0 |
|
543 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
0 |
|
547 |
4 |
| White post |
20 |
0 |
|
567 |
4 |
| Black metal |
0 |
6 |
|
567 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
568 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
10 |
|
569 |
3 |
| Grey post |
16 |
6 |
|
585 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
589 |
9 |
| Black metal |
1 |
8 |
|
591 |
5 |
| Grey and white post and metal partings |
6 |
0 |
|
597 |
5 |
| Grey and blue metal |
5 |
0 |
|
602 |
5 |
| Black metal |
10 |
6 |
|
612 |
11 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
613 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
7 |
|
619 |
6 |
| White post and metal partings |
52 |
6 |
|
672 |
0 |
| COAL - High Main Seam |
11 |
1 |
|
683 |
1 |
| COAL, top |
0 |
4 |
|
683 |
1 |
| COAL, clean |
6 |
1½ |
|
683 |
1 |
| COAL, bottom |
0 |
8 |
|
683 |
1 |
| Thill |
1 |
0 |
|
683 |
1 |
| COAL |
3 |
0 |
|
683 |
1 |
| Grey metal stone |
8 |
5 |
|
691 |
6 |
| Black stone |
16 |
7 |
|
708 |
1 |
| Whin |
0 |
9 |
|
708 |
10 |
| Black stone |
3 |
6 |
|
712 |
4 |
| Post |
2 |
10 |
|
715 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
2 |
|
717 |
4 |
| COAL - Metal Coal Seam |
4 |
5 |
|
721 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
721 |
9 |
| Thill |
1 |
8 |
|
721 |
9 |
| COAL |
2 |
5 |
|
721 |
9 |
| Thill |
3 |
0 |
|
724 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
20 |
6 |
|
745 |
3 |
| COAL - Stone Coal Seam |
1 |
6 |
|
746 |
9 |
| Thill |
1 |
6 |
|
748 |
3 |
| Post, mixed with whin |
11 |
6 |
|
759 |
9 |
| Black stone |
11 |
0 |
|
770 |
9 |
| Black stone and whin girdles |
23 |
6 |
|
794 |
3 |
| Black stone |
8 |
0 |
|
802 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
802 |
11 |
| Thill |
1 |
5 |
|
804 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
804 |
8 |
| Thill |
1 |
8 |
|
806 |
4 |
| Black stone |
12 |
4 |
|
818 |
8 |
| Blue stone |
10 |
8 |
|
829 |
4 |
| Whin girdles |
9 |
8 |
|
839 |
0 |
| Black stone |
3 |
7 |
|
842 |
7 |
| COAL - Yard Coal Seam |
3 |
6 |
|
846 |
1 |
| Thill |
1 |
11 |
|
848 |
0 |
| Post |
4 |
4 |
|
852 |
4 |
| Black stone |
7 |
5 |
|
859 |
9 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
860 |
9 |
| Black stone |
4 |
0 |
|
864 |
9 |
| COAL |
3 |
6 |
|
868 |
3 |
| Black stone |
17 |
2 |
|
885 |
5 |
| Blue stone |
26 |
8 |
|
912 |
1 |
| Black stone |
0 |
6 |
|
912 |
7 |
| COAL - Bensham Seam |
5 |
4 |
|
917 |
11 |
| COAL |
3 |
0 |
|
917 |
11 |
| Band |
0 |
4 |
|
917 |
11 |
| COAL |
2 |
0 |
|
917 |
11 |
| Thill |
4 |
2 |
|
922 |
1 |
| Black stone |
2 |
2 |
|
924 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
924 |
7 |
| Blue stone |
8 |
2 |
|
932 |
9 |
| Whin |
2 |
0 |
|
934 |
9 |
| Post |
29 |
2 |
|
963 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
964 |
3 |
| Grey girdles |
6 |
6 |
|
970 |
9 |
| Black stone |
8 |
6 |
|
979 |
3 |
| Blue stone |
2 |
10 |
|
982 |
1 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
2 |
10 |
|
984 |
11 |
| Thill |
1 |
4 |
|
986 |
3 |
| Blue stone |
7 |
0 |
|
993 |
3 |
| Post girdles |
12 |
0 |
|
1005 |
3 |
| Post |
16 |
3 |
|
1021 |
6 |
| Black stone |
1 |
4 |
|
1022 |
10 |
| Post |
2 |
0 |
|
1024 |
10 |
| Black stone |
10 |
8 |
|
1035 |
6 |
| Post |
9 |
0 |
|
1044 |
6 |
| Boring made from the Stone Drift level, close to the bottom of A Pit, March 10th, 1866— |
0 |
0 |
|
1044 |
6 |
| White and grey post |
34 |
0 |
|
1078 |
6 |
| Whin |
5 |
7 |
|
1084 |
1 |
| Post |
8 |
6 |
|
1092 |
7 |
| Whin |
2 |
0 |
|
1094 |
7 |
| Post |
8 |
1 |
|
1102 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
9 |
|
1107 |
5 |
| Post |
3 |
0 |
|
1110 |
5 |
| Whin |
6 |
1 |
|
1116 |
6 |
| Post |
2 |
9 |
|
1119 |
3 |
| Whin |
1 |
0 |
|
1120 |
3 |
| Post |
1 |
1 |
|
1121 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
4 |
|
1125 |
8 |
| Post |
59 |
0 |
|
1184 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
2 |
|
1185 |
10 |
| Post |
2 |
4 |
|
1188 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
10 |
|
1193 |
0 |
| Post |
1 |
4 |
|
1194 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
10 |
|
1198 |
2 |
| Post |
4 |
7 |
|
1202 |
9 |
| Whin |
1 |
9 |
|
1204 |
6 |
| Post |
11 |
0 |
|
1215 |
6 |
| Whin |
1 |
0 |
|
1216 |
6 |
| Post |
15 |
4 |
|
1231 |
10 |
| Whin |
1 |
2 |
|
1233 |
0 |
| Post |
7 |
6 |
|
1240 |
6 |
| Whin |
2 |
6 |
|
1243 |
0 |
| Post |
1 |
9 |
|
1244 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
14 |
0 |
|
1258 |
9 |
| COAL - Harvey Seam |
3 |
7 |
|
1262 |
4 |
| COAL, good, makes a good cinder (got July 14th, 1866) |
3 |
2 |
|
1262 |
4 |
| COAL,coarse |
0 |
5 |
|
1262 |
4 |
| Grey metal, with a hard ironstone girdle 2 ft. 2 in. from the top |
2 |
8 |
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1265 |
0 |
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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 1241 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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