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Ludworth Colliery
Account of strata sunk through at Ludworth Colliery
Shaft Details
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
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ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Soil |
0 |
6 |
|
0 |
6 |
| Strong blue clay |
119 |
6 |
|
120 |
0 |
| Limestone marl |
3 |
0 |
|
123 |
0 |
| Limestone, with sandy partings (water from 37 fathoms) |
105 |
4 |
|
228 |
4 |
| Yellow limestone |
16 |
0 |
|
244 |
4 |
| Blue limestone |
31 |
0 |
|
275 |
4 |
| Grey metal stone |
3 |
4 |
|
278 |
8 |
| Grey and brown post |
29 |
8 |
|
308 |
4 |
| Metal parting |
0 |
4 |
|
308 |
8 |
| Red and grey post, with water |
18 |
0 |
|
326 |
8 |
| Red and blue metal stone |
5 |
2½ |
|
331 |
10½ |
| Grey post and metal stone |
3 |
0 |
|
334 |
10½ |
| Blue metal |
6 |
6 |
|
341 |
4½ |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
341 |
6½ |
| Blue metal, with ironstone girdles |
4 |
7 |
|
346 |
1½ |
| Post girdles, with metal stone partings |
32 |
6 |
|
378 |
7½ |
| Red and white post, mixed in thin girdles |
30 |
0 |
|
408 |
7½ |
| Blue metal |
1 |
8 |
|
410 |
3½ |
| Black stone |
0 |
9 |
|
411 |
0½ |
| COAL, splint |
0 |
10 |
|
411 |
10½ |
| Light blue metal |
6 |
6 |
|
418 |
4½ |
| Black stone |
0 |
4 |
|
418 |
8½ |
| Light blue metal stone |
1 |
3½ |
|
420 |
0 |
| Light blue metal stone |
29 |
8½ |
|
449 |
8½ |
| Dark blue metal stone |
2 |
10 |
|
452 |
6½ |
| Black metal |
1 |
10 |
|
454 |
4½ |
| Thill stone |
2 |
9 |
|
457 |
1½ |
| Blue metal |
9 |
6 |
|
466 |
7½ |
| Post girdles and metal partings |
4 |
2 |
|
470 |
9½ |
| Grey metal stone |
7 |
7 |
|
478 |
4½ |
| COAL - Three-Quarter Seam |
7 |
6 |
|
485 |
10½ |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
3 |
10½ |
|
489 |
9 |
| Black stone |
0 |
6 |
|
490 |
3 |
| Grey thill stone |
7 |
5 |
|
497 |
8 |
| Grey metal stone |
18 |
0 |
|
515 |
8 |
| Grey metal stone, with post girdles |
16 |
1 |
|
531 |
9 |
| Grey metal stone |
9 |
10 |
|
541 |
7 |
| White post |
6 |
6 |
|
548 |
1 |
| Mild white post, near bottom, with 4 gallons of water per minute |
47 |
6 |
|
595 |
7 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
3 |
2 |
|
598 |
9 |
| Grey thill stone |
4 |
6 |
|
603 |
3 |
| Grey metal stone |
13 |
6 |
|
616 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
616 |
11 |
| Grey metal stone |
15 |
0 |
|
631 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
632 |
2 |
| Black stone |
0 |
6 |
|
632 |
8 |
| Post |
6 |
0 |
|
638 |
8 |
| Grey metal stone |
11 |
0 |
|
649 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
650 |
6 |
| Grey metal stone |
1 |
8 |
|
652 |
2 |
| Post |
32 |
10 |
|
685 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone |
0 |
8 |
|
685 |
8 |
| Post |
9 |
1 |
|
694 |
9 |
| Post, with metal stone partings |
6 |
0 |
|
700 |
9 |
| Post |
17 |
6 |
|
718 |
3 |
| Softish blue metal |
6 |
0 |
|
724 |
3 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
3 |
1 |
|
727 |
4 |
| Thill stone |
4 |
6 |
|
731 |
10 |
| Post girdles |
1 |
0 |
|
732 |
10 |
| Grey metal stone |
6 |
6 |
|
739 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
6 |
6 |
|
745 |
10 |
| Grey metal stone |
12 |
4 |
|
758 |
2 |
| Black stone |
1 |
6 |
|
759 |
8 |
| COAL, splint |
0 |
6 |
|
760 |
2 |
| Grey and white post, with metal stone partings |
9 |
7 |
|
769 |
9 |
| Grey metal stone |
5 |
1 |
|
774 |
10 |
| COAL - Brass Thill Seam |
3 |
1 |
|
777 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
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| Dark grey metal |
1 |
10 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
|
|
| Strong grey thill stone |
2 |
8 |
|
780 |
7 |
| Post, with metal partings |
6 |
0 |
|
786 |
7 |
| Grey metal stone |
22 |
7 |
|
809 |
2 |
| Post girdles, with metal partings |
5 |
0 |
|
814 |
2 |
| Grey metal stone |
5 |
0 |
|
819 |
2 |
| Post girdles |
1 |
0 |
|
820 |
2 |
| Grey metal stone |
2 |
0 |
|
822 |
2 |
| Confused post |
3 |
0 |
|
825 |
2 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
5 |
6½ |
|
830 |
8½ |
| Black stone |
0 |
8 |
|
831 |
4½ |
| Thill stone |
4 |
0 |
|
835 |
4½ |
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Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume L-R, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1887
original entry for sinking/boring number 1307 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume L-R, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1887"
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