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Bournmoor Colliery

C Pit

Account of the Strata sunk through at Bourn Moor C Pit, Lambton Colliery and a Boring from Hutton Seam

Shaft Details

Sunk: 1791, Closed: 27 Feb 1965

Approximate surface level 163 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)

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Geology encountered   Thickness   Depth
  ft. in.   ft. in.
Soil    1  8     1  8
Clay    45  0     46  8
Sand and water    8  0     54  8
Strong clay    41  6     96  2
Soft blue stone    19  6     115  8
Soft grey metal    13  10     129  6
Blue metal stone    17  0     146  6
Grey metal, with girdles    16  6     163  0
Grey metal, with girdles    6  1     169  1
Strong white post    2  6     171  7
Grey metal, with post girdles    10  2½     181  9½
Strong white post, with metal partings    4  4     186  1½
Grey metal    1  8     187  9½
Strong white post    6  10     194  7½
Blue metal    11  3     205  10½
Strong white post    5  1½     211  0
Grey metal    2  1     213  1
Blue metal    20  7½     233  8½
Grey metal stone    7  10½     241  7
Strong white post    10  9     252  4
Whin    1  0     253  4
Strong white post    7  3½     260  7½
Grey metal stone, with girdles    2  5½     263  1
COAL - Three-Quarter Seam    2  7½     265  8½
Grey metal stone, with girdles    9  8     275  4½
Strong white post    4  0     279  4½
Whin    1  8     281  0½
Grey metal stone    23  2½     304  3
COAL - Five-Quarter Seam    4  1½     308  4½
Grey metal stone    3  3     311  7½
Whin    0  9½     312  5
Grey metal stone, with girdles    9  5     321  10
Blue metal    10  0½     331  10½
Strong white post    1  0     332  10½
Whin    3  2½     336  1
Grey metal stone    13  2     349  3
Grey metal, with post girdles    16  1     365  4
COAL - High Main Seam    6  1     371  5
Grey metal stone    9  0     380  5
Strong white post    8  9     389  2
Black metal    3  9     392  11
Grey metal stone, with girdles    6  5     399  4
Blue metal    10  9     410  1
Strong white post    13  9     423  10
Grey metal stone    1  11     425  9
COAL - Maudlin Seam    4  5     430  2
Grey metal stone    3  10½     434  0½
Whin    1  2     435  2½
Grey metal stone, with post girdles    13  3     448  5½
Blue metal    6  2     454  7½
COAL    1  3½     455  11
Grey metal stone    11  4     467  3
COAL    0  11     468  2
Grey metal stone    19  10½     488  0½
COAL - Low Main Seam    2  5     490  5½
Strong white post    6  9½     497  3
Whin    1  0     498  3
Grey metal stone, with girdles    12  9½     511  0½
COAL - Brass Thill Seam    2  3     513  3½
Grey metal stone, with girdles    11  0     524  3½
COAL    1  2     525  5½
Grey metal stone    16  4     541  9½
Strong white post, with metal partings    14  5     556  2½
Grey metal stone, with girdles    6  3     562  5½
COAL - Hutton Seam    3  11     566  4½
Bored further:—    0  0     566  4½
Grey metal stone (thill)    2  0     568  4½
White post    6  6     574  10½
Grey post    1  2     576  0½
Soft grey metal    1  0     577  0½
Grey metal stone    8  10     585  10½
Grey post    9  6     595  4½
Grey metal stone    1  0     596  4½
COAL, foul slaty    0  10     597  2½
Grey metal stone    16  0     613  2½
Dark grey metal    1  2     614  4½
Black metal, mixed with coal    0  9     615  1½
Grey metal stone    9  9     624  10½
Grey post    9  0     633  10½
Grey metal stone    2  0     635  10½
COAL    0  7     636  5½
Grey metal stone    2  0     638  5½
Grey post    3  0     641  5½
Grey metal stone    33  0     674  5½
COAL, foul    1  2     675  7½
Grey metal stone    7  9     683  4½
Strong grey post, mixed with whin    7  6     690  10½
Grey metal stone    4  9     695  7½
COAL    0  6     696  1½
Grey metal    14  7     710  8½
Black metal    0  5     711  1½
COAL    2  11     714  0½
Grey metal stone    5  0     719  0½
Grey post    3  0     722  0½
Grey metal stone    1  6     723  6½
COAL    0  7     724  1½
Grey metal stone    4  0     728  1½
White post    13  3     741  4½
COAL, with sulphur and water    0  11     742  3½
Grey metal stone    15  4     757  7½
COAL    1  6     759  1½
Soft dark grey metal    6  0     765  1½
COAL, foul    0  3     765  4½
Soft grey metal    4  0     769  4½
White and grey post    9  0     778  4½
Grey metal stone    2  0     780  4½
COAL    3  1     783  5½
    COAL    1  5       
    Grey metal stone    1  3       
    COAL    0  5       
Grey metal stone    5  0     788  5½
Strong white post    18  0     806  5½
Grey metal stone    4  0     810  5½
Strong white post    13  6     823  11½
COAL, with sulphur and water    1  6     825  5½
White post, with sulphur and water    14  6     839  11½
COAL    0  5     840  4½
Grey metal stone, with post girdles    6  0     846  4½
Whin, with partings    1  6     847  10½
Grey metal stone    28  0     875  10½
COAL, with slaty bands    2  7     878  5½

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 1255 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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