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Langley Park Colliery
Kaysburn Pit
Account of Strata sunk through in the Kaysburn Pumping Shaft, Langley Park Colliery
Shaft Details
Closed: 31 Oct 1975
Approximate surface level 330 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
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ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Soil |
1 |
6 |
|
1 |
6 |
| Yellow clay, gravel, sand and water |
9 |
10 |
|
11 |
4 |
| Laminated blue clay |
7 |
0 |
|
18 |
4 |
| Gravel, sand and water |
7 |
6 |
|
25 |
10 |
| Strong clay |
6 |
0 |
|
31 |
10 |
| Running sand |
1 |
3 |
|
33 |
1 |
| Strong stony clay |
73 |
4 |
|
106 |
5 |
| Yellow freestone |
8 |
0 |
|
114 |
5 |
| Grey shale, with post girdles |
15 |
0 |
|
129 |
5 |
| Grey post, with soft partings and water |
13 |
0 |
|
142 |
5 |
| Hard white post |
0 |
9 |
|
143 |
2 |
| Grey shale, with post girdles |
6 |
1 |
|
149 |
3 |
| Hard white post |
33 |
0 |
|
182 |
3 |
| Black stone, mixed with coal near the bottom |
1 |
7 |
|
183 |
10 |
| Grey shale |
10 |
0 |
|
193 |
10 |
| Grey post |
9 |
3 |
|
203 |
1 |
| Dark grey shale |
0 |
9 |
|
203 |
10 |
| Grey post, with shale partings |
13 |
4 |
|
217 |
2 |
| COAL - Harvey Seam |
2 |
0 |
|
219 |
3 |
| Black stone |
0 |
6 |
|
219 |
9 |
| Seggar-clay |
2 |
0 |
|
221 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
8 |
7 |
|
230 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
11 |
|
232 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
232 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
6 |
|
235 |
0 |
| Hard white post |
2 |
0 |
|
237 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
237 |
7 |
| Black metal |
0 |
7 |
|
238 |
2 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
6 |
8 |
|
244 |
10 |
| COAL |
1 |
2 |
|
246 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
9 |
|
246 |
9 |
| Hard white post |
11 |
0 |
|
257 |
9 |
| Grey post |
2 |
10 |
|
260 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
9 |
|
262 |
4 |
| White post |
6 |
3 |
|
268 |
7 |
| COAL |
1 |
1 |
|
269 |
8 |
| Black stone |
0 |
10 |
|
270 |
6 |
| Light grey metal |
3 |
11 |
|
274 |
5 |
| Grey post |
3 |
10 |
|
278 |
3 |
| White post |
2 |
10 |
|
281 |
1 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
4 |
0 |
|
285 |
1 |
| Hard white post, with whin girdles |
47 |
0 |
|
332 |
1 |
| Grey post |
6 |
0 |
|
338 |
1 |
| COAL - Busty Seam |
7 |
6 |
|
345 |
7 |
| COAL |
1 |
5 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
0½ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
0½ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
2 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Splint |
0 |
4 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
2 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Swad |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Dark grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
349 |
7 |
| White post, with metal partings |
9 |
0 |
|
358 |
7 |
| Grey post, mixers with ironstone |
1 |
6 |
|
360 |
1 |
| COAL - Three-Quarter Seam |
1 |
7 |
|
361 |
8 |
| COAL, cannel |
0 |
6½ |
|
|
|
| COAL, coking |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
| Seggar-clay |
4 |
0 |
|
365 |
8 |
| Dark grey metal |
7 |
1 |
|
372 |
9 |
| White post |
6 |
6 |
|
379 |
3 |
| Dark grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
383 |
3 |
| White post, with metal partings |
3 |
4 |
|
386 |
7 |
| Dark grey metal |
5 |
0 |
|
391 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
391 |
11 |
| Dark grey metal |
8 |
5 |
|
400 |
5 |
| White post |
11 |
0 |
|
411 |
5 |
| Whin |
2 |
0 |
|
413 |
5 |
| Supposed Brockwell Seam* |
1 |
6 |
|
414 |
11 |
| COAL |
1 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Seggar-clay |
2 |
8 |
|
417 |
7 |
| Dark grey metal |
7 |
6 |
|
425 |
1 |
| Hard grey post |
1 |
0 |
|
426 |
1 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
4 |
2 |
|
430 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
5 |
|
431 |
8 |
| White post |
3 |
3 |
|
434 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
7 |
|
436 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
436 |
11 |
| Seggar-clay |
2 |
6 |
|
439 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
10 |
|
441 |
3 |
| Grey post |
0 |
4 |
|
441 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
7 |
|
449 |
3 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
1 |
2 |
|
450 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
4 |
|
451 |
9 |
| White post |
4 |
0 |
|
455 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
11 |
|
456 |
8 |
| White post |
3 |
6 |
|
460 |
2 |
| Soft blue metal |
2 |
4 |
|
462 |
6 |
| White post, with metal partings |
1 |
4 |
|
463 |
10 |
| Grey post |
6 |
2 |
|
470 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
8 |
|
472 |
8 |
| Grey post |
1 |
8 |
|
474 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
7 |
7 |
|
481 |
11 |
| COAL - Victoria Seam |
1 |
5 |
|
483 |
4 |
| Seggar-clay |
3 |
0 |
|
486 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
10 |
|
487 |
2 |
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0 |
0 |
|
487 |
2 |
| * This seam thickens to 2 feet 7 inches 300 yards south-east from the shaft |
0 |
0 |
|
487 |
2 |
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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 2820 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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