Lumley Colliery
Stobbs Hill Pit
Bored in the Stobbs Hill Pit, Lumley Colliery, from the Thill of the Main Coal, which is 26 fathoms deep. 1704. Main Coal, Wear = Yard Coal, Tyne
Shaft Details
Sunk: 1700's, Closed: 22 Jan 1966
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fathoms, feet & inches, or metres
 
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Grey thill |
156 |
0 |
|
156 |
0 |
| Grey thill |
2 |
0 |
|
158 |
0 |
| Strong grey post |
9 |
0 |
|
167 |
0 |
| Strong white post |
2 |
0 |
|
169 |
0 |
| White metal |
6 |
0 |
|
175 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
0 |
|
177 |
0 |
| Strong bluish whin |
2 |
0 |
|
179 |
0 |
| Stiff grey stone, with water |
7 |
0 |
|
186 |
0 |
| Blue metal stone |
3 |
0 |
|
189 |
0 |
| Grey post, with water |
25 |
0 |
|
214 |
0 |
| Strong dun whin, with spangles |
1 |
0 |
|
215 |
0 |
| White post, with water |
7 |
0 |
|
222 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone |
11 |
0 |
|
233 |
0 |
| COAL - Maudlin Seam |
4 |
3 |
|
237 |
3 |
| Grey thill |
3 |
0 |
|
240 |
3 |
| Blue metal, with whin girdles |
15 |
0 |
|
255 |
3 |
| Stiff grey stone |
24 |
0 |
|
279 |
3 |
| Blue metal, with whin girdles |
8 |
0 |
|
287 |
3 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
4 |
6 |
|
291 |
9 |
| Grey thill |
3 |
0 |
|
294 |
9 |
| Grey stone, with post girdles |
9 |
0 |
|
303 |
9 |
| Blue metal stone |
8 |
0 |
|
311 |
9 |
| COAL, foul |
1 |
0 |
|
312 |
9 |
| COAL - Brass Thill Seam |
4 |
0 |
|
316 |
9 |
| COAL |
3 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Black metal |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Grey thill |
2 |
0 |
|
318 |
9 |
| Stiff grey stone, with post girdles |
28 |
0 |
|
346 |
9 |
| Strong white post |
12 |
0 |
|
358 |
9 |
| Grey stone, with girdles |
8 |
0 |
|
366 |
9 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
5 |
0 |
|
371 |
9 |
| COAL (some water) |
5 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Grey thill |
2 |
0 |
|
373 |
9 |
|
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 1308 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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