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Lintz Colliery
Anna Pit
An Account of Strata sunk through in the Anna Pit, Lintz Colliery
Shaft Details
Closed: Mar 1929
Approximate surface level 630 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
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ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Soil |
0 |
9 |
|
0 |
9 |
| Yellow gravelly clay |
4 |
6 |
|
5 |
3 |
| Brown gravel |
3 |
0 |
|
8 |
3 |
| Grey sand |
1 |
3 |
|
9 |
6 |
| Loam and gravel |
9 |
6 |
|
19 |
0 |
| Brown post |
34 |
0 |
|
53 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
12 |
0 |
|
65 |
0 |
| Strong grey post |
26 |
0 |
|
91 |
0 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
8 |
5 |
|
99 |
5 |
| COAL |
6 |
1 |
|
|
|
| Black metal |
0 |
7 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
9 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal |
4 |
6 |
|
103 |
11 |
| COAL - Little Coal Seam |
2 |
3 |
|
106 |
2 |
| COAL, not good |
2 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Post thill |
3 |
0 |
|
109 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
11 |
5 |
|
120 |
7 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
3 |
5 |
|
124 |
0 |
| Seggar clay, thill |
2 |
3 |
|
126 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
6 |
|
129 |
9 |
| Grey metal, with iron balls and water |
7 |
0 |
|
136 |
9 |
| Grey metal, with a little water |
49 |
3 |
|
186 |
0 |
| Strong grey post |
6 |
5 |
|
192 |
5 |
| Brown metal parting |
0 |
4 |
|
192 |
9 |
| Strong grey post, with a little water |
20 |
2 |
|
212 |
11 |
| COAL - Beaumont Seam |
2 |
1 |
|
215 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Black stone |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
4½ |
|
|
|
| Grey metal |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Seggar clay |
0 |
5 |
|
215 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
9 |
|
218 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
5 |
6 |
|
223 |
9 |
| Grey post, with metal partings |
5 |
0 |
|
228 |
9 |
| White post, with whin balls |
4 |
6 |
|
233 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
9 |
|
237 |
0 |
| White post |
3 |
9 |
|
240 |
9 |
| Blue metal, with iron girdles |
3 |
0 |
|
243 |
9 |
| Black metal |
5 |
0 |
|
248 |
9 |
| Mild blue metal |
15 |
3 |
|
264 |
0 |
| COAL - Hodge Seam |
3 |
5 |
|
267 |
5 |
| COAL, very good |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Valuable seggar clay |
1 |
9 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Black stone |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Grey post |
5 |
3 |
|
272 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
275 |
8 |
| COAL - Tilley Seam |
1 |
9 |
|
277 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
|
|
| Black stone |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
4 |
8 |
|
282 |
1 |
| Very strong grey post |
12 |
8 |
|
294 |
9 |
| Dark grey laminated post |
1 |
6 |
|
296 |
3 |
| COAL - Hand Coal Seam |
0 |
6 |
|
296 |
9 |
| Post thill |
3 |
3 |
|
300 |
0 |
| Strong grey metal, with post girdles |
6 |
1 |
|
306 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
306 |
5 |
| Strong post thill |
2 |
2 |
|
308 |
7 |
| Post girdle |
4 |
8 |
|
313 |
3 |
| Grey post, with 1,800 gallons of water per hour |
5 |
2 |
|
318 |
5 |
| Brown whin |
2 |
2 |
|
320 |
7 |
| Post, with metal partings |
10 |
7 |
|
331 |
2 |
| COAL |
3 |
5 |
|
334 |
7 |
| COAL |
2 |
5 |
|
|
|
| Black stone |
0 |
9 |
|
|
|
| COAL, not good |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Strong grey metal |
15 |
0 |
|
349 |
7 |
| Post girdles |
1 |
0 |
|
350 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
6 |
|
355 |
1 |
| Post girdle |
1 |
0 |
|
356 |
1 |
| COAL - Busty Bank Seam |
8 |
2 |
|
364 |
3 |
| COAL (Aug. 9th, 1855) |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Black or dark post |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL, good |
3 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Seggar clay, good |
2 |
0 |
|
|
|
| COAL, good |
2 |
10 |
|
|
|
| Seggar clay, very good |
1 |
8 |
|
365 |
11 |
| Seggar clay, with iron balls |
6 |
0 |
|
371 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
6 |
|
375 |
5 |
| Fire clay, with iron balls |
3 |
2 |
|
378 |
7 |
| White post |
32 |
10 |
|
411 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
8 |
|
412 |
1 |
| White post |
2 |
10 |
|
414 |
11 |
| COAL - Three-Quarter Seam |
3 |
8 |
|
418 |
7 |
| COAL |
2 |
11 |
|
|
|
| Black shale band |
0 |
4 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
|
|
| Fire clay |
2 |
0 |
|
420 |
7 |
| COAL, coarse |
0 |
5 |
|
421 |
0 |
| Fire clay, with iron balls |
2 |
0 |
|
423 |
0 |
| White post |
36 |
11 |
|
459 |
11 |
| COAL - Brockwell Seam |
3 |
4 |
|
463 |
3 |
| COAL, good |
2 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Stone band |
0 |
4½ |
|
|
|
| COAL, good |
0 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Post girdle |
1 |
0 |
|
464 |
3 |
| Grey metal, with iron balls |
7 |
0 |
|
471 |
3 |
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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 1282 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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