Littletown Colliery
Engine Pit
Strata sunk through at Littletown Engine Pit. 1833
Shaft Details
Sunk: 1833
Approximate surface level 300 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
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ft. |
in. |
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ft. |
in. |
| Outset |
6 |
0 |
|
6 |
0 |
| Soil |
1 |
0 |
|
7 |
0 |
| Gravel |
30 |
0 |
|
37 |
0 |
| Sand, 750 gallons of water per hour |
8 |
0 |
|
45 |
0 |
| Loamy clay |
15 |
0 |
|
60 |
0 |
| Strong blue clay |
12 |
0 |
|
72 |
0 |
| Blue stone |
7 |
6 |
|
79 |
6 |
| Freestone 8,000 gallons of water per hour |
54 |
0 |
|
133 |
6 |
| Blue stone |
6 |
0 |
|
139 |
6 |
| Black stone |
1 |
6 |
|
141 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
141 |
10 |
| Blue stone |
31 |
0 |
|
172 |
10 |
| Black stone |
0 |
7 |
|
173 |
5 |
| Grey metal stone |
13 |
3 |
|
186 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
187 |
0 |
| Blue stone |
8 |
8 |
|
195 |
8 |
| COAL - Three-Quarter Seam |
2 |
0 |
|
197 |
8 |
| Blue stone |
18 |
4 |
|
216 |
0 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
3 |
4 |
|
219 |
4 |
| Black stone |
2 |
6 |
|
221 |
10 |
| Grey post |
3 |
0 |
|
224 |
10 |
| White post, 800 gallons of water per hour |
6 |
6 |
|
231 |
4 |
| Blue stone |
48 |
6 |
|
279 |
10 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
6 |
10 |
|
286 |
8 |
| COAL |
4 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Thill stone |
1 |
6 |
|
|
|
| COAL, coarse, 480 gallons of water per hour |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| White post |
8 |
6 |
|
295 |
2 |
| Blue stone |
5 |
3 |
|
300 |
5 |
| Black stone |
2 |
4 |
|
302 |
9 |
| Grey stone |
4 |
1 |
|
306 |
10 |
| Grey stone |
14 |
11 |
|
321 |
9 |
| Grey metal stone |
6 |
8 |
|
328 |
5 |
| Black stone, with water and a little sulphur |
3 |
4 |
|
331 |
9 |
| Black stone, with post |
2 |
6 |
|
334 |
3 |
| White post |
1 |
7 |
|
335 |
10 |
| Blue stone |
0 |
5 |
|
336 |
3 |
| White post |
81 |
9 |
|
418 |
0 |
| Strong white post, with water |
22 |
0 |
|
440 |
0 |
| Blue stone |
2 |
9 |
|
442 |
9 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
3 |
6 |
|
446 |
3 |
| Grey metal stone, mixed with post girdles |
40 |
6 |
|
486 |
9 |
| COAL - Brass Thill Seam |
0 |
10 |
|
487 |
7 |
| Grey and blue metal stone |
47 |
2 |
|
534 |
9 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
5 |
10 |
|
540 |
7 |
| COAL, good |
4 |
4 |
|
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|
| COAL, bottom |
1 |
6 |
|
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| Thill stone |
1 |
0 |
|
541 |
7 |
| Sump |
25 |
0 |
|
566 |
7 |
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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 1299 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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