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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   Depth
  ft. in.   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       
    COAL, bottom    1  6       
Thill stone    1  0     541  7
Sump    25  0     566  7

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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