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North Brancepeth Colliery
Merchant Pit
Strata sunk through in the Merchant Pit, North Brancepeth New Winning. Commenced to sink March 31st, 1871, 10 feet Shaft
Shaft Details
Shaft diameter: 10' 0", Sunk: 31 Mar 1871, Closed: Dec 1950
Approximate surface level 30 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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fathoms, feet & inches, or metres
 
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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 |
2 |
6 |
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2 |
6 |
| Soil |
0 |
9 |
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3 |
3 |
| Gravel |
2 |
9 |
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6 |
0 |
| Clay, with stones |
4 |
3 |
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10 |
3 |
| Sand, with a little water |
4 |
6 |
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14 |
9 |
| Strong clay |
28 |
6 |
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43 |
3 |
| Brown post |
6 |
0 |
|
49 |
3 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
15 |
0 |
|
64 |
3 |
| Brown post |
4 |
0 |
|
68 |
3 |
| Grey metal, with a little water |
20 |
3 |
|
88 |
6 |
| COAL - Low Main |
2 |
0 |
|
90 |
6 |
| Fire clay |
4 |
0 |
|
94 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
26 |
0 |
|
120 |
6 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone balls |
13 |
0 |
|
133 |
6 |
| COAL - Brass Thill |
0 |
9 |
|
134 |
3 |
| Grey thill stone |
4 |
6 |
|
138 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
139 |
3 |
| Grey thill |
2 |
2 |
|
141 |
5 |
| Post |
9 |
6 |
|
150 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
16 |
1 |
|
167 |
0 |
| Post, with metal partings |
23 |
6 |
|
190 |
6 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam, north side, at 32 fathoms, 2 feet, 3 inches |
3 |
9 |
|
194 |
3 |
| Fire clay |
4 |
0 |
|
198 |
3 |
| COAL - Part of Hutton Seam |
1 |
0 |
|
199 |
3 |
| Grey thill, with ironstone balls |
9 |
0 |
|
208 |
3 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam, south side, at 35 fathoms, 1 foot, 3 inches |
3 |
0 |
|
211 |
3 |
| Fault downcast to south 17 feet. |
0 |
0 |
|
211 |
3 |
| Fire clay |
3 |
6 |
|
214 |
9 |
| COAL - Bottom part of Hutton Seam |
1 |
0 |
|
215 |
9 |
| Fire clay, coarse |
4 |
3 |
|
220 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
220 |
8 |
| Grey thill |
6 |
0 |
|
226 |
8 |
| Whin |
1 |
6 |
|
228 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
16 |
5 |
|
244 |
7 |
| Fire clay, strong coarse |
7 |
0 |
|
251 |
7 |
| Strong white post, with whin girdles |
25 |
11 |
|
277 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
277 |
10 |
| Grey thill and post girdles |
10 |
0 |
|
287 |
10 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
12 |
2 |
|
300 |
0 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
1 |
6 |
|
301 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
17 |
6 |
|
319 |
0 |
| Grey thill stone |
2 |
0 |
|
321 |
0 |
| Post and whin |
4 |
6 |
|
325 |
6 |
| White post and whin girdles |
36 |
0 |
|
361 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
9 |
5 |
|
370 |
11 |
| COAL - Harvey Seam got Nov. 8th, 1870 |
1 |
9 |
|
372 |
8 |
| Fire clay, coarse |
4 |
3 |
|
376 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
18 |
9 |
|
395 |
8 |
| Grey post |
6 |
0 |
|
401 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
402 |
6 |
| Fire clay, course |
3 |
9 |
|
406 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
2 |
|
412 |
5 |
| Grey post |
6 |
6 |
|
418 |
11 |
| COAL got Nov. 26th, 1870 |
2 |
6 |
|
421 |
5 |
| Fire clay |
5 |
0 |
|
426 |
5 |
| Grey post |
4 |
0 |
|
430 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
430 |
10 |
| Fire clay |
2 |
10 |
|
433 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
0 |
|
439 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
439 |
11 |
| Fire clay |
2 |
0 |
|
441 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
1 |
|
447 |
0 |
| Very hard grey post, with partings of grey metal |
6 |
0 |
|
453 |
0 |
| Grey metal and post |
18 |
8 |
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471 |
8 |
| COAL - Busty Seam; got Dec. 16th, 1870 |
4 |
4 |
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476 |
0 |
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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 1471 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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