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Longhirst Colliery
No. 1 Shaft
Strata sunk through at Longhirst Colliery, No. 1 Pit
Shaft Details
Closed: 1934
Approximate surface level 120 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. |
| Sand and gravel |
7 |
0 |
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7 |
0 |
| Clay |
24 |
0 |
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31 |
0 |
| Sand |
5 |
0 |
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36 |
0 |
| Clay |
12 |
0 |
|
48 |
0 |
| Sand |
1 |
6 |
|
49 |
6 |
| Clay, very strong and stony |
30 |
0 |
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79 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
7 |
0 |
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86 |
6 |
| Grey post |
0 |
6 |
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87 |
0 |
| Blue metal, with iron girdles |
25 |
11 |
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112 |
11 |
| COAL, mixed with stone (got water here) |
1 |
1 |
|
114 |
0 |
| Very strong grey post |
14 |
0 |
|
128 |
0 |
| Very strong grey post |
0 |
8 |
|
128 |
8 |
| Grey whin |
4 |
4 |
|
133 |
0 |
| Blue metal, with iron girdles |
6 |
0 |
|
139 |
0 |
| COAL, coarse |
0 |
4 |
|
139 |
4 |
| Fire clay |
2 |
6 |
|
141 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
6 |
|
145 |
4 |
| Grey post |
2 |
3 |
|
147 |
7 |
| Very strong blue metal, with post girdles |
3 |
6 |
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151 |
1 |
| Very strong white and irregular whin |
1 |
0 |
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152 |
1 |
| Dark metal, with iron girdles (mussel bed) |
13 |
10 |
|
165 |
11 |
| COAL, very coarse and strong |
1 |
4 |
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167 |
3 |
| Fire clay, mixed with iron balls |
3 |
0 |
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170 |
3 |
| Very strong grey post |
1 |
3 |
|
171 |
6 |
| Blue metal, with post girdles |
12 |
3 |
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183 |
9 |
| COAL |
2 |
8 |
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186 |
5 |
| COAL, good |
2 |
6 |
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| COAL, coarse |
0 |
2 |
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| Fire clay, mixed with blue metal |
0 |
8 |
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187 |
1 |
| Post, with blue metal partings |
4 |
4 |
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191 |
5 |
| Post, very strong and white |
1 |
5 |
|
192 |
10 |
| Blue metal, with post girdles |
3 |
3 |
|
196 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
196 |
8 |
| Fire clay |
2 |
9 |
|
199 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
10 |
0 |
|
209 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
210 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
4 |
|
213 |
4 |
| Blue metal, with iron girdles |
8 |
8 |
|
222 |
0 |
| Blue whin |
1 |
1 |
|
223 |
1 |
| Blue metal, with iron girdles |
14 |
8 |
|
237 |
9 |
| Whin |
0 |
9 |
|
238 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
34 |
4 |
|
272 |
10 |
| COAL |
7 |
5 |
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280 |
3 |
| Fire clay, with coal and black slate |
1 |
8 |
|
281 |
11 |
| COAL, very coarse |
2 |
0 |
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283 |
11 |
| Black slate, with coal |
2 |
1 |
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286 |
0 |
| Fire clay |
2 |
0 |
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288 |
0 |
| Black metal, with post girdles |
5 |
3 |
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293 |
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 1304 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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