| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Loamy clay, mixed with gravel |
6 |
0 |
|
6 |
0 |
| Strong brown clay |
7 |
0 |
|
13 |
0 |
| Clay, mixed with gravel |
8 |
6 |
|
21 |
6 |
| Strong loamy brown clay |
15 |
9 |
|
37 |
3 |
| Jointy limestone, mixed with marl |
14 |
0 |
|
51 |
3 |
| Marl |
18 |
0 |
|
69 |
3 |
| Marl and blue limestone, mixed |
16 |
0 |
|
85 |
3 |
| Marl |
95 |
0 |
|
180 |
3 |
| Soft marly limestone |
169 |
6 |
|
349 |
9 |
| Mild brown limestone |
5 |
3 |
|
355 |
0 |
| Mild brown limestone |
26 |
9 |
|
381 |
9 |
| Strong brown limestone |
43 |
0 |
|
424 |
9 |
| Strong blue limestone |
23 |
0 |
|
447 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
3 |
|
450 |
0 |
| White metal |
1 |
0 |
|
451 |
0 |
| Sand |
26 |
0 |
|
477 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
0 |
|
480 |
0 |
| Red and black metal, mixed with coarse coal |
4 |
0 |
|
484 |
0 |
| White thill |
2 |
0 |
|
486 |
0 |
| Soft red metal |
4 |
0 |
|
490 |
0 |
| Red post |
16 |
0 |
|
506 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
74 |
6 |
|
580 |
6 |
| Black metal |
0 |
6 |
|
581 |
0 |
| COAL, coarse |
1 |
0 |
|
582 |
0 |
| Thill stone |
3 |
0 |
|
585 |
0 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
9 |
0 |
|
594 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
11 |
|
594 |
11 |
| Thill stone |
3 |
9 |
|
598 |
8 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
8 |
0 |
|
606 |
8 |
| Freestone post, with water |
21 |
5 |
|
628 |
1 |
| Thill stone |
6 |
0 |
|
634 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
78 |
9 |
|
712 |
10 |
| Post, with metal partings |
8 |
0 |
|
720 |
10 |
| Post, mixed with whin and coal pipes |
7 |
0 |
|
727 |
10 |
| Thill |
2 |
4 |
|
730 |
2 |
| Post, mixed with whin |
12 |
0 |
|
742 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
8 |
|
749 |
10 |
| Black stone |
0 |
4 |
|
750 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
750 |
11 |
| Black stone |
0 |
4 |
|
751 |
3 |
| Thill |
7 |
0 |
|
758 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
16 |
0 |
|
774 |
3 |
| White post |
25 |
6 |
|
799 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
0 |
|
806 |
9 |
| COAL |
3 |
1 |
|
809 |
10 |
| Thill |
5 |
2 |
|
815 |
0 |
| Strong white post, wet |
38 |
5 |
|
853 |
5 |
| COAL |
2 |
2 |
|
855 |
7 |
| Thill |
2 |
5 |
|
858 |
0 |
| Black stone, with ironstone girdles |
4 |
0 |
|
862 |
0 |
| Dark post |
5 |
0 |
|
867 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
867 |
8 |
| Black stone, mixed with coal |
1 |
6 |
|
869 |
2 |
| Thill |
0 |
6 |
|
869 |
8 |
| Strong white post |
35 |
3 |
|
904 |
11 |
| Post, with metal partings |
8 |
7 |
|
913 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
914 |
4 |
| Thill |
1 |
0 |
|
915 |
4 |
| Grey metal, with ironstone girdle |
15 |
0 |
|
930 |
4 |
| White post |
4 |
0 |
|
934 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
934 |
7 |
| Thill |
0 |
2 |
|
934 |
9 |
| Dark post |
12 |
0 |
|
946 |
9 |
| Black stone, with ironstone |
18 |
0 |
|
964 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
965 |
4 |
| Dark thill |
6 |
0 |
|
971 |
4 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
82 |
4 |
|
1053 |
8 |
| Strong dark post |
4 |
0 |
|
1057 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
6 |
0 |
|
1063 |
8 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
4 |
10 |
|
1068 |
6 |
| Dark thill stone |
2 |
6 |
|
1071 |
0 |
| Grey metal and post girdle |
18 |
0 |
|
1089 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
1089 |
7 |
| Grey metal and ironstone girdles |
17 |
0 |
|
1106 |
7 |
| Grey metal and post |
12 |
0 |
|
1118 |
7 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
1119 |
7 |
| Thill |
3 |
0 |
|
1122 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
11 |
6 |
|
1134 |
1 |
| Black stone, mixed with coal |
2 |
10 |
|
1136 |
11 |
| Thill |
1 |
10 |
|
1138 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
1139 |
3 |
| Thill |
2 |
0 |
|
1141 |
3 |
| Dark post, with metal partings |
30 |
0 |
|
1171 |
3 |
| Grey metal, with ironstone girdles |
37 |
1 |
|
1208 |
4 |
| Strong post girdle |
0 |
5 |
|
1208 |
9 |
| Strong grey metal |
4 |
4 |
|
1213 |
1 |
| Strong post girdle |
0 |
8 |
|
1213 |
9 |
| Grey metal, mixed with ironstone |
5 |
9 |
|
1219 |
6 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
6 |
2 |
|
1225 |
8 |
| White thill |
2 |
0 |
|
1227 |
8 |
| White shelly post |
4 |
6 |
|
1232 |
2 |
| Black stone |
1 |
2 |
|
1233 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
9 |
0 |
|
1242 |
4 |
| Strong white post |
4 |
0 |
|
1246 |
4 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone girdles |
4 |
2 |
|
1250 |
6 |
| Black stone |
0 |
3 |
|
1250 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
1251 |
4 |
| Dark thill |
3 |
0 |
|
1254 |
4 |
| Grey metal and ironstone girdles |
22 |
0 |
|
1276 |
4 |
| COAL |
1 |
1 |
|
1277 |
5 |
| Dark thill |
2 |
0 |
|
1279 |
5 |
| Grey metal, mixed with ironstone |
7 |
0 |
|
1286 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
1286 |
7 |
| Dark thill |
4 |
0 |
|
1290 |
7 |
| Grey metal and balls of ironstone |
12 |
6 |
|
1303 |
1 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
21 |
0 |
|
1324 |
1 |
| White post and metal partings |
9 |
1 |
|
1333 |
2 |
| Strong white post |
25 |
0 |
|
1358 |
2 |
| Strong grey metal |
5 |
11 |
|
1364 |
1 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
4 |
7 |
|
1368 |
8 |
| Dark swad |
0 |
10 |
|
1369 |
6 |
| Black stone |
0 |
11 |
|
1370 |
5 |
| Dark grey metal, with post girdles |
9 |
4 |
|
1379 |
9 |
| White post, with partings |
21 |
0 |
|
1400 |
9 |
| Dark flaggy post |
5 |
4 |
|
1406 |
1 |
| Blue stone |
7 |
4 |
|
1413 |
5 |
| COAL |
1 |
8 |
|
1415 |
1 |
| Black stone |
6 |
0 |
|
1421 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
1421 |
7 |
| Black stone |
11 |
8 |
|
1433 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
1434 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
1438 |
1 |
| Strong post, mixed with whin |
19 |
0 |
|
1457 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
12 |
0 |
|
1469 |
1 |
| Black stone |
0 |
7 |
|
1469 |
8 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
7 |
6 |
|
1477 |
2 |
| COAL, good |
5 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Soft band |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| COAL, bottom |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Black stone |
0 |
4 |
|
|
|
original entry for sinking/boring number 1392 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"
