















































|
Mill Colliery
Account of Strata sunk and bored through in the Mill Pit, Blyth. Commenced January 26th, 1885.
Shaft Details
Sunk: 26 Jan 1885, Closed: 11 Jul 1969
Approximate surface level 14 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
Switch to measurements in:
fathoms, feet & inches, or metres


 

 

 

 
|


 

 

 

 

 

 

 
|




































































































































|















|
| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Sinking :— |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
| Soil |
0 |
6 |
|
0 |
6 |
| Yellow sandy clay |
2 |
4 |
|
2 |
10 |
| Brown loamy clay |
1 |
4 |
|
4 |
2 |
| Light sand |
0 |
2 |
|
4 |
4 |
| Brown clay |
4 |
4 |
|
8 |
8 |
| Brown clay, with tumbling stones |
5 |
6 |
|
14 |
2 |
| Black metal, with ironstone girdles |
5 |
2 |
|
19 |
4 |
| Light blue metal |
1 |
0 |
|
20 |
4 |
| Black metal |
0 |
3 |
|
20 |
7 |
| COAL |
2 |
6 |
|
23 |
1 |
| COAL, coarse, with danty partings |
1 |
9 |
|
|
|
| COAL, splinty |
0 |
9 |
|
|
|
| Light coloured thill |
5 |
0 |
|
28 |
1 |
| Mild grey post |
2 |
0 |
|
30 |
1 |
| Dark thill and metal mixed, very soft |
3 |
10 |
|
33 |
11 |
| Light coloured thill |
2 |
6 |
|
36 |
5 |
| Mild light post |
3 |
10 |
|
40 |
3 |
| Grey metal and post |
0 |
8 |
|
40 |
11 |
| Strong post and whin |
5 |
0 |
|
45 |
11 |
| Mild post, with water |
14 |
4 |
|
60 |
3 |
| Mild post, very coarse, with water |
8 |
6 |
|
68 |
9 |
| Dark mild post |
4 |
3 |
|
73 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
75 |
0 |
| COAL |
1 |
2 |
|
76 |
2 |
| Grey metal and post |
2 |
0 |
|
78 |
2 |
| Post girdles, with metal partings |
17 |
0 |
|
95 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
8 |
|
98 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
8 |
|
101 |
6 |
| Black stone |
9 |
2 |
|
110 |
8 |
| COAL |
1 |
3 |
|
111 |
11 |
| Thill |
2 |
11 |
|
114 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
116 |
10 |
| Grey post |
3 |
2 |
|
120 |
0 |
| Strong bastard post girdles |
0 |
10 |
|
120 |
10 |
| Mild post, with water |
10 |
4 |
|
131 |
2 |
| Mild post, with coal pipes and water |
13 |
8 |
|
144 |
10 |
| Mild post, with partings |
27 |
6 |
|
172 |
4 |
| Grey post |
0 |
6 |
|
172 |
10 |
| Mild white post |
12 |
0 |
|
184 |
10 |
| Post, with metal balls |
4 |
6 |
|
189 |
4 |
| Light grey metal |
5 |
4 |
|
194 |
8 |
| Dark metal, with black partings |
9 |
9 |
|
204 |
5 |
| Black stone |
0 |
3 |
|
204 |
8 |
| Light thill |
2 |
4 |
|
207 |
0 |
| Black stone |
0 |
2 |
|
207 |
2 |
| Thill |
0 |
5 |
|
207 |
7 |
| Black stone and coal |
0 |
3 |
|
207 |
10 |
| Thill stone |
4 |
4 |
|
212 |
2 |
| Dark thill and metal, mixed |
4 |
10 |
|
217 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
217 |
4 |
| Dark thill, black stone and coal, mixed |
3 |
10 |
|
221 |
2 |
| Light thill |
0 |
11 |
|
222 |
1 |
| Black stone, with coal pipes |
4 |
0 |
|
226 |
1 |
| COAL |
1 |
4 |
|
227 |
5 |
| Light thill |
1 |
4 |
|
228 |
9 |
| Dark thill, mixed with coal |
3 |
8 |
|
232 |
5 |
| Light thill |
3 |
7 |
|
236 |
0 |
| Light grey metal, with ironstone balls |
14 |
6 |
|
250 |
6 |
| Dark grey metal, with ironstone girdles |
6 |
4 |
|
256 |
10 |
| Black stone and coal |
0 |
8 |
|
257 |
6 |
| Thill stone |
0 |
3 |
|
257 |
9 |
| Black stone and coal |
0 |
4 |
|
258 |
1 |
| Thill stone |
0 |
4 |
|
258 |
5 |
| Black stone and thill |
1 |
3 |
|
259 |
8 |
| Black stone |
0 |
8 |
|
260 |
4 |
| Strong grey post |
2 |
10 |
|
263 |
2 |
| COAL - Grey Seam |
1 |
8 |
|
264 |
10 |
| Dark thill |
1 |
10 |
|
266 |
8 |
| Dark grey metal, with ironstone |
7 |
2 |
|
273 |
10 |
| Dark grey metal, with post girdles |
11 |
0 |
|
284 |
10 |
| Light grey metal |
6 |
8 |
|
291 |
6 |
| Light grey metal, with post girdles |
8 |
4 |
|
299 |
10 |
| Dark grey metal |
6 |
2 |
|
306 |
0 |
| Black stone, with ironstone girdles |
3 |
3 |
|
309 |
3 |
| Ironstone girdles |
0 |
6 |
|
309 |
9 |
| Dark metal |
1 |
0 |
|
310 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
311 |
1 |
| Thill |
2 |
10 |
|
313 |
11 |
| Strong ironstone and grey metal |
4 |
2 |
|
318 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
0 |
|
320 |
1 |
| Light grey post |
10 |
0 |
|
330 |
1 |
| Dark grey post |
1 |
3 |
|
331 |
4 |
| Light post, with parting |
6 |
2 |
|
337 |
6 |
| Dark metal |
3 |
0 |
|
340 |
6 |
| Grey post girdles |
2 |
4 |
|
342 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
0 |
|
343 |
10 |
| COAL - Yard Seam |
2 |
10 |
|
346 |
8 |
| Seggar-clay |
2 |
5 |
|
349 |
1 |
| Grey metal, mixed with post |
8 |
4 |
|
357 |
5 |
| Mild white post, with rough partings, whin balls and water |
43 |
0 |
|
400 |
5 |
| Mild post, with coal pipes |
6 |
9 |
|
407 |
2 |
| Soft grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
409 |
2 |
| COAL - Bensham Seam |
2 |
4 |
|
411 |
6 |
| Thill stone, with iron balls |
6 |
1 |
|
417 |
7 |
| COAL - Stone Coal Seam |
1 |
8 |
|
419 |
3 |
| Thill stone, with ironstone balls |
2 |
8 |
|
421 |
11 |
| Strong grey metal, with ironstone balls |
16 |
4 |
|
438 |
3 |
| Grey post, with metal partings and whin balls |
36 |
0 |
|
474 |
3 |
| Black stone |
0 |
11 |
|
475 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
7 |
|
475 |
9 |
| Black stone |
0 |
6 |
|
476 |
3 |
| COAL |
1 |
3 |
|
477 |
6 |
| Thill stone |
1 |
1 |
|
478 |
7 |
| Post girdles |
0 |
5 |
|
479 |
0 |
| Thill stone |
1 |
9 |
|
480 |
9 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
481 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Soft black band |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
|
|
| Strong thill |
1 |
8 |
|
483 |
5 |
| Post girdles, with metal partings |
4 |
10 |
|
488 |
3 |
| Grey metal, with ironstone |
6 |
4 |
|
494 |
7 |
| Mussel bed |
0 |
6 |
|
495 |
1 |
| Grey metal, with ironstone girdles |
4 |
2 |
|
499 |
3 |
| Bastard post girdles |
0 |
7 |
|
499 |
10 |
| Grey metal, with ironstone |
5 |
10 |
|
505 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
506 |
6 |
| Thill stone |
1 |
10 |
|
508 |
4 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
15 |
4 |
|
523 |
8 |
| Grey post |
23 |
6 |
|
547 |
2 |
| Light grey metal |
2 |
2 |
|
549 |
4 |
| Black stone |
0 |
5 |
|
549 |
9 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
4 |
10 |
|
554 |
7 |
| COAL, grey |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL, good |
4 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Stone |
0 |
2 |
|
554 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
555 |
2 |
| Coal and stone, mixed |
1 |
1 |
|
556 |
3 |
| Thill stone, mixed with ironstone |
2 |
0 |
|
558 |
3 |
| Dark grey metal, mixed with post |
8 |
8 |
|
566 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
567 |
0 |
| Thill |
3 |
6 |
|
570 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
6 |
|
573 |
0 |
| Strong post girdles |
2 |
3 |
|
575 |
3 |
| Dark grey metal |
8 |
0 |
|
583 |
3 |
| Light grey metal |
6 |
8 |
|
589 |
11 |
| Black stone |
3 |
4 |
|
593 |
3 |
| Light grey metal |
3 |
8 |
|
596 |
11 |
| Dark grey metal and black stone, with ironstone |
1 |
11 |
|
598 |
10 |
| COAL - Plessey Seam |
3 |
6 |
|
602 |
4 |
| COAL, good |
0 |
5 |
|
|
|
| COAL, with grey coal bands |
1 |
1½ |
|
|
|
| Band, coarse coal and stone |
0 |
5½ |
|
|
|
| COAL, good |
1 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Bored further :— |
0 |
0 |
|
602 |
4 |
| Coal and metal |
1 |
2 |
|
603 |
6 |
| Metal and coal |
0 |
5 |
|
603 |
11 |
| COAL, good |
1 |
6 |
|
605 |
5 |
| Grey metal stone |
6 |
6 |
|
611 |
11 |
| Grey post |
4 |
0 |
|
615 |
11 |
| Dark metal |
1 |
6 |
|
617 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
618 |
2 |
| Grey metal stone |
14 |
9 |
|
632 |
11 |
| White post, with water |
25 |
0 |
|
657 |
11 |
| Whin |
0 |
6 |
|
658 |
5 |
| Grey post |
10 |
6 |
|
668 |
11 |
| Dark metal |
8 |
0 |
|
676 |
11 |
| Black metal |
3 |
0 |
|
679 |
11 |
| Grey post |
3 |
0 |
|
682 |
11 |
| Grey metal stone |
11 |
6 |
|
694 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
694 |
11 |
| Grey metal stone |
17 |
0 |
|
711 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
713 |
11 |
| Grey metal, scared with coal |
1 |
6 |
|
715 |
5 |
| Grey post, with metal partings |
9 |
0 |
|
724 |
5 |
| Dark metal |
1 |
0 |
|
725 |
5 |
| COAL - Beaumont Seam |
3 |
3 |
|
728 |
8 |
|
Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Supplement, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1910
original entry for sinking/boring number 2610 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Supplement, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1910"
main page for Mill Colliery
|
|