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Margaret Pit
Strata sunk through in the Margaret Upcast Pit at Newbottle Colliery
Shaft Details
Shaft diameter: 12' 0", Closed: 1956
Approximate surface level 210 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Strong sandy clay |
30 |
0 |
|
30 |
0 |
| Strong brown freestone |
24 |
0 |
|
54 |
0 |
| Metal, with coal pipes |
6 |
7 |
|
60 |
7 |
| Strong brown freestone |
8 |
0 |
|
68 |
7 |
| Blue metal stone |
5 |
0 |
|
73 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
74 |
1 |
| Soft light thill stone |
2 |
0 |
|
76 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
3 |
|
83 |
4 |
| Soft white post, with metal partings |
9 |
0 |
|
92 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
92 |
8 |
| Soft light thill stone |
2 |
4 |
|
95 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone |
12 |
0 |
|
107 |
0 |
| Post with metal partings |
19 |
0 |
|
126 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone |
9 |
6 |
|
135 |
6 |
| COAL |
2 |
6 |
|
138 |
0 |
| Strong thill stone |
6 |
0 |
|
144 |
0 |
| Blue metal stone |
4 |
8 |
|
148 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
148 |
11 |
| Strong grey post, with coal pipes |
3 |
2 |
|
152 |
1 |
| Strong thill stone |
2 |
6 |
|
154 |
7 |
| Blue metal stone |
0 |
10 |
|
155 |
5 |
| Strong white post |
2 |
0 |
|
157 |
5 |
| Strong grey metal |
5 |
6 |
|
162 |
11 |
| Blue metal stone |
4 |
6 |
|
167 |
5 |
| Strong grey post |
6 |
0 |
|
173 |
5 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone girdles |
11 |
6 |
|
184 |
11 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
185 |
11 |
| Dark metal stone |
3 |
1 |
|
189 |
0 |
| Strong white post stone |
2 |
4 |
|
191 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
191 |
7 |
| Strong thill stone |
5 |
0 |
|
196 |
7 |
| Strong grey post stone |
6 |
0 |
|
202 |
7 |
| Blue metal stone |
4 |
6 |
|
207 |
1 |
| Strong white post stone |
2 |
11 |
|
210 |
0 |
| Strong white post stone |
9 |
1 |
|
219 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
5 |
0 |
|
224 |
1 |
| Strong thill |
4 |
6 |
|
228 |
7 |
| Strong white post |
10 |
0 |
|
238 |
7 |
| Strong grey metal |
12 |
10 |
|
251 |
5 |
| Black metal |
1 |
2 |
|
252 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
253 |
0 |
| Strong thill stone |
3 |
6 |
|
256 |
6 |
| Strong grey metal, with post girdles |
16 |
0 |
|
272 |
6 |
| Strong grey post, with whin |
33 |
0 |
|
305 |
6 |
| Strong grey metal |
6 |
9 |
|
312 |
3 |
| COAL - Three-Quarter Seam on Wear (High Main on Tyne) |
12 |
7 |
|
324 |
10 |
| COAL |
2 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Black shivery thill |
6 |
7 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
3 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Strong grey metal stone |
36 |
0 |
|
360 |
10 |
| Strong white post |
15 |
6 |
|
376 |
4 |
| Black slaty stone |
2 |
8 |
|
379 |
0 |
| COAL |
2 |
0 |
|
381 |
0 |
| Strong thill stone |
2 |
0 |
|
383 |
0 |
| Strong grey post |
22 |
4 |
|
405 |
4 |
| Strong grey metal |
8 |
6 |
|
413 |
10 |
| COAL - 5/4 Seam |
3 |
11 |
|
417 |
9 |
| COAL, all good |
3 |
11 |
|
|
|
| Soft thill stone |
4 |
0 |
|
421 |
9 |
| Strong grey post |
15 |
8 |
|
437 |
5 |
| Strong grey metal, with post girdles |
30 |
0 |
|
467 |
5 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
5 |
10 |
|
473 |
3 |
| Strong thill stone |
5 |
0 |
|
478 |
3 |
| Strong grey post |
14 |
0 |
|
492 |
3 |
| Strong white post |
26 |
0 |
|
518 |
3 |
| Black metal stone |
3 |
6 |
|
521 |
9 |
| White post stone |
32 |
2 |
|
553 |
11 |
| Strong grey metal |
2 |
6 |
|
556 |
5 |
| COAL - Maudlin Seam |
5 |
4 |
|
561 |
9 |
| Stone |
0 |
6 |
|
562 |
3 |
| Band |
0 |
9 |
|
563 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone |
2 |
4 |
|
565 |
4 |
| Scamy post |
3 |
0 |
|
568 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
10 |
8 |
|
579 |
0 |
| COAL |
1 |
4 |
|
580 |
4 |
| Strong grey metal |
7 |
8 |
|
588 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
588 |
7 |
| Strong grey metal, with post girdles |
24 |
0 |
|
612 |
7 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
1 |
10 |
|
614 |
5 |
| Strong grey metal stone |
6 |
0 |
|
620 |
5 |
| Strong grey post stone |
7 |
0 |
|
627 |
5 |
| Strong grey metal stone |
10 |
0 |
|
637 |
5 |
| Black metal stone |
2 |
7 |
|
640 |
0 |
| COAL - Brass Thill Seam |
2 |
4 |
|
642 |
4 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Stone band |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Strong grey metal |
5 |
10 |
|
648 |
2 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
649 |
2 |
| Strong grey metal, with post girdles |
18 |
0 |
|
667 |
2 |
| Strong grey post, with whin |
12 |
0 |
|
679 |
2 |
| strong grey metal stone, with ironstone girdles |
9 |
3 |
|
688 |
5 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
3 |
6 |
|
691 |
11 |
| Splint |
0 |
1½ |
|
|
|
| COAL, good |
3 |
5 |
|
|
|
| Sunk and bored through below the Hutton Seam, at about 40 yards South of the Margaret Pit Upcast, by Mr. Coulson. Feb, 13th 1857 |
0 |
0 |
|
691 |
11 |
| Sunk:— |
0 |
0 |
|
691 |
11 |
| Grey metal, with balls of ironstone |
7 |
4 |
|
699 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
699 |
6 |
| Black stone |
0 |
8 |
|
700 |
2 |
| Grey metal, with ironstone balls |
15 |
10 |
|
716 |
0 |
| Bored:— |
0 |
0 |
|
716 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
718 |
0 |
| Grey post |
9 |
7 |
|
727 |
7 |
| Whin |
0 |
4 |
|
727 |
11 |
| Grey post, with water |
0 |
9 |
|
728 |
8 |
| Whin |
1 |
3 |
|
729 |
11 |
| White post |
11 |
6 |
|
741 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
10 |
|
742 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
743 |
0 |
| Dark grey metal, with iron girdles |
8 |
1 |
|
751 |
1 |
| Whin |
0 |
4 |
|
751 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
0 |
|
758 |
5 |
| Black metal |
1 |
3 |
|
759 |
8 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
6 |
8 |
|
766 |
4 |
| Strong white post |
7 |
4 |
|
773 |
8 |
| Light grey metal, with strong post girdles |
6 |
4 |
|
780 |
0 |
| White post |
2 |
0 |
|
782 |
0 |
| Grey metal, with scares of coal |
1 |
3 |
|
783 |
3 |
| Strong white post |
4 |
1 |
|
787 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
2 |
|
789 |
6 |
| White post |
3 |
6 |
|
793 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
3 |
|
795 |
3 |
| White post |
4 |
0 |
|
799 |
3 |
| Whin, with water |
2 |
7 |
|
801 |
10 |
| White post |
1 |
0 |
|
802 |
10 |
| Grey metal, with iron girdles |
16 |
1 |
|
818 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
17 |
0 |
|
835 |
11 |
| White post |
1 |
7 |
|
837 |
6 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
18 |
8 |
|
856 |
2 |
| Black metal |
0 |
10 |
|
857 |
0 |
| COAL |
1 |
10 |
|
858 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
0 |
|
865 |
10 |
| Grey post |
4 |
1 |
|
869 |
11 |
| Strong white post, with water |
7 |
4 |
|
877 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
2 |
|
884 |
5 |
| White post |
7 |
0 |
|
891 |
5 |
| Whin |
2 |
4 |
|
893 |
9 |
| White post |
17 |
1 |
|
910 |
10 |
| Sand, with water |
0 |
8 |
|
911 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
912 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
8 |
5 |
|
920 |
9 |
| White post |
6 |
10 |
|
927 |
7 |
| COAL |
2 |
0 |
|
929 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal |
0 |
9 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
11 |
|
|
|
| Dark grey metal |
0 |
3 |
|
929 |
10 |
| Light grey metal |
1 |
10 |
|
931 |
8 |
| White post |
1 |
5 |
|
933 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
0 |
|
934 |
1 |
| Dark metal, with scares of coal |
8 |
10 |
|
942 |
11 |
| COAL |
2 |
0 |
|
944 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Dark grey metal |
6 |
0 |
|
950 |
11 |
| COAL |
1 |
10 |
|
952 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
2 |
|
954 |
11 |
| Grey post |
1 |
9 |
|
956 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
5 |
|
959 |
1 |
| Strong white post |
4 |
7 |
|
963 |
8 |
| Whin |
0 |
7 |
|
964 |
3 |
| Strong grey post |
8 |
9 |
|
973 |
0 |
| COAL |
1 |
8 |
|
974 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
7 |
|
975 |
3 |
| Strong white post |
1 |
10 |
|
977 |
1 |
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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 1426 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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