Midgeholme Colliery
Engine Pit
Section of Strata sunk through at the Engine Pit, at Midgeholm Colliery, 6 miles South-west of Haltwhistle. May 16th, 1831
Shaft Details
Sunk: 16 May 1831
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Clay |
24 |
0 |
|
24 |
0 |
| Freestone |
26 |
0 |
|
50 |
0 |
| Blue shale |
7 |
3 |
|
57 |
3 |
| Shivery blue stone, with partings |
7 |
3 |
|
64 |
6 |
| Grey shale, with post |
2 |
1 |
|
66 |
7 |
| Black shale |
4 |
1 |
|
70 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
71 |
4 |
| Grey shale, with partings |
4 |
2 |
|
75 |
6 |
| Black shale |
0 |
7 |
|
76 |
1 |
| Ironstone |
0 |
2 |
|
76 |
3 |
| Grey shale, with partings |
6 |
8 |
|
82 |
11 |
| Black splint (?) |
3 |
10 |
|
86 |
9 |
| Grey shale, with partings |
3 |
1 |
|
89 |
10 |
| Freestone |
3 |
4 |
|
93 |
2 |
| Blue stone |
1 |
10 |
|
95 |
0 |
| Freestone |
5 |
2 |
|
100 |
2 |
| Grey shale partings |
4 |
4 |
|
104 |
6 |
| Ironstone |
0 |
2 |
|
104 |
8 |
| Grey shale partings |
2 |
6 |
|
107 |
2 |
| Post girdles |
0 |
8 |
|
107 |
10 |
| Grey shale and partings |
1 |
10 |
|
109 |
8 |
| Black shale |
1 |
0 |
|
110 |
8 |
| Post girdles |
0 |
6 |
|
111 |
2 |
| Grey shale and girdles |
2 |
2 |
|
113 |
4 |
| Strong white sandstone |
3 |
4 |
|
116 |
8 |
| Strong grey shale and partings |
1 |
10 |
|
118 |
6 |
| Silicious ironstone girdle |
1 |
1 |
|
119 |
7 |
| Freestone |
1 |
5 |
|
121 |
0 |
| Grey shale and parting |
1 |
10 |
|
122 |
10 |
| Strong sandstone |
2 |
8 |
|
125 |
6 |
| Strong grey shale and partings |
2 |
10 |
|
128 |
4 |
| Hard post girdles |
0 |
10 |
|
129 |
2 |
| Strong grey shale and partings |
1 |
6 |
|
130 |
8 |
| Grey shale and partings |
3 |
10 |
|
134 |
6 |
| Freestone |
0 |
3 |
|
134 |
9 |
| Black splint (?) |
5 |
8 |
|
140 |
5 |
| Grey shale and partings |
12 |
6 |
|
152 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
153 |
8 |
| Blue shale |
5 |
9 |
|
159 |
5 |
| Black shale |
2 |
9 |
|
162 |
2 |
| Grey shale and partings |
16 |
0 |
|
178 |
2 |
| Freestone |
47 |
8 |
|
225 |
10 |
| COAL |
4 |
0 |
|
229 |
10 |
| Strong grey shale |
2 |
0 |
|
231 |
10 |
| COAL |
5 |
4 |
|
237 |
2 |
| COAL |
4 |
0 |
|
|
|
| COAL, cannel |
1 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Grey sandstone |
1 |
7 |
|
238 |
9 |
| Freestone |
2 |
2 |
|
240 |
11 |
| Grey shale |
2 |
0 |
|
242 |
11 |
| Hard freestone |
3 |
9 |
|
246 |
8 |
| Blue shale |
3 |
10 |
|
250 |
6 |
| Grey shale |
9 |
8 |
|
260 |
2 |
| Freestone |
6 |
2 |
|
266 |
4 |
| Hard silicious girdle |
1 |
3 |
|
267 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
268 |
1 |
| Grey shale |
1 |
8 |
|
269 |
9 |
| Freestone |
3 |
8 |
|
273 |
5 |
| Soft partings |
0 |
4 |
|
273 |
9 |
| Freestone post |
4 |
6 |
|
278 |
3 |
| Grey shale and partings |
3 |
0 |
|
281 |
3 |
| Freestone |
2 |
5 |
|
283 |
8 |
| Strong blue shale |
6 |
2 |
|
289 |
10 |
| COAL - RobsonĘs 3/4 Seam |
2 |
3 |
|
292 |
1 |
| Grey shale |
1 |
8 |
|
293 |
9 |
| Freestone |
7 |
8 |
|
301 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
301 |
9 |
| Strong grey shale |
18 |
0 |
|
319 |
9 |
| Post girdles |
5 |
6 |
|
325 |
3 |
| Strong grey shale |
12 |
10 |
|
338 |
1 |
| Black splint (?) |
7 |
0 |
|
345 |
1 |
| Blue stone |
1 |
8 |
|
346 |
9 |
| Black splint (?) |
2 |
0 |
|
348 |
9 |
| Blue stone |
4 |
7 |
|
353 |
4 |
| Hard grey sandstone |
6 |
10 |
|
360 |
2 |
| Grey shale |
2 |
0 |
|
362 |
2 |
| Strong grey shale |
1 |
6 |
|
363 |
8 |
| Blue shale |
1 |
2 |
|
364 |
10 |
| Strong grey post, with four partings |
6 |
3 |
|
371 |
1 |
| COAL - Well Tyke Seam |
5 |
0 |
|
376 |
1 |
| Freestone |
4 |
8 |
|
380 |
9 |
| Grey shale |
3 |
0 |
|
383 |
9 |
| Freestone |
1 |
0 |
|
384 |
9 |
| Strong post girdles |
11 |
5 |
|
396 |
2 |
| Hard sandstone |
1 |
6 |
|
397 |
8 |
| Black shale |
6 |
10 |
|
404 |
6 |
| Hard post girdle |
0 |
11 |
|
405 |
5 |
| Grey shake |
3 |
6 |
|
408 |
11 |
| Hard post girdles |
0 |
9 |
|
409 |
8 |
| Blue shale |
1 |
3 |
|
410 |
11 |
| Hard post |
0 |
6 |
|
411 |
5 |
| Blue shale |
4 |
6 |
|
415 |
11 |
| Ironstone |
0 |
2 |
|
416 |
1 |
| Blue shale |
2 |
2 |
|
418 |
3 |
| Ironstone |
0 |
9 |
|
419 |
0 |
| Blue shale |
10 |
2 |
|
429 |
2 |
| Ironstone |
0 |
2 |
|
429 |
4 |
| Black splint |
2 |
10 |
|
432 |
2 |
| Ironstone |
0 |
2 |
|
432 |
4 |
| Black splint |
3 |
5 |
|
435 |
9 |
| COAL |
4 |
5 |
|
440 |
2 |
| COAL |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Shale band |
0 |
11 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
|
|
| COAL, cannel |
1 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Strong grey shale |
8 |
3 |
|
448 |
5 |
| Strong grey post |
1 |
1 |
|
449 |
6 |
| Ironstone |
0 |
3 |
|
449 |
9 |
| Soft band |
0 |
5 |
|
450 |
2 |
| Ironstone |
0 |
3 |
|
450 |
5 |
| Soft band |
0 |
9 |
|
451 |
2 |
| Ironstone |
0 |
5 |
|
451 |
7 |
| COAL - Midgeholme Seam |
5 |
0 |
|
456 |
7 |
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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 1361 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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