New Brancepeth Colliery
No. 2 Pit
Strata sunk through at No. 2 Pit, New Brancepeth Colliery
Shaft Details
Sunk: 1865, Closed: 17 Jul 1953
Approximate surface level 300 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Soil and gravel |
19 |
0 |
|
19 |
0 |
| Clay |
26 |
0 |
|
45 |
0 |
| Loam |
1 |
0 |
|
46 |
0 |
| Clay |
28 |
0 |
|
74 |
0 |
| Clay and stone |
7 |
0 |
|
81 |
0 |
| White post |
6 |
0 |
|
87 |
0 |
| Post |
7 |
0 |
|
94 |
0 |
| White and grey post |
7 |
0 |
|
101 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
101 |
4 |
| Fire clay |
2 |
6 |
|
103 |
10 |
| Grey post |
5 |
0 |
|
108 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
6 |
|
111 |
4 |
| White and grey post |
2 |
9 |
|
114 |
1 |
| Blue metal and post |
27 |
8 |
|
141 |
9 |
| Fire clay |
2 |
2 |
|
143 |
11 |
| Grey and white post |
5 |
6 |
|
149 |
5 |
| Post and whin girdles |
4 |
2 |
|
153 |
7 |
| Bastard post and whin |
2 |
8 |
|
156 |
3 |
| Strong white post |
13 |
10 |
|
170 |
1 |
| Grey post |
2 |
0 |
|
172 |
1 |
| Grey and white post |
11 |
9 |
|
183 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
0 |
|
186 |
10 |
| Grey post and whin |
6 |
0 |
|
192 |
10 |
| Black stone |
0 |
6 |
|
193 |
4 |
| COAL |
2 |
2 |
|
195 |
6 |
| Fire clay, soft |
0 |
8 |
|
196 |
2 |
| Fire clay, hard |
2 |
1 |
|
198 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
8 |
9 |
|
207 |
0 |
| Seggar and post |
7 |
6 |
|
214 |
6 |
| Strong grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
217 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
218 |
0 |
| Dark seggar |
3 |
0 |
|
221 |
0 |
| Seggar, with post |
2 |
0 |
|
223 |
0 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
2 |
0 |
|
225 |
0 |
| Grey metal and whin |
3 |
9 |
|
228 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
0 |
|
232 |
9 |
| COAL and band |
2 |
2 |
|
234 |
11 |
| Seggar, with ironstone |
2 |
0 |
|
236 |
11 |
| Grey post and seggar |
4 |
0 |
|
240 |
11 |
| Grey post, with whin |
8 |
1 |
|
249 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
249 |
4 |
| Dark seggar |
1 |
0 |
|
250 |
4 |
| Grey metal ironstone |
5 |
0 |
|
255 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
10 |
|
258 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
258 |
8 |
| Grey post, with bastard whin |
2 |
6 |
|
261 |
2 |
| Grey post, with bastard whin |
1 |
6 |
|
262 |
8 |
| Soft brown whin and ironstone bands |
15 |
10 |
|
278 |
6 |
| COAL |
1 |
7 |
|
280 |
1 |
| Seggar |
1 |
6 |
|
281 |
7 |
| Seggar and grey post |
2 |
0 |
|
283 |
7 |
| Strong white post |
15 |
1 |
|
298 |
8 |
| COAL |
2 |
11 |
|
301 |
7 |
| White post |
8 |
0 |
|
309 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
3 |
|
312 |
10 |
| White post |
18 |
8 |
|
331 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
9 |
7 |
|
341 |
1 |
| COAL, with bands |
1 |
10 |
|
342 |
11 |
| Seggar |
3 |
0 |
|
345 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
8 |
0 |
|
353 |
11 |
| Bastard whinney post |
2 |
4 |
|
356 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
356 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
9 |
|
359 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
359 |
6 |
| Bastard seggar |
2 |
4 |
|
361 |
10 |
| Post girdles |
1 |
9 |
|
363 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
0 |
|
367 |
7 |
| Grey post |
1 |
0 |
|
368 |
7 |
| Bastard whin girdles |
1 |
6 |
|
370 |
1 |
| Grey post |
1 |
2 |
|
371 |
3 |
| Whin girdles |
0 |
10 |
|
372 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
0 |
|
376 |
1 |
| Whin girdles |
0 |
10 |
|
376 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
6 |
0 |
|
382 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
9 |
|
384 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
0 |
|
386 |
8 |
| COAL |
2 |
11 |
|
389 |
7 |
| Seggar |
1 |
0 |
|
390 |
7 |
| Post |
4 |
0 |
|
394 |
7 |
| Bastard whin girdles |
0 |
9 |
|
395 |
4 |
| Grey post |
5 |
3 |
|
400 |
7 |
| White post |
1 |
10 |
|
402 |
5 |
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Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume A-B, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1878
original entry for sinking/boring number 0266 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume A-B, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1878"
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