New Brancepeth Colliery
No. 3 Pit
Account of Strata sunk through in No. 3 Shaft. Commenced on May 1st, 1893, and finished on October 3rd, 1893. This Shaft Is sunk close to the Nos. 1 and 2 Shafts, belonging to Messrs. Cochrane & Company, Limited
Shaft Details
Sunk: 01 May 1893, Closed: 17 Jul 1953
Approximate surface level 380 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
 
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|
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Loose stones |
1 |
6 |
|
1 |
6 |
| Soil and sand |
4 |
6 |
|
6 |
0 |
| Sand and gravel, with water |
19 |
6 |
|
25 |
6 |
| Strong brown clay and stones |
7 |
6 |
|
33 |
0 |
| Strong loam and stones |
6 |
0 |
|
39 |
0 |
| Strong clay and stones |
12 |
6 |
|
51 |
6 |
| Clay, with sand and pebbles |
21 |
6 |
|
73 |
0 |
| Soft leafy post |
3 |
0 |
|
76 |
0 |
| Grey leafy post |
21 |
4 |
|
97 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
97 |
8 |
| Fire-clay |
4 |
4 |
|
102 |
0 |
| Blue metal, with post girdles |
15 |
0 |
|
117 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
21 |
2 |
|
138 |
2 |
| Fire-clay |
1 |
4 |
|
139 |
6 |
| Grey post |
9 |
7 |
|
149 |
1 |
| White post |
17 |
0 |
|
166 |
1 |
| Grey post and whin |
6 |
10 |
|
172 |
11 |
| White post |
7 |
9 |
|
180 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
11 |
4 |
|
192 |
0 |
| COAL - Harvey Seam |
2 |
2 |
|
194 |
2 |
| Grey metal, with iron girdles |
12 |
0 |
|
206 |
2 |
| Fire-clay, with iron girdles |
12 |
0 |
|
218 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
218 |
10 |
| Grey metal, with iron girdles |
16 |
0 |
|
234 |
10 |
| COAL |
2 |
4 |
|
237 |
2 |
| Fire-clay, with iron girdles |
4 |
0 |
|
241 |
2 |
| Bastard fire-clay, with iron girdles |
6 |
2 |
|
247 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
247 |
6 |
| Blue metal, with iron girdles |
7 |
2 |
|
254 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
255 |
2 |
| Grey metal, with iron girdles |
20 |
1 |
|
275 |
3 |
| COAL - Top Busty Seam |
1 |
8 |
|
276 |
11 |
| Fire-clay |
0 |
8 |
|
277 |
7 |
| Grey post |
2 |
10 |
|
280 |
5 |
| White post |
18 |
11 |
|
299 |
4 |
| COAL - Bottom Busty Seam |
3 |
9 |
|
303 |
1 |
| White post |
10 |
0 |
|
313 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
2 |
|
314 |
3 |
| White post |
25 |
5 |
|
339 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
10 |
3 |
|
349 |
11 |
| COAL - Three-Quarter Seam |
1 |
6 |
|
351 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
17 |
0 |
|
368 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
368 |
7 |
| Bastard fire-clay |
3 |
2 |
|
371 |
9 |
| Grey post |
1 |
0 |
|
372 |
9 |
| Blue metal and post girdles |
20 |
5 |
|
393 |
2 |
| COAL - Brockwell Seam |
3 |
0 |
|
396 |
2 |
| Bastard fire-clay |
4 |
3 |
|
400 |
5 |
| Grey post |
9 |
6 |
|
409 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
3 |
|
414 |
2 |
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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 2449 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"
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