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Netherton Colliery
Howard Pit
Strata sunk through in the Howard and Leveson Pits, Netherton Colliery. 1836
Shaft Details
Sunk: 1836, Closed: 1974
Approximate surface level 180 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
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ft. |
in. |
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ft. |
in. |
| Soil |
1 |
6 |
|
1 |
6 |
| Clay |
2 |
7 |
|
4 |
1 |
| COAL (probable Yard Seam) |
2 |
5 |
|
6 |
6 |
| Soft grey metal |
11 |
0 |
|
17 |
6 |
| Freestone |
18 |
9 |
|
36 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
0 |
|
40 |
3 |
| Black slaty stone |
9 |
0 |
|
49 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
50 |
1 |
| Grey metal, mixed with post |
12 |
7 |
|
62 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
62 |
11 |
| Grey metal, mixed with hard balls (fire clay) |
2 |
2 |
|
65 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
41 |
0 |
|
106 |
1 |
| COAL, good (probable Bensham Seam) |
1 |
6 |
|
107 |
7 |
| White post, mixed with coal pipes and water |
10 |
7 |
|
118 |
2 |
| Whin |
3 |
0 |
|
121 |
2 |
| White post, mixed with coal pipes, very wet |
12 |
6 |
|
133 |
8 |
| Whin |
1 |
6 |
|
135 |
2 |
| White post, mixed with coal pipes |
3 |
5 |
|
138 |
7 |
| Blue metal, with strong girdles |
4 |
0 |
|
142 |
7 |
| COAL - Five Quarter Seam |
3 |
5 |
|
146 |
0 |
| Soft grey metal, mixed with hard balls of ironstone |
2 |
6 |
|
148 |
6 |
| COAL, inferior |
0 |
10 |
|
149 |
4 |
| Soft grey thill (seggar clay) |
1 |
2 |
|
150 |
6 |
| Blue metal, with strong girdles |
14 |
6 |
|
165 |
0 |
| Black stone |
0 |
3 |
|
165 |
3 |
| Blue metal, with iron girdles |
2 |
4 |
|
167 |
7 |
| Grey post |
2 |
4 |
|
169 |
11 |
| Whin |
1 |
1 |
|
171 |
0 |
| Grey post, with hard girdles |
4 |
3 |
|
175 |
3 |
| Blue metal, with iron girdles |
4 |
9 |
|
180 |
0 |
| Blue metal, with iron girdles |
3 |
10 |
|
183 |
10 |
| Post, very hard |
1 |
0 |
|
184 |
10 |
| Blue metal, with iron girdles and shell bed |
9 |
8 |
|
194 |
6 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
5 |
0 |
|
199 |
6 |
| Bored further, Sept. 8th, 1857 :— |
0 |
0 |
|
199 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
201 |
0 |
| White post |
1 |
0 |
|
202 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
0 |
|
207 |
0 |
| Post |
0 |
6 |
|
207 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
209 |
0 |
| Post |
1 |
6 |
|
210 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
3 |
|
211 |
9 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
3 |
|
212 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
7 |
|
212 |
7 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
3 |
|
212 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
214 |
10 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
3 |
|
215 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
7 |
|
215 |
8 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
3 |
|
215 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
7 |
|
220 |
6 |
| Post |
0 |
6 |
|
221 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
7 |
|
221 |
7 |
| Post |
1 |
0 |
|
222 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
9 |
|
223 |
4 |
| Post |
0 |
3 |
|
223 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
9 |
|
227 |
4 |
| Post |
0 |
5 |
|
227 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
9 |
|
231 |
6 |
| Post |
0 |
3 |
|
231 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
231 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
233 |
10 |
| Post |
0 |
3 |
|
234 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
236 |
1 |
| Post |
0 |
4 |
|
236 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
2 |
|
237 |
7 |
| Post |
0 |
11 |
|
238 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
2 |
|
239 |
8 |
| Post |
3 |
2 |
|
242 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
10 |
|
247 |
8 |
| COAL - Plessy Seam |
1 |
0 |
|
248 |
8 |
| Black stone |
0 |
7 |
|
249 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
5 |
|
252 |
8 |
| Iron girdle |
0 |
4 |
|
253 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
7 |
|
253 |
7 |
| Post |
0 |
6 |
|
254 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
5 |
|
255 |
6 |
| Post |
8 |
1 |
|
263 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
264 |
1 |
| Grey metal thill |
1 |
6 |
|
265 |
7 |
| Strong post |
14 |
0 |
|
279 |
7 |
| COAL (Sept. 19th) |
0 |
9 |
|
280 |
4 |
| Thill |
1 |
6 |
|
281 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
10 |
|
287 |
8 |
| White post |
5 |
0 |
|
292 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
6 |
|
293 |
2 |
| Strong grey post |
39 |
0 |
|
332 |
2 |
| Dark blue metal |
7 |
0 |
|
339 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
339 |
4 |
| Thill |
1 |
0 |
|
340 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
4 |
|
347 |
8 |
| Shivery post |
2 |
0 |
|
349 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
0 |
|
356 |
8 |
| Shivery post |
7 |
0 |
|
363 |
8 |
| Shivery post (Oct. 3rd) |
7 |
5 |
|
371 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
4 |
|
371 |
5 |
| Grey post |
1 |
10 |
|
373 |
3 |
| White post |
11 |
3 |
|
384 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
5 |
|
384 |
11 |
| White post |
9 |
2 |
|
394 |
1 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
2 |
3 |
|
396 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
7 |
|
398 |
11 |
| COAL - Beaumont Seam |
3 |
2 |
|
402 |
1 |
| Thill stone |
1 |
6 |
|
403 |
7 |
| Grey post |
0 |
10 |
|
404 |
5 |
| Dark metal |
0 |
2 |
|
404 |
7 |
| COAL |
1 |
4 |
|
405 |
11 |
| Thill stone |
0 |
4 |
|
406 |
3 |
| Dark metal |
0 |
4 |
|
406 |
7 |
| Thill stone, with post |
6 |
4 |
|
412 |
11 |
| Brown post |
1 |
1 |
|
414 |
0 |
| Dark metal |
0 |
2 |
|
414 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
11 |
|
415 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
0 |
|
417 |
1 |
| Grey metal, with post |
3 |
8 |
|
420 |
9 |
| White post |
3 |
8 |
|
424 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
2 |
|
425 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
426 |
2 |
| Thill stone |
0 |
8 |
|
426 |
10 |
| White post |
3 |
10 |
|
430 |
8 |
| Grey metal, with post |
5 |
0 |
|
435 |
8 |
| White post |
6 |
10 |
|
442 |
6 |
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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 1399 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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