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Netherton Colliery
Francis Pit
Section of Strata sunk through at the Francis Pit, Netherton Colliery. 1849
Shaft Details
Sunk: 1849, Closed: 1974
Approximate surface level 105 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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fathoms, feet & inches, or metres
 
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
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ft. |
in. |
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ft. |
in. |
| Outset |
2 |
0 |
|
2 |
0 |
| Soil |
0 |
9 |
|
2 |
9 |
| Clay |
5 |
6 |
|
8 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
16 |
0 |
|
24 |
3 |
| Freestone |
18 |
7 |
|
42 |
10 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
9 |
0 |
|
51 |
10 |
| COAL - High Main Seam |
4 |
0 |
|
55 |
10 |
| Thill |
1 |
0 |
|
56 |
10 |
| Black stone |
0 |
5 |
|
57 |
3 |
| Grey metal, with iron girdles |
15 |
0 |
|
72 |
3 |
| Whin |
2 |
8 |
|
74 |
11 |
| Grey metal, with iron balls |
9 |
2 |
|
84 |
1 |
| Soft black stone |
3 |
7 |
|
87 |
8 |
| Soft grey metal |
2 |
4 |
|
90 |
0 |
| Black stone |
3 |
8 |
|
93 |
8 |
| Grey metal stone |
1 |
2 |
|
94 |
10 |
| Black stone, mixed with coarse coal |
2 |
10 |
|
97 |
8 |
| Grey post and whin |
2 |
8 |
|
100 |
4 |
| COAL |
2 |
0 |
|
102 |
4 |
| Black stone |
0 |
6 |
|
102 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
10 |
|
105 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
13 |
2 |
|
118 |
10 |
| Hard post girdles |
0 |
6 |
|
119 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
5 |
|
120 |
9 |
| Ironstone girdles |
0 |
6 |
|
121 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
4 |
|
121 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
121 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
22 |
2 |
|
144 |
1 |
| White post |
2 |
8 |
|
146 |
9 |
| Brown whin |
3 |
0 |
|
149 |
9 |
| White post |
15 |
0 |
|
164 |
9 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
5 |
10 |
|
170 |
7 |
| COAL - Grey Seam |
2 |
4 |
|
172 |
11 |
| Grey metal stone |
1 |
2 |
|
174 |
1 |
| Black stone, with coarse coal |
0 |
8 |
|
174 |
9 |
| Grey metal and iron girdles |
4 |
2 |
|
178 |
11 |
| White post, with coal pipes |
2 |
10 |
|
181 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
9 |
4 |
|
191 |
1 |
| COAL - Yard Seam |
2 |
4 |
|
193 |
5 |
| Thill |
1 |
8 |
|
195 |
1 |
| Grey metal and girdles |
20 |
2 |
|
215 |
3 |
| White post, with metal partings and water |
20 |
10 |
|
236 |
1 |
| Grey metal and strong girdles |
3 |
2 |
|
239 |
3 |
| Black stone |
2 |
4 |
|
241 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
242 |
0 |
| Soft thill |
0 |
10 |
|
242 |
10 |
| Blue metal, mixed with girdles |
12 |
4 |
|
255 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
255 |
9 |
| Thill |
6 |
0 |
|
261 |
9 |
| Black stone |
1 |
0 |
|
262 |
9 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
263 |
9 |
| Black stone |
2 |
4 |
|
266 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
268 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
268 |
8 |
| Grey thill |
1 |
2 |
|
269 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
4 |
|
272 |
2 |
| Strong post girdle |
1 |
11 |
|
274 |
1 |
| Grey metal, with girdles |
3 |
8 |
|
277 |
9 |
| COAL - Bensham Seam |
3 |
2 |
|
280 |
11 |
| Blue and grey metal, with iron girdles |
27 |
0 |
|
307 |
11 |
| COAL - Five Quarter Seam |
6 |
1 |
|
314 |
0 |
| COAL |
2 |
8 |
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| Soft band |
0 |
2 |
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| COAL, splinty near bottom |
1 |
9 |
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| Band |
0 |
5¾ |
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| COAL |
0 |
5¼ |
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| Band |
0 |
5 |
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| COAL |
0 |
11½ |
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| Thill |
0 |
5 |
|
314 |
5 |
| Blue metal, with iron girdles |
10 |
0 |
|
324 |
5 |
| White post, mixed with whin and water |
24 |
1 |
|
348 |
6 |
| Blue metal, with iron girdles |
6 |
1 |
|
354 |
7 |
| Dark metal |
1 |
8 |
|
356 |
3 |
| Blue metal, with iron girdles |
4 |
1 |
|
360 |
4 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
4 |
9 |
|
365 |
1 |
| Bored further by Stott in 1859: |
0 |
0 |
|
365 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
0 |
|
366 |
1 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
367 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
18 |
0 |
|
385 |
1 |
| Post, with water |
3 |
0 |
|
388 |
1 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
19 |
0 |
|
407 |
1 |
| Post |
2 |
0 |
|
409 |
1 |
| Metal stone |
7 |
0 |
|
416 |
1 |
| COAL - Plessy Seam |
2 |
8 |
|
418 |
9 |
| COAL |
2 |
5 |
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| COAL, slaty |
0 |
3 |
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| Grey metal |
8 |
6 |
|
427 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
427 |
11 |
| Metal |
10 |
0 |
|
437 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
438 |
6 |
| Metal |
60 |
0 |
|
498 |
6 |
| Post |
51 |
0 |
|
549 |
6 |
| Metal |
13 |
0 |
|
562 |
6 |
| Dark metal |
0 |
6 |
|
563 |
0 |
| COAL - Beaumont Seam |
3 |
8 |
|
566 |
8 |
| COAL |
3 |
2 |
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| Metal |
0 |
2 |
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| COAL |
0 |
4 |
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| Metal |
0 |
3 |
|
566 |
11 |
| Metal stone |
1 |
9 |
|
568 |
8 |
| White post |
4 |
6 |
|
573 |
2 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
574 |
2 |
| Band |
0 |
2 |
|
574 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
574 |
10 |
| Metal |
2 |
0 |
|
576 |
10 |
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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 1401 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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