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Netherton Colliery

New Pit

Strata sunk through in the New Pit, Netherton Colliery. Commenced June 7th, 1875 ; finished sinking about May 26th, 1877

Shaft Details

Sunk: 07 Jun 1875, Closed: 1974

Approximate surface level 180 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)

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Geology encountered   Thickness   Depth
  ft. in.   ft. in.
Loose rubbish    6  0     6  0
Fine yellow clay    4  0     10  0
COAL - Yard Seam    2  5     12  5
Grey metal    11  0     23  5
Post girdle    0  7     24  0
Freestone, or yellow post    18  0     42  0
Soft black stone    7  6     49  6
COAL    0  9     50  3
Black slaty stone    0  9     51  0
Seggar clay    6  0     57  0
Blue metal    4  0     61  0
Grey metal, with post girdles    6  0     67  0
White post    3  0     70  0
COAL    0  2     70  2
Seggar clay    4  0     74  2
Grey metal, with iron girdles    25  10     100  0
Grey metal, with post girdles    25  6     125  6
Seggar clay    0  6     126  0
White post    4  0     130  0
Grey whin    3  6     133  6
White post    7  2     140  8
Blue metal    2  4     143  0
White post    2  6     145  6
Blue metal    0  6     146  0
White post    2  0     148  0
Blue metal    5  0     153  0
COAL - 5/4 Seam    3  0     156  0
Seggar clay    2  0     158  0
Black stone    1  0     159  0
COAL    1  0     160  0
Seggar clay    1  6     161  6
Blue metal    12  6     174  0
Whin girdle    3  6     177  6
Grey metal, with iron girdles    26  8     204  2
COAL - Low Main Seam    4  8     208  10
Black stone    1  8     210  6
Grey metal    12  4     222  10
COAL    0  2     223  0
Seggar clay    1  4     224  4
Grey post    3  8     228  0
Grey whin    2  0     230  0
Grey metal, with post girdles    14  6     244  6
White post    5  0     249  6
Blue metal    1  0     250  6
White post    4  0     254  6
Grey metal, with post girdles    4  6     259  0
COAL - Plessy Seam    2  10     261  10
    COAL, good    0  8       
    Splint    0  9       
    COAL, good    0  10       
    Splint    0  1       
    COAL, good    0  4       
Seggar clay (stopped sinking Oct. 5th, 1875)    1  6     263  4
Grey metal, with post girdles    12  0     275  4
Grey metal    3  2     278  6
COAL    1  7     280  1
Black stone    2  0     282  1
Post    4  9     286  10
COAL    1  0     287  10
Seggar clay    1  6     289  4
Grey metal, with post girdles and large feeder from 300 to 500 galls. per min.    6  0     295  4
Post (stopped sinking and pumped feeders down to 200 galls. per minute    46  7     341  11
Grey metal    4  7     346  6
Seggar clay    2  2     348  8
COAL    0  2½     348  10½
Grey post    8  8     357  6½
Blue metal    10  9     368  3½
Grey metal    23  1     391  4½
COAL    0  3½     391  8
Blue metal    1  11     393  7
White post    4  6     398  1
Grey metal    4  9     402  10
Post band    0  0½     402  10½
COAL - Beaumont or Harvey Seam    3  2     406  0½
    COAL    0         
    Black band    0         
    COAL, splinty    0  9       
    COAL, good    2  0       
Bored:—    0  0     406  0½
Metal    3  6     409  6½
Strong post    0  8     410  2½
Mild post    3  5     413  7½
COAL    1  2     414  9½
Seggar clay    1  6     416  3½
Post    0  8     416  11½
Grey post    3  10     420  9½
Ironstone    0  2     420  11½
Blue metal    0  2     421  1½
Strong past    0  4     421  5½
The measurement from thill of Low Main Seam to thill of Harvey is 32 fms. 1 ft. 5 in., whereas by detail as above it is nearly 3 fms. more.    0  0     421  5½

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 1402 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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