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North Bitchburn Colliery
An Account of the Strata sunk through at North Bitchburn Colliery, commenced August 27th, 1845
Shaft Details
Sunk: 27 Aug 1845, Closed: 1966
Approximate surface level 495 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. |
| Brown soil |
1 |
4 |
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1 |
4 |
| Yellow clay |
3 |
0 |
|
4 |
4 |
| Ramble stone |
3 |
0 |
|
7 |
4 |
| Brown post, with open gullets |
23 |
0 |
|
30 |
4 |
| COAL |
1 |
6 |
|
31 |
10 |
| Grey thill |
2 |
0 |
|
33 |
10 |
| White post |
1 |
0 |
|
34 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
38 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
6 |
0 |
|
44 |
10 |
| White post girdles |
1 |
0 |
|
45 |
10 |
| Black metal |
1 |
0 |
|
46 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
47 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone |
4 |
0 |
|
51 |
0 |
| White post |
0 |
10 |
|
51 |
10 |
| Ironstone |
0 |
7 |
|
52 |
5 |
| Grey metal stone, with ironstone balls |
21 |
6 |
|
73 |
11 |
| Black metal stone |
0 |
6 |
|
74 |
5 |
| COAL, foul |
0 |
3 |
|
74 |
8 |
| Grey thill |
4 |
0 |
|
78 |
8 |
| Grey metal stone |
4 |
0 |
|
82 |
8 |
| Grey post stone |
1 |
6 |
|
84 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
6 |
|
87 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
88 |
6 |
| Band stone |
0 |
3 |
|
88 |
9 |
| COAL |
2 |
2 |
|
90 |
11 |
| Grey thill |
3 |
10 |
|
94 |
9 |
| White post stone |
2 |
0 |
|
96 |
9 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
97 |
9 |
| White post stone |
6 |
0 |
|
103 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
0 |
|
104 |
9 |
| COAL, foul |
0 |
8 |
|
105 |
5 |
| Grey thill |
1 |
4 |
|
106 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
107 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
3 |
|
108 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
108 |
6 |
| Post girdles |
15 |
0 |
|
123 |
6 |
| Whin stone |
2 |
1 |
|
125 |
7 |
| Post girdles |
17 |
3 |
|
142 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
0 |
|
144 |
10 |
| COAL |
2 |
8 |
|
147 |
6 |
| Grey thill |
3 |
6 |
|
151 |
0 |
| White post, mixed with brown whin, open gullets |
4 |
0 |
|
155 |
0 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
5 |
0 |
|
160 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
0 |
|
163 |
0 |
| COAL, coarse |
0 |
7 |
|
163 |
7 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
4 |
3 |
|
167 |
10 |
| Grey thill |
1 |
8 |
|
169 |
6 |
| COAL |
1 |
3 |
|
170 |
9 |
| Grey thill |
2 |
6 |
|
173 |
3 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
6 |
6 |
|
179 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
0 |
|
181 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
182 |
4 |
| Grey thill |
2 |
0 |
|
184 |
4 |
| White post |
4 |
0 |
|
188 |
4 |
| Brown whin |
1 |
0 |
|
189 |
4 |
| Post girdles |
8 |
0 |
|
197 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
198 |
0 |
| Ramble stone |
1 |
4 |
|
199 |
4 |
| COAL |
1 |
2 |
|
200 |
6 |
| Grey thill |
2 |
0 |
|
202 |
6 |
| Dark metal, with ironstone balls |
4 |
6 |
|
207 |
0 |
| White post |
7 |
0 |
|
214 |
0 |
| Brown whin |
4 |
0 |
|
218 |
0 |
| White post |
10 |
0 |
|
228 |
0 |
| Grey post, with metal partings |
6 |
0 |
|
234 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
0 |
|
237 |
0 |
| COAL, foul |
0 |
6 |
|
237 |
6 |
| COAL - Brockwell or Main Coal Seam |
4 |
6 |
|
242 |
0 |
| COAL, good |
4 |
6 |
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| Seggar clay |
2 |
0 |
|
244 |
0 |
| Grey thill stones, mixed with ironstone balls |
4 |
6 |
|
248 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
6 |
|
256 |
0 |
| White post stone, with open gullets |
3 |
0 |
|
259 |
0 |
| Brown whin stone |
4 |
0 |
|
263 |
0 |
| White post, with open gullets and water, sunk into |
3 |
0 |
|
266 |
0 |
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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 0205 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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