| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Soil |
1 |
2 |
|
1 |
2 |
| Yellow clay |
5 |
0 |
|
6 |
2 |
| Blue clay |
6 |
0 |
|
12 |
2 |
| Quick sand, liquid as water |
9 |
0 |
|
21 |
2 |
| Blue clay |
14 |
0 |
|
35 |
2 |
| Brown stone clay |
4 |
10 |
|
40 |
0 |
| Broken yellow freestone |
3 |
0 |
|
43 |
0 |
| Brown and white freestone |
21 |
0 |
|
64 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
0 |
|
66 |
0 |
| Seggar clay |
6 |
0 |
|
72 |
0 |
| Black metal |
4 |
3 |
|
76 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
76 |
6 |
| Thill |
2 |
8 |
|
79 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
0 |
|
80 |
2 |
| Grey metal, mixed with post girdles and water |
9 |
10 |
|
90 |
0 |
| Black slaty stone |
1 |
8 |
|
91 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
92 |
0 |
| Thill |
8 |
0 |
|
100 |
0 |
| White with whin balls |
1 |
0 |
|
101 |
0 |
| White post, with blue metal partings |
26 |
0 |
|
127 |
0 |
| Grey metal, with water |
9 |
0 |
|
136 |
0 |
| Black metal |
2 |
0 |
|
138 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
138 |
2 |
| Thill |
10 |
0 |
|
148 |
2 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
15 |
0 |
|
163 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
0 |
|
167 |
2 |
| Blue post, with water |
5 |
0 |
|
172 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
12 |
0 |
|
184 |
2 |
| Black metal |
25 |
9 |
|
209 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
210 |
1 |
| Thill |
3 |
10 |
|
213 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
2 |
|
217 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
217 |
2 |
| Thill |
2 |
9 |
|
219 |
11 |
| Grey metal, with coal and water |
4 |
6 |
|
224 |
5 |
| White post, with blue metal partings |
2 |
0 |
|
226 |
5 |
| Black metal |
12 |
0 |
|
238 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
5 |
0 |
|
243 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
243 |
6 |
| Thill |
2 |
0 |
|
245 |
6 |
| Black metal |
3 |
0 |
|
248 |
6 |
| White post, with black metal partings and whin balls |
61 |
6 |
|
310 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
310 |
6 |
| Blue metal thill |
2 |
0 |
|
312 |
6 |
| Black metal |
7 |
0 |
|
319 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
55 |
0 |
|
374 |
6 |
| White post, with hard girdles |
19 |
6 |
|
394 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
6 |
0 |
|
400 |
0 |
| COAL |
1 |
6 |
|
401 |
6 |
| Blue metal, with hard girdles |
32 |
11 |
|
434 |
5 |
| COAL |
1 |
11 |
|
436 |
4 |
| Thill |
6 |
0 |
|
442 |
4 |
| Blue metal, with post girdles |
9 |
9 |
|
452 |
1 |
| White post girdles, with whin balls |
1 |
4 |
|
453 |
5 |
| Blue metal, with grey post girdles |
12 |
7 |
|
466 |
0 |
| White post, with whin balls |
2 |
0 |
|
468 |
0 |
| Blue metal, with post girdles |
26 |
8 |
|
494 |
8 |
| Black slaty stone |
3 |
0 |
|
497 |
8 |
| COAL - Supposed Main Coal Seam |
3 |
3 |
|
500 |
11 |
| COAL |
1 |
0½ |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
7½ |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
0 |
5 |
|
501 |
4 |
| Strong grey metal stone, with post girdles |
7 |
0 |
|
508 |
4 |
| Strong white post |
2 |
0 |
|
510 |
4 |
| Bored — |
0 |
0 |
|
510 |
4 |
| Strong white post |
2 |
0 |
|
512 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
13 |
0 |
|
525 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
1 |
|
528 |
5 |
| Black metal |
16 |
10 |
|
545 |
3 |
| Black metal, soft |
0 |
8 |
|
545 |
11 |
| COAL |
1 |
8 |
|
547 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
5 |
|
549 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
7 |
2 |
|
556 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
10 |
10 |
|
567 |
0 |
| Black metal |
1 |
8 |
|
568 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
569 |
5 |
| Black metal |
1 |
8 |
|
571 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
7 |
|
572 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
59 |
7 |
|
632 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
18 |
6 |
|
650 |
9 |
| Black metal |
2 |
0 |
|
652 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
2 |
|
657 |
11 |
| Post |
0 |
10 |
|
658 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
10 |
|
660 |
7 |
| Post |
0 |
8 |
|
661 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
3 |
|
662 |
6 |
| Post |
1 |
11 |
|
664 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
7 |
|
666 |
0 |
| Post |
10 |
10 |
|
676 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
5 |
3 |
|
682 |
1 |
| Black metal, with scares of coal |
5 |
2 |
|
687 |
3 |
| Thill |
3 |
5 |
|
690 |
8 |
| Soft black metal |
1 |
7 |
|
692 |
3 |
| COAL |
2 |
5 |
|
694 |
8 |
| Band |
1 |
7 |
|
696 |
3 |
| Black metal, with scares of coal |
1 |
10 |
|
698 |
1 |
| Thill |
3 |
1 |
|
701 |
2 |
| Grey metal stone |
4 |
11 |
|
706 |
1 |
| Grey metal, mixed with post girdles |
8 |
5 |
|
714 |
6 |
| Black stone, with scares of coal |
3 |
5 |
|
717 |
11 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
6 |
7 |
|
724 |
6 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone girdles |
1 |
1 |
|
725 |
7 |
| Black metal |
1 |
0 |
|
726 |
7 |
| COAL, foul |
0 |
5 |
|
727 |
0 |
| Soft grey metal |
2 |
3 |
|
729 |
3 |
| Grey and white post, with dark scares |
12 |
3 |
|
741 |
6 |
| Strong dark grey metal, inclining to post |
3 |
5 |
|
744 |
11 |
| COAL |
1 |
1 |
|
746 |
0 |
| Dark grey metal thill |
1 |
10 |
|
747 |
10 |
| Post |
1 |
3 |
|
749 |
1 |
| Black metal |
2 |
3 |
|
751 |
4 |
| White post |
7 |
10 |
|
759 |
2 |
| Dark blue metal, with iron girdles |
13 |
5 |
|
772 |
7 |
| Black metal, with iron girdles |
7 |
10 |
|
780 |
5 |
| Grey metal thill |
12 |
11 |
|
793 |
4 |
| Grey metal stone |
8 |
0 |
|
801 |
4 |
| Black metal stone |
0 |
9 |
|
802 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
8 |
7 |
|
810 |
8 |
| Grey post |
1 |
1 |
|
811 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
8 |
|
815 |
5 |
| Grey whin |
0 |
11 |
|
816 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
819 |
4 |
| Black dant |
0 |
2 |
|
819 |
6 |
| COAL |
2 |
7 |
|
822 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
3 |
|
824 |
4 |
original entry for sinking/boring number 0178 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"
