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North Biddick Colliery
Little Pit
Strata sunk through in the Little Pit, 15 yards South-west of the Haugh Pit, North Biddick Colliery, March, 1894
Shaft Details
Sunk: Mar 1894, Closed: Mar 1935
Approximate surface level 40 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)


 

 

 

 
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| 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 stony 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 with post girdles |
9 |
10 |
|
90 |
0 |
| Black stone |
1 |
8 |
|
91 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
92 |
0 |
| Seggar-clay |
8 |
0 |
|
100 |
0 |
| White post, with whin balls |
27 |
0 |
|
127 |
0 |
| Grey metal, with water |
9 |
0 |
|
136 |
0 |
| Black metal |
2 |
0 |
|
138 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
138 |
2 |
| Seggar-clay |
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 |
| Seggar-clay |
3 |
10 |
|
213 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
2 |
|
217 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
217 |
2 |
| Seggar |
2 |
9 |
|
219 |
11 |
| Grey metal, with water |
4 |
6 |
|
224 |
5 |
| White post |
8 |
7 |
|
233 |
0 |
| Post |
2 |
6 |
|
235 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
1 |
|
235 |
7 |
| Grey whin |
4 |
0 |
|
239 |
7 |
| Strong white post |
6 |
0 |
|
245 |
7 |
| Stong post, with partings |
4 |
5 |
|
250 |
0 |
| Strong post |
30 |
0 |
|
280 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
2 |
|
281 |
2 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
10 |
|
282 |
0 |
| Blue metal, with iron girdles |
10 |
6 |
|
292 |
6 |
| COAL |
3 |
1 |
|
295 |
7 |
| Seggar |
2 |
0 |
|
297 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
32 |
0 |
|
329 |
7 |
| Dark slaty stone |
2 |
5 |
|
332 |
0 |
| COAL, very dirty |
2 |
8 |
|
334 |
8 |
| Seggar |
2 |
0 |
|
336 |
8 |
| Strong grey metal, with iron balls |
21 |
0 |
|
357 |
8 |
| Strong white post |
4 |
0 |
|
361 |
8 |
| Grey post |
8 |
0 |
|
369 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
11 |
0 |
|
380 |
8 |
| COAL - Three-Quarter Seam |
2 |
4 |
|
383 |
0 |
| Seggar thill |
1 |
0 |
|
384 |
0 |
| Grey metal, with iron girdles |
34 |
6 |
|
418 |
6 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
3 |
8 |
|
422 |
2 |
| Seggar thill |
2 |
4 |
|
424 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
10 |
|
432 |
4 |
| Strong grey metal, with post girdles |
4 |
0 |
|
436 |
4 |
| Dark grey metal |
15 |
0 |
|
451 |
4 |
| Blue metal, with iron girdles |
19 |
10 |
|
471 |
2 |
| Soft grey metal |
14 |
4 |
|
485 |
6 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
5 |
8 |
|
491 |
2 |
| COAL |
2 |
1 |
|
491 |
2 |
| Stone |
0 |
3 |
|
491 |
2 |
| COAL |
3 |
4 |
|
491 |
2 |
| Fine seggar |
2 |
6 |
|
493 |
8 |
| Strong grey metal, with post girdles |
17 |
0 |
|
510 |
8 |
| Fine blue metal with iron girdles |
25 |
6 |
|
536 |
2 |
| Very strong post, with whin |
3 |
0 |
|
539 |
2 |
| Blue metal, with post girdles |
3 |
9 |
|
542 |
11 |
| COAL - Maudlin Seam |
5 |
8 |
|
548 |
7 |
| COAL |
4 |
6 |
|
548 |
7 |
| Seggar |
0 |
7 |
|
548 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
548 |
7 |
| Strong dark post |
2 |
0 |
|
550 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
9 |
0 |
|
559 |
7 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
6 |
0 |
|
565 |
7 |
| Blue metal, with iron bands |
14 |
0 |
|
579 |
7 |
| COAL |
3 |
3 |
|
582 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
582 |
10 |
| Stone |
0 |
3 |
|
582 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
5½ |
|
582 |
10 |
| Black stone |
1 |
7 |
|
582 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
582 |
10 |
| Strong bastard seggar |
4 |
3 |
|
587 |
1 |
| Dark blue metal |
7 |
0 |
|
594 |
1 |
| Grey metalm with post girdles |
14 |
10 |
|
608 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
14 |
0 |
|
622 |
11 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
3 |
0 |
|
625 |
11 |
| Grey post |
5 |
8 |
|
631 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
6 |
|
633 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
633 |
5 |
| Seggar |
1 |
2 |
|
634 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
17 |
4 |
|
651 |
11 |
| Strong post |
2 |
0 |
|
653 |
11 |
| Leafy post |
9 |
0 |
|
662 |
11 |
| Very strong whin |
5 |
0 |
|
667 |
11 |
| White post |
4 |
8 |
|
672 |
7 |
| Leafy post |
3 |
4 |
|
675 |
11 |
| Strong white post |
9 |
0 |
|
684 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
6 |
0 |
|
690 |
11 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
5 |
1 |
|
696 |
0 |
| COAL |
3 |
6 |
|
696 |
0 |
| Seggar |
0 |
2 |
|
696 |
0 |
| COAL |
1 |
5 |
|
696 |
0 |
| Seggar |
2 |
0 |
|
698 |
0 |
| Blue metal, with iron girdles |
3 |
6 |
|
701 |
6 |
| Leafy post, with whin girdles |
15 |
1 |
|
716 |
7 |
| Blue metal, within post girdles |
4 |
6 |
|
721 |
1 |
| Strong post girdle |
0 |
4 |
|
721 |
5 |
| Strong blue metal |
2 |
0 |
|
723 |
5 |
| Dark grey post |
2 |
1 |
|
725 |
6 |
| Leafy post |
2 |
6 |
|
728 |
0 |
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Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Supplement, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1910
original entry for sinking/boring number 2418 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Supplement, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1910"
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