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Nettlesworth Colliery
New Pit
Strata sunk through in the Nettlesworth new Pit. 1861
Shaft Details
Sunk: 1861, Closed: 27 Sep 1974
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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. |
| Soil |
1 |
0 |
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1 |
0 |
| Yellow clay |
4 |
0 |
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5 |
0 |
| Quick-sand |
20 |
0 |
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25 |
0 |
| Blue clay, stony and strong |
15 |
0 |
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40 |
0 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
5 |
0 |
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45 |
0 |
| Seggar clay |
3 |
0 |
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48 |
0 |
| Blue metal stone |
9 |
9 |
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57 |
9 |
| Grey post, with water |
14 |
0 |
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71 |
9 |
| Black shivery stone |
2 |
6 |
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74 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
9 |
0 |
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83 |
3 |
| Coal pipe |
0 |
1 |
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83 |
4 |
| Thill stone |
1 |
8 |
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85 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
10 |
0 |
|
95 |
0 |
| White post |
3 |
0 |
|
98 |
0 |
| Strong grey post, mixed with whin stone |
3 |
0 |
|
101 |
0 |
| COAL, splint |
1 |
0 |
|
102 |
0 |
| Seggar clay stone |
2 |
0 |
|
104 |
0 |
| Strong white post, with water |
69 |
0 |
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173 |
0 |
| Brown whin stone, with water |
2 |
8 |
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175 |
8 |
| Strong brown post (engine going 26 strokes per minute) |
13 |
7 |
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189 |
3 |
| Strong white post |
9 |
0 |
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198 |
3 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
2 |
11 |
|
201 |
2 |
| Thill stone |
1 |
4 |
|
202 |
6 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
4 |
6 |
|
207 |
0 |
| White post, mixed with whin stone |
1 |
0 |
|
208 |
0 |
| Grey metal (feeders of water all the way) |
2 |
10 |
|
210 |
10 |
| White stone girdle |
0 |
11 |
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211 |
9 |
| Grey post |
4 |
0 |
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215 |
9 |
| Strong grey metal, with ironstone girdles |
14 |
6 |
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230 |
3 |
| Brass thill stone |
3 |
0 |
|
233 |
3 |
| Thill stone |
1 |
4 |
|
234 |
7 |
| Strong white post |
4 |
6 |
|
239 |
1 |
| Black leafy post |
6 |
6 |
|
245 |
7 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
246 |
7 |
| Thill stone |
1 |
0 |
|
247 |
7 |
| Grey metal, mixed with ironstone |
3 |
0 |
|
250 |
7 |
| Black stone, mixed with ironstone |
6 |
3 |
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256 |
10 |
| Brown whin stone |
1 |
8 |
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258 |
6 |
| Black stone, mixed with ironstone |
7 |
0 |
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265 |
6 |
| Grey metal, mixed with ironstone |
5 |
0 |
|
270 |
6 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
3 |
10 |
|
274 |
4 |
| COAL (there are 3 inches of splint included at the bottom of the seam) |
3 |
10 |
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| Shivery thill stone |
1 |
2 |
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275 |
6 |
| COAL, splint |
0 |
4 |
|
275 |
10 |
| Black swad |
0 |
4 |
|
276 |
2 |
| COAL, splint or bottom |
0 |
8 |
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276 |
10 |
| Thill stone |
2 |
6 |
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279 |
4 |
| Strong grey post, inclined to whin |
0 |
6 |
|
279 |
10 |
| Strong white post |
3 |
6 |
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283 |
4 |
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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 1409 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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