Shafts	Index	Shafts

Geology encountered   Thickness   Depth   ft. in.   ft. in. To Beaumont Seam, from the surface    252  0     252  0 Post, mixed with blue metal    24  0     276  0 Blue metal    4  6     280  6 Grey metal, mixed with post girdles    1  0     281  6 COAL    5  5     286  11     COAL    0  9            Good fire clay    3  0            COAL    1  8        Fire clay; mixed with black thill    3  4     290  3 Post, mixed with whin girdles    9  0     299  3 Blue metal, mixed with small post girdles    42  0     341  3 Post, mixed with whin girdles    19  0     360  3 COAL - Stone Coal or Top Busty Seam    2  2     362  5     COAL (makes a good deal of gas)    2  2        Fire clay    3  0     365  5 Post, mixed with whin girdles    12  0     377  5 Blue metal    2  0     379  5 COAL - Five-Quarter or Bottom Busty Seam    4  10     384  3     COAL    0  7            Fire clay, mixed with coal bands    2  9            COAL    1  6        White post    39  0     423  3 COAL    5  8     428  11     COAL    0  8            Fire clay    3  0            COAL    2  0        Fire clay, mixed with post girdles    22  0     450  11 COAL    2  9     453  8     COAL    0  2            Fire clay    2  4            COAL    0  3        Fire clay    3  0     456  8 Blue metal, mixed with post girdles    13  0     469  8 COAL - Brockwell Seam    3  4     473  0

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 1481 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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