Old Durham Colliery
An Account of Strata sunk through at Old Durham Colliery, near to Shincliffe Mill. 1848
Shaft Details
Sunk: 1848
Approximate surface level 120 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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fathoms, feet & inches, or metres
 
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Soil, clay, &c. |
9 |
0 |
|
9 |
0 |
| Gravel and sand |
4 |
6 |
|
13 |
6 |
| Clean sand |
2 |
6 |
|
16 |
0 |
| Strong stony blue clay |
16 |
0 |
|
32 |
0 |
| Brown post |
3 |
2 |
|
35 |
2 |
| White post |
2 |
4 |
|
37 |
6 |
| Brown post |
3 |
3 |
|
40 |
9 |
| White post |
0 |
8 |
|
41 |
5 |
| Brown post |
1 |
3 |
|
42 |
8 |
| White post |
3 |
6 |
|
46 |
2 |
| Yellow post |
3 |
9 |
|
49 |
11 |
| Brown post |
2 |
10 |
|
52 |
9 |
| White post |
4 |
1 |
|
56 |
10 |
| Brown post |
3 |
8 |
|
60 |
6 |
| White post |
2 |
0 |
|
62 |
6 |
| Brown and white post, mixed |
3 |
7 |
|
66 |
1 |
| Brown post |
3 |
4 |
|
69 |
5 |
| White post |
1 |
5 |
|
70 |
10 |
| Brown post |
0 |
9 |
|
71 |
7 |
| White post |
2 |
7 |
|
74 |
2 |
| Brown post |
1 |
7 |
|
75 |
9 |
| White post |
0 |
9 |
|
76 |
6 |
| Brown post |
0 |
6 |
|
77 |
0 |
| White post |
5 |
0 |
|
82 |
0 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
2 |
10 |
|
84 |
10 |
| Dark thill |
2 |
8 |
|
87 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
0 |
|
92 |
6 |
| Blue stone |
4 |
6 |
|
97 |
0 |
| White post |
6 |
5 |
|
103 |
5 |
| Whin |
0 |
7 |
|
104 |
0 |
| Grey post |
2 |
0 |
|
106 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
5 |
|
109 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
5 |
0 |
|
114 |
5 |
| Dark blue metal, mixed with ironstone |
6 |
0 |
|
120 |
5 |
| Black stone (a drift between pits) |
5 |
0 |
|
125 |
5 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
4 |
7 |
|
130 |
0 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
1 |
3 |
|
131 |
3 |
| COAL - Brass Thill Seam |
5 |
5 |
|
136 |
8 |
| COAL, top |
0 |
10 |
|
|
|
| Dark grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
|
|
| COAL, bottom |
0 |
7 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
3 |
11 |
|
140 |
7 |
| White post |
2 |
0 |
|
142 |
7 |
| Brown post |
4 |
0 |
|
146 |
7 |
| Whin |
2 |
6 |
|
149 |
1 |
| White post |
1 |
6 |
|
150 |
7 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
5 |
0 |
|
155 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
155 |
10 |
| Black metal |
9 |
10 |
|
165 |
8 |
| White post |
0 |
10 |
|
166 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
8 |
|
168 |
2 |
| White post |
3 |
0 |
|
171 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
6 |
|
173 |
8 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
5 |
0 |
|
178 |
8 |
| COAL |
3 |
11 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
5 |
|
|
|
| COAL, bottom |
0 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Soft thill seggar clay and coal pipes |
3 |
0 |
|
181 |
8 |
| Seggar clay, mixed with iron balls |
1 |
6 |
|
183 |
2 |
| Strong white post |
5 |
0 |
|
188 |
2 |
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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 1489 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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