Pelton Colliery
Fan Pit
Account of Sinking at the Fan Pit, Pelton Colliery
Shaft Details
Closed: Feb 1965
Approximate surface level 200 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Blue clay |
24 |
0 |
|
24 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
18 |
0 |
|
42 |
0 |
| Freestone |
18 |
0 |
|
60 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
15 |
0 |
|
75 |
0 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
1 |
0 |
|
76 |
0 |
| COAL, crushed |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Seggar |
2 |
0 |
|
78 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
14 |
0 |
|
92 |
0 |
| Post band |
0 |
6 |
|
92 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
7 |
0 |
|
99 |
6 |
| White post |
7 |
0 |
|
106 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
13 |
0 |
|
119 |
6 |
| Seggar clay |
4 |
0 |
|
123 |
6 |
| Blue metal, with post bands |
6 |
0 |
|
129 |
6 |
| White post, with partings |
33 |
0 |
|
162 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
0 |
|
166 |
6 |
| Grey metal, with post bands |
18 |
0 |
|
184 |
6 |
| White post |
15 |
6 |
|
200 |
0 |
| White post |
20 |
6 |
|
220 |
6 |
| COAL - Maudlin Seam |
3 |
4 |
|
223 |
10 |
| Seggar |
4 |
2 |
|
228 |
0 |
| Hard white post |
7 |
8 |
|
235 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
14 |
3 |
|
249 |
11 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
3 |
2 |
|
253 |
1 |
| Strong grey metal |
14 |
0 |
|
267 |
1 |
| COAL |
1 |
4 |
|
268 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
19 |
8 |
|
288 |
1 |
| Whin |
1 |
2 |
|
289 |
3 |
| Strong grey metal |
4 |
3 |
|
293 |
6 |
| White post, with partings |
15 |
0 |
|
308 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
5 |
0 |
|
313 |
6 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
5 |
6 |
|
319 |
0 |
| COAL |
4 |
6 |
|
|
|
| COAL, bottom |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Seggar |
2 |
6 |
|
321 |
6 |
| Hard white post |
15 |
0 |
|
336 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
337 |
3 |
| Hard white post |
22 |
0 |
|
359 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
360 |
0 |
| Seggar |
2 |
0 |
|
362 |
0 |
| Grey metal, with post bands |
21 |
0 |
|
383 |
0 |
| White post |
4 |
0 |
|
387 |
0 |
| Grey metal, with post bands |
21 |
0 |
|
408 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
408 |
6 |
| Seggar |
2 |
0 |
|
410 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
15 |
0 |
|
425 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
426 |
0 |
| Seggar |
6 |
0 |
|
432 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
8 |
0 |
|
440 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
440 |
10 |
| Seggar |
3 |
0 |
|
443 |
10 |
| White post |
1 |
0 |
|
444 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
0 |
|
447 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
448 |
8 |
| Seggar |
4 |
2 |
|
452 |
10 |
| Hard white post |
7 |
8 |
|
460 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
4 |
|
460 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
461 |
3 |
| Seggar |
3 |
8 |
|
464 |
11 |
| White post, with partings |
12 |
0 |
|
476 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
477 |
4 |
| Seggar |
6 |
6 |
|
483 |
10 |
| Grey metal, with post bands |
6 |
6 |
|
490 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
0 |
|
493 |
4 |
| COAL - Harvey Seam |
2 |
0 |
|
495 |
4 |
| Seggar |
2 |
9 |
|
498 |
1 |
| White post, with partings |
9 |
0 |
|
507 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
507 |
6 |
| Seggar |
6 |
0 |
|
513 |
6 |
| Post |
2 |
0 |
|
515 |
6 |
| Grey metal, with post bands |
20 |
0 |
|
535 |
6 |
| COAL - Busty Bank Seam |
5 |
6 |
|
541 |
0 |
| Seggar |
2 |
0 |
|
543 |
0 |
| Post |
8 |
0 |
|
551 |
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 1523 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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