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Pelton Colliery
North Pit
Account of Strata sunk through in the North Pit, Pelton Colliery. 1868
Shaft Details
Sunk: 1868, Closed: Feb 1965
Approximate surface level 205 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Soil |
1 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
| Yellow clay |
6 |
0 |
|
7 |
0 |
| Loam and sand, with a little water |
7 |
0 |
|
14 |
0 |
| Soft blue metal |
44 |
9 |
|
58 |
9 |
| Blue metal stone |
9 |
0 |
|
67 |
9 |
| COAL - Main Seam |
5 |
3 |
|
73 |
0 |
| Grey thill stone |
2 |
10 |
|
75 |
10 |
| White post |
2 |
11 |
|
78 |
9 |
| Post girdles, with blue metal partings |
2 |
7 |
|
81 |
4 |
| Strong grey metal |
8 |
5 |
|
89 |
9 |
| Light grey metal |
4 |
1 |
|
93 |
10 |
| Ironstone band |
0 |
2 |
|
94 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
4 |
|
95 |
4 |
| Ironstone band |
0 |
2 |
|
95 |
6 |
| Light blue metal |
1 |
4 |
|
96 |
10 |
| ironstone band |
0 |
2 |
|
97 |
0 |
| Dark blue metal |
1 |
6 |
|
98 |
6 |
| Brown post stone |
0 |
8 |
|
99 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
5 |
2 |
|
104 |
4 |
| Strong white post |
3 |
10 |
|
108 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
6 |
|
111 |
8 |
| ironstone band |
0 |
3 |
|
111 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
7 |
|
115 |
6 |
| Ironstone band |
0 |
2 |
|
115 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
6 |
|
118 |
2 |
| Ironstone band |
0 |
1 |
|
118 |
3 |
| Strong grey metal |
2 |
2 |
|
120 |
5 |
| Strong grey metal, inclined to post |
3 |
4 |
|
123 |
9 |
| Extra strong grey metal, inclined to post |
1 |
8 |
|
125 |
5 |
| Light grey metal |
3 |
3 |
|
128 |
8 |
| Brown post, with partings |
28 |
3 |
|
156 |
11 |
| Soft grey metal |
11 |
3 |
|
168 |
2 |
| Brown post |
5 |
6 |
|
173 |
8 |
| Extra strong grey metal |
5 |
5 |
|
179 |
1 |
| Strong grey metal |
2 |
9 |
|
181 |
10 |
| Grey post |
3 |
2 |
|
185 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
8 |
|
187 |
8 |
| Grey post |
3 |
6 |
|
191 |
2 |
| Strong brown post |
2 |
9 |
|
193 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
8 |
|
194 |
7 |
| Light brown post |
10 |
5 |
|
205 |
0 |
| Light brown post |
28 |
0 |
|
233 |
0 |
| COAL - Maudlin Seam |
1 |
11 |
|
234 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
|
|
| Strong grey post |
0 |
9 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
|
|
| Strong grey metal |
2 |
10 |
|
237 |
9 |
| Strong grey post |
6 |
8 |
|
244 |
5 |
| Whin, with joints |
3 |
2 |
|
247 |
7 |
| Grey metal stone |
10 |
3 |
|
257 |
10 |
| Light blue metal |
4 |
0 |
|
261 |
10 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
3 |
2 |
|
265 |
0 |
| Strong grey metal |
12 |
0 |
|
277 |
0 |
| COAL |
1 |
3 |
|
278 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
18 |
9 |
|
297 |
0 |
| Whin |
0 |
11 |
|
297 |
11 |
| Strong grey metal |
10 |
7 |
|
308 |
6 |
| White post |
6 |
0 |
|
314 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
0 |
|
315 |
6 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
5 |
6 |
|
321 |
0 |
| COAL |
4 |
6 |
|
|
|
| COAL, coarse |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Black stone |
2 |
0 |
|
323 |
0 |
| White post |
17 |
10 |
|
340 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
11 |
|
341 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
6 |
|
346 |
3 |
| Brown post, with water |
2 |
9 |
|
349 |
0 |
| Post |
13 |
3 |
|
362 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
13 |
0 |
|
375 |
3 |
| Blue metal and coal pipes |
4 |
7 |
|
379 |
10 |
| White post |
0 |
4 |
|
380 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
8 |
|
380 |
10 |
| Blue metal and coal pipes |
32 |
0 |
|
412 |
10 |
| White post |
1 |
0 |
|
413 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
6 |
2 |
|
420 |
0 |
| COAL |
1 |
6 |
|
421 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
0 |
|
423 |
6 |
| White post |
10 |
6 |
|
434 |
0 |
| Post |
1 |
2 |
|
435 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
5 |
|
439 |
7 |
| Post and blue metal, mixed |
3 |
5 |
|
443 |
0 |
| Sand |
1 |
8 |
|
444 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
2 |
|
445 |
10 |
| Post and blue metal |
2 |
7 |
|
448 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
2 |
|
452 |
7 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
3 |
|
452 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
2 |
|
456 |
0 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
3 |
|
456 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
7 |
|
457 |
10 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
3 |
|
458 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
7 |
|
460 |
8 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
3 |
|
460 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
11 |
10 |
|
472 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
473 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
7 |
0 |
|
480 |
2 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
481 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
4 |
|
483 |
6 |
| White post |
3 |
3 |
|
486 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
1 |
|
489 |
10 |
| COAL |
1 |
6 |
|
491 |
4 |
| White post |
12 |
6 |
|
503 |
10 |
| Grey post |
6 |
1 |
|
509 |
11 |
| White post |
5 |
4 |
|
515 |
3 |
| Very hard white whin |
0 |
10 |
|
516 |
1 |
| White post |
3 |
4 |
|
519 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
6 |
|
519 |
11 |
| COAL |
1 |
3 |
|
521 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
13 |
5 |
|
534 |
7 |
| COAL |
1 |
8 |
|
536 |
3 |
| Grey thill |
0 |
6 |
|
536 |
9 |
| Whin, or very hard white post |
1 |
5 |
|
538 |
2 |
| White post |
0 |
4 |
|
538 |
7 |
| Grey metal stone |
1 |
0 |
|
539 |
7 |
| Whin |
2 |
2 |
|
541 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
3 |
|
545 |
0 |
| Post girdle, or ironstone band |
0 |
4 |
|
545 |
4 |
| Grey metal or shale |
4 |
3 |
|
549 |
7 |
| Grey metal stone |
3 |
9 |
|
553 |
4 |
| Black metal |
1 |
10 |
|
555 |
2 |
| Grey metal stone |
4 |
8 |
|
559 |
10 |
| Dark grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
562 |
10 |
| Dark grey or black metal |
4 |
6 |
|
567 |
4 |
| Light grey metal |
2 |
8 |
|
570 |
0 |
| COAL - Busty Seam |
5 |
2 |
|
575 |
2 |
| COAL |
2 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
2 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Bored, 1857:— |
0 |
0 |
|
575 |
2 |
| Grey metal or fire clay |
0 |
4 |
|
575 |
6 |
| Grey metal stone |
4 |
6 |
|
580 |
0 |
| White post, with bard whin girdles |
54 |
1 |
|
634 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
4 |
|
637 |
5 |
| Fine grey sand |
1 |
2 |
|
638 |
7 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
4 |
0 |
|
642 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
3 |
|
647 |
10 |
| Blackish grey metal |
0 |
9 |
|
648 |
7 |
| Dark grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
650 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
0 |
|
651 |
7 |
| Grey metal stone |
6 |
0 |
|
657 |
7 |
| Light grey metal stone |
8 |
4 |
|
665 |
11 |
| Whin |
0 |
3 |
|
666 |
2 |
| Grey metal stone, with post girdles |
14 |
9 |
|
680 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
2 |
|
683 |
1 |
| COAL - Brockwell Seam |
1 |
1 |
|
684 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
1 |
|
685 |
3 |
| Grey metal stone |
2 |
0 |
|
687 |
3 |
| Hard white post |
9 |
8 |
|
696 |
11 |
| Grey metal stone |
12 |
0 |
|
708 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
9 |
|
712 |
8 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
713 |
8 |
| Dark blue metal |
10 |
3 |
|
723 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
9 |
|
729 |
8 |
| Whin |
0 |
10 |
|
730 |
6 |
| White post |
0 |
5 |
|
730 |
11 |
| Grey metal stone |
1 |
0 |
|
731 |
11 |
| Hard white post |
3 |
0 |
|
734 |
11 |
| Grey metal stone |
0 |
6 |
|
735 |
5 |
| Hard white post |
1 |
2 |
|
736 |
7 |
| Whin |
0 |
4 |
|
736 |
11 |
| White post |
0 |
4 |
|
737 |
3 |
| Grey metal stone |
19 |
6 |
|
756 |
9 |
| Extra hard white post, with whin girdles |
33 |
10 |
|
790 |
7 |
| Dark blue metal |
4 |
9 |
|
795 |
4 |
| Black metal |
6 |
11 |
|
802 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
0 |
|
803 |
3 |
| White post |
1 |
0 |
|
804 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
805 |
9 |
| Sand |
0 |
8 |
|
806 |
5 |
| Light grey sand |
1 |
8 |
|
808 |
1 |
| White post |
0 |
6 |
|
808 |
7 |
| Dark grey post |
5 |
5 |
|
814 |
0 |
| White post |
8 |
4 |
|
822 |
4 |
| Strong grey metal |
6 |
9 |
|
829 |
1 |
| Whin |
1 |
9 |
|
830 |
10 |
| Hard grey metal |
2 |
6 |
|
833 |
4 |
| Whin |
0 |
6 |
|
833 |
10 |
| Hard grey metal |
10 |
3 |
|
844 |
1 |
| White post |
0 |
6 |
|
844 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
4 |
|
848 |
11 |
| White post |
1 |
8 |
|
850 |
7 |
| Extra strong grey metal |
4 |
7 |
|
855 |
2 |
| White post |
1 |
5 |
|
856 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
9 |
|
858 |
4 |
| Whin |
0 |
6 |
|
858 |
10 |
| Light grey metal |
3 |
9 |
|
862 |
7 |
| White post |
3 |
6 |
|
866 |
1 |
| Extra hard white post |
26 |
2 |
|
892 |
3 |
| Whin |
2 |
1 |
|
894 |
4 |
| Extra hard white post |
14 |
3 |
|
908 |
7 |
| Whin |
3 |
9 |
|
912 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
9 |
|
913 |
1 |
| White post |
6 |
9 |
|
919 |
10 |
| Whin |
1 |
0 |
|
920 |
10 |
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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 1524 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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