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Penshaw Colliery

Lambton Pit

Strata in Lambton Pit, Penshaw Colliery. Begun May 10th, 1792

Shaft Details

Sunk: 10 May 1792

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Geology encountered   Thickness   Depth
  ft. in.   ft. in.
Outset    6  0     6  0
Brown soil    3  0     9  0
Blue clay    27  0     36  0
Brown sand, with water    3  0     39  0
Brown post    45  0     84  0
COAL    0  6     84  6
Grey metal stone    3  9     88  3
Blue metal    1  6     89  9
Grey post    1  7     91  4
Grey metal stone    1  1     92  5
White post    1  6     93  11
Grey metal stone    0  6     94  5
White post    0  6     94  11
Blue metal    2  6     97  5
Grey post    0  4     97  9
Grey metal stone    2  5     100  2
White post    1  0     101  2
Blue metal    1  2     102  4
White post    2  1     104  5
Black stone    2  6     106  11
COAL    0  6     107  5
Dun whin    3  0     110  5
Blue metal    2  6     112  11
COAL    0  7     113  6
Grey metal    0  9     114  3
Blue metal    11  0     125  3
Grey post    0  6     125  9
Blue metal    5  0     130  9
Black stone    1  10     132  7
COAL    1  1     133  8
Grey metal stone, with post girdles    19  1     152  9
Black stone    1  5     154  2
Grey metal    0  9     154  11
Bored further:—    0  0     154  11
Grey metal    0  7     155  6
Strong white post    1  2     156  8
Grey metal    5  9     162  5
COAL, with water    1  0     163  5
Grey metal    4  9     168  2
Grey metal stone, with post girdles    5  5     173  7
Grey metal    7  9     181  4
Blue metal    3  6     184  10
Strong white post    3  0     187  10
Grey metal stone, with hard girdles    5  11     193  9
Strong white post    1  4     195  1
Blue metal    4  4     199  5
Grey metal    3  1     202  6
COAL    2  8     205  2
Blue metal    0  8     205  10
Strong white post    2  2     208  0
Grey metal stone, with post girdles    6  5     214  5
COAL    1  6     215  11
Blue metal    1  6     217  5
Grey metal, with post girdles    2  2     219  7
Strong white post    0  9     220  4
Blue metal    0  8     221  0
Strong white post    7  6     228  6
Grey metal stone, with post girdles    15  4     243  10
Grey post    1  0     244  10
Grey metal stone    14  0     258  10
COAL    0  10     259  8
Blue metal    2  4     262  0
Strong white post, with metal partings and water    2  7     264  7
Strong white post, with a mixture of whin    7  2     271  9
Blue metal    1  8     273  5
COAL    0  4     273  9
Blue metal    3  10     277  7
Strong white post    3  0     280  7
Grey metal stone    0  8     281  3
Strong white post, with a mixture of whin    3  9     285  0
Grey metal stone, with post girdles    2  4     287  4
Strong grey post    2  6     289  10
Blue metal    13  6     303  4
COAL    0  7     303  11
Grey metal stone, with post girdles    5  5     309  4
Strong white post    15  4     324  8
Whin    2  4     327  0
Strong white post    44  4     371  4
Grey metal stone, with post girdles    9  1     380  5
COAL    1  8     382  1
Black stone    1  1     383  2
Grey metal    1  2     384  4
Grey metal stone, with rust girdles    36  7     420  11
Black stone    4  7     425  6
COAL    2  0     427  6
Strong grey metal, with post girdles    31  2     458  8
Strong grey post, with a mixture of whin    4  10     463  6
Grey metal stone, with post girdles    3  0     466  6
COAL    2  8     469  2
Brown metal    0  4     469  6
Strong grey metal, with post girdles    15  0     484  6
Strong white post, with a mixture of whin    2  4     486  10
Grey metal stone, with strong post girdles    2  3     489  1
Whin    0  11     490  0
Grey metal stone, with strong post girdles    10  10     500  10
COAL - Five-Quarter Seam    3  6     504  4
Grey metal    1  2     505  6
Grey metal stone, with hard lumps    5  9     511  3
Black stone    1  0     512  3
Grey metal stone, with post girdles    15  7     527  10
Strong white post, with a mixture of whin    3  7     531  5
Grey metal stone, with post girdles    6  0     537  5
Strong white post, with a mixture of whin    2  8     540  1
Whin    0  5     540  6
Strong white post, with a mixture of whin    7  10     548  4
Grey metal stone, with post girdles    11  10     560  2
Blue metal, with hard girdles    4  8     564  10
COAL - Main Coal Seam    6  3     571  1

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 1526 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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