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Pittington Colliery

Londonderry Pit

Account of Strata sunk through in the Londonderry Pit, North Pittington Colliery. Began April 3rd, 1826, ended June 19th, 1828

Shaft Details

Sunk: 03 Apr 1826

Approximate surface level 325 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)

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Geology encountered   Thickness   Depth
  ft. in.   ft. in.
Outset    19  8     19  8
Soil    1  0     20  8
Gravelly clay    29  0     49  8
Blue metal (delivery drift in this, 8 ft. 2½ in. of offtake)    22  6     72  2
COAL    1  8     73  10
Grey metal    4  10     78  8
Jointy white post, with water    1  7     80  3
Grey metal    1  5     81  8
Jointy white post    1  2     82  10
Grey metal    2  5     85  3
COAL, foul    1  0     86  3
Soft black thill    0  7     86  10
Soft grey metal    8  0     94  10
Soft blue metal    12  7     107  5
COAL    0  3     107  8
Grey thill    1  5     109  1
Strong grey metal    9  0     118  1
Strong grey metal, with white post girdles    3  10     121  11
Freestone (a drift set in about half-way in this freestone, Sept. 7th, 1826)    40  0     161  11
Whin    4  8     166  7
White post and iron balls    10  1     176  8
Grey metal    0  6     177  2
Whin    1  8     178  10
White post    2  3     181  1
Grey metal    4  2     185  3
COAL, splint (Oct. 27th, 1826, drift set in)    2  3     187  7
Grey metal    24  0     211  7
Black stone and coal    2  0     213  7
Grey metal    10  7     224  2
Soft black stone    5  3     229  5
COAL - Three-Quarter Seam    5  1     234  6
    COAL    1         
    Black stone    0  9       
    COAL    1  5       
    Black stone    0  8       
    COAL    0         
Black thill stone    3  5     238  0
Strong blue metal    16  5     254  5
Black stone, with coal pipes    1  4     255  9
COAL - Five-Quarter Seam    3  9     259  6
    COAL, splint    0         
    COAL, good    3         
    COAL, splint    0         
Black thill stone    2  8     262  2
Grey metal    25  6     287  8
Soft grey metal, with iron balls    5  7     293  3
Black stone    1  9     295  0
Grey thill stone    2  8     297  8
Black stone    2  9     300  5
COAL - Main Coal Seam    4  5     304  10
Grey thill stone    4  2     309  0
White post girdles    0  7     309  7
Strong grey metal    14  0     323  7
Blue metal    5  5     329  0
Black stone, with water    0  11     330  0
Grey metal, with post girdles and water    4  3     334  3
Blue metal    2  7     336  10
Strong grey metal    22  7     359  5
COAL - Maudlin Seam    6  3     365  8
    Black stone (drift set in, Dec. 4th, 1827)    6  3       
Grey metal, with post girdles and water    2  2     367  10
Strong white post    18  4     386  2
Black parting, with water    0  3     386  5
Strong white post    27  6     413  11
Black stone    9  5     423  4
Strong white post    9  8     433  0
Grey metal, with post girdles and water    1  2     434  2
Strong white post    2  6     436  8
Black stone, with water    0  10     437  6
Strong white post    5  11     443  6
Strong white post    16  1     459  7
Soft blue stone    2  2     461  9
COAL - Low Main Seam    4  0     465  9
    COAL, coarse    3         
    Black stone    0         
    COAL, splint    0         
Grey metal thill    1  0     466  9
Strong grey metal, with post girdles    15  8     482  5
Soft blue metal    15  0     497  5
COAL, splint    1  5     498  10
Soft blue metal, with post girdles    11  9     510  7
COAL - Brass Thill Seam    2  5     513  0
    COAL, high    0  7       
    Soft blue metal    1  2       
    COAL, low part    0  8       
Strong grey thill    3  0     516  0
Strong white post    9  0     525  0
Strong grey metal, with post girdles    27  0     552  0
COAL - Hutton Seam    5  10     557  10
    COAL, good    4  7       
    COAL, bottom    1  3       
Sunk for sump    43  0     600  10

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 1539 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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