Pontop Colliery
South Pit
Section of Strata at the South Pit, Pontop Colliery
Shaft Details
Approximate surface level 810 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
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ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Clay |
16 |
0 |
|
16 |
0 |
| Brown post |
43 |
4 |
|
59 |
4 |
| COAL - Shield Row Seam |
7 |
3 |
|
66 |
7 |
| COAL |
4 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
9 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
68 |
7 |
| Blue metal, with post girdles |
56 |
6 |
|
125 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
19 |
4 |
|
144 |
5 |
| White post |
33 |
0 |
|
177 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
6 |
9 |
|
184 |
2 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
5 |
4 |
|
189 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
191 |
0 |
| COAL - Brass Thill Seam |
5 |
6 |
|
196 |
6 |
| Grey post |
13 |
0 |
|
209 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
42 |
9 |
|
252 |
3 |
| Brown post |
2 |
7 |
|
254 |
10 |
| Blue metal, with post girdles |
11 |
0 |
|
265 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
266 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
35 |
0 |
|
301 |
5 |
| White post |
36 |
0 |
|
337 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
6 |
3 |
|
343 |
8 |
| White post |
7 |
5 |
|
351 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
0 |
|
353 |
1 |
| White post |
4 |
10 |
|
357 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
9 |
|
365 |
8 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam, Maudlin, and Low Main of Wear |
8 |
3 |
|
373 |
11 |
| COAL |
2 |
9 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
11 |
|
|
|
| COAL, splint |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Brass |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
6 |
|
|
|
| COAL, bottom |
1 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Blue metal |
2 |
5 |
|
376 |
4 |
| COAL - Little Coal Seam |
2 |
2 |
|
378 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
5 |
|
|
|
| Blue metal |
3 |
2 |
|
381 |
8 |
| Post |
2 |
0 |
|
383 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
5 |
|
385 |
1 |
| Post |
2 |
0 |
|
387 |
1 |
| Blue metal and post girdles |
3 |
6 |
|
390 |
7 |
| White post |
6 |
0 |
|
396 |
7 |
| Blue metal and post girdles |
2 |
3 |
|
398 |
10 |
| White post |
6 |
0 |
|
404 |
10 |
| Blue metal, mixed with post |
3 |
0 |
|
407 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
4 |
|
408 |
2 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
4 |
3 |
|
412 |
5 |
| COAL |
3 |
10 |
|
|
|
| COAL, coarse |
0 |
5 |
|
|
|
| Thill stone |
10 |
2 |
|
422 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
422 |
8 |
| Post and metal partings |
6 |
6 |
|
429 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
10 |
7 |
|
439 |
9 |
| Post |
12 |
10 |
|
452 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
452 |
11 |
| Thill stone |
1 |
0 |
|
453 |
11 |
| Post and metal partings |
30 |
0 |
|
483 |
11 |
| Blue metal and ironstone, and whin girdles |
9 |
4 |
|
493 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
493 |
9 |
| Thill stone |
3 |
8 |
|
497 |
5 |
| Post and metal partings |
57 |
0 |
|
554 |
5 |
| COAL |
2 |
6 |
|
556 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
5 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
7 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
1 |
6 |
|
558 |
5 |
| Grey metal, with ironstone balls and whin girdles |
3 |
0 |
|
561 |
5 |
| Blue metal and a grey iron girdle |
11 |
2 |
|
572 |
7 |
| Black metal |
1 |
0 |
|
573 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
573 |
9 |
| Thill |
2 |
8 |
|
576 |
5 |
| White and grey post |
4 |
6 |
|
580 |
11 |
| Black stone |
1 |
6 |
|
582 |
5 |
| COAL |
4 |
3 |
|
586 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
6½ |
|
|
|
| Stone |
0 |
7 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
2½ |
|
|
|
| Stone |
0 |
9 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
1½ |
|
|
|
| Grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
|
|
| Hard thill |
2 |
0 |
|
588 |
8 |
| Blue metal and ironstone girdles |
7 |
0 |
|
595 |
8 |
| COAL |
1 |
10 |
|
597 |
7 |
| COAL, splint |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Stone |
0 |
5½ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
2 |
0 |
|
599 |
7 |
| Grey metal and a post girdle |
13 |
6 |
|
613 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
613 |
8 |
| Blue and grey metal and post girdles |
23 |
8 |
|
637 |
4 |
| COAL - Busty Seam |
5 |
8 |
|
643 |
0 |
| COAL |
4 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
4 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal and post |
21 |
0 |
|
664 |
0 |
| Hard post |
2 |
0 |
|
666 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
0 |
|
673 |
0 |
| Hard post |
2 |
2 |
|
675 |
2 |
| Grey metal and post |
10 |
0 |
|
685 |
2 |
| COAL |
1 |
2 |
|
686 |
4 |
| Metal stone |
3 |
0 |
|
689 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
689 |
8 |
| Metal stone |
4 |
0 |
|
693 |
8 |
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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 1551 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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