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Ryhope Colliery
Account of Strata sunk through in the North and West Pits, Ryhope Colliery. Commenced to draw Coal February 7, 1860
Shaft Details
Closed: 25 Nov 1966
Approximate surface level 195 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Outset soil |
7 |
0 |
|
7 |
0 |
| Blue clay |
12 |
0 |
|
19 |
0 |
| Hard limestone rock |
14 |
0 |
|
33 |
0 |
| Loamy clay |
9 |
0 |
|
42 |
0 |
| Loamy clay and gravel |
10 |
6 |
|
52 |
6 |
| Small gravel bed |
4 |
6 |
|
57 |
0 |
| Marly limestone |
12 |
6 |
|
69 |
6 |
| Broken yellow limestone |
2 |
3 |
|
71 |
9 |
| Yellow limestone, with partings |
11 |
7 |
|
83 |
4 |
| Mild yellow limestone |
13 |
2 |
|
96 |
6 |
| Strong white limestone |
12 |
0 |
|
108 |
6 |
| Yellow limestone, with partings (got the water at this depth) |
8 |
6 |
|
117 |
0 |
| Soft yellow limestone |
25 |
2 |
|
142 |
2 |
| Strong sandy yellow limestone |
8 |
2 |
|
150 |
4 |
| Broken yellow limestone, with water, 100 gallons per minute |
4 |
10 |
|
155 |
2 |
| Soft sandy yellow limestone |
13 |
3 |
|
168 |
5 |
| Craggy broken yellow limestone |
18 |
9 |
|
187 |
2 |
| Strong broken white limestone |
7 |
10 |
|
195 |
0 |
| Strong broken white limestone |
4 |
2 |
|
199 |
2 |
| Strong broken yellow limestone |
8 |
0 |
|
207 |
2 |
| White limestone, with blue balls |
9 |
0 |
|
216 |
2 |
| Soft yellow limestone |
9 |
3 |
|
225 |
5 |
| Blue metal or fish bed |
1 |
1 |
|
226 |
6 |
| Strong brown sand, with water |
4 |
6 |
|
231 |
0 |
| Soft sand, various colours |
8 |
0 |
|
239 |
0 |
| White brown sand, gullety |
13 |
0 |
|
252 |
0 |
| Dark loamy sand |
18 |
0 |
|
270 |
0 |
| Dark sand, various colours |
4 |
9 |
|
274 |
9 |
| Brown and yellow sand |
3 |
6 |
|
278 |
3 |
| Sand, various colours |
5 |
8 |
|
283 |
11 |
| Sand, with yellow clannoms |
18 |
0 |
|
301 |
11 |
| White and dark sand, mixed |
5 |
0 |
|
306 |
11 |
| Sand, strong (bottom of sand) |
16 |
1 |
|
323 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
5 |
6 |
|
328 |
6 |
| Red metal |
1 |
10 |
|
330 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
8 |
|
333 |
0 |
| Strong thill |
7 |
0 |
|
340 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
20 |
4 |
|
360 |
4 |
| COAL, splint |
1 |
11 |
|
362 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
3 |
|
365 |
6 |
| Post, mixed with grey metal, with water, 16 galls. per minute |
9 |
9 |
|
375 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
24 |
0 |
|
399 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
6 |
|
404 |
9 |
| COAL (June 25th, 1868) |
0 |
1½ |
|
404 |
10½ |
| Thill |
0 |
8 |
|
405 |
6½ |
| Post |
0 |
9 |
|
406 |
3½ |
| Thill |
4 |
2 |
|
410 |
5½ |
| COAL |
0 |
2½ |
|
410 |
8 |
| Thill |
0 |
8 |
|
411 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
24 |
0 |
|
435 |
4 |
| Black stone |
0 |
7 |
|
435 |
11 |
| COAL (July 19th, 1858) |
0 |
5 |
|
436 |
4 |
| Thill |
3 |
6 |
|
439 |
10 |
| Post and grey metal, mixed |
2 |
6 |
|
442 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
8 |
|
447 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
447 |
5 |
| Thill |
4 |
3 |
|
451 |
8 |
| Post |
1 |
3 |
|
452 |
11 |
| COAL (July 23rd, 1858) |
0 |
6 |
|
453 |
5 |
| Thill |
1 |
7 |
|
455 |
0 |
| Blue metal, with partings |
9 |
0 |
|
464 |
0 |
| Post, mixed with thill |
1 |
4 |
|
465 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
2 |
|
468 |
6 |
| White post, with partings |
3 |
6 |
|
472 |
0 |
| Grey metal, mixed with grey post |
4 |
6 |
|
476 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
5 |
4 |
|
481 |
10 |
| Strong post |
6 |
7 |
|
488 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
12 |
8 |
|
501 |
1 |
| Grey post |
5 |
0 |
|
506 |
1 |
| Strong white post |
12 |
0 |
|
518 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
2 |
|
519 |
3 |
| COAL (August 13th, 1858) |
3 |
3 |
|
522 |
6 |
| Strong thill |
6 |
0 |
|
528 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
7 |
|
532 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
532 |
6 |
| Thill |
3 |
0 |
|
535 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
0 |
|
542 |
6 |
| Strong post, with water filtering |
11 |
0 |
|
553 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
19 |
6 |
|
573 |
0 |
| Post |
39 |
0 |
|
612 |
0 |
| Grey post, mixed with grey metal |
6 |
0 |
|
618 |
0 |
| Grey post |
22 |
0 |
|
640 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
26 |
0 |
|
666 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
84 |
0 |
|
750 |
0 |
| Black stone, with ironstone balls |
8 |
0 |
|
758 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
758 |
10 |
| Thill |
1 |
6 |
|
760 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
4 |
|
762 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
763 |
4 |
| Thill |
1 |
6 |
|
764 |
10 |
| Dark grey post |
12 |
0 |
|
776 |
10 |
| Post |
42 |
6 |
|
819 |
4 |
| Dark metal |
3 |
7 |
|
822 |
11 |
| Grey metal thill |
5 |
0 |
|
827 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
0 |
|
833 |
11 |
| COAL |
1 |
1 |
|
835 |
0 |
| White post |
8 |
0 |
|
843 |
0 |
| Very dark metal |
4 |
0 |
|
847 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
22 |
0 |
|
869 |
0 |
| Black stone, mixed with real |
2 |
6 |
|
871 |
6 |
| Strong thill |
3 |
0 |
|
874 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
36 |
0 |
|
910 |
6 |
| Black stone |
4 |
2 |
|
914 |
8 |
| COAL, splint |
0 |
3 |
|
914 |
11 |
| Black stone, mixed with coal pipes |
1 |
1 |
|
916 |
0 |
| Strong thill |
2 |
0 |
|
918 |
0 |
| Dark post, mixed with grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
922 |
0 |
| Strong white post |
9 |
8 |
|
931 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
9 |
|
932 |
5 |
| COAL |
1 |
3 |
|
933 |
8 |
| Grey post, mixed with metal girdles |
13 |
4 |
|
947 |
0 |
| Dark post, mixed with metal |
18 |
2 |
|
965 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
2 |
|
968 |
4 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
5 |
0 |
|
973 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Thill stone, mixed with coal |
0 |
8 |
|
|
|
| COAL (Mar. 8th, 1859) |
4 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal thill |
4 |
2 |
|
977 |
6 |
| Post |
47 |
0 |
|
1024 |
6 |
| Dark blue metal |
2 |
10 |
|
1027 |
4 |
| COAL (April 3rd, 1859) |
3 |
1 |
|
1030 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
18 |
0 |
|
1048 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
1049 |
0 |
| Thill |
4 |
8 |
|
1053 |
8 |
| Post, mixed with whin |
71 |
8 |
|
1125 |
4 |
| Dark blue metal |
1 |
0 |
|
1126 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
1126 |
8 |
| Thill |
0 |
6 |
|
1127 |
2 |
| Post, mixed with metal |
5 |
5 |
|
1132 |
7 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone balls |
21 |
3 |
|
1153 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
1154 |
4 |
| Thill |
2 |
2 |
|
1156 |
6 |
| Brown whin |
1 |
4 |
|
1157 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
8 |
2 |
|
1166 |
0 |
| COAL, coarse |
2 |
4 |
|
1168 |
4 |
| Grey metal post |
13 |
0 |
|
1181 |
4 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone girdles |
39 |
3 |
|
1220 |
7 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
6 |
9 |
|
1227 |
4 |
| COAL (July 11th, 1859) |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
0½ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Thill stone |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Stone |
1 |
8 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
6½ |
|
|
|
| Thill stone |
1 |
3 |
|
1228 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
1228 |
10 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
31 |
2 |
|
1260 |
0 |
| Dark grey metal |
19 |
1 |
|
1279 |
1 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
1280 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
12 |
5 |
|
1292 |
6 |
| Grey post |
5 |
6 |
|
1298 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
10 |
7 |
|
1308 |
7 |
| Black stone |
1 |
8 |
|
1310 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
11 |
|
1311 |
2 |
| Thill |
4 |
6 |
|
1315 |
8 |
| Grey post |
8 |
0 |
|
1323 |
8 |
| White post |
27 |
3 |
|
1350 |
11 |
| Grey metal post |
6 |
0 |
|
1356 |
11 |
| Whin post, and whin |
6 |
0 |
|
1362 |
11 |
| Grey metal, with ironstone balls |
32 |
6 |
|
1395 |
5 |
| COAL |
1 |
5 |
|
1396 |
10 |
| Band |
6 |
1 |
|
1402 |
11 |
| COAL |
2 |
8½ |
|
1405 |
7½ |
| Splint |
0 |
1½ |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
8 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
3 |
8 |
|
1409 |
3½ |
| Grey metal post |
15 |
10 |
|
1425 |
1½ |
| COAL |
1 |
4 |
|
1426 |
5½ |
| Dark grey metal |
12 |
0 |
|
1438 |
5½ |
| Light grey metal |
20 |
7½ |
|
1459 |
1 |
| Light grey metal and post |
12 |
0 |
|
1471 |
1 |
| Strong post |
46 |
8 |
|
1517 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
1520 |
9 |
| COAL |
7 |
2 |
|
1527 |
11 |
| Stone |
0 |
1 |
|
1528 |
0 |
| Swad |
0 |
1 |
|
1528 |
1 |
| COAL, coarse |
4 |
10 |
|
1532 |
11 |
| Thill stone |
4 |
6 |
|
1537 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
13 |
8 |
|
1551 |
1 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
1552 |
1 |
| Thill stone |
1 |
6 |
|
1553 |
7 |
| Post stone, mixed with whin |
5 |
9 |
|
1559 |
4 |
| Grey metal post |
18 |
6 |
|
1577 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
5 |
0 |
|
1582 |
10 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
2 |
11 |
|
1585 |
9 |
| Thill grey metal post |
12 |
11 |
|
1598 |
8 |
| Thill |
2 |
0 |
|
1600 |
8 |
| Post, very strong |
26 |
2 |
|
1626 |
10 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
3 |
3 |
|
1630 |
1 |
| COAL, good |
2 |
10½ |
|
|
|
| COAL, coarse |
0 |
4½ |
|
|
|
| Thill stone |
4 |
4 |
|
1634 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
8 |
8 |
|
1643 |
1 |
| Black stone |
0 |
3 |
|
1643 |
4 |
| Blue metal, with iron girdles |
22 |
1 |
|
1665 |
5 |
| Black stone |
0 |
10 |
|
1666 |
3 |
| Stone and coal |
1 |
1 |
|
1667 |
4 |
| Thill |
2 |
7 |
|
1669 |
11 |
| Strong girdle |
0 |
10 |
|
1670 |
9 |
| Soft metal |
0 |
6 |
|
1671 |
3 |
| Strong dark post and whin |
8 |
0 |
|
1679 |
3 |
| Dark post and metal |
18 |
0 |
|
1697 |
3 |
| Black stone |
0 |
3 |
|
1697 |
6 |
| Grey metal and post |
16 |
3 |
|
1713 |
9 |
| Dark post and grey metal |
15 |
0 |
|
1728 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
1729 |
0 |
| Strong post |
15 |
4 |
|
1744 |
4 |
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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 1627 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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