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Ravensworth Ann Colliery
Street Pit
Account of Strata sunk through in the Street Pit, Team Colliery
Shaft Details
Closed: 1973
Approximate surface level 260 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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fathoms, feet & inches, or metres
 
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
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ft. |
in. |
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ft. |
in. |
| Soil and clay |
17 |
6 |
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17 |
6 |
| Post |
26 |
9 |
|
44 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
8 |
2 |
|
52 |
5 |
| COAL - High Main Seam |
17 |
9 |
|
70 |
2 |
| COAL |
2 |
5 |
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| Grey metal |
12 |
9 |
|
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| COAL |
2 |
7¾ |
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| Metal stone |
9 |
0 |
|
79 |
2 |
| White post |
4 |
0 |
|
83 |
2 |
| Metal stone |
4 |
6 |
|
87 |
8 |
| White post |
3 |
0 |
|
90 |
8 |
| Metal stone |
5 |
6 |
|
96 |
2 |
| White post |
6 |
0 |
|
102 |
2 |
| Grey metal stone |
8 |
0 |
|
110 |
2 |
| COAL - Metal Coal Seam |
2 |
6 |
|
112 |
8 |
| Blue metal stone |
15 |
10 |
|
128 |
6 |
| Grey metal stone |
5 |
2 |
|
133 |
8 |
| Brown post |
4 |
1 |
|
137 |
9 |
| Grey metal stone |
4 |
6 |
|
142 |
3 |
| Whin girdle |
1 |
6 |
|
143 |
9 |
| Blue metal stone |
5 |
0 |
|
148 |
9 |
| White post girdles |
5 |
6 |
|
154 |
3 |
| Blue metal stone |
3 |
6 |
|
157 |
9 |
| COAL - Stone Coal Seam |
2 |
2 |
|
159 |
11 |
| Thill |
1 |
1 |
|
161 |
0 |
| White post |
1 |
9 |
|
162 |
9 |
| Blue metal stone |
3 |
4 |
|
166 |
1 |
| White post |
3 |
7 |
|
169 |
8 |
| White post and whin girdles |
5 |
1 |
|
174 |
9 |
| Grey metal stone |
15 |
1 |
|
189 |
10 |
| White post |
5 |
11 |
|
195 |
9 |
| Blue metal and ironstone bands |
11 |
9 |
|
207 |
6 |
| COAL - Yard Seam |
6 |
0 |
|
213 |
7 |
| COAL, frequently coarse |
0 |
9¾ |
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| COAL, good |
1 |
1¾ |
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| Band |
0 |
2 |
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| COAL, good |
1 |
4½ |
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| Band |
0 |
1 |
|
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| COAL, good |
1 |
5¾ |
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| COAL, good |
0 |
11¾ |
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| Thill |
1 |
0 |
|
214 |
7 |
| White post, with whin girdles |
6 |
0 |
|
220 |
7 |
| Blue metal and girdles |
5 |
6 |
|
226 |
1 |
| White post |
3 |
0 |
|
229 |
1 |
| Blue metal stone |
4 |
6 |
|
233 |
7 |
| Black metal stone and girdles |
6 |
0 |
|
239 |
7 |
| Whin |
1 |
10 |
|
241 |
5 |
| Blue metal stone |
11 |
8 |
|
253 |
1 |
| Grey metal stone |
6 |
10 |
|
260 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone |
3 |
1 |
|
263 |
1 |
| White post girdles |
20 |
0 |
|
283 |
1 |
| White post and whin girdles |
3 |
6 |
|
286 |
7 |
| White post girdles |
9 |
0 |
|
295 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
0 |
|
296 |
7 |
| COAL - Bensham Seam |
5 |
9 |
|
302 |
4 |
| COAL, top |
2 |
9 |
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| COAL, splint |
0 |
7 |
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| COAL |
1 |
4½ |
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| Band |
0 |
1 |
|
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| COAL, bottom |
1 |
0 |
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| Thill |
1 |
4 |
|
303 |
8 |
| Blue metal stone |
3 |
7 |
|
307 |
3 |
| Whin girdle |
0 |
5 |
|
307 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
3 |
|
311 |
11 |
| Blue metal stone and girdles |
8 |
7 |
|
320 |
6 |
| Blue metal stone |
8 |
5 |
|
329 |
0 |
| COAL - Six-Quarter Seam |
6 |
8 |
|
335 |
8 |
| COAL |
1 |
6½ |
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| Soft grey metal |
2 |
0 |
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| COAL, cannel |
1 |
1½ |
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| Band of stone |
0 |
3½ |
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| COAL |
1 |
9 |
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| White post |
3 |
7 |
|
339 |
3 |
| Grey metal stone |
3 |
0 |
|
342 |
3 |
| White post and whin girdles |
5 |
5 |
|
347 |
8 |
| Blue metal stone |
1 |
0 |
|
348 |
8 |
| White post |
2 |
1 |
|
350 |
9 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
10 |
7 |
|
361 |
4 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
3 |
3 |
|
364 |
7 |
| Thill |
0 |
6 |
|
365 |
1 |
| Grey metal stone |
2 |
10 |
|
367 |
11 |
| Post girdles, mixed with whin |
0 |
9 |
|
368 |
9 |
| Grey metal stone |
0 |
11 |
|
369 |
8 |
| Grey post girdles and whin |
0 |
11 |
|
370 |
7 |
| Grey metal and whin girdles |
2 |
8 |
|
373 |
3 |
| Black ironstone girdles |
0 |
8 |
|
374 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
374 |
6 |
| Thill |
0 |
4 |
|
374 |
10 |
| Grey metal stone |
3 |
0 |
|
377 |
10 |
| Blue metal stone |
0 |
4 |
|
378 |
2 |
| Grey metal stone |
3 |
2 |
|
381 |
4 |
| White post girdles |
0 |
9 |
|
382 |
2 |
| Grey metal stone |
4 |
5 |
|
386 |
7 |
| White post, mixed with whin |
2 |
2 |
|
388 |
9 |
| Blue metal stone |
1 |
7 |
|
390 |
5 |
| White post, mixed with whin |
1 |
2 |
|
391 |
7 |
| Grey metal stone |
6 |
10 |
|
398 |
6 |
| White post mixed with whin |
1 |
0 |
|
399 |
6 |
| Blue metal and ironstone girdles |
4 |
10 |
|
404 |
4 |
| Grey and black metal stone |
0 |
6 |
|
404 |
10 |
| COAL - Low Main or Hutton Seam |
4 |
8 |
|
409 |
7 |
| COAL |
3 |
10½ |
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| COAL, coarse bottom |
0 |
10¼ |
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Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume S-T, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1894
 original entry for sinking/boring number 1959 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume S-T, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1894"
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