Rainton Colliery
Plain Pit
Section of Strata taken in the Plain Pit Shaft, Rainton Colliery. September 13th, 1817
Shaft Details
Sunk: 13 Sep 1817
Approximate surface level 180 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| From settle board to bottom of wall |
12 |
6 |
|
12 |
6 |
| Wood tubbing |
34 |
3 |
|
46 |
10 |
| Post stone |
51 |
5 |
|
98 |
4 |
| COAL and stone girdles - 3/4 Seam |
2 |
7 |
|
100 |
11 |
| Post stone |
19 |
1 |
|
120 |
1 |
| Walling half round shaft |
2 |
7 |
|
122 |
9 |
| Broken post stone, wants walling |
1 |
11 |
|
124 |
9 |
| Walling |
4 |
7 |
|
129 |
4 |
| Post |
8 |
6 |
|
137 |
11 |
| Walling |
42 |
1 |
|
180 |
0 |
| Walling |
2 |
9 |
|
182 |
9 |
| Post and ring, above 5/4 Seam |
8 |
7 |
|
191 |
4 |
| Post to top of 5/4 in gate |
6 |
7 |
|
198 |
0 |
| Bottom of ingate walling |
5 |
3 |
|
203 |
3 |
| Walling below 5/4 Coal Seam |
1 |
11 |
|
205 |
3 |
| Post |
39 |
7 |
|
244 |
10 |
| Walling to top of Main Coal ingate |
10 |
6 |
|
255 |
4 |
| Walling to bottom of ingate |
5 |
11 |
|
261 |
4 |
| Bottom of Main Coal Seam |
2 |
7 |
|
263 |
11 |
| Bottom of wall |
3 |
11 |
|
267 |
11 |
| Post |
6 |
7 |
|
274 |
6 |
| Walling |
7 |
3 |
|
281 |
9 |
| Post |
13 |
2 |
|
295 |
0 |
| Walling |
3 |
11 |
|
298 |
11 |
| Post |
9 |
10 |
|
308 |
10 |
| Walling |
24 |
5 |
|
333 |
3 |
| Post to top of wedging crib |
20 |
5 |
|
353 |
8 |
| Thickness of wedging crib |
0 |
8 |
|
354 |
4 |
| Post |
21 |
9 |
|
376 |
2 |
| Walling |
20 |
5 |
|
396 |
7 |
| Post |
12 |
6 |
|
409 |
2 |
| Black post, wants walling |
2 |
7 |
|
411 |
9 |
| Post, 9 feet of which wants walling one-fourth of shaft |
27 |
3 |
|
439 |
0 |
| Walling |
5 |
11 |
|
444 |
11 |
| Post |
5 |
11 |
|
450 |
11 |
| COAL, walled up before it links to Low Main Seam |
3 |
5 |
|
454 |
4 |
| Post to low ring |
15 |
2 |
|
469 |
6 |
| Post below |
7 |
10 |
|
477 |
4 |
| Walling |
5 |
3 |
|
482 |
7 |
| Top furnace arch, post |
8 |
7 |
|
491 |
2 |
| Blue metal stone |
6 |
7 |
|
497 |
9 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam bottom coal not included) |
4 |
2 |
|
501 |
11 |
| Sump below, walled |
6 |
7 |
|
508 |
6 |
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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 1583 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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