Rainton Colliery
Adventure Pit
Account of Strata sunk in the Adventure Pit, at Rainton Colliery. January 9th, 1816, to July 6th, 1817
Shaft Details
Sunk: 09 Jan 1816, Closed: 21 Jul 1978
Approximate surface level 203 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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fathoms, feet & inches, or metres
 
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Outset |
24 |
0 |
|
24 |
0 |
| Soil |
1 |
0 |
|
25 |
0 |
| Strong clay |
12 |
8 |
|
37 |
8 |
| Strong metal stone, with water |
9 |
2 |
|
46 |
10 |
| COAL and stone |
8 |
0 |
|
54 |
10 |
| Blue stone |
32 |
0 |
|
86 |
10 |
| COAL - Five Quarter Seam |
4 |
0 |
|
90 |
10 |
| Blue stone |
7 |
0 |
|
97 |
10 |
| COAL (where the water lowered to when pumped out of the Resolution Pit) |
0 |
6 |
|
98 |
4 |
| Blue stone |
4 |
4 |
|
102 |
8 |
| White post, with water |
5 |
0 |
|
107 |
8 |
| Grey metal stone (water standing at this level) |
17 |
9 |
|
125 |
5 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
9 |
|
126 |
2 |
| Blue stone, with water |
10 |
0 |
|
136 |
2 |
| Stone and coal |
0 |
7 |
|
136 |
9 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
8 |
11 |
|
145 |
8 |
| Thill |
3 |
3 |
|
148 |
11 |
| Post stone, with water |
6 |
7 |
|
155 |
6 |
| Grey metal stone |
3 |
0 |
|
158 |
6 |
| Blue stone |
3 |
0 |
|
161 |
6 |
| Post stone |
1 |
2 |
|
162 |
8 |
| Blue Stone |
1 |
0 |
|
163 |
8 |
| Black stone |
0 |
10 |
|
164 |
6 |
| Blue stone |
6 |
0 |
|
170 |
6 |
| Brown thill |
6 |
0 |
|
176 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
7 |
0 |
|
183 |
6 |
| Post girdle |
1 |
0 |
|
184 |
6 |
| Whin |
1 |
0 |
|
185 |
6 |
| Grey post, with water |
4 |
0 |
|
189 |
6 |
| Grey metal stone, with post girdles |
12 |
0 |
|
201 |
6 |
| Blue stone |
4 |
6 |
|
206 |
0 |
| Blue stone |
5 |
6 |
|
211 |
6 |
| COAL - Maudlin Seam |
2 |
6 |
|
214 |
0 |
| COAL, with a feeder of water that runs 36, 90-gallon tubs per hour |
2 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
1 |
6 |
|
215 |
6 |
| Blue stone and post girdle |
68 |
1 |
|
283 |
7 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
3 |
10 |
|
287 |
5 |
| Bored further: |
0 |
0 |
|
287 |
5 |
| Grey metal stone |
2 |
8 |
|
290 |
1 |
| Post |
12 |
0 |
|
302 |
1 |
| Grey metal stone |
3 |
0 |
|
305 |
1 |
| Post |
0 |
4 |
|
305 |
5 |
| Blue stone |
6 |
6 |
|
311 |
11 |
| Post |
0 |
7 |
|
312 |
6 |
| Blue stone |
1 |
2 |
|
313 |
8 |
| Post |
0 |
4 |
|
314 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone |
1 |
7 |
|
315 |
7 |
| Post |
0 |
4 |
|
315 |
11 |
| Blue stone |
0 |
6 |
|
316 |
5 |
| COAL, splint |
1 |
7 |
|
318 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone |
2 |
0 |
|
320 |
0 |
| Post |
1 |
2 |
|
321 |
2 |
| Grey metal stone |
2 |
7 |
|
323 |
9 |
| Whin |
0 |
6 |
|
324 |
3 |
| Blue stone |
1 |
0 |
|
325 |
3 |
| Grey metal stone |
0 |
7 |
|
325 |
10 |
| COAL - Brass Thill Seam |
2 |
7 |
|
328 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
0 |
9 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
2 |
0 |
|
330 |
5 |
| Whin |
13 |
7 |
|
344 |
0 |
| Blue stone |
6 |
0 |
|
350 |
0 |
| Post |
0 |
10 |
|
350 |
10 |
| Grey metal stone |
0 |
10 |
|
351 |
8 |
| Post |
0 |
4 |
|
352 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
354 |
0 |
| Post |
0 |
4 |
|
354 |
4 |
| Blue stone |
2 |
0 |
|
356 |
4 |
| Post |
0 |
3 |
|
356 |
7 |
| Grey metal stone |
1 |
6 |
|
358 |
1 |
| Post |
0 |
4 |
|
358 |
5 |
| Grey metal stone |
1 |
3 |
|
359 |
8 |
| Blue stone |
2 |
0 |
|
361 |
8 |
| Ironstone |
0 |
6 |
|
362 |
2 |
| Blue stone |
1 |
0 |
|
363 |
2 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
4 |
10 |
|
368 |
0 |
| COAL, good |
4 |
3 |
|
|
|
| COAL, bottom |
0 |
7 |
|
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|
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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 1582 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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