Rainton Colliery
Meadows Pit
Account of Strata sunk through in the Meadows West Pit, from June 1st, 1821, to June 12th, 1824
Shaft Details
Sunk: 01 Jun 1821
Approximate surface level 200 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. |
| Outset |
15 |
0 |
|
15 |
0 |
| Clay |
5 |
11 |
|
20 |
11 |
| Mixture of freestone and clay |
4 |
0 |
|
24 |
11 |
| White post |
3 |
9 |
|
28 |
8 |
| Blue metal stone |
14 |
1 |
|
42 |
9 |
| Grey metal stone |
30 |
2 |
|
72 |
11 |
| White post |
36 |
0 |
|
108 |
11 |
| Blue metal (a crib put in) |
2 |
4 |
|
111 |
3 |
| White post |
10 |
0 |
|
121 |
3 |
| Metal parting (wedging) |
0 |
3 |
|
121 |
6 |
| White post (walling, 11 fms. 2 ft. 2 in.) |
6 |
0 |
|
127 |
6 |
| Blue stone |
6 |
0 |
|
133 |
6 |
| COAL - Three-Quarter Seam |
8 |
3 |
|
141 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Stone |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
| Stone |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
|
|
| Stone |
1 |
8 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
11 |
|
|
|
| Stone |
0 |
4 |
|
|
|
| COAL, mixed with stone |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Blue stone |
3 |
0 |
|
144 |
9 |
| Grey metal stone (walling, 7 fms. 2 ft. 6 in.) |
33 |
3 |
|
178 |
0 |
| White post |
1 |
1 |
|
179 |
1 |
| Grey metal stone |
2 |
4 |
|
181 |
5 |
| White post |
1 |
6 |
|
182 |
11 |
| Grey metal stone |
5 |
0 |
|
187 |
11 |
| Blue stone |
0 |
6 |
|
188 |
5 |
| Post stone |
0 |
6 |
|
188 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
0 |
|
195 |
11 |
| White post |
3 |
0 |
|
198 |
11 |
| Blue stone |
1 |
0 |
|
199 |
11 |
| Post |
0 |
1 |
|
200 |
0 |
| Post |
18 |
11 |
|
218 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
10 |
|
219 |
9 |
| Post |
3 |
0 |
|
222 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
2 |
|
223 |
11 |
| White post |
2 |
2 |
|
226 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
7 |
|
226 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
5 |
|
228 |
1 |
| Post |
1 |
6 |
|
229 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
6 |
|
230 |
1 |
| Post |
18 |
5 |
|
248 |
6 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
0 |
1 |
|
248 |
7 |
| Blue stone |
6 |
0 |
|
254 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
3 |
|
254 |
10 |
| Post |
1 |
4 |
|
256 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
259 |
2 |
| Post |
0 |
6 |
|
259 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
3 |
|
264 |
11 |
| Post |
1 |
2 |
|
266 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
14 |
0 |
|
280 |
1 |
| Post |
0 |
6 |
|
280 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
12 |
0 |
|
292 |
7 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
5 |
8 |
|
298 |
3 |
| White post |
9 |
0 |
|
307 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
13 |
10 |
|
321 |
1 |
| White post |
1 |
0 |
|
322 |
1 |
| Blue stone |
0 |
10 |
|
322 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
323 |
6 |
| Thill stone |
0 |
4 |
|
323 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
12 |
5 |
|
336 |
3 |
| Post |
4 |
0 |
|
340 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
14 |
0 |
|
354 |
3 |
| Blue stone |
17 |
5 |
|
371 |
8 |
| COAL - Maudlin Seam |
4 |
9 |
|
376 |
5 |
| COAL |
2 |
9 |
|
|
|
| Thill stone |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| COAL, bottom |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Thill stone |
3 |
0 |
|
379 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
8 |
|
386 |
2 |
| White post |
6 |
6 |
|
392 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
36 |
6 |
|
429 |
2 |
| White post |
0 |
0 |
|
429 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
0 |
|
429 |
2 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
4 |
0 |
|
433 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
0 |
|
438 |
2 |
| Post |
4 |
0 |
|
442 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
21 |
0 |
|
463 |
2 |
| COAL - Brass Thill Seam |
3 |
0 |
|
466 |
2 |
| COAL |
2 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Stone and coal |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal |
4 |
8 |
|
470 |
10 |
| COAL |
2 |
0 |
|
472 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
4 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
475 |
10 |
| Post |
5 |
4 |
|
481 |
2 |
| Grey metal stone |
19 |
6 |
|
500 |
8 |
| Post |
0 |
8 |
|
501 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
0 |
|
502 |
4 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
4 |
|
502 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
0 |
|
503 |
8 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
4 |
|
504 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone |
0 |
4 |
|
504 |
4 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
8 |
|
505 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
2 |
|
507 |
2 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
4 |
7 |
|
511 |
9 |
| COAL |
4 |
0 |
|
|
|
| COAL, bottom |
0 |
7 |
|
|
|
| Thill stone |
4 |
0 |
|
515 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
7 |
0 |
|
522 |
9 |
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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 1590 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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