Sherburn Hill Colliery
West Pit
An Account of Strata sunk through in the East and West Pits, Sherburn Hill Colliery
Shaft Details
Sunk: 1835, Closed: 07 Aug 1965
Approximate surface level 390 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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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 |
1 |
0 |
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1 |
0 |
| Blue clay |
44 |
0 |
|
45 |
0 |
| Loamy clay, with sand |
1 |
1 |
|
46 |
1 |
| Strong blue clay |
45 |
0 |
|
91 |
1 |
| Freestone |
118 |
4 |
|
209 |
5 |
| Soft blue stone |
10 |
4 |
|
219 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
221 |
9 |
| COAL - Three-Quarter Seam |
0 |
5 |
|
222 |
2 |
| Black slaty stone |
1 |
1 |
|
223 |
3 |
| Thill stone, mixed with ironstone |
1 |
4 |
|
224 |
7 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
4 |
3 |
|
228 |
10 |
| COAL, good |
3 |
8 |
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| COAL, bottom |
0 |
7 |
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| Thill stone |
2 |
4 |
|
231 |
2 |
| Grey metal stone |
24 |
4 |
|
255 |
6 |
| Jointy post girdle |
3 |
0 |
|
258 |
6 |
| Grey metal stone |
8 |
4 |
|
266 |
10 |
| Post girdle (broke) |
1 |
6 |
|
268 |
4 |
| Grey metal stone |
3 |
8 |
|
272 |
0 |
| Post stone, mixed with whin and water |
49 |
10 |
|
321 |
10 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
0 |
6 |
|
322 |
4 |
| COAL, bad |
0 |
0 |
|
322 |
4 |
| Thill stone |
3 |
6 |
|
325 |
10 |
| Black stone |
2 |
2 |
|
328 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
27 |
4 |
|
355 |
4 |
| Strong grey metal stone |
7 |
6 |
|
362 |
10 |
| Soft grey metal stone |
27 |
2 |
|
390 |
0 |
| Soft grey metal stone |
48 |
2 |
|
438 |
2 |
| Post stone, with water |
31 |
10 |
|
470 |
0 |
| Blue stone |
4 |
2 |
|
474 |
2 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
3 |
1 |
|
477 |
3 |
| Soft dark thill stone |
0 |
9 |
|
478 |
0 |
| Strong grey metal stone |
30 |
3 |
|
508 |
3 |
| Dark blue stone |
2 |
0 |
|
510 |
3 |
| COAL - Brass Thill Seam |
0 |
7 |
|
510 |
10 |
| Dark grey metal stone |
11 |
0 |
|
521 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
522 |
4 |
| Dark grey metal stone |
1 |
8 |
|
524 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
524 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
11 |
|
530 |
9 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
5 |
6 |
|
536 |
3 |
| COAL, good |
4 |
4 |
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| COAL, bottom |
1 |
2 |
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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 1731 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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