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Stargate Colliery

Account of Strata sunk through at Stargate New Winning Pit, Grand Lease Colliery, near Ryton. June 16th, 1803

Shaft Details

Sunk: 16 Jun 1803, Closed: 29 Jun 1963

Approximate surface level 280 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)

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Geology encountered   Thickness   Depth
  ft. in.   ft. in.
Outset from surface    1  0     1  0
Sand and gravel    12  0     13  0
Sand and clay, with water    18  0     31  0
Strong clay    8  5     39  5
Broken blue metal stone    3  0     42  5
COAL - Main Coal Seam    7  7     50  0
    COAL, top    1  6       
    Band    0  2       
    COAL, good    5  11       
Thill    2  6     52  6
Grey post    16  6     69  0
Parting    0  8     69  8
White post    11  0     80  8
Chalk parting    0  11     81  7
White post, mixed with water    7  8     89  3
Blue stone    2  0     91  3
Strong white post, mixed with blue scares    19  9     111  0
Strong white post    16  11     127  11
Strong blue stone    2  10     130  9
Strong grey post girdle    3  10     134  7
COAL - Crow Coal Seam    2  9     137  4
    COAL    1  7       
    Band    0         
    COAL, middle    0  7       
    COAL, bottom, bad    0  7       
Thill    0  8     138  0
COAL - Five-Quarter Seam    5  2     143  2
    COAL    0  7       
    Slaty band    0  4       
    COAL    0  10       
    Band and slate    0  3       
    COAL    1  10       
    Band    1  0       
    COAL    0  4       
Thill    2  3     145  5
Grey post, mixed with black scares    8  6     153  11
Strong grey post and whin layers    3  5     157  4
White post, mixed with whin girdles    2  2     159  6
Coal parting, with water wedged off, 240 gallons per hour    0  4     159  10
Grey girdles    0  10     160  8
COAL, with a little water    0  9     161  5
Thill    1  7     163  0
Blue stone, with grey girdles    16  4     179  4
Blue stone, mixed with pieces of round whin    3  0     182  4
Blue stone, mixed with strong grey girdles    8  4     190  8
COAL - Ruler Seam    1  10     192  6
    COAL    0  7       
    Band    0  2       
    COAL    1  1       
(A drift is driven in the Ruler Coal between the pit and the staple for air)    0  0     192  6
Strong thill    7  0     199  6
Strong white post, mixed with whin    2  6     202  0
Strong grey post, mixed with white post    13  0     215  0
Dun whin, taken for tubbing    2  0     217  0
Strong white post, with 20, 60-gal. tubs per hour    1  6     218  6
Strong grey post    4  1     222  7
Chalk parting, with 30, 60-gal. tubs per hour    0  6     223  1
Strong white post    2  2     225  3
Dun whin, cut out for tubbing    2  6     227  9
Blue stone, mixed with catheads, cut out for tubbing, 20, 60-gal. tubs per hour    7  7     235  4
Strong grey post    1  6     236  10
Black stone, mixed with catheads    13  11     250  9
Strong grey post    1  2     251  11
Blue metal stone    3  2     255  1
COAL and black jet, with water, wedged off    0  9     255  10
Strong grey post, mixed with whin    18  10     274  8
Dun whin    2  0     276  8
Strong grey post    3  3     280  0
Strong grey post    1  2     281  2
COAL, with six 60 gal. tubs per hour, wedged off    0  9     281  11
Black jet, wedged off on account of water    0  5     282  4
Thill    0  10     283  2
Blue metal stone    3  8     286  10
Black stone, mixed with strong girdles    3  0     289  10
Whin girdles, wedged off    0  4     290  2
COAL, with 52 tubs per hour wedged off    0  3     290  5
Strong blue stone, mixed with strong grey girdles    6  0     296  5
Strong blue stone, mixed with whin girdles    8  0     304  5
COAL - Barlow Fell Coal, or Towneley Main Seam    4  4     308  9
    COAL, top    0         
    Black band    0  2       
    COAL, good    3  6       
Box and pipe    11  9     320  6
Blue stone and hard girdle    3  5     323  11
COAL - Hodge Seam    2  4     326  3
    COAL, with a good feeder of water    2  4       
Thill    0  7     326  10
Chalk parting    0  1     326  11
White post    16  7     343  6
COAL - Tilly Seam    2  4     345  10
    COAL, with a small feeder of water    2  4       
Thill    4  5     350  3
Blue stone    2  0     352  3
Whin    0  7     352  10
Grey post    0  8     353  6
Blue stone    1  10     355  4
Whin    0  4     355  8
Grey post, with blue stone    2  8     358  4
COAL - Hand Coal Seam    0  4     358  8
Thill    1  3     359  11
Blue stone    2  7     362  6
Thill    1  6     364  0
Blue stone    0  7     364  7
White post    0  6     365  1
Blue stone    0  4     365  5
Whin    0  5     365  10
Grey post    1  0     366  10
White post    1  9     368  7
Blue stone and hard girdles    1  0     369  7
White post    1  0     370  7
Chalk parting    0  2     370  9
Whin    0  9     371  6
Blue stone    4  8     376  2
COAL - Stone Coal, Five-Quarter, or Main Coal Seam    3  4     379  6
    COAL    2  8       
    Thill    0  3       
    COAL    0  5       
Thill    2  11     382  5
Blue stone    6  3     388  8
Whin    0  7     389  3
Blue stone and whin girdles    5  8     394  11
White post, mixed with whin    1  8     396  7
Blue stone    4  6     401  1
COAL - Under 5/4 or 6/4 Seam    3  7     404  8
Thill    2  4     407  0
Blue stone and whin girdles    2  6     409  6
COAL    0  10     410  4
Thill    0  10     411  2
Blue metal stone    0  8     411  10
Black stone    2  10     414  8
Grey post    0  8     415  4
Blue stone and girdles    4  0     419  4
COAL - 3/4 Coal or Yard Seam    2  6     421  10
Thill    1  1     422  11
Blue metal and post girdles    10  10     433  9
Grey post    1  1     434  10
Blue stone    1  1     435  11
Grey post    0  6     436  5
Blue stone    1  0     437  5
Whin    0  5     437  10
White post    2  1     439  11
COAL    0  3     440  2
Thill    0  3     440  5
Strong white post, mixed with whin    37  9     478  2
Chalk parting    0  1     478  3
Strong white post, mixed with whin    15  5     493  8
COAL - Brockwell Seam    3  3     496  11

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 1868 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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