Seaton Delaval Colliery
Hastings Pit
Account of Strata sunk through in the Hastings Pit, Hartley Colliery, 1875 and 1895
Shaft Details
Sunk: 1875, Closed: 27 May 1960
Approximate surface level 90 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Soil |
0 |
8 |
|
0 |
8 |
| Yellow clay |
2 |
4 |
|
3 |
0 |
| Dark blue clay |
30 |
7 |
|
33 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
7 |
|
37 |
2 |
| Grey post girdle |
0 |
11 |
|
38 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
10 |
11 |
|
49 |
0 |
| Grey post girdle, with water |
0 |
8 |
|
49 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
6 |
8 |
|
56 |
4 |
| Black shale |
3 |
9 |
|
60 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
60 |
9 |
| Fire-clay |
1 |
4 |
|
62 |
1 |
| Grey post girdle |
0 |
11 |
|
63 |
0 |
| Coarse grey post, with ironstone balls |
1 |
1 |
|
64 |
1 |
| Grey post |
11 |
9 |
|
75 |
10 |
| White post |
1 |
2 |
|
77 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
3 |
|
79 |
3 |
| Grey post |
1 |
4 |
|
80 |
7 |
| Whin |
3 |
5 |
|
84 |
0 |
| White post |
2 |
0 |
|
86 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
1 |
|
86 |
1 |
| White post |
3 |
10 |
|
89 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
2 |
|
90 |
1 |
| White metal |
2 |
8 |
|
92 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
1 |
|
94 |
10 |
| White post |
30 |
6 |
|
125 |
4 |
| Whin |
1 |
0 |
|
126 |
4 |
| White post, with water |
29 |
2 |
|
155 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
5 |
6 |
|
161 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
9 |
|
166 |
9 |
| Grey post |
1 |
8 |
|
168 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
10 |
|
169 |
3 |
| Grey post |
1 |
4 |
|
170 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
172 |
1 |
| Grey post |
0 |
9 |
|
172 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
10 |
|
175 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
4 |
|
177 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
3 |
|
177 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
9 |
|
178 |
0 |
| Grey post |
3 |
3 |
|
181 |
3 |
| Strong grey metal |
7 |
11 |
|
189 |
2 |
| Grey post |
1 |
0 |
|
190 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
6 |
|
195 |
8 |
| White post |
18 |
0 |
|
213 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
6 |
|
214 |
2 |
| White post |
8 |
0 |
|
222 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
6 |
|
222 |
8 |
| White post |
22 |
8 |
|
245 |
4 |
| COAL - Grey Seam |
1 |
8 |
|
247 |
0 |
| COAL, coarse |
1 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Dark fire-clay |
3 |
0 |
|
250 |
0 |
| Grey post |
0 |
3 |
|
250 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
5 |
|
251 |
8 |
| White post |
1 |
5 |
|
253 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
2 |
|
253 |
3 |
| White post |
4 |
6 |
|
257 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
260 |
9 |
| Grey post |
3 |
8 |
|
264 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
0 |
|
265 |
5 |
| Ironstone band |
0 |
1 |
|
265 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
5 |
|
270 |
11 |
| Brown post |
0 |
10 |
|
271 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
12 |
3 |
|
284 |
0 |
| Ironstone band |
0 |
2 |
|
284 |
2 |
| Black shale |
2 |
10 |
|
287 |
0 |
| Ironstone |
0 |
2 |
|
287 |
2 |
| Dark fire-clay |
5 |
0 |
|
292 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
8 |
3 |
|
300 |
5 |
| White post |
32 |
9 |
|
333 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
4 |
|
335 |
6 |
| COAL - Yard Seam |
2 |
10 |
|
338 |
4 |
| Fire-clay |
3 |
6 |
|
341 |
10 |
| Dark grey metal |
6 |
7 |
|
348 |
5 |
| COAL, coarse |
1 |
6 |
|
349 |
11 |
| Light fire-clay |
1 |
0 |
|
350 |
11 |
| Grey post |
6 |
1 |
|
357 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
12 |
0 |
|
369 |
0 |
| Dark metal |
1 |
0 |
|
370 |
0 |
| Black parting |
0 |
1 |
|
370 |
1 |
| Dark fire-clay |
1 |
0 |
|
371 |
1 |
| Dark grey metal |
5 |
0 |
|
376 |
1 |
| COAL and stone, with iron balls |
0 |
4 |
|
376 |
5 |
| Dark fire-clay, with iron balls |
9 |
2 |
|
385 |
7 |
| Grey post |
4 |
5 |
|
390 |
0 |
| White post |
31 |
0 |
|
421 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
2 |
|
421 |
2 |
| White post |
0 |
4 |
|
421 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
8 |
|
422 |
2 |
| White post |
9 |
0 |
|
431 |
2 |
| Whin |
1 |
6 |
|
432 |
8 |
| White post |
8 |
3 |
|
440 |
11 |
| Whin |
2 |
0 |
|
442 |
11 |
| White post |
5 |
0 |
|
447 |
11 |
| Whin |
1 |
0 |
|
448 |
11 |
| White post |
4 |
3 |
|
453 |
2 |
| Soft blue metal |
7 |
3 |
|
460 |
5 |
| Grey post |
4 |
6 |
|
464 |
11 |
| Whin |
0 |
9 |
|
465 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
9 |
3 |
|
474 |
11 |
| COAL |
1 |
9 |
|
476 |
8 |
| Grey post |
3 |
8 |
|
480 |
4 |
| COAL and stone, mixed |
2 |
4 |
|
482 |
8 |
| Soft seggar-clay |
0 |
6 |
|
483 |
2 |
| Strong grey post |
4 |
4 |
|
487 |
6 |
| Strong blue metal |
16 |
6 |
|
504 |
0 |
| Strong white post |
1 |
6 |
|
505 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
5 |
4 |
|
510 |
10 |
| Black stone |
0 |
6 |
|
511 |
4 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
3 |
0 |
|
514 |
4 |
| Blue metal, with post girdles |
13 |
0 |
|
527 |
4 |
| Strong white post |
15 |
0 |
|
542 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
4 |
|
542 |
8 |
| Strong white post |
16 |
3 |
|
558 |
11 |
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Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Supplement, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1910
original entry for sinking/boring number 2738 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Supplement, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1910"
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