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Seaton Delaval Colliery
C Pit
Section of Strata sunk in Lord Hasting' Royalty, C and D Pits, Seaton Delaval Colliery
Shaft Details
Sunk: 1838, Closed: 27 May 1960
Approximate surface level 118 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. |
| Outset to top of screen platform |
23 |
6 |
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23 |
6 |
| Mild blue clay |
18 |
7 |
|
42 |
1 |
| Sand, with water |
4 |
0 |
|
46 |
1 |
| Strong brown clay |
40 |
0 |
|
86 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
16 |
5 |
|
102 |
6 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
103 |
6 |
| Thill |
1 |
0 |
|
104 |
6 |
| Strong white post |
1 |
4 |
|
105 |
10 |
| Mild cashy post |
2 |
2 |
|
108 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone |
10 |
4 |
|
118 |
4 |
| Strong grey post |
3 |
8 |
|
122 |
0 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
1 |
11 |
|
124 |
0 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
0 |
6 |
|
124 |
6 |
| Mild scamy post |
0 |
7 |
|
125 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
129 |
1 |
| COAL |
2 |
6 |
|
131 |
7 |
| Thill |
6 |
3 |
|
137 |
10 |
| Mild white post |
35 |
2 |
|
173 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
173 |
8 |
| Thill |
0 |
10 |
|
174 |
6 |
| Mild scamy post |
5 |
6 |
|
180 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone |
6 |
6 |
|
186 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
187 |
0 |
| Strong thill |
2 |
3 |
|
189 |
3 |
| Strong grey post, with partings |
6 |
0 |
|
195 |
3 |
| Grey metal stone |
8 |
2 |
|
203 |
5 |
| Black metal |
6 |
0 |
|
209 |
5 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
210 |
5 |
| Thill |
0 |
6 |
|
210 |
11 |
| Grey metal, with post and whin girdles |
36 |
9 |
|
247 |
8 |
| COAL - High Main Seam |
2 |
10 |
|
250 |
6 |
| Black stone, mixed with coal |
3 |
2 |
|
253 |
8 |
| Thill |
3 |
0 |
|
256 |
8 |
| Grey metal stone |
33 |
0 |
|
289 |
8 |
| Grey scamy post, with metal partings |
9 |
0 |
|
298 |
8 |
| Whin |
3 |
0 |
|
301 |
8 |
| Strong grey metal stone |
72 |
0 |
|
373 |
8 |
| Strong white post |
1 |
3 |
|
374 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
375 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
6 |
|
376 |
2 |
| Strong white post |
2 |
0 |
|
378 |
2 |
| Black stone |
1 |
9 |
|
379 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
9 |
|
381 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
11 |
|
382 |
7 |
| Grey scamy post, with metal partings |
3 |
0 |
|
385 |
7 |
| Strong grey metal stone |
8 |
0 |
|
393 |
7 |
| Black metal, and ironstone girdles |
9 |
0 |
|
402 |
7 |
| Thill |
3 |
0 |
|
405 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
408 |
7 |
| Strong grey post, with metal partings |
12 |
0 |
|
420 |
7 |
| Grey metal stone, with post girdles |
20 |
2 |
|
440 |
9 |
| COAL - Yard Seam |
2 |
9 |
|
443 |
6 |
| Strong white post |
4 |
0 |
|
447 |
6 |
| Strong grey post, with metal partings |
6 |
0 |
|
453 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
454 |
2 |
| Black stone |
2 |
6 |
|
456 |
8 |
| Thill |
2 |
6 |
|
459 |
2 |
| Strong grey metal, with post girdles |
6 |
0 |
|
465 |
2 |
| Strong white post |
15 |
0 |
|
480 |
2 |
| Grey post, with metal partings |
6 |
0 |
|
486 |
2 |
| Strong grey metal stone |
1 |
7 |
|
487 |
9 |
| Black stone, mixed with coal |
4 |
0 |
|
491 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
10 |
0 |
|
501 |
9 |
| Strong white post, hard and coarse |
81 |
9 |
|
583 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
0 |
|
585 |
6 |
| COAL - Hartley Stone Coal |
2 |
0 |
|
587 |
6 |
| Thill |
1 |
10 |
|
589 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
2 |
|
592 |
6 |
| Grey scamy post |
3 |
9 |
|
596 |
3 |
| Grey metal stone, with post girdles |
8 |
4 |
|
604 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
6 |
|
606 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
12 |
0 |
|
618 |
1 |
| Whin |
1 |
0 |
|
619 |
1 |
| Grey metal, and post girdles |
3 |
8 |
|
622 |
9 |
| Whin |
1 |
0 |
|
623 |
9 |
| Grey post |
2 |
0 |
|
625 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
4 |
|
629 |
1 |
| Strong white post |
5 |
0 |
|
634 |
1 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
2 |
11 |
|
637 |
0 |
| Jet or black stone |
0 |
7 |
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| COAL |
2 |
4 |
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| Thill |
1 |
6 |
|
638 |
6 |
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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 1693 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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