| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Outset |
6 |
0 |
|
6 |
0 |
| Mild brown clay |
17 |
0 |
|
23 |
0 |
| Strong brown clay, with stones |
14 |
0 |
|
37 |
0 |
| Grey metal, mixed with coal |
1 |
6 |
|
38 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
40 |
0 |
| Mild scamy post, with parting |
8 |
2 |
|
48 |
2 |
| Strong grey post |
3 |
0 |
|
51 |
2 |
| COAL |
2 |
3 |
|
53 |
5 |
| Grey metal, with cashy post girdles |
12 |
0 |
|
65 |
5 |
| COAL |
2 |
6 |
|
67 |
11 |
| COAL |
1 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
|
|
| Thill, mixed with ironstone balls |
5 |
7 |
|
73 |
6 |
| Strong white post |
2 |
0 |
|
75 |
6 |
| Cashy post |
0 |
6 |
|
76 |
0 |
| Whin |
0 |
6 |
|
76 |
6 |
| White post, mixed with yellow post |
24 |
0 |
|
100 |
6 |
| White post, with water |
1 |
6 |
|
102 |
0 |
| White post, with water |
16 |
6 |
|
118 |
6 |
| White post, mixed with coal pipes |
3 |
0 |
|
121 |
6 |
| Plum pudding post |
1 |
0 |
|
122 |
6 |
| Cashy post |
6 |
0 |
|
128 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
3 |
|
131 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
11 |
|
132 |
8 |
| Thill |
1 |
0 |
|
133 |
8 |
| Scamy post, with cashy partings and water |
8 |
5 |
|
142 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
11 |
5 |
|
153 |
6 |
| Black stone |
8 |
0 |
|
161 |
6 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
162 |
6 |
| Strong thill stone |
6 |
0 |
|
168 |
6 |
| Grey metal stone |
15 |
0 |
|
183 |
6 |
| White post, mixed with grey post |
8 |
0 |
|
191 |
6 |
| COAL - High Main Seam |
6 |
8 |
|
198 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
4 |
8 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
|
|
| Black band |
0 |
3 |
|
198 |
5 |
| Grey metal band |
0 |
5 |
|
198 |
10 |
| COAL |
4 |
2 |
|
203 |
0 |
| COAL |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal band |
0 |
9 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
0 |
6 |
|
203 |
6 |
| Grey metal stone |
34 |
4 |
|
237 |
10 |
| Scamy post |
18 |
0 |
|
255 |
10 |
| Strong grey metal stone |
24 |
0 |
|
279 |
10 |
| Scamy post, with metal partings |
13 |
0 |
|
292 |
10 |
| COAL - Grey Seam |
6 |
0 |
|
298 |
10 |
| COAL |
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal band |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
2 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Mild white post |
3 |
0 |
|
301 |
10 |
| Grey scamy post |
2 |
0 |
|
303 |
10 |
| Strong grey metal stone, with post |
7 |
0 |
|
310 |
10 |
| Mild white post |
1 |
0 |
|
311 |
10 |
| Strong grey metal stone, mixed with post and ironstone |
6 |
10 |
|
318 |
8 |
| Strong white post |
1 |
2 |
|
319 |
10 |
| Grey scamy post |
3 |
6 |
|
323 |
4 |
| Strong grey post, mixed with ironstone girdles |
6 |
2 |
|
329 |
6 |
| Mild dark grey metal, mixed with post and ironstone girdles |
3 |
0 |
|
332 |
6 |
| Black stone or metal |
4 |
0 |
|
336 |
6 |
| Thill |
1 |
0 |
|
337 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
11 |
|
338 |
5 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
3 |
0 |
|
341 |
5 |
| Whin |
1 |
0 |
|
342 |
5 |
| Grey metal stone |
8 |
0 |
|
350 |
5 |
| Grey post girdles, with metal partings |
8 |
0 |
|
358 |
5 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone girdles |
5 |
0 |
|
363 |
5 |
| Grey scamy post girdles, with metal partings |
3 |
11 |
|
367 |
4 |
| Whin |
1 |
0 |
|
368 |
4 |
| Strong grey metal stone |
5 |
0 |
|
373 |
4 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone girdles |
4 |
0 |
|
377 |
4 |
| COAL - Yard Seam |
3 |
1 |
|
380 |
5 |
| Thill |
3 |
10 |
|
384 |
3 |
| COAL |
2 |
0 |
|
386 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Black thill |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Strong thill stone |
1 |
0 |
|
387 |
3 |
| Mild white post, with partings |
12 |
3 |
|
399 |
6 |
| Strong white post |
8 |
7 |
|
408 |
1 |
| Dark grey post |
7 |
7 |
|
415 |
8 |
| Black stone, mixed with coal |
4 |
5 |
|
420 |
1 |
| Thill |
1 |
0 |
|
421 |
1 |
| Grey metal stone |
11 |
2 |
|
432 |
3 |
| Strong white post, very hard and coarse |
73 |
6 |
|
505 |
9 |
| Plum pudding or Maggie post |
1 |
6 |
|
507 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
6 |
|
507 |
9 |
| Grey scamy post |
0 |
9 |
|
508 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
6 |
|
512 |
0 |
| COAL - Hartley Stone Coal Seam |
2 |
0 |
|
514 |
0 |
| Thill stone |
1 |
0 |
|
515 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
1 |
|
518 |
1 |
| Grey scamy post |
8 |
10 |
|
526 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
6 |
0 |
|
532 |
11 |
| Grey metal stone |
18 |
1 |
|
551 |
0 |
| Strong grey post, with partings |
7 |
0 |
|
558 |
0 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone girdles |
2 |
3 |
|
560 |
3 |
| Black thill |
0 |
9 |
|
561 |
0 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
2 |
6 |
|
563 |
6 |
| Sunk further for Sump:— |
0 |
0 |
|
563 |
6 |
| Thill stone |
7 |
0 |
|
570 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
9 |
0 |
|
579 |
6 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
4 |
0 |
|
583 |
6 |
| White post, with metal partings |
12 |
0 |
|
595 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
6 |
|
596 |
0 |
| Strong white post |
7 |
6 |
|
603 |
6 |
| Strong white post, with coal pipes |
4 |
0 |
|
607 |
6 |
| Blue metal, with girdles |
24 |
4 |
|
631 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
632 |
0 |
| Strong grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
634 |
0 |
original entry for sinking/boring number 1706 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"
