Seaton Delaval Colliery
E Pit
Account of Strata sunk through in the E and F Pits, Seaton Delaval Colliery, from the surface to the Yard Coal Seam
Shaft Details
Closed: 27 May 1960
Approximate surface level 110 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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|
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Outset |
25 |
8 |
|
25 |
8 |
| Mild brown clay |
16 |
0 |
|
41 |
8 |
| Sand, with water |
5 |
3 |
|
46 |
11 |
| Strong brown clay |
48 |
0 |
|
94 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
97 |
11 |
| Broken post |
3 |
8 |
|
101 |
7 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
102 |
7 |
| Thill |
1 |
0 |
|
103 |
7 |
| Mild grey post |
6 |
5 |
|
110 |
0 |
| Mild grey post |
1 |
7 |
|
111 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
9 |
4 |
|
120 |
11 |
| Grey scamy post |
1 |
7 |
|
122 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
6 |
|
128 |
0 |
| COAL |
2 |
6 |
|
130 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
1 |
|
135 |
7 |
| White post, with water |
34 |
6 |
|
170 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
170 |
7 |
| Thill |
1 |
6 |
|
172 |
1 |
| Mild cashy post |
9 |
0 |
|
181 |
1 |
| Whin |
3 |
0 |
|
184 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
187 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
187 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
3 |
|
191 |
1 |
| Strong grey post |
5 |
0 |
|
196 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
10 |
11 |
|
207 |
0 |
| Black stone |
7 |
3 |
|
214 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
215 |
0 |
| Thill |
2 |
0 |
|
217 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
220 |
0 |
| Whin |
2 |
6 |
|
222 |
6 |
| Strong grey metal, with ironstone girdles |
25 |
2 |
|
247 |
8 |
| COAL |
3 |
0 |
|
250 |
8 |
| Black stone, mixed with coal |
6 |
0 |
|
256 |
8 |
| Thill |
2 |
0 |
|
258 |
8 |
| Grey metal stone |
32 |
3 |
|
290 |
11 |
| Grey metal and girdles |
50 |
9 |
|
341 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
33 |
7 |
|
375 |
3 |
| COAL - Grey Seam |
0 |
3 |
|
375 |
6 |
| Thill |
1 |
4 |
|
376 |
10 |
| Strong white post |
1 |
4 |
|
378 |
2 |
| Grey metal, with water |
0 |
3 |
|
378 |
5 |
| Strong with post |
3 |
5 |
|
381 |
10 |
| Whin |
1 |
5 |
|
383 |
3 |
| Grey scamy post, with partings |
7 |
0 |
|
390 |
3 |
| Grey metal stone |
10 |
0 |
|
400 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
3 |
|
401 |
6 |
| Black stone, with ironstone girdles |
4 |
0 |
|
405 |
6 |
| Thill |
1 |
6 |
|
407 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
6 |
|
409 |
6 |
| Strong grey post |
8 |
0 |
|
417 |
6 |
| Grey post, with metal partings |
9 |
0 |
|
426 |
6 |
| Whin |
5 |
0 |
|
431 |
6 |
| Blue metal, with whin girdles |
1 |
4 |
|
432 |
10 |
| Grey metal stone, with post girdles |
5 |
6 |
|
438 |
4 |
| Strong blue metal stone |
6 |
9 |
|
445 |
1 |
| COAL - Yard Coal Seam |
2 |
9 |
|
447 |
10 |
|
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 1708 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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