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Seghill Colliery
Engine Pit
An Account of the Strata sunk through in the Engine Pit, Seghill Colliery. (From John Fryer's Account, which was taken from the original papers.)
Shaft Details
Sunk: 1824, Closed: 1962
Approximate surface level 130 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
Switch to measurements in:
fathoms, feet & inches, or metres
 
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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 |
7 |
0 |
|
7 |
0 |
| Blue clay |
84 |
0 |
|
91 |
0 |
| Freestone |
0 |
6 |
|
91 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
6 |
0 |
|
97 |
6 |
| COAL - High Main Seam |
2 |
6 |
|
100 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
10 |
0 |
|
110 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
110 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
6 |
|
112 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
6 |
0 |
|
118 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
119 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
10 |
10 |
|
130 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
2 |
|
137 |
2 |
| Strong white post |
76 |
10 |
|
214 |
0 |
| COAL - Grey Seam |
7 |
2 |
|
221 |
2 |
| COAL |
3 |
4 |
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| Blue band |
0 |
6 |
|
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| COAL |
3 |
4 |
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|
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| Blue metal |
3 |
3 |
|
224 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
224 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
6 |
|
227 |
4 |
| Post girdle |
1 |
2 |
|
228 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
8 |
11 |
|
237 |
5 |
| Post |
3 |
9 |
|
241 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
8 |
4 |
|
249 |
6 |
| Whin girdle |
1 |
4 |
|
250 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
4 |
|
251 |
2 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
2 |
|
251 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
2 |
|
251 |
6 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
2 |
|
251 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
4 |
|
258 |
0 |
| Black stone |
4 |
3 |
|
262 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
262 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
28 |
9 |
|
291 |
5 |
| COAL - Yard Seam |
2 |
10 |
|
294 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
9 |
|
299 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
6 |
|
303 |
6 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
6 |
|
304 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
7 |
|
308 |
7 |
| Strong white post, with water |
55 |
4 |
|
363 |
11 |
| COAL - Bensham Seam |
5 |
9 |
|
369 |
8 |
| COAL |
2 |
7 |
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| Black band |
1 |
8 |
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| COAL |
1 |
6 |
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| Grey metal, with thin post girdles and scares of whin |
32 |
2 |
|
401 |
10 |
| Whin girdle |
0 |
5 |
|
402 |
3 |
| Dark grey metal, with scares of post |
4 |
7 |
|
406 |
10 |
| Whin girdle |
0 |
2 |
|
407 |
0 |
| Dark grey metal |
8 |
11 |
|
415 |
11 |
| Whin girdle |
0 |
2 |
|
416 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
3 |
|
420 |
4 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
7 |
5 |
|
427 |
9 |
| COAL |
1 |
1 |
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| Dark grey metal |
0 |
11 |
|
|
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| COAL |
1 |
10 |
|
|
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| Dark grey metal |
0 |
10 |
|
|
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| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
|
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| Dark grey metal |
0 |
4 |
|
|
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| COAL |
1 |
9 |
|
|
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| Dark grey metal, mixed with thin scares of post |
2 |
1 |
|
429 |
10 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
2 |
4 |
|
432 |
2 |
| Post girdle |
2 |
0 |
|
434 |
2 |
| Strong grey metal, with layers of whin and thin post girdles |
2 |
9 |
|
436 |
11 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
9 |
|
437 |
8 |
| Dark grey metal, with thin post girdles |
3 |
6 |
|
441 |
2 |
| Whin girdle |
0 |
11 |
|
442 |
1 |
| Grey metal, mixed with thin post girdles |
2 |
0 |
|
444 |
1 |
| Dark grey metal |
1 |
7 |
|
445 |
8 |
| Black stone |
0 |
2 |
|
445 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
446 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
2 |
|
448 |
4 |
| Grey post girdle |
0 |
2 |
|
448 |
6 |
| Dark grey metal, mixed with post |
0 |
10 |
|
449 |
4 |
| White post |
0 |
2 |
|
449 |
6 |
| Dark grey metal, mixed with scares ofpost |
0 |
7 |
|
450 |
1 |
| Post |
14 |
2 |
|
464 |
3 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
5 |
8 |
|
469 |
11 |
| Jet |
0 |
2½ |
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| COAL |
5 |
6 |
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| Bored from the Thill of the Low Main Seam :— |
0 |
0 |
|
469 |
11 |
| Sump ù blue metal (sunk) |
12 |
6 |
|
482 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
7 |
|
484 |
0 |
| Whin |
0 |
6 |
|
484 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
10 |
|
485 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
8 |
|
488 |
0 |
| Post |
1 |
4 |
|
489 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
11 |
|
492 |
3 |
| Whin |
1 |
7 |
|
493 |
10 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
1 |
7 |
|
495 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
7 |
|
498 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
498 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
2 |
|
501 |
0 |
| Post |
7 |
10 |
|
508 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
8 |
5 |
|
517 |
3 |
| Post |
26 |
10 |
|
544 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
8 |
|
544 |
9 |
| Post |
1 |
7 |
|
546 |
4 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
5 |
4 |
|
551 |
8 |
| Dark grey metal |
2 |
11 |
|
554 |
7 |
| Dark metal and post girdles |
5 |
0 |
|
559 |
7 |
| Grey post |
4 |
0 |
|
563 |
7 |
| Grey metal and scares of post |
2 |
4 |
|
565 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
2 |
|
569 |
1 |
| Post |
2 |
9 |
|
571 |
10 |
| Dark grey metal |
5 |
6 |
|
577 |
4 |
| Metal, with post |
14 |
6 |
|
591 |
10 |
| Dark grey metal |
4 |
5 |
|
596 |
3 |
| Dark grey metal and post |
11 |
4 |
|
607 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
8 |
6 |
|
616 |
1 |
| White post |
4 |
7 |
|
620 |
8 |
| Grey metal and post |
1 |
5 |
|
622 |
1 |
| Mild white post, with water |
30 |
10 |
|
652 |
11 |
| Dark grey metal and girdles |
23 |
5 |
|
676 |
4 |
| COAL |
2 |
0 |
|
678 |
4 |
| COAL, coarse |
1 |
0 |
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| COAL, good |
1 |
0 |
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| Grey metal |
7 |
11 |
|
686 |
3 |
| Strong white post |
10 |
0 |
|
696 |
3 |
| Dark grey metal |
17 |
7 |
|
713 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
714 |
3 |
| COAL, foul |
0 |
1 |
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| COAL, good |
0 |
4 |
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| Dark grey metal |
4 |
10 |
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719 |
1 |
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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 1718 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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