Shilbottle Colliery
East Pit
Section of the Strata sunk through in the East or New Pit, Shilbottle Colliery. Commenced October 14th, 1845
Shaft Details
Sunk: 14 Oct 1845, Closed: 1982
Approximate surface level 318 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 |
9 |
0 |
|
9 |
0 |
| Soil and clay |
9 |
0 |
|
18 |
0 |
| Freestone |
54 |
7 |
|
72 |
7 |
| Grey and blue metal |
75 |
0 |
|
147 |
7 |
| Eight-Yard Limestone |
25 |
6 |
|
173 |
1 |
| Limestone |
6 |
1 |
|
|
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| Metal |
2 |
3 |
|
|
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| Limestone |
2 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Metal |
0 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Limestone |
2 |
6 |
|
|
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| Metal |
0 |
4 |
|
|
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| Limestone |
1 |
6 |
|
|
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| Metal |
0 |
7 |
|
|
|
| Limestone |
9 |
5 |
|
|
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| Water much less here than in Eight-Yard Limestone |
0 |
0 |
|
173 |
1 |
| Metal |
0 |
3 |
|
173 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
173 |
7 |
| Grey thilly post |
1 |
0 |
|
174 |
7 |
| White post |
17 |
6 |
|
192 |
1 |
| Leafy post (ring here) |
3 |
0 |
|
195 |
1 |
| Black metal |
1 |
6 |
|
196 |
7 |
| Slate and coal |
1 |
4 |
|
197 |
11 |
| Grey thilly post |
1 |
0 |
|
198 |
11 |
| Strong grey post |
1 |
1 |
|
200 |
0 |
| Dark grey post |
1 |
0 |
|
201 |
0 |
| Strong blue metal and catheads |
34 |
0 |
|
235 |
0 |
| Bastard limestone |
5 |
0 |
|
240 |
0 |
| Limestone Six Yard Limestone (got July 1st, through August 10th; the whole feeder here was 90 gallons per minute) |
18 |
0 |
|
258 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
258 |
5 |
| Grey thill |
1 |
0 |
|
259 |
5 |
| Leafy post (ring here) |
5 |
0 |
|
264 |
5 |
| Blue metal, with hard girdles |
6 |
0 |
|
270 |
5 |
| Limestone - Little Limestone |
2 |
0 |
|
272 |
5 |
| Grey thill |
1 |
6 |
|
273 |
11 |
| Grey thilly post |
2 |
6 |
|
276 |
5 |
| Blue metal stone (ring here) |
7 |
2 |
|
283 |
7 |
| COAL - Shilbottle Seam |
2 |
4 |
|
285 |
11 |
| Dark grey thill |
2 |
0 |
|
287 |
11 |
| Hard grey post |
4 |
0 |
|
291 |
11 |
| Blue metal, with thin girdles |
6 |
6 |
|
298 |
5 |
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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 1756 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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