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Shincliffe Colliery
Section of Strata sunk through at Shincliffe Colliery, east of Turnpike Road. Commenced September 11th, 1837
Shaft Details
Sunk: 11 Sep 1837, Closed: 1875
Approximate surface level 300 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
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ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Yellow clay |
1 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
| Blue clay |
1 |
4 |
|
2 |
4 |
| Sand, dark, loamy, and damp |
3 |
8 |
|
6 |
0 |
| Blue loamy clay |
1 |
0 |
|
7 |
0 |
| Sand, dark, loamy, and damp |
1 |
8 |
|
8 |
8 |
| Blue loamy clay |
1 |
6 |
|
10 |
2 |
| Sand, light, loamy, and damp |
1 |
0 |
|
11 |
2 |
| Clay, blue and strong |
14 |
0 |
|
25 |
2 |
| Sand, light, loamy, and dry |
7 |
0 |
|
32 |
2 |
| Fine clay, mixed with loamy sand |
4 |
0 |
|
36 |
2 |
| Sand, light, loamy, and dry |
2 |
0 |
|
38 |
2 |
| Dark loamy clay |
4 |
0 |
|
42 |
2 |
| Sand, loamy, fine, and dry |
23 |
8 |
|
65 |
10 |
| Sand, sharp and dry |
11 |
6 |
|
77 |
4 |
| Sand, loamy and dry |
7 |
5 |
|
84 |
9 |
| Damp sand |
4 |
0 |
|
88 |
9 |
| Sand, quick, with water |
5 |
4 |
|
94 |
1 |
| Clay, blue and strong |
4 |
6 |
|
98 |
7 |
| Sandy clay |
0 |
5 |
|
99 |
0 |
| Clay, blue and strong |
21 |
7 |
|
120 |
7 |
| Sand parting |
0 |
6 |
|
121 |
1 |
| Clay, blue and strong |
3 |
0 |
|
124 |
1 |
| Sand parting |
0 |
6 |
|
124 |
7 |
| Clay, blue and strong |
12 |
0 |
|
136 |
7 |
| Brown leafy clay |
8 |
6 |
|
145 |
1 |
| Clay, brown and strong |
1 |
9 |
|
146 |
10 |
| Dry loam (bucket door holes in this loam) |
20 |
2 |
|
167 |
0 |
| Dry sand |
2 |
0 |
|
169 |
0 |
| Damp sand (top of cistern holes for high pump) |
0 |
6 |
|
169 |
6 |
| Very strong brown clay, mixed with stone |
9 |
0 |
|
178 |
6 |
| Blue metal, very soft and jointy (got first water) |
12 |
4 |
|
190 |
10 |
| White post girdle |
1 |
0 |
|
191 |
10 |
| Dark metal, scared with post |
3 |
6 |
|
195 |
4 |
| Post girdles, with metal partings |
2 |
6 |
|
197 |
10 |
| Dark post, scared with blue |
3 |
0 |
|
200 |
10 |
| Dark metal |
0 |
8 |
|
201 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
202 |
0 |
| Soft thill stone, with water |
2 |
0 |
|
204 |
0 |
| Blue metal, very jointy and more water |
12 |
0 |
|
216 |
0 |
| Grey post and more water |
1 |
10 |
|
217 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
218 |
5 |
| Thill stone |
1 |
6 |
|
219 |
11 |
| Grey metal stone, with post girdles |
5 |
0 |
|
224 |
11 |
| White post |
22 |
0 |
|
246 |
11 |
| White post, full of water |
52 |
1 |
|
299 |
0 |
| White post, full of water |
12 |
3 |
|
311 |
3 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
2 |
5 |
|
313 |
8 |
| Soft stone |
0 |
7 |
|
314 |
3 |
| COAL, coarse |
0 |
11 |
|
315 |
2 |
| Mild grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
319 |
2 |
| Strong white post |
4 |
0 |
|
323 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
26 |
0 |
|
349 |
2 |
| Dark blue metal |
5 |
8 |
|
354 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
355 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
10 |
|
359 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
360 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
8 |
|
360 |
9 |
| Very strong white post |
8 |
4 |
|
369 |
1 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
8 |
6 |
|
377 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
11 |
7 |
|
389 |
2 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
3 |
3 |
|
392 |
5 |
| Dark metal |
3 |
10 |
|
396 |
3 |
| Soft blue metal |
3 |
4 |
|
399 |
7 |
| White post |
2 |
10 |
|
402 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
6 |
|
404 |
11 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
5 |
10 |
|
410 |
9 |
| COAL, good |
4 |
1½ |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
0½ |
|
|
|
| COAL, splint |
1 |
8½ |
|
|
|
| Sump |
0 |
0 |
|
410 |
9 |
| Soft thill stone |
0 |
6 |
|
411 |
3 |
| Strong thill stone |
4 |
0 |
|
415 |
3 |
| White post |
5 |
0 |
|
420 |
3 |
| Black stone |
4 |
6 |
|
424 |
9 |
| Blue stone |
8 |
6 |
|
433 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
4 |
|
436 |
7 |
| White post |
2 |
0 |
|
438 |
7 |
| In grey post |
8 |
0 |
|
446 |
7 |
| Grey metal thill |
5 |
0 |
|
5 |
0 |
| Strong grey post |
3 |
6 |
|
8 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
3 |
|
11 |
9 |
| Hard white post |
7 |
10 |
|
19 |
7 |
| Dark grey metal, with water and gas |
4 |
6 |
|
24 |
1 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
20 |
6 |
|
44 |
7 |
| Black stone, mixed with coal |
1 |
0 |
|
45 |
7 |
| Strong grey post |
3 |
5 |
|
49 |
0 |
| Dark grey metal, with hard post girdles, gas, and water |
11 |
3 |
|
60 |
3 |
| COAL, with gas |
0 |
5 |
|
60 |
8 |
| Light grey thill |
0 |
7 |
|
61 |
3 |
| Hard white post, with gas and water |
11 |
6 |
|
72 |
9 |
| Strong grey metal, mixed with ironstone girdles, dark near the bottom |
32 |
9 |
|
105 |
6 |
| Strong grey metal, with post girdles |
28 |
5 |
|
133 |
11 |
| COAL - Harvey Seam |
1 |
10 |
|
135 |
9 |
| Brown metal thill, with ironstone |
14 |
7 |
|
150 |
4 |
| Black stone, mixed with coal (gave off gas) |
0 |
6 |
|
150 |
10 |
| Light grey metal thill |
2 |
9 |
|
153 |
7 |
| COAL, coarse, gas given off |
0 |
4 |
|
153 |
11 |
| Dark grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
155 |
5 |
| Strong light grey metal |
2 |
3 |
|
157 |
8 |
| Strong grey post, with metal partings |
16 |
0 |
|
173 |
8 |
| Hard white post, with metal partings |
58 |
9 |
|
232 |
5 |
| Dark grey metal |
0 |
2 |
|
232 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
233 |
2 |
| Brown metal thill |
1 |
8 |
|
234 |
10 |
| Strong grey metal, with post girdles |
23 |
7 |
|
258 |
5 |
| Soft dark grey metal |
0 |
9 |
|
259 |
2 |
| COAL |
1 |
8 |
|
260 |
10 |
| COAL, coarse |
0 |
4 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Brown metal thill |
2 |
3 |
|
263 |
1 |
| Strong grey metal, with post girdle |
4 |
2 |
|
267 |
3 |
| Soft dark grey metal, with scares of coal, gas given off |
2 |
5 |
|
269 |
8 |
| COAL, coarse |
1 |
0 |
|
270 |
8 |
| Strong grey metal, with post girdles |
5 |
6 |
|
276 |
2 |
| Hard white post, dark at top and bottom, with soft dark partings, a little gas and water |
53 |
6 |
|
329 |
8 |
| Grey metal, with ironstone girdles |
1 |
5 |
|
331 |
1 |
| Black stone, with gas |
0 |
6 |
|
331 |
7 |
| COAL, heavy blower of gas |
0 |
5 |
|
332 |
0 |
| Grey metal thill |
0 |
8 |
|
332 |
8 |
| Dark grey metal, with hard girdles and gas at bottom |
13 |
8 |
|
346 |
4 |
| Grey and white post, with soft partings |
10 |
4 |
|
356 |
8 |
| Soft grey metal, with post girdles |
17 |
1 |
|
373 |
9 |
| Very hard white post |
1 |
6 |
|
375 |
3 |
| Strong grey metal |
0 |
10 |
|
376 |
1 |
| Snappy black stone |
0 |
11 |
|
377 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
377 |
8 |
| Hard brown thill |
1 |
5 |
|
379 |
1 |
| Strong grey post, with soft partings and 3 feet of very hard post in the middle |
15 |
3 |
|
394 |
4 |
| Strong grey metal |
1 |
1 |
|
395 |
5 |
| COAL, slaty, with a little gas |
0 |
7 |
|
396 |
0 |
| Strong grey metal |
2 |
3 |
|
398 |
3 |
| Strong grey post |
13 |
6 |
|
411 |
9 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone girdles |
13 |
2 |
|
424 |
11 |
| Strong grey metal, with post girdles and a little water |
14 |
6 |
|
439 |
5 |
| Hard white post |
7 |
3 |
|
446 |
8 |
| Strong grey metal, with thin post girdles |
10 |
7 |
|
457 |
3 |
| Hard white post, with partings |
10 |
5 |
|
467 |
8 |
| Strong grey metal stone, with gas |
8 |
4 |
|
476 |
0 |
| Hard white post |
6 |
4 |
|
482 |
4 |
| Strong grey post, hard at the top |
11 |
0 |
|
493 |
4 |
| Snappy grey metal, with thin post girdles |
8 |
6 |
|
501 |
10 |
| COAL, slaty, very coarse |
0 |
7 |
|
502 |
5 |
| Light grey metal thill |
2 |
0 |
|
504 |
5 |
| Grey post |
4 |
4 |
|
508 |
9 |
| Strong light grey post |
5 |
0 |
|
513 |
9 |
| Strong dark grey post, with metal partings |
6 |
2 |
|
519 |
11 |
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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 1798 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"
original entry for sinking/boring number 1799 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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