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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   Depth
  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         
    Band    0         
    COAL, splint    1         
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

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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