Sherburn House Colliery
North Pit
Account of Sherburn House North Pit
Shaft Details
Sunk: 1844, Closed: May 1935
Approximate surface level 305 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Sandy soil |
2 |
6 |
|
2 |
6 |
| Gravel and sand, with water |
15 |
0 |
|
17 |
6 |
| Soft brown clay |
2 |
6 |
|
20 |
0 |
| Sand and water |
24 |
6 |
|
44 |
6 |
| Stiff strong clay |
3 |
10 |
|
48 |
4 |
| Soft blue stone, with iron balls |
5 |
2 |
|
53 |
6 |
| Brown and white freestone, jointy |
6 |
2 |
|
59 |
8 |
| Blue stone |
13 |
0 |
|
72 |
8 |
| Freestone |
24 |
10 |
|
97 |
6 |
| Blue stone |
5 |
0 |
|
102 |
6 |
| Jointy freestone |
6 |
0 |
|
108 |
6 |
| Blue stone |
1 |
0 |
|
109 |
6 |
| Grey post stone |
12 |
0 |
|
121 |
6 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
1 |
3 |
|
122 |
9 |
| Thill stone |
4 |
0 |
|
126 |
9 |
| Soft grey metal stone |
36 |
9 |
|
163 |
6 |
| Soft grey metal stone, with water |
9 |
0 |
|
172 |
6 |
| COAL, coarse |
1 |
0 |
|
173 |
6 |
| Thill stone |
4 |
0 |
|
177 |
6 |
| Blue stone |
11 |
0 |
|
188 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
191 |
6 |
| Strong post |
5 |
0 |
|
196 |
6 |
| COAL, coarse |
0 |
4 |
|
196 |
10 |
| Thill stone |
1 |
6 |
|
198 |
4 |
| Dark grey metal |
18 |
8 |
|
217 |
0 |
| Grey post stone |
40 |
7 |
|
257 |
7 |
| Strong grey metal |
0 |
9 |
|
258 |
4 |
| Black slaty band |
0 |
1 |
|
258 |
5 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
2 |
10 |
|
261 |
3 |
| COAL, good |
0 |
7 |
|
|
|
| COAL, splinty |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL, good |
1 |
6 |
|
|
|
| COAL, rather coarse |
0 |
7 |
|
|
|
| Thill stone |
0 |
6 |
|
261 |
9 |
| Grey metal, mixed with post girdles |
4 |
8 |
|
266 |
5 |
| Strong post stone |
6 |
0 |
|
272 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
8 |
|
273 |
1 |
| Strong post and whin |
5 |
6 |
|
278 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
15 |
0 |
|
293 |
7 |
| Dark grey metal, jointy |
11 |
5 |
|
305 |
0 |
| Dark grey metal, jointy |
4 |
9 |
|
309 |
9 |
| COAL - Brass Thill Seam |
3 |
2 |
|
312 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Thill stone |
1 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Dark blue stone |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
|
|
| Thill stone |
2 |
4 |
|
315 |
3 |
| Strong post stone and whin |
10 |
0 |
|
325 |
3 |
| Dark grey metal |
8 |
8 |
|
333 |
11 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
10 |
|
334 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
338 |
9 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
8 |
|
339 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
2 |
|
340 |
7 |
| Post girdle |
1 |
1 |
|
341 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
6 |
|
344 |
2 |
| Post girdle |
1 |
3 |
|
345 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
2 |
|
347 |
7 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
4 |
1 |
|
351 |
8 |
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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 1741 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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