Shafts	Index	Shafts

Geology encountered   Thickness   Depth   ft. in.   ft. in. Loamy soil    1  0     1  0 Loamy brown clay    7  6     8  6 Brown and blue clay, mixed with coal    7  6     16  0 Rubble brown post    11  0     27  0 Good freestone post    30  0     57  0 Grey metal stone with thin post girdles    24  0     81  0 Mild grey post, inclining to metal stone    24  0     105  0 Strong post    32  6     137  6 Very soft argillaceous metal    1  0     138  6 COAL - Low Main Seam    3  0     141  6 Strong fire-clay    2  9     144  3 Grey post girdle    0  7     144  10 Dark grey metal, with thin post girdles    3  8     148  6 Dark grey metal, with shell bed at bottom    3  6     152  0 Very dark blue metal, with thin post girdles    7  0     159  0 Light grey metal, with nodules of ironstone, and water    19  2     178  2 Grey metal, with scares of coal, and a little water    14  0     192  2 Dark grey metal stone    10  0     202  2 Grey metal stone, with large nodules of ironstone in the upper part and scares of post in the bottom part    21  0     223  2 COAL - Supposed Hutton Seam    1  10     225  0     COAL, with 100 gallons of water per minute    1  10        Fire-clay    3  0     228  0 Grey metal stone, with scares of post, and water    18  0     246  0 Light post, with about 15 gallons of water per minute    3  6     249  6 Strong grey metal stone    20  4     269  10 Strong light grey post, with 310 gallons of water per minute    25  4     295  2 COAL    0  4     295  6 Strong grey metal stone, with post girdles    13  0     308  6 Hard white post, with whin, and 50 gallons of water per minute    4  0     312  6 Dark grey metal    2  0     314  6 COAL, coarse    0  8     315  2 Grey metal, with hard post girdles    15  0     330  2 Strong grey post, with whin, and 68 gallons of water per minute    3  0     333  2 Dark grey metal    27  9     360  11 COAL    0  1     361  0 Grey metal stone    9  0     370  0 Dark metal stone, with coarse nodules of ironstone    21  8     391  8 Strong grey metal stone, with post girdles    6  2     397  10 Light grey post, with 80 gallons of water per minute    17  0     414  10 COAL - Yard Coal or Beaumont Seam    3  2     418  0     COAL    0  2            Band    0  2            COAL, with 350 gallons of water per minute    2  10        Fire-clay    2  0     420  0 Grey metal    4  0     424  0 White post    26  0     450  0 Brown whin    2  0     452  0 Hard white post    58  0     510  0 Grey metal stone    8  0     518  0 Blue metal stone    3  8     521  8 COAL, coarse    0  4     522  0 Dark blue metal, with post girdles    10  3     532  3 COAL, with a little water    2  9     535  0 Grey metal stone    8  0     543  0 Blue metal stone    26  0     569  0 COAL, with 3 inches of splint at bottom    2  10     571  10 Strong fire-clay    2  0     573  10 Grey post, with metal partings    7  2     581  0 COAL, with a little water    2  10     583  10 Strong fire-clay    2  0     585  10 Blue metal, with post girdles    3  0     588  10 White post, with metal partings    17  0     605  10 Dark grey metal stone    4  8     610  6 Hard white post    6  0     616  6 COAL    0  4     616  10 Fire-clay    2  0     618  10 Dark grey metal    9  0     627  10 Grey post, mixed with whin    7  5     635  3 Blue metal    3  7     638  10 COAL, splint    0  2     639  0 Dark metal, with post girdles    11  7     650  7 COAL, good    1  0     651  7 Strong fire-clay    3  0     654  7 Grey metal stone    3  8     658  3 Blue metal, mixed with balls of ironstone    8  0     666  3 COAL, good    1  0     667  3 Strong fire-clay, very coarse    3  0     670  3 White post    12  0     682  3 White post, with metal partings    15  11     698  2 COAL - Brockwell Seam    5  4     703  6     COAL, with 50 gallons of water per minute    5  4        Grey post, with partings    8  4     711  10

Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Supplement, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1910

  original entry for sinking/boring number 2937 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Supplement, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1910"

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