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South Tanfield Colliery
A Pit
An Account of Strata sunk through at South Tanfield Colliery, in Kyo Estate, from the surface to Brass Thill (or Main Coal) Seam. Sunk to Five-Quarter Seam, 1837 ; to Brass Thill Seam, September, 1839
Shaft Details
Sunk: 1837, Closed: 1915
Approximate surface level 790 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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fathoms, feet & inches, or metres
 
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
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ft. |
in. |
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ft. |
in. |
| Soil |
1 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
| Blue gravelly clay and sand |
49 |
8 |
|
50 |
8 |
| Grey post |
13 |
0 |
|
63 |
8 |
| Blue metal stone |
7 |
5 |
|
71 |
1 |
| COAL and black stone |
4 |
6 |
|
75 |
7 |
| Grey thill stone |
2 |
0 |
|
77 |
7 |
| Grey metal stone |
5 |
0 |
|
82 |
7 |
| White post, with water |
1 |
10 |
|
84 |
5 |
| Grey post, with water |
1 |
3 |
|
85 |
8 |
| Blue metal stone, with ironstone |
18 |
0 |
|
103 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
104 |
2 |
| Strong thill stone |
4 |
3 |
|
108 |
5 |
| Blue metal stone |
16 |
1 |
|
124 |
6 |
| Post (Shield Row Post) with much water, which has all taken off |
38 |
0 |
|
162 |
6 |
| COAL - Shield Row Seam |
7 |
4 |
|
169 |
10 |
| COAL, top (coarse) |
1 |
2 |
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| COAL, good |
4 |
4 |
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| Swad or coarse slaty coal |
0 |
6 |
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| COAL, ground (very hard) |
1 |
4 |
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| Thill stone |
3 |
6 |
|
173 |
4 |
| Post and grey metal stone |
65 |
8 |
|
239 |
0 |
| Grey Post |
18 |
0 |
|
257 |
0 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
4 |
10 |
|
261 |
10 |
| Jet |
0 |
1 |
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| COAL, good |
3 |
1 |
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| Splint |
0 |
2 |
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| COAL, good |
1 |
6 |
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| Thill stone |
6 |
0 |
|
267 |
10 |
| Blue metal stone, with post girdles and water |
5 |
0 |
|
272 |
10 |
| Post, with water |
6 |
0 |
|
278 |
10 |
| Grey metal stone, with post girdles |
14 |
0 |
|
292 |
10 |
| COAL - Brass Thill Seam |
5 |
3 |
|
298 |
1 |
| Sinking :— |
0 |
0 |
|
298 |
1 |
| Seggar-clay |
2 |
0 |
|
300 |
1 |
| Post |
6 |
0 |
|
306 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
24 |
0 |
|
330 |
1 |
| Blue metal and post |
9 |
0 |
|
339 |
1 |
| Post |
21 |
0 |
|
360 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
10 |
2 |
|
370 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
370 |
7 |
| Blue metal and post |
2 |
6 |
|
373 |
1 |
| Post |
20 |
0 |
|
393 |
1 |
| Grey post, with metal partings |
10 |
3 |
|
403 |
4 |
| Post, with metal partings |
3 |
9 |
|
407 |
1 |
| Post |
8 |
0 |
|
415 |
1 |
| Post, with metal partings |
3 |
0 |
|
418 |
1 |
| Post |
3 |
6 |
|
421 |
7 |
| Post, mixed with whin |
3 |
0 |
|
424 |
7 |
| Post |
4 |
10 |
|
429 |
5 |
| Post, mixed with whin |
8 |
6 |
|
437 |
11 |
| Post |
9 |
2 |
|
447 |
1 |
| Post, mixed with whin |
3 |
1 |
|
450 |
2 |
| Post |
3 |
11 |
|
454 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
9 |
8 |
|
463 |
9 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
11 |
10 |
|
475 |
7 |
| COAL, good |
3 |
1 |
|
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| Band |
1 |
0 |
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| COAL, jet |
0 |
6 |
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| COAL, good |
1 |
9 |
|
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| Band |
0 |
6 |
|
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| COAL, good |
3 |
6 |
|
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| Band |
0 |
2 |
|
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| COAL, good |
1 |
4 |
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| Seggar-clay |
1 |
0 |
|
476 |
7 |
| Post, with blue metal partings |
18 |
0 |
|
494 |
7 |
| Strong white post |
2 |
0 |
|
496 |
7 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
3 |
2 |
|
499 |
9 |
| COAL |
2 |
7 |
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| Band |
0 |
1½ |
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| COAL, inferior |
0 |
5½ |
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| Seggar-clay |
4 |
0 |
|
503 |
9 |
| Strong grey metal, with ironstone girdles |
61 |
6 |
|
565 |
3 |
| White post |
21 |
10 |
|
587 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
587 |
9 |
| Black stone |
0 |
6 |
|
588 |
3 |
| Grey post |
8 |
9 |
|
597 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
32 |
2 |
|
629 |
2 |
| White post |
42 |
5 |
|
671 |
7 |
| COAL - Beaumont Seam |
1 |
8 |
|
673 |
3 |
| Strong seggar-clay |
2 |
5 |
|
675 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
17 |
6 |
|
693 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
16 |
4 |
|
709 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
9 |
9 |
|
719 |
3 |
| Whin |
1 |
0 |
|
720 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
8 |
0 |
|
728 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
728 |
8 |
| Post, with blue metal girdles |
6 |
0 |
|
734 |
8 |
| COAL - Tilley or Towneley Seam |
2 |
10 |
|
737 |
6 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
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| Band |
0 |
2½ |
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| COAL |
0 |
4 |
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| Black band |
0 |
0¾ |
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| COAL, cannel |
0 |
2¼ |
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| COAL |
1 |
0½ |
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| Seggar-clay |
3 |
0 |
|
740 |
6 |
| Post girdles, with metal partings |
10 |
0 |
|
750 |
6 |
| Whin |
1 |
8 |
|
752 |
2 |
| Dark blue metal |
11 |
0 |
|
763 |
2 |
| Strong grey metal |
2 |
6 |
|
765 |
8 |
| COAL - Top Busty Seam |
4 |
2 |
|
769 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
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| Stone band |
0 |
1½ |
|
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| COAL |
3 |
2½ |
|
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| Band |
0 |
1 |
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| COAL |
0 |
3 |
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| Black slate |
1 |
2 |
|
771 |
0 |
| Seggar-clay |
3 |
0 |
|
774 |
0 |
| Strong grey metal |
4 |
7 |
|
778 |
7 |
| Grey post |
3 |
0 |
|
781 |
7 |
| Black slate |
0 |
3 |
|
781 |
10 |
| COAL - Bottom Busty Seam |
4 |
0 |
|
785 |
10 |
| COAL |
2 |
7 |
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| Stone band |
0 |
1 |
|
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| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
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| Band |
0 |
1½ |
|
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| COAL |
0 |
2½ |
|
|
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| Black slate |
1 |
0 |
|
786 |
10 |
| Seggar-clay |
2 |
0 |
|
788 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
17 |
2 |
|
806 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
11 |
|
806 |
11 |
| Seggar-clay |
3 |
0 |
|
809 |
11 |
| Strong white post |
3 |
0 |
|
812 |
11 |
| Grey whin |
0 |
11 |
|
813 |
10 |
| Post girdles, with metal partings |
9 |
0 |
|
822 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
0 |
|
823 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
824 |
0 |
| Seggar-clay |
1 |
6 |
|
825 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
825 |
10 |
| Seggar-clay |
2 |
0 |
|
827 |
10 |
| Strong grey metal |
1 |
8 |
|
829 |
6 |
| Grey post, with metal partings |
9 |
6 |
|
839 |
0 |
| COAL |
1 |
11 |
|
840 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
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| Band |
0 |
1 |
|
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| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
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| Band |
0 |
6 |
|
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| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
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| Seggar-clay |
4 |
0 |
|
844 |
11 |
| Strong grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
846 |
11 |
| Grey whin |
0 |
9 |
|
847 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
6 |
|
848 |
2 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
4 |
|
848 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
8 |
|
850 |
2 |
| Grey post, with metal partings |
2 |
4 |
|
852 |
6 |
| COAL - Brockwell Seam |
2 |
6 |
|
855 |
0 |
| COAL |
2 |
0 |
|
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| COAL, splinty |
0 |
6 |
|
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| Seggar-clay |
2 |
0 |
|
857 |
0 |
| Post, with metal partings |
2 |
9 |
|
859 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
3 |
|
860 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
860 |
6 |
| White post |
2 |
0 |
|
862 |
6 |
| Soft grey post |
0 |
5 |
|
862 |
11 |
| White post |
2 |
5 |
|
865 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
0 |
|
866 |
4 |
| White post |
1 |
0 |
|
867 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
6 |
|
870 |
10 |
| Grey whin |
3 |
0 |
|
873 |
10 |
| White post |
3 |
0 |
|
876 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
12 |
10 |
|
889 |
8 |
| Seggar-clay |
2 |
0 |
|
891 |
8 |
| White post |
4 |
2 |
|
895 |
10 |
| Bored further:— |
0 |
0 |
|
895 |
10 |
| Post girdles, with blue partings |
2 |
11 |
|
898 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
6 |
6 |
|
905 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
905 |
9 |
| Seggar-clay |
2 |
0 |
|
907 |
9 |
| Strong post |
8 |
5 |
|
916 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
4 |
|
916 |
6 |
| Strong post |
19 |
2 |
|
935 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
6 |
|
937 |
2 |
| Post girdles, with metal partings |
8 |
11 |
|
946 |
1 |
| Strong white post |
10 |
9 |
|
956 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
0 |
|
959 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
960 |
0 |
| Seggar-clay |
2 |
0 |
|
962 |
0 |
| Black slate |
0 |
5 |
|
962 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
10 |
|
964 |
3 |
| Post girdles, with metal partings |
3 |
7 |
|
967 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
0 |
|
969 |
10 |
| Post and blue metal, mixed |
22 |
3 |
|
992 |
1 |
| Ironstone girdle |
0 |
8 |
|
992 |
9 |
| Blue slate |
0 |
6 |
|
993 |
3 |
| Ironstone girdle |
1 |
5 |
|
994 |
8 |
| Strong white post |
6 |
10 |
|
1001 |
6 |
| Whin |
1 |
0 |
|
1002 |
6 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone girdles |
13 |
4 |
|
1015 |
10 |
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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 1847 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 2952 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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