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St. Anthony's Colliery
Restoration Pit
Strata sunk through from the surface to the Low Main Coal, in the Restoration Pit, St. Anthony's Colliery, the first Pit opened in that seam
Shaft Details
Approximate surface level 135 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 |
2 |
0 |
|
2 |
0 |
| Clay |
28 |
0 |
|
30 |
0 |
| Brown post |
72 |
0 |
|
102 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
102 |
6 |
| Blue metal stone |
17 |
0 |
|
119 |
6 |
| White girdles |
13 |
0 |
|
132 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
133 |
2 |
| White and grey post |
1 |
10 |
|
135 |
0 |
| White and grey post |
34 |
2 |
|
169 |
2 |
| Soft blue metal stone |
30 |
0 |
|
199 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
199 |
8 |
| White post girdles |
18 |
0 |
|
217 |
8 |
| Whin |
10 |
6 |
|
228 |
2 |
| Strong white post |
19 |
0 |
|
247 |
2 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
248 |
2 |
| Soft blue thill |
11 |
0 |
|
259 |
2 |
| Soft girdles, mixed with whin |
23 |
0 |
|
282 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
282 |
8 |
| Blue and black stone |
22 |
0 |
|
304 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
305 |
4 |
| Strong white post |
9 |
0 |
|
314 |
4 |
| Grey metal stone |
10 |
0 |
|
324 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
325 |
0 |
| Grey post, mixed with whin |
25 |
0 |
|
350 |
0 |
| Grey girdles |
19 |
0 |
|
369 |
0 |
| Blue and black stone |
14 |
0 |
|
383 |
0 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
384 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone |
12 |
0 |
|
396 |
0 |
| Strong white post |
36 |
0 |
|
432 |
0 |
| Black metal stone, with post girdles |
18 |
0 |
|
450 |
0 |
| COAL - High Main Seam |
6 |
0 |
|
456 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
27 |
0 |
|
483 |
0 |
| Post girdles |
2 |
0 |
|
485 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
0 |
|
489 |
0 |
| Girdles |
1 |
2 |
|
490 |
2 |
| Blue metal stone |
30 |
0 |
|
520 |
2 |
| Post |
1 |
0 |
|
521 |
2 |
| Blue metal stone |
18 |
0 |
|
539 |
2 |
| Whin and blue metal |
1 |
6 |
|
540 |
8 |
| Strong white post |
21 |
0 |
|
561 |
8 |
| Brown post, with water |
0 |
7 |
|
562 |
3 |
| Blue metal stone, with grey girdles |
14 |
0 |
|
576 |
3 |
| COAL - Yard Seam |
3 |
0 |
|
579 |
3 |
| Blue metal stone |
18 |
3 |
|
597 |
6 |
| White post |
4 |
0 |
|
601 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
602 |
0 |
| Strong grey metal, with post girdles |
12 |
6 |
|
614 |
6 |
| Strong white post |
7 |
0 |
|
621 |
6 |
| Whin |
1 |
0 |
|
622 |
6 |
| Blue metal stone |
8 |
7 |
|
631 |
1 |
| Grey metal stone, with post girdles |
16 |
5 |
|
647 |
6 |
| Blue metal stone, with whin girdles |
10 |
3 |
|
657 |
9 |
| COAL - Bensham Seam |
1 |
6 |
|
659 |
3 |
| Blue grey metal |
3 |
8 |
|
662 |
11 |
| White post |
12 |
7 |
|
675 |
6 |
| White post, mixed with whin |
12 |
0 |
|
687 |
6 |
| White post |
8 |
0 |
|
695 |
6 |
| Dark blue metal and coal |
2 |
2 |
|
697 |
8 |
| Grey metal stone and girdles |
14 |
0 |
|
711 |
8 |
| White post, mixed with whin |
18 |
7 |
|
730 |
3 |
| Whin |
1 |
0 |
|
731 |
3 |
| White post, mixed with whin |
6 |
6 |
|
737 |
9 |
| Dark grey metal stone |
3 |
6 |
|
741 |
3 |
| COAL - 6/4 Seam |
3 |
3 |
|
744 |
6 |
| Grey metal and whin girdles |
10 |
10 |
|
755 |
4 |
| Grey metal and girdles |
9 |
0 |
|
764 |
4 |
| White post |
3 |
0 |
|
767 |
4 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
3 |
2 |
|
770 |
6 |
| Blue and grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
774 |
6 |
| COAL, foul |
0 |
9 |
|
775 |
3 |
| Blue and grey metal |
12 |
0 |
|
787 |
3 |
| White post, mixed with whin |
4 |
6 |
|
791 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
6 |
|
798 |
3 |
| Grey metal and girdles |
6 |
9 |
|
805 |
0 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
6 |
6 |
|
811 |
6 |
| Bored in the Restoration Pit Back Shaft from Low Main Coal Seam, July 12th, 1797:— |
0 |
0 |
|
811 |
6 |
| Grey metal stone, with whin girdles |
6 |
0 |
|
817 |
6 |
| Grey post, mixed with whin |
10 |
0 |
|
827 |
6 |
| Black metal stone |
6 |
0 |
|
833 |
6 |
| Brown post |
4 |
0 |
|
837 |
6 |
| Whin, with metal partings |
6 |
0 |
|
843 |
6 |
| Grey post, with black metal partings |
12 |
0 |
|
855 |
6 |
| Black metal stone, with whin girdles |
7 |
0 |
|
862 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
863 |
4 |
| Blue or black stone or thill |
1 |
2 |
|
864 |
6 |
| Blue metal stone |
5 |
0 |
|
869 |
6 |
| Grey post |
3 |
2 |
|
872 |
8 |
| White post, mixed with whin, with a parting at 17 inches |
3 |
2 |
|
875 |
10 |
| Blue metal stone |
1 |
10 |
|
877 |
8 |
| Whin |
0 |
3 |
|
877 |
11 |
| Blue metal stone |
0 |
8 |
|
878 |
7 |
| Whin |
0 |
4 |
|
878 |
11 |
| Blue metal stone |
5 |
1 |
|
884 |
0 |
| Grey post |
5 |
3 |
|
889 |
3 |
| Black stone |
0 |
10 |
|
890 |
1 |
| Whin |
0 |
3 |
|
890 |
4 |
| Blue stone, with whin girdles |
8 |
3 |
|
898 |
7 |
| Grey post |
7 |
4 |
|
905 |
11 |
| Blue metal stone |
1 |
3 |
|
907 |
2 |
| Grey metal stone, with whin girdles |
5 |
3 |
|
912 |
5 |
| Whin |
0 |
6 |
|
912 |
11 |
| Grey metal stone, with whin girdles |
5 |
3 |
|
918 |
2 |
| Blue metal stone |
1 |
6 |
|
919 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
919 |
10 |
| Grey metal stone |
0 |
10 |
|
920 |
8 |
| Grey metal stone, very strong |
2 |
0 |
|
922 |
8 |
| Whin |
0 |
11 |
|
923 |
7 |
| Grey metal stone |
5 |
0 |
|
928 |
7 |
| Whin |
0 |
4 |
|
928 |
11 |
| Grey post stone |
0 |
4 |
|
929 |
3 |
| Whin |
1 |
10 |
|
931 |
1 |
| Grey metal stone |
6 |
1 |
|
937 |
2 |
| Black stone |
1 |
5 |
|
938 |
7 |
| Sand |
0 |
4 |
|
938 |
11 |
| Grey post stone |
9 |
8 |
|
948 |
7 |
| Blue metal stone |
0 |
4 |
|
948 |
11 |
| Grey metal stone |
2 |
9 |
|
951 |
8 |
| White post stone |
3 |
6 |
|
955 |
2 |
| Whin |
0 |
4 |
|
955 |
6 |
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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 1642 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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