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Thrislington Colliery
Account of Strata sunk through at West Cornforth (Thrislington) Colliery. April 15th, 1840
Shaft Details
Sunk: 15 Apr 1840, Closed: 04 Mar 1967
Approximate surface level 300 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
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ft. |
in. |
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ft. |
in. |
| The outset timber |
2 |
0 |
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2 |
0 |
| Brown soil |
2 |
6 |
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4 |
6 |
| Yellow clay |
4 |
6 |
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9 |
0 |
| Soft loamy clay |
1 |
0 |
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10 |
0 |
| Sand and gravel, with water |
6 |
6 |
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16 |
6 |
| Strong brown clay |
17 |
0 |
|
33 |
6 |
| Freestone gravel, with water |
17 |
6 |
|
51 |
0 |
| Strong brown clay |
13 |
11 |
|
64 |
11 |
| Loamy clay, with sandy partings |
2 |
6 |
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67 |
5 |
| Limestone gravel, with water |
4 |
6 |
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71 |
11 |
| Brown freestone and water |
10 |
9 |
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82 |
8 |
| Whin girdles |
1 |
10 |
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84 |
6 |
| Brown and white freestone and water |
8 |
0 |
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92 |
6 |
| Whin girdles |
1 |
8 |
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94 |
2 |
| Grey metal and white post girdles, with water |
27 |
0 |
|
121 |
2 |
| COAL |
2 |
2 |
|
123 |
4 |
| Soft thill |
0 |
6 |
|
123 |
10 |
| Dark post, with water |
50 |
6 |
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174 |
4 |
| Black metal ironstone girdles |
6 |
6 |
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180 |
10 |
| White post and water |
9 |
2 |
|
190 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
8 |
|
196 |
8 |
| Black stone |
3 |
2 |
|
199 |
10 |
| COAL, foul |
0 |
4 |
|
200 |
2 |
| Thill stone |
4 |
1 |
|
204 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
33 |
11 |
|
238 |
2 |
| Black stone |
0 |
8 |
|
238 |
10 |
| Black stone |
0 |
10 |
|
239 |
8 |
| Strong white thill |
3 |
0 |
|
242 |
8 |
| Strong grey post |
9 |
8 |
|
252 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
14 |
9 |
|
267 |
1 |
| Black stone |
0 |
1 |
|
267 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
0 |
|
269 |
2 |
| Black metal, with coal pipes |
0 |
11 |
|
270 |
1 |
| COAL, coarse |
0 |
4 |
|
270 |
5 |
| Strong grey thill |
3 |
6 |
|
273 |
11 |
| Strong grey post |
26 |
1 |
|
300 |
0 |
| Strong grey post |
3 |
11 |
|
303 |
11 |
| Dark grey metal |
18 |
0 |
|
321 |
11 |
| Black stone |
2 |
1 |
|
324 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
6 |
|
326 |
6 |
| Black stone |
6 |
10 |
|
333 |
4 |
| Dark grey metal |
5 |
9 |
|
339 |
1 |
| Black stone |
1 |
10 |
|
340 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
9 |
|
345 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
346 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
4 |
|
346 |
7 |
| Dark metal |
1 |
6 |
|
348 |
1 |
| COAL |
1 |
10 |
|
349 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
6 |
|
354 |
5 |
| Dark metal, with coal pipes |
2 |
0 |
|
356 |
5 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
5 |
6 |
|
361 |
11 |
| COAL, good |
3 |
9 |
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| Splint |
1 |
2 |
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| COAL, coarse |
0 |
7 |
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| Strong grey thill |
5 |
6 |
|
367 |
5 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
29 |
3 |
|
396 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
397 |
0 |
| Soft thill |
0 |
6 |
|
397 |
6 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
44 |
9 |
|
442 |
3 |
| Badger |
0 |
3 |
|
442 |
6 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
6 |
2 |
|
448 |
8 |
| COAL |
1 |
7 |
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| Seggar clay |
0 |
9 |
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| COAL |
3 |
10 |
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Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume C-E, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1881
 original entry for sinking/boring number 0570 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume C-E, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1881"
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