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Trimdon Grange Colliery
New Pit
An Account of Strata sunk through in the New Pit, Trimdon Grange Colliery. 1872
Shaft Details
Sunk: 1872, Closed: 16 Feb 1968
Approximate surface level 500 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
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ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Loose stones and engine scars |
8 |
8 |
|
8 |
8 |
| Hard stony clay |
37 |
6 |
|
46 |
2 |
| Red gravelly earth |
19 |
6 |
|
65 |
8 |
| Soft fine marl |
22 |
0 |
|
87 |
8 |
| Mild limestone |
15 |
5 |
|
103 |
1 |
| Limestone, harder |
27 |
3 |
|
130 |
4 |
| Hard brown limestone, with water |
73 |
2 |
|
203 |
6 |
| Hard brown limestone, with more water |
43 |
6 |
|
247 |
0 |
| Soft dark gritty sand |
4 |
2 |
|
251 |
2 |
| Strong metal girdle |
0 |
9 |
|
251 |
11 |
| Hard blue limestone, full of spar |
26 |
0 |
|
277 |
11 |
| Soft white post, with paitings |
22 |
0 |
|
299 |
11 |
| Post, with red metal partings |
17 |
3 |
|
317 |
2 |
| Hard white post, with partings |
32 |
2 |
|
349 |
4 |
| COAL - Three-Quarter Seam |
6 |
6 |
|
355 |
10 |
| COAL, with black stone |
6 |
6 |
|
|
|
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
4 |
3 |
|
360 |
1 |
| COAL |
3 |
9 |
|
|
|
| Splint |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Soft blue stone |
2 |
0 |
|
362 |
1 |
| Grey metal stone, with scares of coal |
50 |
8 |
|
412 |
9 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
16 |
6 |
|
429 |
3 |
| White post, with blue metal girdles |
15 |
4 |
|
444 |
7 |
| Black stone |
0 |
4 |
|
444 |
11 |
| COAL |
1 |
3 |
|
446 |
2 |
| Stone band |
0 |
9 |
|
446 |
11 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
3 |
8 |
|
450 |
7 |
| COAL, bottom |
3 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Soft blue stone |
16 |
0 |
|
466 |
7 |
| Grey metal stone |
26 |
8 |
|
493 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
493 |
10 |
| Fine blue stone |
4 |
0 |
|
497 |
10 |
| Grey metal stone, mixed with post |
2 |
2 |
|
500 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone, mixed with post |
32 |
4 |
|
532 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
533 |
1 |
| Blue stone |
4 |
4 |
|
537 |
5 |
| Grey metal, with partings |
13 |
8 |
|
551 |
1 |
| Hard post girdle |
3 |
4 |
|
554 |
5 |
| Soft blue metal |
25 |
2 |
|
579 |
7 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
3 |
7 |
|
583 |
2 |
| COAL (including pricking) |
3 |
7 |
|
|
|
| Grey post, with partings |
22 |
2 |
|
605 |
4 |
| Post girdle |
2 |
4 |
|
607 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
8 |
|
610 |
4 |
| COAL, splinty |
0 |
4 |
|
610 |
8 |
| Strong grey metal |
17 |
6 |
|
628 |
2 |
| Grey post, with metal girdles |
13 |
1 |
|
641 |
3 |
| COAL, brassy |
0 |
9 |
|
642 |
0 |
| White post |
4 |
2 |
|
646 |
2 |
| Hard grey metal, with iron girdles |
26 |
9 |
|
672 |
11 |
| Dark blue metal stone |
3 |
4 |
|
676 |
3 |
| COAL - Maudlin Seam |
1 |
7 |
|
677 |
10 |
| COAL, good |
1 |
7 |
|
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|
| Fine seggar stone |
1 |
6 |
|
679 |
4 |
| Grey metal, with iron girdles |
21 |
2 |
|
700 |
6 |
| Blue metal, with iron balls |
12 |
3 |
|
712 |
9 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
1 |
10 |
|
714 |
7 |
| COAL, good |
1 |
10 |
|
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| Brass and splint |
1 |
1 |
|
715 |
8 |
| Black stone |
0 |
6 |
|
716 |
2 |
| Dark grey metal, with girdles |
19 |
9 |
|
735 |
11 |
| Grey post |
6 |
10 |
|
742 |
9 |
| Fine white post |
1 |
8 |
|
744 |
5 |
| Grey post, with metal partings |
13 |
7 |
|
758 |
0 |
| COAL, splinty |
0 |
4 |
|
758 |
4 |
| Grey post, with a small seam of coal |
22 |
1 |
|
780 |
5 |
| White post |
6 |
4 |
|
786 |
9 |
| Dark metal, with iron girdles |
25 |
7 |
|
812 |
4 |
| Grey post, with partings |
16 |
10 |
|
829 |
2 |
| Strong white post, with partings |
23 |
0 |
|
852 |
2 |
| Blue metal stone |
1 |
8 |
|
853 |
10 |
| COAL - Harvey Seam |
3 |
9 |
|
857 |
7 |
| Seggar |
5 |
0 |
|
862 |
7 |
| Hard grey metal |
25 |
6 |
|
888 |
1 |
| White post |
8 |
8 |
|
896 |
9 |
| Black stone |
1 |
2 |
|
897 |
11 |
| COAL - Busty Seam |
2 |
11 |
|
900 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
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|
| Stone band |
0 |
3 |
|
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| COAL |
1 |
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 2035 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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