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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   Depth
  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       
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       
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       
    Stone band    0  3       
    COAL    1  10       

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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