Urpeth Colliery
D Pit
A Section of Strata from the High Main Coal to the Hutton Seam in the D Pit, Urpeth Colliery
Shaft Details
Approximate surface level 243 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
 
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Strata from surface |
155 |
6 |
|
155 |
6 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
3 |
6 |
|
159 |
0 |
| Strata |
51 |
9 |
|
210 |
9 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
5 |
1 |
|
215 |
10 |
| Dark brown thill |
6 |
2 |
|
222 |
0 |
| Black stone |
1 |
10 |
|
223 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
226 |
10 |
| Black stone |
3 |
5 |
|
230 |
3 |
| Dark blue metal, mixed with ironstone girdles |
3 |
5 |
|
233 |
8 |
| Black stone |
5 |
6 |
|
239 |
2 |
| Light blue metal, mixed with ironstone balls |
3 |
10 |
|
243 |
0 |
| Light blue metal, mixed with ironstone balls |
12 |
4 |
|
255 |
4 |
| COAL, with a little water |
0 |
6 |
|
255 |
10 |
| Dark brown thill |
1 |
4 |
|
257 |
2 |
| Brown post girdle |
0 |
10 |
|
258 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
6 |
|
259 |
6 |
| Brown whin |
1 |
5 |
|
260 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
10 |
|
268 |
9 |
| White post |
0 |
2 |
|
268 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
8 |
|
269 |
7 |
| Dark brown metal |
2 |
3 |
|
271 |
10 |
| COAL - Supposed Maudlin Seam |
2 |
6 |
|
274 |
4 |
| Black stone, slaty |
0 |
6 |
|
274 |
4 |
| COAL |
1 |
5 |
|
274 |
4 |
| Black stone, slaty |
0 |
7 |
|
274 |
4 |
| Dark brown thill |
2 |
0 |
|
276 |
4 |
| White post |
9 |
10 |
|
286 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
0 |
|
289 |
2 |
| Strong white post, with water (60 gallons per minute) |
25 |
1 |
|
314 |
3 |
| Soft blue metal |
1 |
0 |
|
315 |
3 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam (?) |
2 |
2 |
|
317 |
5 |
| Black stone |
0 |
2 |
|
317 |
5 |
| COAL |
2 |
0 |
|
317 |
5 |
| White thill |
8 |
10 |
|
326 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
12 |
5 |
|
338 |
8 |
| Dark brown post |
8 |
1 |
|
346 |
9 |
| Strong blue metal, with brown post girdles |
10 |
10 |
|
357 |
7 |
| Strong white post, mixed with coal pipes |
24 |
4 |
|
381 |
11 |
| COAL (supposed Brass Thill Seam) |
3 |
2 |
|
385 |
1 |
| Black stone |
2 |
4 |
|
387 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
11 |
|
391 |
4 |
| White post, mixed with metal partings |
33 |
7 |
|
424 |
11 |
| Post (this contains the water) |
2 |
3 |
|
427 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
7 |
|
431 |
9 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
6 |
1 |
|
437 |
10 |
| COAL |
4 |
9 |
|
437 |
10 |
| COAL, bottom |
1 |
4 |
|
437 |
10 |
| Brown thill |
1 |
0 |
|
438 |
10 |
| Strong white post |
10 |
4 |
|
449 |
2 |
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Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume U-Z, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1897
original entry for sinking/boring number 2084 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume U-Z, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1897"
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