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Usworth Colliery
Section of Strata sunk through at Usworth Colliery. Begun April 7th, 1845 ; finished July 22nd, 1847
Shaft Details
Sunk: 07 Apr 1845, Closed: 01 Aug 1974
Approximate surface level 170 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 and sand |
20 |
0 |
|
20 |
0 |
| Strong blue clay |
17 |
0 |
|
37 |
0 |
| Loose freestone |
13 |
0 |
|
50 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
13 |
0 |
|
63 |
0 |
| COAL |
3 |
0 |
|
66 |
0 |
| Blue and grey metal |
36 |
0 |
|
102 |
0 |
| White post, with water |
68 |
0 |
|
170 |
0 |
| White post, with water |
1 |
0 |
|
171 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
21 |
0 |
|
192 |
0 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
193 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
0 |
|
198 |
0 |
| Soft filtering post |
81 |
0 |
|
279 |
0 |
| Loose metal |
7 |
0 |
|
286 |
0 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
287 |
0 |
| Post |
3 |
0 |
|
290 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
12 |
3 |
|
302 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
302 |
6 |
| Blue and grey metal, with iron girdles |
50 |
0 |
|
352 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
0 |
|
358 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
358 |
10 |
| Thill |
6 |
0 |
|
364 |
10 |
| Post |
4 |
0 |
|
368 |
10 |
| COAL |
1 |
2 |
|
370 |
0 |
| Thill |
2 |
2 |
|
372 |
2 |
| Post |
6 |
0 |
|
378 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
9 |
6 |
|
387 |
8 |
| COAL |
1 |
8 |
|
389 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
6 |
|
393 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
394 |
8 |
| Grey metal, mixed with post |
53 |
0 |
|
447 |
8 |
| White post |
3 |
0 |
|
450 |
8 |
| COAL |
6 |
2 |
|
456 |
10 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
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| Grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
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| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
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| COAL, slaty |
1 |
2 |
|
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| Thill |
2 |
0 |
|
458 |
10 |
| Strong grey metal, mixed with post and whin girdles |
50 |
8 |
|
509 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
509 |
10 |
| Post |
8 |
0 |
|
517 |
10 |
| Soft black metal |
17 |
0 |
|
534 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
535 |
6 |
| Thill |
4 |
0 |
|
539 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
8 |
0 |
|
547 |
6 |
| Strong post |
34 |
0 |
|
581 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
0 |
|
582 |
6 |
| COAL |
2 |
11 |
|
585 |
5 |
| COAL |
1 |
7 |
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| COAL, slaty |
1 |
4 |
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| Black thill |
4 |
0 |
|
589 |
5 |
| White thill |
3 |
0 |
|
592 |
5 |
| Strong grey metal |
10 |
6 |
|
602 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
33 |
0 |
|
635 |
11 |
| Grey metal and post |
41 |
0 |
|
676 |
11 |
| Post |
72 |
0 |
|
748 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
30 |
0 |
|
778 |
11 |
| COAL |
2 |
0 |
|
780 |
11 |
| Thill |
24 |
0 |
|
804 |
11 |
| Post, with blue stone partings |
18 |
0 |
|
822 |
11 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
5 |
0 |
|
827 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
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| Band |
1 |
4 |
|
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| COAL |
2 |
10 |
|
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| Grey metal, with thin whin girdles |
12 |
0 |
|
839 |
11 |
| Thill |
12 |
0 |
|
851 |
11 |
| Post |
28 |
6 |
|
880 |
5 |
| Grey metal, with thin whin girdles |
0 |
0 |
|
880 |
5 |
| COAL |
6 |
0 |
|
886 |
5 |
| COAL |
2 |
10 |
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| Splint |
0 |
3 |
|
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| COAL |
1 |
11 |
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| Stone |
0 |
2 |
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| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
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| Thill |
14 |
0 |
|
900 |
5 |
| Post girdle |
2 |
0 |
|
902 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
8 |
|
910 |
1 |
| COAL |
1 |
4 |
|
911 |
5 |
| Thill |
2 |
0 |
|
913 |
5 |
| Post girdles |
10 |
4 |
|
923 |
9 |
| COAL, slaty |
0 |
8 |
|
924 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
9 |
0 |
|
933 |
5 |
| Post girdles |
2 |
0 |
|
935 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
0 |
|
937 |
5 |
| COAL |
1 |
7 |
|
939 |
0 |
| Thill |
1 |
0 |
|
940 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
16 |
0 |
|
956 |
0 |
| Post |
10 |
0 |
|
966 |
0 |
| Blue stone |
3 |
0 |
|
969 |
0 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
4 |
0 |
|
973 |
0 |
| COAL |
1 |
8 |
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| Splint |
0 |
5 |
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| COAL |
1 |
6 |
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| COAL, coarse |
0 |
5 |
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| Post, with metal partings |
27 |
0 |
|
1000 |
0 |
| Black metal, with partings |
9 |
0 |
|
1009 |
0 |
| Strong brown whin |
5 |
0 |
|
1014 |
0 |
| Blue and black metal, with post and whin girdle |
9 |
0 |
|
1023 |
0 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
3 |
1 |
|
1026 |
1 |
| Splint |
0 |
4 |
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| COAL |
2 |
0 |
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| COAL, coarse, or swad |
0 |
4 |
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| COAL, slaty on bottom |
0 |
5 |
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| Thill |
6 |
0 |
|
1032 |
1 |
| Seggar-clay |
10 |
0 |
|
1042 |
1 |
| Blue metal, mixed with iron |
6 |
6 |
|
1048 |
7 |
| COAL |
3 |
11 |
|
1052 |
6 |
| Black stone, with coal pipes |
0 |
6 |
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| COAL |
0 |
3 |
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| Band |
0 |
1 |
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| COAL |
0 |
1 |
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| Band |
1 |
0 |
|
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| COAL |
0 |
7½ |
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| Band |
1 |
3 |
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| COAL, coarse |
0 |
2 |
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| Blue shale |
1 |
5 |
|
1053 |
11 |
| Strong blue metal |
2 |
4 |
|
1056 |
3 |
| Iron girdle |
3 |
6 |
|
1059 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
3 |
|
1063 |
1 |
| Blue metal, with iron |
4 |
0 |
|
1067 |
1 |
| Iron girdle |
2 |
0 |
|
1069 |
1 |
| Black stone |
1 |
10 |
|
1070 |
11 |
| Iron girdle |
1 |
1 |
|
1072 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
3 |
|
1072 |
3 |
| Iron girdle |
0 |
11 |
|
1073 |
2 |
| Blue metal, with iron |
3 |
11 |
|
1077 |
1 |
| Iron girdle |
2 |
6 |
|
1079 |
7 |
| Grey whin |
0 |
4 |
|
1079 |
11 |
| Iron girdle |
2 |
0 |
|
1081 |
11 |
| Strong blue metal |
2 |
5 |
|
1084 |
4 |
| Black stone |
2 |
3 |
|
1086 |
7 |
| Post, with blue partings |
12 |
2 |
|
1098 |
9 |
| COAL |
1 |
1 |
|
1099 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
14 |
3 |
|
1114 |
1 |
| Whin |
0 |
4 |
|
1114 |
5 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
6 |
0 |
|
1120 |
5 |
| Whin |
0 |
6 |
|
1120 |
11 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
7 |
2 |
|
1128 |
1 |
| Blue metal, with iron girdle |
12 |
0 |
|
1140 |
1 |
| Grey metal, with iron girdle |
10 |
0 |
|
1150 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
1150 |
9 |
| Seggar-clay |
1 |
0 |
|
1151 |
9 |
| Grey metal, with iron girdle |
12 |
0 |
|
1163 |
9 |
| Post |
8 |
0 |
|
1171 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
5 |
|
1172 |
2 |
| Post |
0 |
5 |
|
1172 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
5 |
6 |
|
1178 |
1 |
| COAL - Beaumont Seam |
2 |
9 |
|
1180 |
10 |
| Seggar-clay, with iron balls |
2 |
0 |
|
1182 |
10 |
| Blue shale |
17 |
0 |
|
1199 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
1200 |
7 |
| Seggar-clay |
4 |
0 |
|
1204 |
7 |
| Post |
5 |
3 |
|
1209 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
1210 |
5 |
| Seggar-clay |
1 |
8 |
|
1212 |
1 |
| Grey metal, with iron girdles |
15 |
9 |
|
1227 |
10 |
| Bastard whin |
2 |
3 |
|
1230 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
6 |
|
1230 |
7 |
| Post |
3 |
10 |
|
1234 |
5 |
| Grey post |
1 |
10 |
|
1236 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
7 |
5 |
|
1243 |
8 |
| COAL - Busty Seam |
5 |
8 |
|
1249 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
11 |
|
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| Band |
0 |
10 |
|
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| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
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| Band |
0 |
1½ |
|
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| COAL |
1 |
3 |
|
|
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| Band |
0 |
4½ |
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| COAL |
1 |
7½ |
|
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| Seggar-clay |
1 |
6 |
|
1250 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
1251 |
2 |
| Blue shale |
2 |
5 |
|
1253 |
7 |
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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 2094 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"
original entry for sinking/boring number 3029 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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