Washington 'F' Pit
Account of Strata sunk through in the F Pit, Washington Colliery
Shaft Details
Closed: 21 Jun 1968
Approximate surface level 246 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Cement walling |
70 |
0 |
|
70 |
0 |
| Metal tubbing |
52 |
0 |
|
122 |
0 |
| Cement walling |
40 |
3 |
|
162 |
3 |
| Post |
85 |
6 |
|
247 |
9 |
| Metal tubbing |
91 |
6 |
|
339 |
3 |
| Grey metal and post |
74 |
0 |
|
413 |
3 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
1 |
6 |
|
414 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
57 |
0 |
|
471 |
9 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
8 |
2 |
|
479 |
11 |
| COAL, top |
2 |
11 |
|
|
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| Seggar - clay |
0 |
9 |
|
|
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| COAL, foul |
0 |
7 |
|
|
|
| COAL, kirving |
1 |
2½ |
|
|
|
| Stone |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL, bottom |
2 |
6¾ |
|
|
|
| Stone |
51 |
2 |
|
531 |
1 |
| COAL - Maudlin Seam |
4 |
7 |
|
535 |
8 |
| COAL, top |
2 |
8 |
|
|
|
| COAL, grey |
0 |
2 |
|
|
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| Splint |
0 |
2½ |
|
|
|
| COAL, bottom |
1 |
7 |
|
|
|
| Stone and walling |
64 |
0 |
|
599 |
8 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
4 |
7 |
|
604 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Stone |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Splint |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Stone |
0 |
0¾ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Stone |
61 |
0 |
|
665 |
4 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
3 |
9 |
|
669 |
1 |
| Cannel |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
3 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Staple below the Hutton Seam :— |
0 |
0 |
|
669 |
1 |
| Seggar-clay and bottom coal |
3 |
6 |
|
672 |
7 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone balls |
1 |
6 |
|
674 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
0 |
|
677 |
1 |
| Post |
1 |
3 |
|
678 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
3 |
|
681 |
7 |
| Hard post |
3 |
4 |
|
684 |
11 |
| COAL, cannel |
0 |
8 |
|
685 |
7 |
| Dark blue shale |
6 |
0 |
|
691 |
7 |
| Hard post |
3 |
0 |
|
694 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
4 |
|
697 |
11 |
| Post |
1 |
9 |
|
699 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
9 |
6 |
|
709 |
2 |
| Hard post |
16 |
0 |
|
725 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
0 |
|
728 |
2 |
| Post |
2 |
0 |
|
730 |
2 |
| COAL |
1 |
2 |
|
731 |
4 |
| Blue metal, with thin layers of post |
14 |
9 |
|
746 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
6 |
6 |
|
752 |
7 |
| Post |
1 |
0 |
|
753 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
6 |
|
754 |
1 |
| Post |
1 |
0 |
|
755 |
1 |
| Dark blue metal |
22 |
0 |
|
777 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
777 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
0 |
|
781 |
7 |
| Hard post |
2 |
0 |
|
783 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
10 |
0 |
|
793 |
7 |
| Post |
1 |
0 |
|
794 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
10 |
|
797 |
5 |
| Blue metal, with thin layers of post |
3 |
1 |
|
800 |
7 |
| COAL - Harvey Seam |
2 |
0 |
|
802 |
7 |
| Seggar-clay, with ironstone balls |
4 |
0 |
|
806 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
6 |
0 |
|
812 |
7 |
| Blue metal, with thin post panels |
20 |
7 |
|
833 |
2 |
| COAL |
1 |
3 |
|
834 |
5 |
| Grey post |
3 |
10 |
|
838 |
3 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
839 |
3 |
| Post |
6 |
0 |
|
845 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
0 |
|
849 |
3 |
| COAL - Busty Seam |
3 |
5 |
|
852 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
11.37 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
8.37 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
3¼ |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
2¼ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
4¼ |
|
|
|
| Seggar-clay and post |
8 |
6 |
|
861 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
861 |
10 |
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Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Supplement, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1910
original entry for sinking/boring number 3043 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Supplement, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1910"
original entry for sinking/boring number 3044 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Supplement, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1910"
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