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Wardley Colliery
Section of Strata sunk through at Wardley Colliery, near White Mare Poor, Durham
Shaft Details
Closed: 08 Aug 1974
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Soil |
1 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
| Blue clay |
8 |
0 |
|
9 |
0 |
| Dun post |
11 |
0 |
|
20 |
0 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone and girdle balls |
9 |
0 |
|
29 |
0 |
| COAL |
1 |
3 |
|
30 |
3 |
| Grey metal, with ironstone balls |
2 |
6 |
|
32 |
9 |
| COAL |
1 |
9 |
|
34 |
6 |
| Fire clay |
5 |
0 |
|
39 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
41 |
6 |
| Brown whin |
1 |
4 |
|
42 |
10 |
| Grey post, with whin |
2 |
8 |
|
45 |
6 |
| Grey metal, with water |
9 |
6 |
|
55 |
0 |
| Post, with metal partings |
4 |
0 |
|
59 |
0 |
| White post, with water |
28 |
0 |
|
87 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
4 |
|
89 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
90 |
0 |
| Thill stone |
4 |
0 |
|
94 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
9 |
5 |
|
103 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
103 |
10 |
| Thill stone |
6 |
0 |
|
109 |
10 |
| Grey post and girdles |
20 |
8 |
|
130 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
131 |
4 |
| Seggar clay |
2 |
0 |
|
133 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
14 |
8 |
|
148 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
148 |
9 |
| Thill stone |
9 |
2 |
|
157 |
11 |
| Black stone |
3 |
0 |
|
160 |
11 |
| COAL |
1 |
1 |
|
162 |
0 |
| Seggar clay |
3 |
0 |
|
165 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
9 |
0 |
|
174 |
0 |
| Strong post |
2 |
6 |
|
176 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
12 |
5 |
|
188 |
11 |
| COAL |
3 |
10 |
|
192 |
9 |
| COAL |
1 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
10½ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
|
|
| Stone band |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Grey post |
6 |
5 |
|
199 |
3 |
| Grey metal, and post girdles |
3 |
5 |
|
202 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
7 |
10 |
|
210 |
6 |
| Black stone |
2 |
0 |
|
212 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
8 |
|
219 |
2 |
| White post |
3 |
0 |
|
222 |
2 |
| Grey post |
8 |
4 |
|
230 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
8 |
|
231 |
2 |
| White post |
29 |
5 |
|
260 |
7 |
| White post |
28 |
1 |
|
288 |
8 |
| Strong grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
291 |
8 |
| Strong grey metal |
27 |
6 |
|
319 |
2 |
| Strong white post |
18 |
9 |
|
337 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
2 |
|
339 |
1 |
| Post, mixed with whin |
27 |
6 |
|
366 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
367 |
0 |
| Post and whin |
4 |
2 |
|
371 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
12 |
5 |
|
383 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
384 |
5 |
| Black stone |
0 |
9 |
|
385 |
2 |
| Seggar clay |
4 |
6 |
|
389 |
8 |
| White post |
56 |
0 |
|
445 |
8 |
| Blue metal parting |
0 |
5 |
|
446 |
1 |
| White post |
29 |
0 |
|
475 |
1 |
| Strong grey metal |
17 |
0 |
|
492 |
1 |
| Grey post |
10 |
0 |
|
502 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
0 |
|
506 |
1 |
| COAL |
1 |
4 |
|
507 |
5 |
| Seggar clay |
1 |
6 |
|
508 |
11 |
| Strong thill stone, with iron and post girdles |
12 |
8 |
|
521 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
7 |
0 |
|
528 |
7 |
| Strong grey metal, with whin girdles |
9 |
0 |
|
537 |
7 |
| Dark blue metal |
4 |
8 |
|
542 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
542 |
5 |
| Seggar clay |
2 |
0 |
|
544 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
12 |
0 |
|
556 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
556 |
6 |
| Black stone |
0 |
7 |
|
557 |
1 |
| Strong thill stone |
4 |
6 |
|
561 |
7 |
| Whin girdle |
1 |
6 |
|
563 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
563 |
9 |
| Seggar clay |
1 |
1 |
|
564 |
10 |
| White post |
5 |
9 |
|
570 |
7 |
| Grey post |
2 |
2 |
|
572 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
4 |
|
575 |
1 |
| Whin |
0 |
4 |
|
575 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
579 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
579 |
6 |
| Seggar clay |
1 |
8 |
|
581 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
584 |
2 |
| White post |
3 |
6 |
|
587 |
8 |
| Whin |
1 |
6 |
|
589 |
2 |
| White post |
8 |
0 |
|
597 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
10 |
|
601 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
601 |
10 |
| Seggar, with ironstone |
4 |
0 |
|
605 |
10 |
| Strong grey metal |
12 |
0 |
|
617 |
10 |
| White post |
2 |
5 |
|
620 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
10 |
|
622 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
622 |
4 |
| Dark seggar |
0 |
10 |
|
623 |
2 |
| Strong grey post |
18 |
2 |
|
641 |
4 |
| Whin |
2 |
0 |
|
643 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
5 |
8 |
|
649 |
0 |
| Splint |
0 |
1 |
|
649 |
1 |
| Light seggar |
2 |
5 |
|
651 |
6 |
| White post |
3 |
0 |
|
654 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
9 |
|
655 |
3 |
| Grey post |
2 |
9 |
|
658 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
5 |
|
659 |
5 |
| Grey post |
3 |
11 |
|
663 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
2 |
|
664 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
665 |
2 |
| Strong seggar |
4 |
0 |
|
669 |
2 |
| White post |
1 |
2 |
|
670 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
4 |
|
673 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
674 |
2 |
| Dark seggar, mixed with coal pipes |
3 |
9 |
|
677 |
11 |
| Grey metal and whin |
4 |
8 |
|
682 |
7 |
| Grey post |
1 |
5 |
|
684 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
5 |
|
685 |
5 |
| Grey post |
0 |
9 |
|
686 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
10 |
|
688 |
0 |
| Grey post |
0 |
9 |
|
688 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
5 |
|
691 |
2 |
| Post |
50 |
7 |
|
741 |
9 |
| Black stone |
2 |
5 |
|
744 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
744 |
3 |
| Dark seggar |
0 |
6 |
|
744 |
9 |
| Grey post |
8 |
11 |
|
753 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
5 |
|
756 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
11 |
4 |
|
767 |
6 |
| Grey post |
2 |
5 |
|
769 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
5 |
|
773 |
4 |
| Grey post |
7 |
0 |
|
780 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
3 |
|
783 |
7 |
| COAL - Top portion of High Main Coal Seam |
1 |
0 |
|
784 |
7 |
| Seggar |
1 |
2 |
|
785 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
785 |
10 |
| Seggar |
0 |
11 |
|
786 |
9 |
| Strong grey post |
24 |
2 |
|
810 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
2 |
|
811 |
1 |
| White post |
6 |
4 |
|
817 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
7 |
|
820 |
0 |
| COAL |
2 |
2 |
|
822 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Dark seggar band |
0 |
3½ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
9 |
|
|
|
| Dark seggar |
2 |
3 |
|
824 |
5 |
| Coarse seggar |
6 |
2 |
|
830 |
7 |
| Grey metal and grey post girdles |
14 |
9 |
|
845 |
4 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone band |
2 |
3 |
|
847 |
7 |
| COAL - Lower portion of High Main Coal Seam |
2 |
9 |
|
850 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
| Dark seggar |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Dark seggar |
5 |
0 |
|
855 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
10 |
|
860 |
2 |
| Grey post |
6 |
2 |
|
866 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
3 |
|
867 |
7 |
| Grey post and metal girdles, from 8 to 10 inches thick |
19 |
3 |
|
886 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
6 |
|
891 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
9 |
|
896 |
1 |
| COAL |
2 |
10 |
|
898 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Seggar |
0 |
4 |
|
|
|
| COAL, coarse |
2 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Seggar |
3 |
2 |
|
902 |
1 |
| Strong blue metal |
8 |
7 |
|
910 |
8 |
| Very dark metal |
9 |
2 |
|
919 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
920 |
3 |
| Strong dark seggar |
2 |
8 |
|
922 |
11 |
| Strong brown post |
2 |
0 |
|
924 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
9 |
|
926 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
926 |
9 |
| Coarse seggar |
2 |
5 |
|
929 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
19 |
7 |
|
948 |
9 |
| Grey post |
2 |
2 |
|
950 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
7 |
|
953 |
6 |
| Grey post |
4 |
10 |
|
958 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
8 |
|
960 |
0 |
| Grey post |
4 |
9 |
|
964 |
9 |
| Whin |
4 |
8 |
|
969 |
5 |
| White post |
17 |
7 |
|
987 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
1 |
|
987 |
1 |
| Ironstone |
0 |
3 |
|
987 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
2 |
|
991 |
6 |
| Ironstone band |
0 |
3 |
|
991 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
11 |
|
992 |
8 |
| COAL |
1 |
10 |
|
994 |
6 |
| Dark seggar |
2 |
0 |
|
996 |
6 |
| Dark blue metal |
2 |
8 |
|
999 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
1003 |
2 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
1004 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Seggar |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
| Seggar |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
|
|
| Seggar |
2 |
5 |
|
1006 |
7 |
| Grey post and metals |
2 |
8 |
|
1009 |
3 |
| Whin |
0 |
6 |
|
1009 |
9 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
16 |
4 |
|
1026 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
1026 |
7 |
| Seggar |
3 |
3 |
|
1029 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
3 |
|
1034 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
8 |
3 |
|
1042 |
4 |
| White post |
0 |
10 |
|
1043 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
9 |
|
1043 |
11 |
| Ironstone |
0 |
3 |
|
1044 |
2 |
| Black metal |
0 |
8 |
|
1044 |
10 |
| Grey post |
5 |
3 |
|
1050 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
10 |
9 |
|
1060 |
10 |
| Grey post |
13 |
6 |
|
1074 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
2 |
|
1080 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
2 |
|
1083 |
8 |
| COAL - Maudlin Seam |
5 |
8 |
|
1089 |
5 |
| Black stone |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL, top |
2 |
10 |
|
|
|
| Band seggar |
0 |
9 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
0½ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Seggar |
1 |
0 |
|
1090 |
5 |
| White post |
1 |
10 |
|
1092 |
3 |
| Blue metal, with beds and balls of ironstone |
12 |
5 |
|
1104 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
1104 |
9 |
| Strong dark seggar |
3 |
2 |
|
1107 |
11 |
| Grey post |
13 |
10 |
|
1121 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
3 |
|
1124 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
1124 |
8 |
| Coarse seggar |
3 |
8 |
|
1128 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
10 |
6 |
|
1138 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
6 |
|
1140 |
4 |
| COAL |
1 |
7 |
|
1141 |
11 |
| Dark seggar |
2 |
0 |
|
1143 |
11 |
| Grey post |
2 |
0 |
|
1145 |
11 |
| White post |
7 |
2 |
|
1153 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
8 |
10 |
|
1161 |
11 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
2 |
11 |
|
1164 |
10 |
| Seggar clay |
1 |
10 |
|
1166 |
8 |
| Grey post |
19 |
0 |
|
1185 |
8 |
| White post, mixed with whin |
6 |
6 |
|
1192 |
2 |
| Grey post |
9 |
9 |
|
1201 |
11 |
| White post, with whin |
1 |
8 |
|
1203 |
7 |
| Grey post, with white post girdles |
16 |
8 |
|
1220 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
0 |
|
1223 |
3 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
3 |
8 |
|
1226 |
11 |
| Splints |
0 |
4 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
3 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Light seggar |
2 |
2 |
|
1229 |
1 |
| Dark seggar |
4 |
5 |
|
1233 |
6 |
| COAL, black shade |
1 |
5 |
|
1234 |
11 |
| Dark seggar |
2 |
6 |
|
1237 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
9 |
|
1240 |
2 |
| Strong white post |
7 |
0 |
|
1247 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
10 |
|
1250 |
0 |
| Seggar |
0 |
6 |
|
1250 |
6 |
| Strong grey metal, with grey post girdles |
8 |
2 |
|
1258 |
8 |
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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 2145 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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