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West Stanley Colliery
New Pit
Account of Strata sunk through in the New Pit, West Stanley Colliery. Commenced August 15th, 1876
Shaft Details
Sunk: 15 Aug 1876, Closed: 19 Mar 1936
Approximate surface level 750 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Outset |
6 |
0 |
|
6 |
0 |
| Soil and gravelly clay |
7 |
0 |
|
13 |
0 |
| Loamy sand, with a little water |
2 |
0 |
|
15 |
0 |
| Blue clay |
3 |
0 |
|
18 |
0 |
| Freestone rubble |
3 |
0 |
|
21 |
0 |
| Yellow freestone |
21 |
0 |
|
42 |
0 |
| COAL |
1 |
3 |
|
43 |
3 |
| Seggar-clay |
4 |
9 |
|
48 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
12 |
0 |
|
60 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
0 |
|
66 |
0 |
| Brown post |
7 |
2 |
|
73 |
2 |
| Black shale |
1 |
4 |
|
74 |
6 |
| Seggar-clay |
4 |
6 |
|
79 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
0 |
|
81 |
0 |
| Brown post |
22 |
0 |
|
103 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
3 |
|
105 |
3 |
| COAL |
2 |
3 |
|
107 |
6 |
| Seggar-clay |
2 |
6 |
|
110 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
0 |
|
114 |
0 |
| Strong white post |
6 |
0 |
|
120 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
6 |
|
122 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
33 |
6 |
|
156 |
0 |
| COAL |
2 |
6 |
|
158 |
6 |
| Seggar-clay |
4 |
6 |
|
163 |
0 |
| Strong grey leafy post |
7 |
6 |
|
170 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
17 |
8 |
|
188 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
188 |
6 |
| Seggar-clay, mixed with post |
2 |
6 |
|
191 |
0 |
| Brown post |
40 |
0 |
|
231 |
0 |
| COAL - Shield Row Seam |
6 |
11 |
|
237 |
11 |
| COAL |
1 |
10 |
|
|
|
| Seggar-clay band |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
4 |
7 |
|
|
|
| Seggar-clay |
7 |
1 |
|
245 |
0 |
| Hard white post |
9 |
0 |
|
254 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
13 |
6 |
|
267 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
268 |
0 |
| Strong seggar-clay |
3 |
0 |
|
271 |
0 |
| Strong grey metal |
9 |
0 |
|
280 |
0 |
| Strong jointy post, mixed with whin |
8 |
6 |
|
288 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
27 |
0 |
|
315 |
6 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
4 |
0 |
|
319 |
6 |
| COAL |
4 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Seggar-clay |
4 |
0 |
|
323 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
12 |
0 |
|
335 |
6 |
| Strong grey metal |
24 |
6 |
|
360 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
11 |
6 |
|
371 |
6 |
| COAL - Brass Thill Seam |
5 |
0 |
|
376 |
6 |
| COAL |
5 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Hard posty seggar-clay |
3 |
0 |
|
379 |
6 |
| White post |
9 |
0 |
|
388 |
6 |
| Strong grey metal |
9 |
0 |
|
397 |
6 |
| White post |
3 |
0 |
|
400 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
24 |
0 |
|
424 |
6 |
| White post, with metal partings |
14 |
6 |
|
439 |
0 |
| Strong grey metal |
7 |
0 |
|
446 |
0 |
| White post |
7 |
0 |
|
453 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
454 |
6 |
| Hard white post |
28 |
6 |
|
483 |
0 |
| Strong grey metal |
4 |
6 |
|
487 |
6 |
| Strong white post |
18 |
0 |
|
505 |
6 |
| COAL - Maudlin Seam |
1 |
6 |
|
507 |
0 |
| COAL |
1 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Strong white post, mixed with whin |
45 |
0 |
|
552 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
6 |
0 |
|
558 |
0 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
4 |
6 |
|
562 |
6 |
| COAL |
4 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Strong seggar-clay |
1 |
8 |
|
564 |
2 |
| White post |
4 |
4 |
|
568 |
6 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone girdles |
12 |
0 |
|
580 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
0 |
|
585 |
6 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
3 |
9 |
|
589 |
3 |
| COAL |
3 |
9 |
|
|
|
| Seggar-clay |
3 |
0 |
|
592 |
3 |
| Strong grey metal |
30 |
0 |
|
622 |
3 |
| Strong white post |
61 |
0 |
|
683 |
3 |
| Dark brown post |
12 |
0 |
|
695 |
3 |
| Whin girdle |
1 |
0 |
|
696 |
3 |
| Dark brown post |
14 |
0 |
|
710 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
12 |
6 |
|
722 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
723 |
5 |
| Seggar-clay |
5 |
4 |
|
728 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
729 |
5 |
| Black stone |
2 |
0 |
|
731 |
5 |
| White post |
3 |
6 |
|
734 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
0 |
|
737 |
11 |
| Seggar-clay |
3 |
6 |
|
741 |
5 |
| Post girdle |
1 |
0 |
|
742 |
5 |
| COAL |
2 |
0 |
|
744 |
5 |
| Seggar-clay |
2 |
6 |
|
746 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
11 |
0 |
|
757 |
11 |
| Seggar-clay |
1 |
1 |
|
759 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
0 |
|
765 |
0 |
| Iron girdle |
1 |
0 |
|
766 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
10 |
1 |
|
776 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
776 |
7 |
| Dark brown post |
6 |
0 |
|
782 |
7 |
| Soft seggar-clay |
2 |
1 |
|
784 |
8 |
| White post |
9 |
0 |
|
793 |
8 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
6 |
0 |
|
799 |
8 |
| COAL - Towneley Main Seam |
4 |
5 |
|
804 |
1 |
| COAL |
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Seggar-clay band |
0 |
4 |
|
|
|
| COAL, cannel |
0 |
10 |
|
|
|
| Grey post |
7 |
0 |
|
811 |
1 |
| White post, with partings |
20 |
4 |
|
831 |
5 |
| COAL - Busty Seam |
10 |
1 |
|
841 |
6 |
| COAL, good |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Black shale band |
0 |
9 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
3 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Seggar-clay |
2 |
6 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
3 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Seggar-clay |
4 |
0 |
|
845 |
6 |
| Grey metal, mixed with ironstone |
21 |
6 |
|
867 |
0 |
| Sunk further in 1903 :— |
0 |
0 |
|
867 |
0 |
| Light grey metal |
4 |
6 |
|
871 |
6 |
| Light grey post, with ironstone girdles |
13 |
0 |
|
884 |
6 |
| Dark grey post |
19 |
0 |
|
903 |
6 |
| Strong light grey post |
16 |
2 |
|
919 |
8 |
| COAL |
1 |
2 |
|
920 |
10 |
| Light grey metal, with post girdles |
22 |
0 |
|
942 |
10 |
| Light grey post |
7 |
6 |
|
950 |
4 |
| Dark grey metal |
1 |
8 |
|
952 |
0 |
| COAL - Brockwell Seam: upper portion |
1 |
4 |
|
953 |
4 |
| COAL |
1 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal, with post partings |
13 |
0 |
|
966 |
4 |
| Dark grey metal, with ironstone girdles |
4 |
6 |
|
970 |
10 |
| Black shale |
1 |
4 |
|
972 |
2 |
| COAL - Brockwell Seam: lower portion |
2 |
0 |
|
974 |
2 |
| COAL, good |
1 |
10 |
|
|
|
| COAL, cannel |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Dark grey metal |
2 |
3 |
|
976 |
5 |
| Hard girdles |
0 |
4 |
|
976 |
9 |
| Dark grey metal |
0 |
7 |
|
977 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
977 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
4 |
|
978 |
1 |
| White post |
3 |
3 |
|
981 |
4 |
| Dark grey post |
14 |
6 |
|
995 |
10 |
| Dark grey metal |
10 |
3 |
|
1006 |
1 |
| Strong light grey post |
11 |
9 |
|
1017 |
10 |
| Dark grey metal |
0 |
1 |
|
1017 |
11 |
| COAL - Supposed Victoria Seam |
2 |
1 |
|
1020 |
0 |
| COAL |
1 |
5 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
4½ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
3½ |
|
|
|
| Dark grey metal |
1 |
0 |
|
1021 |
0 |
| Light grey post, into |
17 |
0 |
|
1038 |
0 |
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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 3048 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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