West Stanley Colliery
Kettledrum Pit
An Account of Section sunk through in the Kettledrum Pit, at West Stanley, 1859
Shaft Details
Sunk: 1859, Closed: 19 Mar 1936
 
|
|
|
|
| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Outset |
6 |
0 |
|
6 |
0 |
| Soil and clay |
5 |
0 |
|
11 |
0 |
| Freestone |
24 |
0 |
|
35 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
8 |
|
38 |
8 |
| COAL |
1 |
6 |
|
40 |
2 |
| Seggar clay stone |
3 |
6 |
|
43 |
8 |
| Strong grey metal, with post girdles |
11 |
6 |
|
55 |
2 |
| Strong brown post |
12 |
6 |
|
67 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
67 |
11 |
| Seggar clay |
1 |
6 |
|
69 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
9 |
3 |
|
78 |
8 |
| Grey post |
2 |
0 |
|
80 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
4 |
|
82 |
0 |
| Grey whin |
4 |
0 |
|
86 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
4 |
|
87 |
4 |
| Grey leafy post |
12 |
6 |
|
99 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
51 |
11 |
|
151 |
9 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
12 |
0 |
|
163 |
9 |
| Post girdles |
1 |
0 |
|
164 |
9 |
| Grey metal and ironstone |
3 |
6 |
|
168 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
25 |
6 |
|
193 |
9 |
| Strong brown post |
37 |
10 |
|
231 |
7 |
| COAL - Shield Row Seam |
6 |
9 |
|
238 |
4 |
| COAL |
1 |
10 |
|
238 |
4 |
| Stone band |
0 |
4 |
|
238 |
4 |
| COAL |
4 |
7 |
|
238 |
4 |
| Seggar clay |
4 |
5 |
|
242 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
9 |
|
249 |
6 |
| Strong brown post |
14 |
0 |
|
263 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
10 |
6 |
|
274 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
274 |
8 |
| Strong grey metal, with ironstone |
76 |
8 |
|
351 |
4 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
9 |
0 |
|
360 |
4 |
| COAL, top coarse |
3 |
8 |
|
360 |
4 |
| COAL, good |
5 |
4 |
|
360 |
4 |
| Black shining stone |
7 |
4 |
|
367 |
8 |
| COAL - Main Coal or Brass Thill Seam |
5 |
1 |
|
372 |
9 |
| Thill stone |
4 |
8 |
|
377 |
5 |
| Post stone |
7 |
6 |
|
384 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
4 |
|
390 |
3 |
| Brown post |
6 |
0 |
|
396 |
3 |
| Strong grey metal |
31 |
9 |
|
428 |
0 |
| Post girdles |
0 |
8 |
|
428 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
2 |
|
435 |
10 |
| Strong post |
4 |
8 |
|
440 |
6 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
8 |
4 |
|
448 |
10 |
| Post stone |
1 |
2 |
|
450 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
1 |
|
451 |
1 |
| Strong white post, mixed with whin, and no parting in it |
80 |
0 |
|
531 |
1 |
| Post stone |
12 |
10 |
|
543 |
11 |
| COAL - Maudlin Seam |
3 |
6 |
|
547 |
5 |
| Grey metal stone |
12 |
0 |
|
559 |
5 |
| COAL - Low Main Coal Seam |
7 |
6 |
|
566 |
11 |
| COAL |
1 |
10 |
|
566 |
11 |
| Seggar band |
1 |
2 |
|
566 |
11 |
| COAL |
4 |
6 |
|
566 |
11 |
| Thill stone |
2 |
0 |
|
568 |
11 |
| Blue stone, with post and ironstone girdles |
7 |
8 |
|
576 |
7 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
4 |
0 |
|
580 |
7 |
| Seggar clay |
5 |
0 |
|
585 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
8 |
0 |
|
593 |
7 |
|
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 2192 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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