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Woodhorn Colliery
No. 1 Shaft
Account of strata sunk through in the No. 1 Shaft, Woodhorn Colliery, May 1897
Shaft Details
Sunk: May 1897, Closed: 28 Feb 1981
Approximate surface level 92 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Soil |
0 |
10 |
|
0 |
10 |
| Yellow clay |
6 |
6 |
|
7 |
4 |
| Sandstone |
69 |
0 |
|
76 |
4 |
| Soft blue metal |
8 |
0 |
|
84 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
84 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
8 |
|
87 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
87 |
3 |
| Seggar-clay |
2 |
6 |
|
89 |
9 |
| Grey post |
2 |
1 |
|
91 |
10 |
| Hard post girdle |
1 |
0 |
|
92 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
6 |
|
95 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
9 |
0 |
|
104 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
104 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
0 |
|
109 |
8 |
| Hard girdles |
1 |
2 |
|
110 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
10 |
|
112 |
8 |
| Light grey post |
9 |
6 |
|
122 |
2 |
| Dark grey metal |
12 |
0 |
|
134 |
2 |
| Black stone |
0 |
3 |
|
134 |
5 |
| COAL |
1 |
2 |
|
135 |
7 |
| Seggar-clay |
1 |
3 |
|
136 |
10 |
| Black stone and coal |
0 |
9 |
|
137 |
7 |
| Light grey metal |
9 |
2 |
|
146 |
9 |
| COAL and brass |
0 |
4 |
|
147 |
1 |
| Strong grey metal |
3 |
2 |
|
150 |
3 |
| Strong grey post |
3 |
8 |
|
153 |
11 |
| Whin |
4 |
6 |
|
158 |
5 |
| Grey post |
4 |
2 |
|
162 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
164 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
2 |
|
168 |
3 |
| Dark blue metal and splint |
1 |
0 |
|
169 |
3 |
| Soft blue metal |
11 |
6 |
|
180 |
9 |
| Strong grey metal, with post girdles |
9 |
0 |
|
189 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
4 |
|
193 |
1 |
| Soft blue metal |
5 |
9 |
|
198 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
199 |
1 |
| Coarse seggar-clay |
1 |
3 |
|
200 |
4 |
| Grey post |
13 |
4 |
|
213 |
8 |
| White post, with metal partings |
18 |
0 |
|
231 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
235 |
8 |
| COAL |
1 |
10 |
|
237 |
6 |
| Grey metal, with thin post girdles |
9 |
6 |
|
247 |
0 |
| White post |
7 |
0 |
|
254 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
9 |
0 |
|
263 |
0 |
| Dark metal and coal |
1 |
0 |
|
264 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
16 |
0 |
|
280 |
0 |
| Post |
0 |
6 |
|
280 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
6 |
|
284 |
0 |
| Strong post |
8 |
0 |
|
292 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
9 |
0 |
|
301 |
0 |
| COAL and stone |
1 |
4 |
|
302 |
4 |
| Strong grey post |
4 |
6 |
|
306 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
6 |
|
311 |
4 |
| Whin |
1 |
0 |
|
312 |
4 |
| Strong grey metal and post |
14 |
6 |
|
326 |
10 |
| COAL |
1 |
1 |
|
327 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Black stone and coal |
0 |
7 |
|
|
|
| Strong grey metal, with post girdles |
3 |
0 |
|
330 |
11 |
| Grey post |
2 |
6 |
|
333 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
0 |
|
339 |
5 |
| Dark blue metal |
11 |
6 |
|
350 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
351 |
9 |
| Grey metal. with post girdles |
15 |
1 |
|
366 |
10 |
| Grey post and metal |
1 |
2 |
|
368 |
0 |
| Whin |
1 |
3 |
|
369 |
3 |
| White post and grey metal |
7 |
0 |
|
376 |
3 |
| White post |
4 |
6 |
|
380 |
9 |
| COAL - High Main Seam |
2 |
10 |
|
383 |
7 |
| Seggar-clay |
1 |
6 |
|
385 |
1 |
| Strong grey metal |
8 |
0 |
|
393 |
1 |
| Soft grey metal |
8 |
6 |
|
401 |
7 |
| COAL and black stone |
1 |
3 |
|
402 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
20 |
0 |
|
422 |
10 |
| COAL, coarse |
2 |
4 |
|
425 |
2 |
| Grey metal and seggar-clay |
1 |
6 |
|
426 |
8 |
| Black metal and coal |
2 |
3 |
|
428 |
11 |
| Strong grey metal |
10 |
3 |
|
439 |
2 |
| Hard white post |
5 |
3 |
|
444 |
5 |
| White post and whin |
28 |
6 |
|
472 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
4 |
|
474 |
3 |
| White post |
4 |
0 |
|
478 |
3 |
| Grey metal and ironstone |
7 |
0 |
|
485 |
3 |
| Dark metal |
3 |
0 |
|
488 |
3 |
| COAL - Grey or Main Seam |
4 |
6 |
|
492 |
9 |
| COAL |
1 |
10 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
2 |
5 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
2 |
|
492 |
11 |
| Grey post |
1 |
5 |
|
494 |
4 |
| Dark metal |
0 |
4 |
|
494 |
8 |
| COAL |
3 |
0 |
|
497 |
8 |
| COAL |
1 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
5 |
|
|
|
| COAL, splint |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| COAL, coarse |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal |
2 |
9 |
|
500 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
501 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
10 |
|
503 |
10 |
| White post |
2 |
10 |
|
506 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
6 |
|
510 |
2 |
| Strong blue metal |
4 |
6 |
|
514 |
8 |
| Strong white post and whin |
8 |
6 |
|
523 |
2 |
| Grey post |
2 |
6 |
|
525 |
8 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
8 |
6 |
|
534 |
2 |
| COAL |
2 |
9 |
|
536 |
11 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
4 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
11 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
|
|
| Seggar-clay and post |
2 |
10 |
|
539 |
9 |
| Grey post |
2 |
6 |
|
542 |
3 |
| White post and whin |
8 |
6 |
|
550 |
9 |
| Strong grey metal |
14 |
0 |
|
564 |
9 |
| COAL - Yard Seam |
4 |
0 |
|
568 |
9 |
| Black stone and brass |
0 |
2 |
|
568 |
11 |
| Posty seggar-clay |
1 |
2 |
|
570 |
1 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
7 |
6 |
|
577 |
7 |
| Grey post |
4 |
6 |
|
582 |
1 |
| White post and whin |
16 |
6 |
|
598 |
7 |
| Grey post |
4 |
6 |
|
603 |
1 |
| Mild white post |
12 |
0 |
|
615 |
1 |
| Hard post, with coal pipes |
3 |
0 |
|
618 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
6 |
|
620 |
7 |
| COAL |
1 |
11 |
|
622 |
6 |
| COAL |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
5 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal |
7 |
6 |
|
630 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
630 |
7 |
| Coarse seggar-clay |
0 |
9 |
|
631 |
4 |
| Strong grey post |
7 |
6 |
|
638 |
10 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone girdles |
9 |
3 |
|
648 |
1 |
| Dark blue metal |
1 |
2 |
|
649 |
3 |
| COAL |
1 |
9 |
|
651 |
0 |
| Dark metal |
0 |
4 |
|
651 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
10 |
0 |
|
661 |
4 |
| Grey post and whin |
4 |
6 |
|
665 |
10 |
| Grey post |
8 |
6 |
|
674 |
4 |
| White post |
10 |
6 |
|
684 |
10 |
| Hard grey post |
5 |
6 |
|
690 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
0 |
|
696 |
4 |
| Soft blue metal |
3 |
10 |
|
700 |
2 |
| COAL |
3 |
2 |
|
703 |
4 |
| COAL |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Posty seggar-clay |
2 |
6 |
|
705 |
10 |
| Soft grey post |
8 |
9 |
|
714 |
7 |
| COAL |
1 |
3 |
|
715 |
10 |
| Posty seggar-clay |
2 |
6 |
|
718 |
4 |
| Strong grey post |
4 |
6 |
|
722 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
9 |
|
724 |
7 |
| Grey post |
1 |
0 |
|
725 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
8 |
0 |
|
733 |
7 |
| Grey post and whin |
21 |
0 |
|
754 |
7 |
| Strong grey post |
9 |
0 |
|
763 |
7 |
| Dark blue metal |
0 |
9 |
|
764 |
4 |
| Dark splint and stone |
0 |
2 |
|
764 |
6 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
6 |
5 |
|
770 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
|
|
| COAL and splint |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL, good |
1 |
11 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
5 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
| COAL, good |
0 |
9 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal |
5 |
0 |
|
775 |
11 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
5 |
|
776 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
0 |
|
783 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
6 |
|
784 |
10 |
| COAL and stone |
0 |
6 |
|
785 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
785 |
9 |
| Seggar-clay |
0 |
7 |
|
786 |
4 |
| White post and whin |
4 |
10 |
|
791 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
5 |
|
791 |
7 |
| Post |
1 |
9 |
|
793 |
4 |
| Grey metal and grey post |
3 |
6 |
|
796 |
10 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone girdles |
1 |
3 |
|
798 |
1 |
| Mussel bed, in dark metal |
0 |
10 |
|
798 |
11 |
| Grey metal, with ironstone girdles |
2 |
2 |
|
801 |
1 |
| Ironstone girdle |
0 |
9 |
|
801 |
10 |
| Blue metal, mixed with shell |
1 |
6 |
|
803 |
4 |
| Grey metal, with post girdle |
9 |
9 |
|
813 |
1 |
| COAL |
2 |
4 |
|
815 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| COAL, coarse splinty |
0 |
10 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
|
|
| COAL, splinty |
0 |
3 |
|
|
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| Coarse seggar-clay |
1 |
6 |
|
816 |
11 |
| Dark metal and seggar-clay |
1 |
7 |
|
818 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
818 |
7 |
| Seggar-clay |
0 |
2 |
|
818 |
9 |
| Light grey metal |
4 |
6 |
|
823 |
3 |
| Grey post and whin |
9 |
0 |
|
832 |
3 |
| Whin girdle |
1 |
4 |
|
833 |
7 |
| Hard green post |
21 |
0 |
|
854 |
7 |
| Strong grey metal |
12 |
0 |
|
866 |
7 |
| COAL - Plessey Seam |
4 |
1¾ |
|
870 |
8¾ |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
1¾ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
7½ |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
4 |
|
|
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| COAL |
1 |
0½ |
|
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| Seggar-clay, into |
2 |
3 |
|
872 |
11¾ |
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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 3082 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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