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Wallsend Colliery
G/George/Church Pit
Account of Strata sunk through in the G, George, or Church Pit, Wallsend Colliery, together with a boring from the Low Main Seam
Shaft Details
Approximate surface level 172 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
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ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Outset |
12 |
0 |
|
12 |
0 |
| Yellow clay |
7 |
8 |
|
19 |
8 |
| Blue clay |
13 |
1 |
|
32 |
9 |
| Leafy clay |
9 |
3 |
|
42 |
0 |
| Stony clay |
56 |
0 |
|
98 |
0 |
| Sand, very wet |
0 |
3 |
|
98 |
3 |
| Stony clay |
13 |
2 |
|
111 |
5 |
| Sand |
0 |
3 |
|
111 |
8 |
| Stony clay |
58 |
4 |
|
170 |
0 |
| Blue metal stone |
2 |
0 |
|
172 |
0 |
| Blue metal stone |
12 |
0 |
|
184 |
0 |
| Grey post |
4 |
0 |
|
188 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone |
12 |
0 |
|
200 |
0 |
| White post |
7 |
7 |
|
207 |
7 |
| White post with water |
14 |
0 |
|
221 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
5 |
10 |
|
227 |
5 |
| White post |
2 |
3 |
|
229 |
8 |
| Blue metal parting |
0 |
5 |
|
230 |
1 |
| White post, wet |
10 |
7 |
|
240 |
8 |
| Blue metal parting |
1 |
0 |
|
241 |
8 |
| White post |
13 |
2 |
|
254 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
8 |
|
255 |
6 |
| White post |
7 |
4 |
|
262 |
10 |
| Grey shivery post |
0 |
9 |
|
263 |
7 |
| White post |
7 |
9 |
|
271 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
271 |
9 |
| Thill |
9 |
0 |
|
280 |
9 |
| Post girdles and metal partings |
6 |
9 |
|
287 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
8 |
|
289 |
2 |
| Thill |
0 |
8 |
|
289 |
10 |
| Grey post |
7 |
2 |
|
297 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
10 |
3 |
|
307 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
308 |
0 |
| White post |
7 |
0 |
|
315 |
0 |
| Cash parting, with water |
0 |
3 |
|
315 |
3 |
| White post |
8 |
10 |
|
324 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
19 |
5 |
|
343 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
6 |
6 |
|
350 |
0 |
| COAL |
1 |
6 |
|
351 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
1 |
10 |
|
353 |
4 |
| White post |
3 |
0 |
|
356 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
6 |
|
356 |
10 |
| White post |
9 |
10 |
|
366 |
8 |
| Black metal |
0 |
2 |
|
366 |
10 |
| Thill |
2 |
1 |
|
368 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
11 |
|
372 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
373 |
2 |
| Thill |
4 |
2 |
|
377 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
10 |
|
383 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
17 |
6 |
|
400 |
8 |
| Grey post and girdles |
3 |
0 |
|
403 |
8 |
| White post |
5 |
0 |
|
408 |
8 |
| Grey mixed post |
2 |
0 |
|
410 |
8 |
| White post |
4 |
8 |
|
415 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
5 |
9 |
|
421 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
421 |
5 |
| Thill |
2 |
0 |
|
423 |
5 |
| White post |
4 |
3 |
|
427 |
8 |
| Grey post |
2 |
6 |
|
430 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
5 |
|
431 |
7 |
| Post girdles |
0 |
5 |
|
432 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
10 |
|
432 |
10 |
| Post girdles |
0 |
3 |
|
433 |
1 |
| Blue metal to a parting |
3 |
0 |
|
436 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
11 |
|
441 |
0 |
| COAL - Three-Quarter Seam |
5 |
7 |
|
446 |
7 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
3 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Blue metal |
0 |
9 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
0 |
6 |
|
447 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
450 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
8 |
1 |
|
458 |
2 |
| Black metal |
0 |
3 |
|
458 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
458 |
6 |
| White post |
1 |
0 |
|
459 |
6 |
| Grey scamy post |
2 |
2 |
|
461 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
7 |
|
464 |
3 |
| Black metal |
3 |
4 |
|
467 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
467 |
8 |
| Thill |
2 |
0 |
|
469 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
3 |
|
472 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
473 |
5 |
| Thill |
2 |
0 |
|
475 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
3 |
|
478 |
8 |
| Scamy post |
3 |
6 |
|
482 |
2 |
| Whin girdles |
2 |
0 |
|
484 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
6 |
|
485 |
8 |
| Grey post and girdles |
3 |
0 |
|
488 |
8 |
| White post |
5 |
0 |
|
493 |
8 |
| Grey metal post |
2 |
0 |
|
495 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
7 |
|
498 |
3 |
| Black metal |
2 |
5 |
|
500 |
8 |
| COAL, splint |
0 |
8 |
|
501 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
5 |
4 |
|
506 |
8 |
| White post girdles |
0 |
11 |
|
507 |
7 |
| White post |
40 |
9 |
|
548 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
548 |
11 |
| Thill |
1 |
6 |
|
550 |
5 |
| Grey post girdles |
3 |
1 |
|
553 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
9 |
|
556 |
3 |
| Grey post girdles |
0 |
9 |
|
557 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
5 |
5 |
|
562 |
5 |
| Post girdles |
2 |
0 |
|
564 |
5 |
| Black metal |
3 |
2 |
|
567 |
7 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
567 |
8 |
| Thill |
1 |
0 |
|
568 |
8 |
| Grey metal girdles |
4 |
4 |
|
573 |
0 |
| Black metal or black stone |
17 |
5 |
|
590 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
590 |
7 |
| Thill |
7 |
6 |
|
598 |
1 |
| Main post |
60 |
7 |
|
658 |
8 |
| Blue metal, with girdles |
14 |
0 |
|
672 |
8 |
| COAL - High Main Coal Seam |
8 |
9 |
|
681 |
5 |
| COAL |
6 |
7½ |
|
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| COAL, ground |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Grey thill |
3 |
10 |
|
685 |
3 |
| Blue stone, with whin girdles |
24 |
2 |
|
709 |
5 |
| Grey metal stone |
10 |
4 |
|
719 |
9 |
| COAL - Metal Coal Seam |
3 |
6 |
|
723 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
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| Band |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
2 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
1 |
6 |
|
724 |
9 |
| Grey metal, mixed with ironstone girdles |
3 |
4 |
|
728 |
1 |
| Post girdles |
4 |
0 |
|
732 |
1 |
| Black metal |
13 |
7 |
|
745 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
746 |
6 |
| Grey metal stone |
0 |
10 |
|
747 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
747 |
7 |
| Grey metal stone |
0 |
10 |
|
748 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
748 |
7 |
| Thill |
0 |
10 |
|
749 |
5 |
| White post |
11 |
2 |
|
760 |
7 |
| Grey metal, mixed with whin girdles |
16 |
0 |
|
776 |
7 |
| Blue metal, mixed with ironstone girdles |
3 |
6 |
|
780 |
1 |
| COAL - Stone Coal Seam |
1 |
4 |
|
781 |
5 |
| Thill |
1 |
0 |
|
782 |
5 |
| White post |
17 |
0 |
|
799 |
5 |
| Whin |
2 |
5 |
|
801 |
10 |
| Grey post |
13 |
6 |
|
815 |
4 |
| COAL, mixed with stone |
0 |
11 |
|
816 |
3 |
| Blue metal, mixed with ironstone girdles |
7 |
9 |
|
824 |
0 |
| COAL - Yard Seam |
3 |
6 |
|
827 |
7 |
| Thill |
1 |
0 |
|
828 |
7 |
| Grey metal, mixed with ironstone girdles |
9 |
4 |
|
837 |
11 |
| White post |
5 |
4 |
|
843 |
3 |
| Grey metal, mixed with whin girdles |
12 |
0 |
|
855 |
3 |
| Blue metal, mixed with ironstone girdles |
26 |
5 |
|
881 |
8 |
| Black metal |
0 |
3 |
|
881 |
11 |
| COAL - Bensham Seam |
4 |
9 |
|
886 |
8 |
| COAL, crow |
0 |
2 |
|
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| COAL, top |
2 |
8 |
|
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| Splint and stone |
0 |
6 |
|
|
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| COAL, bottom |
1 |
5 |
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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 2133 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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