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Walbottle Colliery

Wellington Pit

Account of Strata sunk through in the Wellington Pit, Newburn Winning, Walbottle Colliery

Shaft Details

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Geology encountered   Thickness   Depth
  ft. in.   ft. in.
Soil and broken freestone    3  6     3  6
Broken freestone    12  2     15  8
Strong freestone, with strong scares of post    13  10     29  6
COAL    0  5     29  11
Thill    3  2     33  1
Strong dun freestone, with water    2  10     35  11
Grey and white post, with partings    11  8     47  7
COAL    0  10     48  5
Thill    3  4     51  9
Grey shivery post, with partings    8  0     59  9
Strong grey post girdles, with partings    7  6     67  3
Strong white post    7  0     74  3
Strong white post, with spa    8  8     82  11
Whin    1  2     84  1
White post girdle    2  0     86  1
Strong grey post, mixed with whin    2  2     88  3
Strong white post, mixed with scares of coal    5  4     93  7
COAL - Grove Seam    4  1     97  8
    COAL    2  0       
    Blue stone    1  2       
    COAL, mixed with stone    0  11       
Thill    3  0     100  8
Blue stone, with whin    9  2     109  10
Blue stone, with post girdles    18  6     128  4
Strong white post girdles    10  4     138  8
Whin    2  0     140  8
Grey shivery post    1  10     142  6
White post girdles    6  6     149  0
Strong grey post, mixed with whin    5  8     154  8
Strong grey post, with partings    7  6     162  2
Whin    0  10     163  0
Blue stone    34  0     197  0
Green post    5  4     202  4
COAL    4  4     206  8
    COAL    0  7       
    Blue stone    2  9       
    COAL    1  0       
Strong grey thill    8  2     214  10
Blue stone    6  0     220  10
Strong grey post    6  6     227  4
Whin    2  0     229  4
Blue stone    18  0     247  4
Blue stone, with ironstone    3  0     250  4
Blue stone    3  0     253  4
Thill    2  6     255  10
Grey post    3  4     259  2
Strong grey post, mixed with whin    6  2     265  4
Whin    2  6     267  10
Grey post    9  6     277  4
COAL    0  7     277  11
Thill    2  0     279  11
Blue stone    5  0     284  11
COAL    0  5     285  4
Blue stone    3  2     288  6
Whin    2  0     290  6
Blue stone, with scares of post    9  8     300  2
COAL - Engine Seam    3  10     304  0
Strong grey thill    1  4     305  4
Strong white post    13  0     318  4
COAL - Hodge Seam    1  8     320  0
Thill    3  2     323  2
Blue stone    3  6     326  8
Coarse open grained post, with partings    8  6     335  2
Coarse open grained post, without partings    47  0     382  2
COAL    0  4     382  6
Thill    5  9     388  3
COAL    0  2     388  5
Strong grey post    7  8     396  1
Blue stone, mixed with post girdles and water    8  2     404  3
COAL - Three-Quarter Seam    1  11     406  2
Strong grey thill    4  8     410  10
COAL    0  5     411  3
Thill    2  0     413  3
Grey post    3  6     416  9
COAL    0  7     417  4
Thill    1  0     418  4
Strong grey post    15  0     433  4
Grey post, with leaves of blue stone and water    8  6     441  10
COAL - Main Coal    3  1     444  11
Thill    2  0     446  11
COAL    0  3     447  2
Strong grey post    2  6     449  8
Whin    1  0     450  8
Black stone    3  3     453  11
Blue stone    3  6     457  5
Strong grey post    3  1     460  6
Blue stone, with post girdles    3  0     463  6
COAL    1  6     465  0
Blue stone    0  4     465  4
COAL    0  6     465  10
Thill    3  8     469  6
Strong grey post, mixed with whin    3  0     472  6
Blue stone    12  6     485  0
Strong black stone girdle    0  10     485  10
Thill    2  8     488  6
Strong grey metal stone    6  2     494  8
Strong grey stone    6  4     501  0
Whin    1  6     502  6
Strong grey post, with partings    6  6     509  0
Blue stone, with thin post girdles    4  0     513  0
COAL - Splint Seam    4  0     517  0
Sump    9  0     526  0

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 2101 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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