Waldridge Colliery
Section of Strata sunk through at Waldridge Fell Colliery
Shaft Details
Closed: Apr 1926
Approximate surface level 366 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Soil and clay, mixed with sand |
18 |
0 |
|
18 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
5 |
8 |
|
23 |
8 |
| Flint, white post |
3 |
0 |
|
26 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
0 |
|
29 |
8 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
6 |
0 |
|
35 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
19 |
2 |
|
54 |
10 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
5 |
0 |
|
59 |
10 |
| Thill |
1 |
10 |
|
61 |
8 |
| Post girdles |
1 |
2 |
|
62 |
10 |
| Grey metal, mixed with post girdles |
4 |
2 |
|
67 |
0 |
| White post |
2 |
5 |
|
69 |
5 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
3 |
0 |
|
72 |
5 |
| Blue stone |
4 |
5 |
|
76 |
10 |
| Black stone |
0 |
8 |
|
77 |
6 |
| White post |
3 |
6 |
|
81 |
0 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
3 |
5 |
|
84 |
5 |
| Blue metal stone |
9 |
10 |
|
94 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
94 |
7 |
| Brown thill |
2 |
0 |
|
96 |
7 |
| Strong grey metal |
8 |
2 |
|
104 |
9 |
| White post |
2 |
10 |
|
107 |
7 |
| COAL - Maudlin Seam |
1 |
4 |
|
108 |
11 |
| COAL, splinty |
1 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
2 |
3 |
|
111 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
114 |
2 |
| Post |
7 |
1 |
|
121 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
0 |
|
122 |
3 |
| White post |
16 |
5 |
|
138 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
8 |
|
139 |
4 |
| White post |
18 |
11 |
|
158 |
3 |
| Brown post, with partings |
22 |
2 |
|
180 |
5 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
3 |
0 |
|
183 |
5 |
| Thill |
1 |
0 |
|
184 |
5 |
| Post girdles |
5 |
0 |
|
189 |
5 |
| Blue stone |
6 |
9 |
|
196 |
2 |
| Post, with whin |
4 |
8 |
|
200 |
10 |
| Blue stone |
5 |
0 |
|
205 |
10 |
| COAL - Brass Thill Seam |
1 |
8 |
|
207 |
6 |
| Thill |
2 |
8 |
|
210 |
2 |
| Blue stone |
9 |
8 |
|
219 |
10 |
| Post girdles |
4 |
9 |
|
224 |
7 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
3 |
9 |
|
228 |
4 |
| Post girdles |
1 |
0 |
|
229 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
7 |
|
229 |
11 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
230 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
233 |
11 |
| White post |
4 |
9 |
|
238 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
7 |
10 |
|
246 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
0 |
|
253 |
6 |
| White post |
4 |
6 |
|
258 |
0 |
| Blue metal stone |
4 |
0 |
|
262 |
0 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
5 |
2 |
|
267 |
2 |
| COAL, good |
3 |
10 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL, bottom |
0 |
7 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
268 |
8 |
| Brown post |
15 |
0 |
|
283 |
8 |
| Blue stone |
0 |
4 |
|
284 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
284 |
5 |
| Grey thill |
1 |
4 |
|
285 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
11 |
|
286 |
8 |
|
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 2112 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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