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West Holywell Colliery
Account of Strata sunk from Surface to Low Main Seam, West Holywell Colliery. Begun August 3rd, 1857 ; got coal June 4th, 1857
Shaft Details
Sunk: 03 Aug 1856
Approximate surface level 140 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
 
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
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ft. |
in. |
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ft. |
in. |
| Soil |
0 |
9 |
|
0 |
9 |
| Brown clay |
5 |
6 |
|
6 |
3 |
| Blue gravelly clay |
6 |
0 |
|
12 |
3 |
| Loamy clay and sand, with water |
5 |
8 |
|
17 |
11 |
| Strong blue clay, with large tumblers |
16 |
0 |
|
33 |
11 |
| Soft blue metal |
5 |
6 |
|
39 |
5 |
| White post |
4 |
2 |
|
43 |
7 |
| Brown whin |
2 |
8 |
|
46 |
3 |
| Strong white post, with whin clyers |
43 |
0 |
|
89 |
3 |
| Blue metal stone |
34 |
4 |
|
123 |
7 |
| Black stone |
2 |
2 |
|
125 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
126 |
3 |
| Grey post seggar |
2 |
5 |
|
128 |
8 |
| Grey post |
11 |
4 |
|
140 |
0 |
| Grey post |
2 |
8 |
|
142 |
8 |
| Strong white post, with whin clyers |
32 |
0 |
|
174 |
8 |
| Black metal stone |
0 |
9 |
|
175 |
5 |
| COAL - High Main Seam |
6 |
3 |
|
181 |
8 |
| Swad |
0 |
9 |
|
182 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
182 |
8 |
| Soft and black metal |
2 |
4 |
|
185 |
0 |
| Grey stone |
0 |
8 |
|
185 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
186 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
15 |
0 |
|
201 |
3 |
| Strong grey metal, mixed with post and a little water |
26 |
6 |
|
227 |
9 |
| Strong grey post, with whin clyers |
38 |
0 |
|
265 |
9 |
| COAL - Metal Coal Seam |
3 |
10 |
|
269 |
7 |
| Seggar thill |
3 |
4 |
|
272 |
11 |
| COAL - Stone Coal Seam |
2 |
7 |
|
275 |
6 |
| Post, thill stone |
3 |
8 |
|
279 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
7 |
0 |
|
286 |
2 |
| White post |
6 |
0 |
|
292 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
21 |
8 |
|
313 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
314 |
5 |
| Black metal |
3 |
9 |
|
318 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
318 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
6 |
5 |
|
325 |
1 |
| White post |
4 |
0 |
|
329 |
1 |
| Whin, with water |
3 |
2 |
|
332 |
3 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
4 |
|
332 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
4 |
|
337 |
11 |
| Grey post |
3 |
3 |
|
341 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
0 |
|
346 |
2 |
| COAL - Yard Seam |
3 |
0 |
|
349 |
2 |
| Post seggar |
3 |
4 |
|
352 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
5 |
5 |
|
357 |
11 |
| COAL, coarse |
0 |
9 |
|
358 |
8 |
| Post seggar |
4 |
6 |
|
363 |
2 |
| Strong white post, with whin clyers and water |
46 |
0 |
|
409 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
16 |
0 |
|
425 |
2 |
| White post |
6 |
6 |
|
431 |
8 |
| Gray metal |
7 |
3 |
|
438 |
11 |
| COAL - Bensham Seam |
6 |
1 |
|
445 |
0 |
| COAL |
2 |
7 |
|
445 |
0 |
| Band |
1 |
2 |
|
445 |
0 |
| COAL |
2 |
4 |
|
445 |
0 |
| Post thill |
2 |
0 |
|
447 |
0 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
20 |
0 |
|
467 |
0 |
| White post |
14 |
0 |
|
481 |
0 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
7 |
2 |
|
488 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
488 |
2 |
| Stone |
0 |
10 |
|
488 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
488 |
2 |
| Stone |
1 |
3 |
|
488 |
2 |
| COAL |
1 |
11 |
|
488 |
2 |
| Stone |
0 |
9 |
|
488 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
488 |
2 |
| Stone |
0 |
5 |
|
488 |
2 |
| COAL |
1 |
2 |
|
488 |
2 |
| Seggar stone |
2 |
6 |
|
490 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
5 |
0 |
|
495 |
8 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
8 |
|
496 |
4 |
| Grey metal, with post and iron girdles |
9 |
0 |
|
505 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
0 |
|
506 |
4 |
| Grey metal, with whin and post girdles |
21 |
3 |
|
527 |
7 |
| White post |
3 |
5 |
|
531 |
0 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
6 |
0 |
|
537 |
0 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
5 |
4 |
|
542 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
542 |
4 |
| COAL, cannel |
0 |
2½ |
|
542 |
4 |
| COAL |
4 |
11 |
|
542 |
4 |
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Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume F-K, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1885
 original entry for sinking/boring number 1187 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume F-K, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1885"
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