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Wylam Colliery
Haugh Pit
Bored in the Haugh Pit, at Ouseburn, by Messrs. Rawling. Decmber 6th, 1785
Shaft Details
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
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ft. |
in. |
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ft. |
in. |
| Sunk to the scaffold |
9 |
0 |
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9 |
0 |
| Boxes sunk in water to the Yard Coal |
138 |
9 |
|
147 |
9 |
| Small rubbish |
1 |
6 |
|
149 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
0 |
|
150 |
3 |
| Strong white post, with water |
30 |
0 |
|
180 |
3 |
| Whin |
2 |
0 |
|
182 |
3 |
| Strong white post, with a mixture of whin |
12 |
0 |
|
194 |
3 |
| Whin |
1 |
6 |
|
195 |
9 |
| Strong white post |
11 |
3 |
|
207 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone, with girdles |
15 |
0 |
|
222 |
0 |
| Grey scamy stone |
4 |
0 |
|
226 |
0 |
| White post |
2 |
0 |
|
228 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone, with girdles |
12 |
0 |
|
240 |
0 |
| Strong white post, with whin, some scamy partings, and water |
16 |
0 |
|
256 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone, with girdles |
5 |
6 |
|
261 |
6 |
| Black metal, with sparkles of coal |
0 |
10 |
|
262 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
262 |
10 |
| White post |
9 |
0 |
|
271 |
10 |
| Grey metal stone, with girdles |
11 |
4 |
|
283 |
2 |
| A hard girdle |
0 |
6 |
|
283 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
2 |
|
283 |
10 |
| COAL |
2 |
8 |
|
286 |
6 |
| COAL |
2 |
1 |
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| Grey metal |
0 |
2 |
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| COAL |
0 |
5 |
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| Grey metal |
0 |
9 |
|
287 |
3 |
| Grey and white post |
1 |
0 |
|
288 |
3 |
| Grey metal stone |
0 |
9 |
|
289 |
0 |
| Grey and white post |
2 |
0 |
|
291 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
292 |
6 |
| Grey metal stone, with whin girdles |
19 |
0 |
|
311 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
6 |
|
312 |
0 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
5 |
6 |
|
317 |
6 |
| COAL |
2 |
9 |
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| Grey metal |
0 |
9 |
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| COAL |
2 |
0 |
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| Grey metal |
2 |
6 |
|
320 |
0 |
| Strong post girdle |
0 |
8 |
|
320 |
8 |
| Black metal |
1 |
6 |
|
322 |
2 |
| COAL, foul |
0 |
6 |
|
322 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
16 |
4 |
|
339 |
0 |
| Strong white post, with whin |
24 |
0 |
|
363 |
0 |
| Black metal, mixed with coal |
0 |
4 |
|
363 |
4 |
| Blue grey metal, with hard girdles |
5 |
4 |
|
368 |
8 |
| Strong grey metal stone |
5 |
0 |
|
373 |
8 |
| Strong white post, with whin |
4 |
0 |
|
377 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
5 |
|
378 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
378 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
0 |
|
383 |
3 |
| Whin mixture |
0 |
6 |
|
383 |
9 |
| Blue grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
385 |
3 |
| Whin mixture |
0 |
5 |
|
385 |
8 |
| COAL, with sulphur |
0 |
9 |
|
386 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
388 |
5 |
| Whin |
0 |
9 |
|
389 |
2 |
| Whin mixture |
2 |
6 |
|
391 |
8 |
| Blue metal, with girdles |
11 |
1 |
|
402 |
9 |
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Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume L-R, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1887
 original entry for sinking/boring number 1499 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume L-R, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1887"
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