Willington Colliery (NBL)
Millbank Pit
Bored in the Millbank Pit, at Willington. February 23rd, 1775
Shaft Details
Sunk: 23 Feb 1775
Approximate surface level 195 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Sunk to the scaffold |
111 |
0 |
|
111 |
0 |
| In box |
36 |
0 |
|
147 |
0 |
| Grey and blue metal |
13 |
0 |
|
160 |
0 |
| COAL |
2 |
5 |
|
162 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
27 |
0 |
|
189 |
5 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
190 |
5 |
| Grey and blue metal, with girdles |
4 |
7 |
|
195 |
0 |
| Grey and blue metal, with girdles |
27 |
5 |
|
222 |
5 |
| Grey scamy post |
0 |
9 |
|
223 |
2 |
| Black metal, mixed with coal |
1 |
6 |
|
224 |
8 |
| Grey metal stone |
16 |
0 |
|
240 |
8 |
| Black metal |
2 |
0 |
|
242 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
6 |
|
246 |
2 |
| COAL |
4 |
0 |
|
250 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
|
|
| Blue metal |
0 |
5 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
2 |
9 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal |
4 |
6 |
|
254 |
8 |
| White and grey scamy post |
6 |
0 |
|
260 |
8 |
| Grey metal stone |
6 |
0 |
|
266 |
8 |
| COAL, foul |
0 |
6 |
|
267 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
18 |
0 |
|
285 |
2 |
| COAL |
1 |
2 |
|
286 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
10 |
|
289 |
2 |
| COAL, foul |
0 |
6 |
|
289 |
8 |
| Grey and white post |
5 |
0 |
|
294 |
8 |
| Grey metal stone, with post girdles and water |
22 |
0 |
|
316 |
8 |
| Whin |
3 |
0 |
|
319 |
8 |
| Grey metal stone, with post girdles |
30 |
0 |
|
349 |
8 |
| Strong grey post |
6 |
0 |
|
355 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
358 |
8 |
| Soft black grey metal |
4 |
6 |
|
363 |
2 |
| Soft grey and red ramble |
7 |
6 |
|
370 |
8 |
| Blue grey scamy metal |
12 |
0 |
|
382 |
8 |
| Grey metal stone, with black scames |
1 |
6 |
|
384 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
384 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
5 |
|
384 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
385 |
6 |
| Grey scamy metal stone, with post girdles |
16 |
0 |
|
401 |
6 |
| Grey scamy post |
2 |
3 |
|
403 |
9 |
| Mixture whin |
1 |
3 |
|
405 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone, with post girdles |
6 |
0 |
|
411 |
0 |
| Blue metal, with post girdles |
6 |
0 |
|
417 |
0 |
| Black stone |
2 |
0 |
|
419 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone |
4 |
0 |
|
423 |
0 |
| In grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
427 |
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 2268 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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