| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Soil and blue clay |
36 |
8 |
|
36 |
8 |
| Blue scamy metal |
12 |
4 |
|
49 |
0 |
| Brown post |
32 |
8 |
|
81 |
8 |
| Blue grey metal |
15 |
4 |
|
97 |
0 |
| Black stone |
3 |
0 |
|
100 |
0 |
| Brown scamy post |
7 |
0 |
|
107 |
0 |
| scamy post |
27 |
0 |
|
134 |
0 |
| Blue and brown scamy metal |
5 |
0 |
|
139 |
0 |
| Grey post, with soft partings |
38 |
6 |
|
177 |
6 |
| Blue scamy metal |
7 |
6 |
|
185 |
0 |
| Blue scamy metal |
24 |
6 |
|
209 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
210 |
0 |
| Blue metal, with girdles |
76 |
6 |
|
286 |
6 |
| Grey post |
22 |
6 |
|
309 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
0 |
|
312 |
0 |
| COAL, foul |
1 |
0 |
|
313 |
0 |
| Blue stone |
25 |
6 |
|
338 |
6 |
| Strong white post |
7 |
6 |
|
346 |
0 |
| Blue stone |
10 |
0 |
|
356 |
0 |
| COAL, foul |
1 |
0 |
|
357 |
0 |
| Blue stone |
10 |
0 |
|
367 |
0 |
| COAL, foul |
1 |
4 |
|
368 |
4 |
| Blue stone |
10 |
6 |
|
378 |
10 |
| Grey post |
9 |
0 |
|
387 |
10 |
| Grey metal stone |
7 |
4 |
|
395 |
2 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
396 |
2 |
| Grey metal, with girdles |
17 |
0 |
|
413 |
2 |
| Strong white post, mixed with whin |
81 |
0 |
|
494 |
2 |
| Blue and black metal, with post girdles |
27 |
0 |
|
521 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
522 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone |
9 |
0 |
|
531 |
0 |
| Strong white post |
9 |
0 |
|
540 |
0 |
| Whin |
2 |
0 |
|
542 |
0 |
| Post, mixed with whin |
39 |
0 |
|
581 |
0 |
| COAL - High Main Coal Seam |
6 |
0 |
|
587 |
0 |
| Depth to the High Main Coal Seam |
0 |
0 |
|
587 |
0 |
| Bored Nov. 19, 1793, in a Staple near the Edward Pit:— |
0 |
0 |
|
587 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone, with whin girdles |
36 |
0 |
|
623 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone and girdles |
31 |
9 |
|
654 |
9 |
| COAL |
2 |
9 |
|
657 |
6 |
| Grey metal stone, with girdles |
14 |
0 |
|
671 |
6 |
| Dark grey metal stone and metal, with post girdles |
22 |
4 |
|
693 |
10 |
| White post |
8 |
0 |
|
701 |
10 |
| Dark grey metal stone and metal, with post girdles |
15 |
11 |
|
717 |
9 |
| Dark grey metal stone |
5 |
0 |
|
722 |
9 |
| Black metal, with coal pipes |
0 |
8 |
|
723 |
5 |
| Dark metal, with girdles |
6 |
4 |
|
729 |
9 |
| Whin, with partings and water |
1 |
6 |
|
731 |
3 |
| Grey metal stone |
1 |
6 |
|
732 |
9 |
| Whin |
0 |
6 |
|
733 |
3 |
| Grey metal stone and whin girdles |
3 |
3 |
|
736 |
6 |
| Whin |
2 |
0 |
|
738 |
6 |
| Grey metal stone and metal, with post girdles |
25 |
0 |
|
763 |
6 |
| COAL - Yard Seam |
5 |
1 |
|
768 |
7 |
| COAL |
2 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal stone |
2 |
0 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal stone and metal, with post girdles |
12 |
0 |
|
780 |
7 |
| Black metal |
0 |
9 |
|
781 |
4 |
| Grey metal stone |
4 |
9 |
|
786 |
1 |
| Whin |
0 |
5 |
|
786 |
6 |
| Dark grey metal stone and metal, with post girdles |
10 |
0 |
|
796 |
6 |
| White post, with metal partings |
4 |
0 |
|
800 |
6 |
| Dark grey metal and metal stone, with whin girdles |
17 |
2 |
|
817 |
8 |
| Whin, with a mixture of strong post (9 days) |
1 |
10 |
|
819 |
6 |
| Dark grey metal and metal stone |
12 |
0 |
|
831 |
6 |
| COAL - Bensham Seam |
4 |
8 |
|
836 |
2 |
| COAL |
3 |
10 |
|
|
|
| COAL, band |
0 |
10 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal stone and grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
840 |
2 |
| White and grey post, with partings |
6 |
0 |
|
846 |
2 |
| Grey metal and metal stone |
14 |
4 |
|
860 |
6 |
| Soft grey and black metal |
5 |
0 |
|
865 |
6 |
| COAL, with sulphur and water |
1 |
6 |
|
867 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
6 |
|
867 |
6 |
| White and grey post |
4 |
6 |
|
872 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone |
2 |
5 |
|
874 |
5 |
| COAL, with water |
1 |
3 |
|
875 |
8 |
| Grey metal stone |
5 |
0 |
|
880 |
8 |
| White post |
3 |
1 |
|
883 |
9 |
| Whin |
0 |
6 |
|
884 |
3 |
| Strong white post |
1 |
6 |
|
885 |
9 |
| Grey metal and metal stone, with whin girdles |
24 |
0 |
|
909 |
9 |
| COAL - Five Quarter Coal Seam |
2 |
11 |
|
912 |
8 |
| COAL, with sulphur and water |
1 |
9 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL, with sulphur and water |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Whin and white post alternately |
10 |
1 |
|
922 |
9 |
| Grey metal stone, with girdles |
7 |
2 |
|
929 |
11 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
3 |
4 |
|
933 |
3 |
| COAL, foul, with soft thill |
3 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal stone |
3 |
6 |
|
936 |
9 |
| Strong white post, with water |
33 |
3 |
|
970 |
0 |
| Dark grey metal |
4 |
9 |
|
974 |
9 |
| COAL, splinty, with grey metal |
3 |
1 |
|
977 |
10 |
| Grey metal stone |
8 |
9 |
|
986 |
7 |
original entry for sinking/boring number 2269 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"
