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Burradon Colliery
Engine Pit
Account of Strata sunk through at the Engine Pit, Burradon Colliery, on the North Side of the 90-Fathom Dyke, from the Surface to the Low Main Seam. October 4th, 1837
Shaft Details
Sunk: 04 Oct 1837, Closed: Nov 1975
Approximate surface level 250 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
fms. |
ft. |
in. |
|
fms. |
ft. |
in. |
| Scaffold above the surface |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Soil |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
1 |
2 |
0 |
| Clay, mixed with pebbles |
3 |
1 |
10 |
|
4 |
3 |
10 |
| Grey metal stone |
1 |
5 |
8 |
|
6 |
3 |
6 |
| Whin, mixed with post and spar |
1 |
0 |
4 |
|
7 |
3 |
10 |
| Grey and blue metal |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
8 |
5 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
0 |
8 |
|
9 |
0 |
6 |
| Blue and grey metal |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
10 |
1 |
10 |
| Whin |
0 |
1 |
6 |
|
10 |
3 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
2 |
8 |
|
14 |
0 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
4 |
4 |
|
14 |
4 |
4 |
| Black metal |
0 |
4 |
6 |
|
15 |
2 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
2 |
7 |
|
15 |
5 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
4 |
|
16 |
0 |
9 |
| Dark grey metal |
0 |
2 |
3 |
|
16 |
3 |
0 |
| Black stone |
0 |
1 |
6 |
|
16 |
4 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
16 |
5 |
0 |
| Grey and white post, with whin |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
20 |
1 |
0 |
| Thill, or indurated clay |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
20 |
3 |
0 |
| White post girdles |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20 |
4 |
0 |
| Grey girdle and metal stone |
0 |
3 |
2 |
|
21 |
1 |
2 |
| White post |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
23 |
4 |
2 |
| Black stone |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
23 |
5 |
2 |
| Blue stone and grey girdles |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
25 |
3 |
2 |
| Grey post |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
26 |
1 |
2 |
| Black and blue metal stone |
1 |
0 |
9 |
|
27 |
1 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
0 |
9 |
|
27 |
2 |
8 |
| Thill, or indurated clay |
0 |
1 |
6 |
|
27 |
4 |
2 |
| Grey post |
0 |
4 |
2 |
|
28 |
2 |
4 |
| Blue stone |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
28 |
3 |
7 |
| White post |
4 |
1 |
8 |
|
32 |
5 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
5 |
4 |
|
33 |
4 |
7 |
| Blue metal stone |
0 |
3 |
8 |
|
34 |
2 |
3 |
| Black stone |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
34 |
2 |
9 |
| Black metal stone |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
34 |
5 |
9 |
| Black stone |
0 |
1 |
9 |
|
35 |
1 |
6 |
| Grey girdles and blue metal stone |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
36 |
4 |
6 |
| Whin girdles |
0 |
0 |
8 |
|
36 |
5 |
2 |
| Blue stone |
0 |
5 |
10 |
|
37 |
5 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
0 |
9 |
|
37 |
5 |
9 |
| Blue metal, with grey post girdles |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
39 |
1 |
0 |
| Whin |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
39 |
2 |
3 |
| White post |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
39 |
4 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
40 |
0 |
7 |
| Black stone |
1 |
3 |
5 |
|
41 |
4 |
0 |
| Black stone |
1 |
4 |
3 |
|
43 |
2 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
9 |
|
43 |
5 |
0 |
| Black stone |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
43 |
5 |
3 |
| Blue metal stone |
1 |
5 |
2 |
|
45 |
4 |
5 |
| COAL, foul |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
45 |
4 |
11 |
| Blue stone |
0 |
4 |
6 |
|
46 |
3 |
5 |
| COAL (not saleable) |
0 |
0 |
9 |
|
46 |
4 |
2 |
| Band or stone |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
46 |
4 |
5 |
| COAL - High Main Seam |
0 |
4 |
10 |
|
47 |
3 |
3 |
| COAL, good |
|
3 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
| COAL, bad |
|
0 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
| COAL, bad, mixed with stone |
|
0 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
| Black stone, mixed with coal |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
47 |
5 |
4 |
| Blue stone, mixed with whin girdles |
0 |
4 |
3 |
|
48 |
3 |
7 |
| Blue metal stone |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
48 |
5 |
8 |
| COAL - Crow Coal Seam |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
49 |
3 |
0 |
| Thill |
0 |
1 |
6 |
|
49 |
4 |
6 |
| Blue stone |
0 |
5 |
3 |
|
50 |
3 |
9 |
| Strong blue stone, with scams and post |
0 |
3 |
9 |
|
51 |
1 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
3 |
9 |
|
51 |
5 |
3 |
| White post, mixed with whin |
1 |
3 |
8 |
|
53 |
2 |
11 |
| Whin |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
54 |
1 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
54 |
2 |
11 |
| Grey post |
1 |
2 |
4 |
|
55 |
5 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
4 |
6 |
|
56 |
3 |
9 |
| COAL - Metal Coal Seam |
0 |
2 |
5 |
|
57 |
0 |
2 |
| COAL |
|
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
| Band |
|
0 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
| COAL |
|
2 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
| Thill |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
57 |
0 |
5 |
| Blue metal and grey girdles |
3 |
0 |
9 |
|
60 |
1 |
2 |
| White post |
1 |
3 |
2 |
|
61 |
4 |
4 |
| COAL - Grey Seam |
0 |
1 |
6 |
|
61 |
5 |
10 |
| Thill |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
62 |
2 |
10 |
| Grey metal, with whin girdles |
1 |
1 |
8 |
|
63 |
4 |
6 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
64 |
4 |
6 |
| Whin |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
64 |
5 |
6 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
1 |
4 |
10 |
|
66 |
4 |
4 |
| Whin |
0 |
1 |
6 |
|
66 |
5 |
10 |
| Strong white post |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
67 |
3 |
10 |
| Black stone, scared with coal |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
67 |
5 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
67 |
5 |
4 |
| Black metal, scared with coal |
0 |
1 |
6 |
|
68 |
0 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
3 |
2 |
|
69 |
4 |
0 |
| Black metal, scared with coal |
0 |
0 |
8 |
|
69 |
4 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
69 |
5 |
0 |
| Black metal, scared with coal |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
70 |
0 |
0 |
| Black metal, with whin lumps |
1 |
0 |
6 |
|
71 |
0 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
71 |
0 |
9 |
| Thill |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
71 |
1 |
9 |
| Black metal, with whin lumps |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
71 |
5 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
72 |
1 |
0 |
| Whin |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
72 |
2 |
0 |
| Grey metal and whin girdles |
0 |
5 |
8 |
|
73 |
1 |
8 |
| Black stone |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
73 |
5 |
8 |
| Black metal, with whin girdles |
0 |
5 |
5 |
|
74 |
5 |
1 |
| COAL - Yard Seam |
0 |
2 |
8 |
|
75 |
1 |
9 |
| Thill |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
75 |
4 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
75 |
5 |
9 |
| Strong grey metal |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
76 |
5 |
9 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
77 |
0 |
9 |
| Strong grey metal |
0 |
1 |
6 |
|
77 |
2 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
6 |
|
77 |
3 |
9 |
| Grey and blue metal |
2 |
0 |
6 |
|
79 |
4 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
79 |
5 |
3 |
| Grey and white post girdles |
0 |
5 |
2 |
|
80 |
4 |
5 |
| Whin girdle |
0 |
0 |
10 |
|
80 |
5 |
3 |
| Grey metal, with post girdle |
1 |
0 |
5 |
|
81 |
5 |
8 |
| Whin girdle |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
82 |
0 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
2 |
11 |
|
84 |
3 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
84 |
5 |
1 |
| COAL - Bensham Seam |
0 |
5 |
8 |
|
85 |
4 |
9 |
| COAL |
|
2 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
| Soft grey metal |
|
0 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
| COAL |
|
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
| Thill, soft metal |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
86 |
1 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
2 |
7 |
|
88 |
4 |
4 |
| Blue metal mnmd post girdles |
2 |
2 |
6 |
|
91 |
0 |
10 |
| Strong post, mixed with whin |
1 |
0 |
6 |
|
92 |
1 |
4 |
| Strong post |
0 |
1 |
7 |
|
92 |
2 |
11 |
| Whin |
0 |
1 |
6 |
|
92 |
4 |
5 |
| Strong post |
0 |
5 |
4 |
|
93 |
3 |
9 |
| Whin |
0 |
1 |
4 |
|
93 |
5 |
1 |
| Post, very strong |
5 |
4 |
0 |
|
99 |
3 |
1 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter seam |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
99 |
5 |
1 |
| COAL |
|
0 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
| Band |
|
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
| COAL |
|
1 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
| COAL and stone mixed |
0 |
1 |
6 |
|
100 |
0 |
7 |
| Strong post |
0 |
5 |
2 |
|
100 |
5 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
101 |
5 |
11 |
| Whin girdle |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
102 |
0 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
1 |
10 |
|
102 |
2 |
3 |
| Strong post girdle |
0 |
1 |
10 |
|
102 |
4 |
1 |
| Grey metal stone |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
103 |
1 |
1 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
0 |
3 |
7 |
|
103 |
4 |
8 |
| COAL, 7 inches near bottom, danty |
|
3 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
| Thill, white soft metal |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
104 |
0 |
8 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
104 |
1 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
104 |
1 |
5 |
| Grey post and whin girdles |
1 |
3 |
7 |
|
105 |
5 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
106 |
3 |
0 |
| COAL, danty, bottom of Low Main Seam |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
106 |
4 |
2 |
| Grey thill |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
106 |
4 |
4 |
| Grey metal and post scars |
2 |
5 |
0 |
|
109 |
3 |
4 |
| Dark blue metal |
0 |
3 |
10 |
|
110 |
1 |
2 |
| COAL - Plessy Seam |
0 |
1 |
4 |
|
110 |
2 |
6 |
| COAL, very soft |
|
1 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
| Grey thill |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
110 |
2 |
8 |
| Light blue metal |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
111 |
1 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
114 |
4 |
8 |
| Grey post |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
116 |
2 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
0 |
11 |
|
116 |
3 |
7 |
| Grey post |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
119 |
3 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
0 |
10 |
|
119 |
4 |
8 |
| White post, very strong |
2 |
0 |
8 |
|
121 |
5 |
4 |
| Whin girdle |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
121 |
5 |
10 |
| White post, very strong |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
123 |
1 |
10 |
| Whin girdle |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
123 |
2 |
10 |
| White post |
1 |
4 |
1 |
|
125 |
0 |
11 |
| Whin girdle |
0 |
0 |
10 |
|
125 |
1 |
9 |
| White post |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
126 |
3 |
0 |
| Bed of pebble stones |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
126 |
4 |
2 |
| White post |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
127 |
3 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
127 |
5 |
2 |
| Strong post |
2 |
0 |
6 |
|
129 |
5 |
8 |
| Whin |
0 |
1 |
8 |
|
130 |
1 |
4 |
| Post |
1 |
3 |
6 |
|
131 |
4 |
10 |
| Post, with blue metal and pebbles |
0 |
5 |
8 |
|
132 |
4 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
4 |
2 |
|
133 |
2 |
8 |
| Whin girdles |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
133 |
3 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
4 |
3 |
|
134 |
2 |
1 |
| Whin |
0 |
0 |
5 |
|
134 |
2 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
2 |
3 |
|
134 |
4 |
9 |
| Black stone |
0 |
0 |
8 |
|
134 |
5 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
134 |
5 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
4 |
4 |
|
135 |
3 |
10 |
| Whin |
0 |
0 |
10 |
|
135 |
4 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
5 |
10 |
|
136 |
4 |
6 |
| Whin |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
136 |
5 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
137 |
4 |
8 |
| Blue metal and post girdles |
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
140 |
5 |
10 |
| COAL - Beaumont Seam |
0 |
5 |
2 |
|
141 |
5 |
0 |
| COAL, good |
|
3 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
| Fire clay band |
|
0 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
| COAL, good |
|
1 |
4 |
|
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Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume A-B, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1878
original entry for sinking/boring number 0338 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume A-B, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1878"
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