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Craghead Colliery
William Pit
Strata sunk through at the William Pit, Craghead Colliery, upon Lanchester Common Royalty, by Brown. Begun January 14th, 1839
Shaft Details
Sunk: 14 Jan 1839, Closed: 11 Apr 1969
Approximate surface level 176.78m above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
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m. |
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m. |
| Soil and clay |
1.22 |
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1.22 |
| Grey metal, with girdles |
1.83 |
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3.05 |
| COAL |
0.30 |
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3.35 |
| Black metal |
0.30 |
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3.66 |
| Soft grey metal, with iron girdles |
10.46 |
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14.12 |
| White post, with water |
8.53 |
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22.66 |
| COAL - Shield Row Seam |
1.07 |
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23.72 |
| Grey thill |
1.09 |
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24.81 |
| COAL, coarse |
0.13 |
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24.94 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
7.95 |
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32.89 |
| COAL and black stone |
0.20 |
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33.09 |
| Blue metal and scares of coal |
2.67 |
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35.79 |
| Grey metal |
0.66 |
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36.45 |
| Whin |
0.23 |
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36.70 |
| White post |
0.53 |
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37.23 |
| Blue post |
0.18 |
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37.41 |
| White post |
0.23 |
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37.64 |
| Blue metal |
0.41 |
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38.05 |
| White post |
0.10 |
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38.15 |
| Blue metal |
0.10 |
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38.28 |
| Black gritty stone |
2.26 |
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40.54 |
| Strong blue stone |
0.30 |
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40.84 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
1.22 |
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42.06 |
| Grey thill |
1.22 |
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43.28 |
| Grey metal, mixed with post |
15.26 |
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58.54 |
| Stroug post and balls of whin |
1.68 |
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60.22 |
| Blue stone |
0.61 |
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60.83 |
| COAL - Brass Thill Seam |
1.45 |
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62.28 |
| Grey thill |
1.22 |
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63.50 |
| Grey post, mixed with metal |
1.98 |
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65.48 |
| Grey metal, post girdles, and balls of whin |
9.91 |
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75.38 |
| White post, with gullets |
12.39 |
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87.78 |
| Stopped with water June 3, 1839. |
0.00 |
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87.78 |
| Sunk further :— |
0.00 |
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87.78 |
| Strong white post |
21.94 |
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109.72 |
| COAL - Maudlin Seam |
1.24 |
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110.97 |
| COAL, good |
0.91 |
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| COAL, foul |
0.33 |
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| Grey metal and girdles |
8.94 |
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119.91 |
| Dark metal |
0.08 |
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119.98 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
0.97 |
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120.95 |
| Grey metal stone |
1.30 |
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122.25 |
| COAL |
0.28 |
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122.52 |
| Grey metal |
1.12 |
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123.64 |
| White post |
1.32 |
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124.96 |
| Whin |
0.18 |
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125.14 |
| Grey metal |
5.79 |
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130.93 |
| Black metal |
0.08 |
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131.01 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
1.07 |
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132.07 |
| COAL, tender |
1.07 |
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| Grey metal |
0.30 |
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132.38 |
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Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume C-E, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1881
 original entry for sinking/boring number 0637 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume C-E, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1881"
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