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Dryburn Grange Colliery

Account of Strata sunk through in the Cator House or Dryburn Grange Pit, Framwellgate Colliery

Shaft Details

Closed: 07 Nov 1924

Approximate surface level 91.44m above sea (Ordnance datum)

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Geology encountered   Thickness   Depth
  m.   m.
Soil    0.15     0.15
Sandy clay    2.74     2.90
Clay    0.76     3.66
Blue clay    4.72     8.38
Sand    1.22     9.60
Gravel    0.61     10.21
Sand    0.91     11.12
Grey metal    10.82     21.94
Grey whin    0.13     22.07
Grey metal and post girdles    0.51     22.58
Post girdles    0.36     22.94
Blue metal    0.51     23.44
Post girdles    0.15     23.60
Blue metal    3.53     27.13
Brown post    1.22     28.35
Blue metal and post girdles    1.22     29.56
Blue metal    4.47     34.03
Strong metal and post    10.97     45.01
COAL    0.05     45.06
Strong white post    4.52     49.58
Black stone    0.15     49.73
COAL - Low Main Seam    0.66     50.39
Clay    0.71     51.10
Black sooty clay    0.61     51.71
Grey metal and post girdles    9.91     61.62
Post girdles    1.83     63.45
Blue metal    1.22     64.67
Black stone    0.61     65.28
COAL - Brass Thill Seam    0.79     66.06
Black stone    2.08     68.15
COAL    0.20     68.35
Thill stone    1.37     69.72
Grey metal and post girdles    4.29     74.01
Brown whin    0.61     74.62
Grey metal    1.52     76.15
Brown post    0.86     77.01
Grey metal and ironstone girdles    1.73     78.74
COAL - Hutton Seam    1.07     79.80
    COAL    0.97     
    COAL, coarse    0.10     
Black stone    0.28     80.08
Seggar    1.22     81.30
Grey metal    2.44     83.74
Black stone    0.30     84.05
COAL    0.61     84.65
Grey metal and post girdles    6.78     91.44
Grey metal and post girdles    4.80     96.24
Grey post    3.05     99.28
COAL    0.15     99.44
Grey metal and post girdles    4.11     103.55
COAL    0.15     103.70
Grey metal and post    14.02     117.72
COAL    0.08     117.80
Metal stone    1.83     119.63
Grey post    0.91     120.54
COAL - Harvey Seam    0.61     121.15
Grey metal    3.66     124.81
Grey post    3.66     128.47
White post    3.35     131.82
COAL    0.36     132.18
Grey metal    3.05     135.22
Grey post    9.14     144.37
White post whin    7.31     151.68
Grey and white post    2.69     154.38
COAL - Busty Seam    1.35     155.72
    COAL, good    0.56     
    Band    0.20     
    COAL, good    0.61     
Bored from the Busty to the Brockwell Seam:—    0.00     155.72
Seggar stone    0.61     156.33
Grey post    0.91     157.25
Grey metal    0.46     157.70
COAL    0.20     157.91
Grey metal    2.74     160.65
Whin stone    0.46     161.11
Grey metal    7.72     168.83
COAL, splint    0.51     169.34
Soft seggar (gas and water)    0.76     170.10
Grey metal and post girdles    5.49     175.58
COAL    0.05     175.63
Seggar stone    0.20     175.84
Black stone    0.05     175.89
Grey post    5.18     181.07
White post    0.76     181.83
Grey metal and post girdles    3.66     185.49
White post    0.30     185.79
Grey metal and post girdles    1.93     187.72
Grey metal    2.03     189.76
White post    0.91     190.67
Black stone    0.20     190.87
Grey metal and post girdles    0.38     191.25
Grey metal    1.83     193.08
Whin stone, mixed with post    0.61     193.69
Black stone    0.25     193.95
Seggar stone    0.74     194.68
Post    0.91     195.60
Grey metal    3.05     198.65
Post stone    1.22     199.86
Grey post    3.66     203.52
Black stone    0.15     203.67
Seggar stone    0.46     204.13
Blue metal    1.83     205.96
Post stone    3.20     209.16
Grey metal    1.22     210.38
Whin stone    0.61     210.99
Grey metal    1.83     212.82
Post stone    0.23     213.05
Grey metal and post girdles    1.83     214.88
Blue metal    0.84     215.71
Black stone    0.23     215.94
COAL    0.15     216.09
Seggar stone    0.61     216.70
White post stone    4.55     221.25

Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume F-K, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1885

  original entry for sinking/boring number 0932 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume F-K, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1885"

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