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 |
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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 |
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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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