Shafts	Index	Shafts

Geology encountered   Thickness   Depth   m.   m. Soil    0.30     0.30 Red clay    1.22     1.52 Brown clay, scared with sand    4.27     5.79 Sand, with water    0.61     6.40 Blue stony clay    4.11     10.52 Blue metal    0.30     10.82 Brown metal    0.81     11.63 Blue metal    0.56     12.19 Blue metal    0.10     12.29 Post girdles    0.08     12.37 Blue metal    0.58     12.95 Black parting    0.05     13.00 Blue metal stone    0.43     13.44 COAL, regularly stratified    0.18     13.61 Thill    0.30     13.92 Brown post    22.33     36.24 Soft brown metal    0.25     36.50 Black coaly, partings    0.18     36.68 Soft blue metal    1.68     38.35 Blue metal    0.53     38.89 Black metal    0.84     39.75 Post girdles    1.32     41.07 Grey metal, mixed with post girdles    0.43     41.50 Post girdles    0.10     41.60 Blue metal    0.36     41.96 Post girdle    0.05     42.01 Grey metal, mixed with post    0.20     42.21 Post girdle    0.94     43.15 Grey metal    0.28     43.46 Post girdle    0.10     43.56 Grey metal, with scares of thin post girdles    2.34     45.90 Black stone    1.22     47.12 COAL    0.74     47.85     COAL    0.10          Black band    0.05          COAL    0.10          Black band    0.08          COAL    0.41      Thill    0.25     48.11 Post girdles    0.69     48.82 Grey metal, mixed with post    0.99     49.81 Grey metal stone girdles    3.89     53.69 Post girdles    0.41     54.10 Grey metal    4.39     58.49 Grey metal, mixed with post    0.18     58.67 Black stone    1.83     60.50 COAL    0.18     60.68 Thill    0.99     61.69 Post girdle    0.74     62.43 Grey metal, mixed with post    0.66     63.09 Post girdles and water    1.14     64.23 Grey metal    0.15     64.41 Post girdle    1.19     65.61 Blue metal girdles    1.45     67.05 COAL    0.20     67.26 Thill    0.84     68.09 Grey scamy post    0.81     68.91 Blue metal    0.86     69.77 Grey metal partings    0.05     69.82 Black stone    0.41     70.23 Blue metal    0.36     70.58 COAL    0.25     70.84 Thill stone    0.48     71.32 Grey metal, mixed with post and a little water    0.99     72.31 Grey metal    0.53     72.84 COAL    0.28     73.12 Thill stone    0.53     73.66 Grey post    3.78     77.44 Grey metal, mixed with post    0.71     78.15 Grey metal    2.31     80.46 COAL - Metal Coal Seam    0.38     80.85 Thill    0.74     81.58 Grey post girdle    0.89     82.47 Grey metal, mixed with post    1.42     83.89 White post girdle    0.10     83.99 Grey metal, mixed with post    0.28     84.27 White post, with water    16.28     100.55 COAL    0.53     101.09 Thill    0.91     102.00 Grey post girdles    0.10     102.10 * Grey and black metal and metal stone    2.74     104.85 * Black stone    1.88     106.73 * COAL, stony    0.05     106.78 * Soft grey metal in leader of trouble    0.05     106.83 * Thill    0.46     107.29 * Blue metal    2.36     109.65 * Scamy post girdles    1.22     110.87 * Grey metal, with post girdles    0.97     111.83 * Grey post    2.82     114.65 Grey metal    0.81     115.46 Grey metal, with post    1.80     117.27 Grey post girdle    0.15     117.42 COAL    0.03     117.44 Bed of ironstone    0.05     117.50 Grey metal    3.78     121.28 COAL - Yard Seam    2.18     123.46     COAL    0.38          Black metal band    0.08          COAL    0.25          Grey metal band    0.13          COAL    0.15          Grey metal band    0.25          COAL    0.94      Thill    0.91     124.38 Black grey metal, with scares of post    0.91     125.29 Post girdles    0.91     126.21 Grey metal, with post    0.46     126.66 Post girdles, with whin    0.61     127.27 Grey metal, with post    0.66     127.93 Post girdles    0.18     128.11 Grey metal, with post    0.15     128.26 Post girdles    0.10     128.37 Grey metal, with post    0.18     128.54 Post girdles    0.25     128.80 Grey metal, with post    0.36     129.15 Post girdles    0.10     129.26 Black stone, with a ¾ inch scare of coal at bottom    0.20     129.46 Dark grey thill stone, mixed with stone    0.58     130.04 Whin and white post    1.12     131.16 Grey metal, with post    0.43     131.59 White post girdle    0.36     131.95 Grey and black metal    0.41     132.35 Bed of ironstone    0.05     132.40 Black metal    0.30     132.71 Grey metal, with beds of ironstone, which go over only part of the pit    5.69     138.40 Bed of ironstone all over the pit    0.08     138.48 Dark blue metal    1.22     139.69 Ironstone    0.05     139.75 Dark blue metal    0.81     140.56 Ironstone    0.10     140.66 Dark blue and grey metal    1.35     142.01 Black metal, with scares of coal    0.61     142.62 Grey and blue metal    0.79     143.40 Black metal    0.05     143.45 Hard blue metal    0.20     143.66 Black metal    0.05     143.71 COAL - Bensham Seam    1.73     145.43     COAL    0.94          Splint    0.08          COAL    0.71      Grey metal    0.48     145.92 Post girdle    0.89     146.81 Grey metal    0.58     147.39 Post girdle    0.03     147.42 Grey metal    0.25     147.67 Blue metal    0.51     148.18 Post girdle    0.10     148.28 Blue metal    0.69     148.97 Post girdle    0.13     149.09 Blue metal    3.53     152.62 Dark grey metal    1.22     153.84 Black metal, with scares of coal    0.48     154.32 COAL    0.56     154.88 Thill    0.38     155.26 Post girdle    0.13     155.39 Blue metal, with scares of post    0.20     155.59 Post girdle    0.15     155.75 Blue metal, with scares of post    0.23     155.98 Post girdle    0.61     156.58 Blue metal    0.08     156.66 Post girdle    0.10     156.76 Blue metal    0.08     156.84 Post girdle    0.63     157.47 Blue metal    0.18     157.65 Post girdle    0.33     157.98 Dark grey metal    1.07     159.05 COAL - Six-Quarter Seam    0.76     159.81     COAL, splint    0.76      White girdle    0.41     160.22 Blue metal    0.05     160.27 Ironstone    0.10     160.37 Post girdle, with scares of metal    2.90     163.26 Whin girdle    0.13     163.39 Grey metal    0.30     163.70 Post girdle    0.25     163.95 Grey metal    0.46     164.41 Post girdle    0.13     164.53 Grey metal    0.13     164.66 Post girdle, with scares of metal    0.69     165.35 White post girdle    0.38     165.73 White post girdle, with scares of metal    1.30     167.02 Grey metal    0.10     167.13 Post girdle    0.43     167.56 Blue metal    0.61     168.17 Black metal    0.79     168.95 COAL - Five-Quarter Seam    1.35     170.30     COAL    0.15          Black band    0.05          COAL    0.51          Splint    0.30          COAL    0.33      Thill stone    0.58     170.88 Grey metal    2.24     173.12 White post girdle    0.25     173.37 Grey metal post    0.28     173.65 White post    4.78     178.43 White post girdles, with metal partings    1.83     180.26 Grey metal    2.01     182.26 Splint    0.15     182.42 Blue metal    0.56     182.97 COAL - Hutton Seam    1.02     183.99     COAL    0.61          Black band    0.10          COAL    0.28          Splint    0.03      Thill    1.07     185.06 Thill stone    2.44     187.50 Grey metal, with scares of post    6.02     193.51 Post, with scares of metal    1.50     195.01 Grey metal, with scares of post    1.57     196.59 Grey post girdle    0.58     197.17 Grey metal, with scares of post    2.03     199.20 White post    2.54     201.74 Grey metal, with scares of post    4.22     205.96 Grey post    12.09     218.05 Blue and black metal (the bottom of this bed joining the hole of the Stone Drift)    2.39     220.44 Grey metal    1.83     222.27 Post girdle    0.15     222.42 Grey metal, mixed with post    1.83     224.25 Grey metal, mixed with post, very hard    1.78     226.03 White post    7.90     233.92 Grey metal, mixed with post    0.38     234.31 White post    5.79     240.10 COAL - Supposed Harvey Seam    0.46     240.55     COAL    0.23          Black band    0.13          COAL    0.10      Grey metal, with scares of post    8.18     248.73 Thill stone    0.61     249.34 Grey metal, with scares of post    1.75     251.09 Grey metal, with scares of post and post girdles    2.13     253.23 COAL    0.33     253.56 Sump :—    0.00     253.56 Grey post    7.31     260.87 COAL    1.04     261.91 Thill    0.00     261.91 * The pit passes through the fissure of the 58-Fathoms Dyke at this place, and all the strata are measured as they occurred on the South or rise side of the pit, between these two points    0.00     261.91

Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume L-R, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1887

  original entry for sinking/boring number 1317 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume L-R, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1887"

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