Durham Mining Museum - Borings Index

Borings Index

Names of coal-seams and other beds are in Italics. The same name
often applies, according to locality, to more than one seam.

Name	Vol	Page(s)
B Pit, Backworth	A-B	24-27 32 33 38
B Pit, Cowpen Colliery	C-E	135
B Pit, Crawcrook Colliery	C-E	199
B Pit, Hebburn Colliery	F-K	181
B Pit, Mainsforth Colliery	L-R	48
B Pit, Ouston Colliery	L-R	215
B Pit, Oxclose Colliery	L-R	216
B pit, Oxclose	SUP	394
B Pit, Seaton Delaval Colliery	S-T	55 56
B Pit, Springwell Colliery	S-T	183
B Pit, Stella Grand Lease Colliery	S-T	200
B pit, Urpeth	SUP	496
B pit, Whitley	SUP	529
B Pit, Whitwell Colliery	U-Z	135
B Pit, Wideopen Colliery	U-Z	155
B Pit, Willington Colliery	U-Z	164
B pit, Woodifield	SUP	551 552
B Seam (Bowden Close Colliery)	A-B	196
B Seam, Job’s Hill	F-K	285
B Seam	SUP	67 68 81 540
B Seam	U-Z	223
Back Lane, Monkseaton	L-R	94
Backworth House	A-B	35 37
Backworth West Farm House	A-B	38
Backworth	A-B	23-43
Backworth	SUP	25
Balkwell (Chirton)	C-E	52 65
Balkwell House (Chirton)	C-E	61
Balkwell	A-B	44
Ballarat Seam	A-B	167
Ballarat Seam	F-K	108 277
Ballarat Seam	L-R	319
Ballarat Seam	S-T	191 229 230
Ballarat Seam	SUP	67 68 157 289 540
Ballarat Seam	U-Z	223
Ballerat Seam	C-E	103 202
Band Seam	L-R	40
Bank Head, Heddon-on-the-Wall	F-K	186
Bannamoor, Houghterslaw	F-K	263
Bannamoor	L-R	114
Bardon Mill	A-B	141
Bareknowles	A-B	45
Bareshield (Blaydon)	A-B	180
Barlow Fell Seam	F-K	74
Barlow Fell Seam	S-T	198 200
Barlow Fell, Garesfield	F-K	74
Barlow Field Seam	A-B	177
Barlow Field Seam	C-E	79 81 82
Barlow Field Seam	F-K	74
Barlow Field Seam	S-T	198 200
Barmoor	L-R	113 114
Barmoor	SUP	374
Barmston	A-B	46-49
Barn Field, Houghall	F-K	262
Barnard Castle, Road from Wolsingham	U-Z	205
Barnard Castle	SUP	26
Barnborough	A-B	44 45
Barney Crag	SUP	2
Barney Hill Windmill	C-E	243
Barony and Evenwood	L-R	14
Barony and Evenwood	SUP	239 240
Barony	C-E	313 315
Barony	F-K	82 107
Barony	SUP	92 93 94 104 105 106 107 114
Barras Bridge	L-R	161 167
Barras’ land, Saltwellside	S-T	28
Barrington Colliery	A-B	49
Barrington Pit, Newton Cap Colliery	L-R	177
Barrington	L-R	112
Barrington	SUP	27
Basin Pit (Long Benton)	A-B	103
Bassington	A-B	52
Bates’ Hartley	F-K	151
Bates’ Pit, East Holywell Colliery (Boring in)	F-K	255
Bavington Hall	L-R	32
Beacon	L-R	112
Beadnell Limestone	A-B	221
Beadnell Main Coal	L-R	112
Beadnell Windmill Coal	L-R	113
Beadnell	L-R	112 113
Beadnell	SUP	28
Beal	L-R	112
Beamish Burn	A-B	62
Beamish South Moor	A-B	60
Beamish, Hedley Moor	F-K	204
Beamish	A-B	59-67
Beamish	SUP	28 29 30
Bearpark Hall	A-B	70
Bearpark	A-B	67
Bearpark	SUP	32
Bearsmouth, Hareshaw	F-K	140
Beaumont Pit, Benwell Colliery	A-B	122
Beaumont Pit, Elswick Colliery	C-E	290
Beaumont Seam	A-B	31 104 107 108 110 121 122 124 173 174 177 180 256 288
Beaumont Seam	C-E	8 18 71 151 192 225 226 234 287 291 292 800
Beaumont Seam	F-K	6 12 24 63 70 91 94 172 209 238 293
Beaumont Seam	L-R	25 74 99 102 103 128 130 132 195
Beaumont Seam	S-T	29 30 103 266 347
Beaumont Seam	SUP	17 25 44 56 85 168 171 181 205 206 208 248 283 284 332 408 429 430 444 446 477 499 500 502 512 519 526
Beaumont Seam	U-Z	52 73 109 188
Bebside	A-B	72-74
Bebside	SUP	33
Bedburn (North)	C-E	103
Bedburn, North	S-T	270-272
Bedburn	F-K	108
Bedlington Ironworks	A-B	81
Bedlington Seam	A-B	79
Bedlington	A-B	51 75-82
Bedlington	SUP	267
Beechburn	SUP	33 34 35 36 37 38
Beesbank	SUP	38
Belford	SUP	39
Bell’s Holme	SUP	372
Bell’s Pit (Coxhoe)	C-E	146
Bell’s pit, Sunnyside	SUP	256
Bellasis	SUP	39
Bellingham Burn	A-B	83
Bellingham Seam	SUP	41
Bellingham	A-B	83-85
Bellingham	SUP	40 41 42 43
Belmont	A-B	85
Belmont	SUP	328
Belsay Barns	A-B	88 89 92-95 97
Belsay Burn	A-B	96 97
Belsay Castle	A-B	91 93
Belsay Mill	A-B	90
Belsay	A-B	88-98
Benfieldside	SUP	64
Bensham Seam	A-B	17 25 28 30 32 33 39 43 50 73 76 77 189 191 194 220 242 243-245 247 255
Bensham Seam	C-E	75 132 189 192 239 257 260 286 288-290 293 294 299
Bensham Seam	F-K	23 72 87 91 93 161 168 185 237 248 254 255 256 258 260 280 283 316
Bensham Seam	L-R	20 57 63 64 98 127 130 168 170 189 191 247 272 301
Bensham Seam	S-T	7 9 26 50 73 84 101 103 105 130 184 264 348
Bensham Seam	SUP	16 170 382 429 434 478 509 518 525 542
Bensham Seam	U-Z	50 31 54 57 156 169
Bent House, Westoe	S-T	177
Benton, East	A-B	98
Benton	A-B	98-103
Benton	SUP	43 508
Bentyfleld High Level	SUP	8
Benwell Low Main Seam	A-B	117
Benwell Main Coal Seam	F-K	293 294
Benwell Main Coal Seam	L-R	99 101 102
Benwell Main Coal	A-B	110 117 124
Benwell Seam	C-E	135
Benwell	A-B	101-125
Benwell	SUP	44 380
Berrington	L-R	112
Berrington	SUP	45
Bertram Place, Earsdon	S-T	138
Berwick Hill	A-B	125
Berwick Hill	L-R	114
Berwick-upon-Tweed, Scremerston Colliery, near	S-T	38
Berwick-upon-Tweed, Shoreswood Colliery	S-T	141
Betsy pit, Cramlington	SUP	179
Betty pit, North Walbottle	SUP	501
Betty pit, Team	SUP	477
Bewicke Main	A-B	126
Bewicke Main	SUP	45
Biddick Hill	A-B	127
Biddick, Harton	F-K	162
Biddick, North	A-B	132-135
Biddick, South	A-B	127-131
Biddick	A-B	127-135
Biddick	SUP	46 48
Big Bondicar Rock	SUP	274
Big Pit, White Lee Colliery	U-Z	114
Bigge’s Quarter	SUP	124
Bigges Main	A-B	135 136
Biggin Road, Hamsteels	F-K	125
Biggin	A-B	149
Bill Quay, Heworth	F-K	234
Bill Quay	SUP	505
Billet Pit, Elswick Colliery	C-E	288
Billingham	SUP	49 130 131 171 172 173 174 275 276 277 278 279 280 404 406 407
Billingside	SUP	218
Billy Mill (Chirton)	C-E	62
Billy Row	C-E	103 201-203
Billy Row	L-R	310-313
Billy Row	S-T	186 229-231
Billy Row	SUP	183 184 453 551 552
Billy Row	U-Z	113-115 219 220
Binchester	SUP	49
Birchfield Gate	SUP	261
Birdhope Craig	A-B	138-141
Birkheads	L-R	112
Birkshaw	A-B	141
Birney Hill Windmill	C-E	243
Birtley, South	A-B	142
Birtley	A-B	142 143
Birtley	SUP	51 52 33 54 56
Bisbop Middleham	F-K	77 137 138
Bishop Auckland and Weardale Railway Bridge, Witton-le-Wear	U-Z	202
Bishop Auckland	C-E	317
Bishop Auckland	SUP	57 153
Bishop Auckland	U-Z	213
Bishop Middleham Pit	A-B	147
Bishop Middleham	A-B	147-149
Bishop Middleham	SUP	57 58 59
Bishop Wearmouth	F-K	270
Bishop Wearmouth	SUP	290
Bishop’s Close Pit	A-B	145
Bishop’s Close	A-B	143-147
Bitchburn Beck	A-B	151
Bitchburn Seam	A-B	152
Bitchburn, East	A-B	153
Bitchburn, North Colliery	A-B	155
Bitchburn, West Colliery	A-B	156
Bitchburn	A-B	159
Bitchfield	A-B	88
Biteabout Seam	S-T	34 229
Black Boy Colliery	A-B	21 157-160
Black Boy	SUP	60
Black Burn	SUP	476
Black Callerton	C-E	2-8
Black Callerton	SUP	108 109
Black Close Moor	A-B	163
Black Close Seam	A-B	18
Black Close	A-B	160-166
Black Dent Coal	SUP	104
Black Fell Water Drift	S-T	265
Black Gate (Cornforth)	C-E	117
Black Hill Seam or Scremerston Main Coal	F-K	17 52 81
Black Hill Seam	L-R	114
Black Jet Seam	L-R	139-141
Black Middens, North Shields	S-T	349
Black Plantation, Tudhoe	S-T	324
Black Plantation, Whitworth	U-Z	143
Black Prince Cottages	S-T	314
Black Prince Pit	A-B	167 168
Black Prince	A-B	167
Black Shield Bog	A-B	168-171
Black Sike	SUP	485
Blackbarn, near St. John’s	U-Z	205
Blackburn Cottages, Hamsteels	F-K	121
Blackburn Fell	A-B	167
Blackburn, Hamsteels	F-K	125
Blackburn	L-R	125
Blackett level, Breckon Hill	SUP	4
Blackett level, Collier	SUP	4
Blackett level, Holms Linn	SUP	5
Blackett level, Sipton	SUP	5
Blackett level, Studdon Dean	SUP	3
Blackett	SUP	364
Blackfield	A-B	166
Blackhalls	SUP	60
Blackhill Seam	SUP	7 247
Blackhill	SUP	64
Blackside Pit, Talkin Colliery	S-T	236
Blacksike	S-T	237
Blagdon	C-E	246
Blakehope Fell	C-E	279
Blakestone, Hardwick	F-K	136
Blakey’s West Field, Heddon	F-K	193
Blanchland	SUP	64
Blaydon Burn	A-B	178
Blaydon Colliery, Owners	S-T	279
Blaydon Haugh	A-B	173 177 179
Blaydon Main	SUP	65
Blaydon	A-B	171-181
Blaydon	SUP	65
Blenkinsopp	A-B	184-187
Blenkinsopp	SUP	417 418
Blind Man’s Lane	L-R	162
Blossom Pit, Hetton Colliery	F-K	225
Blue Well Outburst, Fugar House	F-K	69
Blyth (River)	A-B	81 217
Blyth Windmill, Kirkheaton	F-K	318
Blyth, River	S-T	156
Blythside, Kirkheaton	F-K	319
Blyth	SUP	169 384 385
Boat House, Harbour House	F-K	133
Bog Hall, Kirkheaton	F-K	317 320
Bog House, Heworth	F-K	230
Bog Pit, Stella Grand Lease Colliery	S-T	206
Boggle Hole, Stella	S-T	196
Boghall	A-B	94 188
Bogie Chique	C-E	138
Bolam	F-K	73
Bolckow Pit, New White Lee Colliery	U-Z	115
Boldon	A-B	188
Boldon	F-K	163-165
Bollihope Common	SUP	449
Boltsburn	SUP	447 448
Bondicar Rock	SUP	274
Bonest’s House	L-R	212
Bony Letch (Earsdon)	C-E	264
Bored below Brockwell Seam	S-T	190 330 336
Bored below the Brockwell (Chopwell)	C-E	76
Bored below the Brockwell (Crook Hall)	C-E	213
Bored below the Brockwell Seam	F-K	105 120
Bored below the Brockwell Seam	L-R	4 53 206 236 303
Bore-hole pit, Coxhoe	SUP	175
Botany	L-R	113 114
Bothal	A-B	15-21
Bothal	SUP	16
Bottom Busty Seam	A-B	260
Bottom Busty Seam	L-R	4 12 100 103 196 302 319
Bottom Busty	C-E	242 291
Bottom Limestone	SUP	41
Bottom Seam (Chevington)	C-E	32
Bottom Seam	A-B	224-226
Bottom Seam	L-R	284
Bottom Seam	S-T	310
Bottom Seam	SUP	80
Bottom Seam	U-Z	4
Bought Leases, Wallington	U-Z	59 60
Boundary House, Willington	U-Z	170
Boundary Pit, Harraton Outside Colliery (Boring in Staple at)	F-K	146
Bourn Moor, C Pit, Lambton Colliery	L-R	1
Bourn Moor	A-B	195
Boutflower’s Farm	S-T	87
Bowburn	SUP	66 432
Bowden Close	A-B	196
Bowden	SUP	66 67
Bower Pit, Coxlodge Colliery	C-E	174
Bowes, George, Royalty of	S-T	106
Bowrigge, Hareshaw	F-K	140
Brackenbeds	A-B	219
Bradbury and the Isle	SUP	68
Bradbury	L-R	196
Bradford	A-B	89
Brake Pit, Newbiggin Colliery	L-R	142
Brampton	SUP	484 485
Brancepeth (North)	L-R	183
Brancepeth Park	A-B	201
Brancepeth Seam	A-B	214
Brancepeth, New	S-T	161
Brancepeth	A-B	196-206
Brancepeth	L-R	201-203
Brancepeth	SUP	32 69
Brancepeth	U-Z	222-224
Brandling pit, South Gosforth	SUP	259
Brandon (Peases’ West)	A-B	207
Brandon and Byshottles	A-B	197-199 202 203 205-215 228
Brandon and Byshottles	L-R	16 17
Brandon and Byshottles	S-T	161
Brandon and Byshottles	SUP	69 70 71 73
Brandon Hill	C-E	114 115
Brandon New Winning (1857)	A-B	214
Brandon, East	A-B	210-215
Brandon, South	A-B	210-215
Brandon	A-B	206-216
Brandon	SUP	73
Brandy Hall	A-B	217 218
Brandywell Hall	A-B	217 218
Brass Thill Seam	A-B	64 73 86 167 190 193 195 197 199 203 226 250 256 257 260 261 287
Brass Thill Seam	C-E	19 22 25 28 140 149 151 173 203 204 235 240 241 277
Brass Thill Seam	F-K	60 61 64 96 103 133 288 290 297 298 299 302 317
Brass Thill Seam	L-R	2 5 8 33 35 36 42 43 45 47 134 148 150 152 184 186 190 192 204 206 233 251 254 261 268 267 268 270 280 290 294 297 298
Brass Thill Seam	S-T	93 99 107 109 148 150 155 167 169 172 173 180 181 246 250 255 262
Brass Thill Seam	SUP	31 73 80 86 92 176 444 473 504 519
Brass Thill Seam	U-Z	9 35 36 38 100 132
Brasside	A-B	218
Brassy Seam (Cockfield)	C-E	97
Breckon Hill	SUP	4
Brenkley	A-B	220
Brenkley	S-T	50-52
Brick Flat, Chesterhope	SUP	159
Brick Yard, South Shields	S-T	179
Briery Hill pit, Stannington	SUP	454
Briery Hill, Stannington	S-T	194
Brinkburn Ironstone Shale, Forest Burn	F-K	56
Brinkburn Ironstone Shale	L-R	37
Brinkburn	A-B	220-222
Brinkburn	L-R	112
Brinkburn	SUP	73
Broadgate Fell	SUP	160
Brockley Whins	A-B	191
Brocks	L-R	88
Brockwell Seam, bored below	S-T	190 330 336
Brockwell Seam, Bored below	U-Z	114 115 144 179 218 233
Brockwell Seam	A-B	6 22 122 123 154-158 173 183 184 196 200 215 216 229 260 262
Brockwell Seam	C-E	5 17 83 84 103 104 202 211 213 269 275 291
Brockwell Seam	F-K	12 36 75 76 92 94 105 120 128 141 203 272-275 278 279 285
Brockwell Seam	L-R	4 10-12 25 26 53 103 169 172 177 178 184 196 206 220 236 264 277 302 312 318 319
Brockwell Seam	S-T	11 18 21 107 126 166 167 168 190 191 199 203 207 209 210 220 229 230 263 270 309 324 326 328 330 332 334
Brockwell Seam	SUP	17 20 22 32 34 37 44 50 65 67 68 69 70 71 72 81 85 88 90 91 95 100 104 105 106 108 123 128 129 140 143 145 169 181 187 196 199 206 208 224 229 241 250 254 259 288 289 333 342 343 345 348 358 160 361 363 370 384 391 396 409 410 412 423 431 440 445 453 457 458 476 485 487 498 502 520 521 526 531 532 533 534 540 546 554 556 560 561
Brockwell Seam	U-Z	13 32 104 113 114 115 143 144 146 179 217 218 223 233
Broken Backed House	S-T	10
Brokenheugh	A-B	222
Broom Bridge	F-K	54-56
Broom Pit, Bush Blades Colliery	A-B	261
Broom	A-B	222
Broomford	L-R	113
Broomhill	A-B	223
Broomhill	SUP	74 76 77 79
Broomhope	SUP	158
Broomley	SUP	299 300
Broompark	SUP	80
Broomridge	SUP	252
Broomside	A-B	226
Broom	SUP	72 80
Broom	U-Z	13-15
Broomy Hill Close, Winlaton	U-Z	188
Broonhill Farm	A-B	1
Brow Pit, Pelton Fell Colliery	L-R	233
Brown Ridge Hill	F-K	54
Brown’s Mill, Shiremoor	S-T	133
Browney	A-B	228
Brownie (River)	A-B	70
Brownley Hill	SUP	9
Brownridge Moor	SUP	83 84
Brownridge	SUP	82 83
Brunton Mill	A-B	231
Brunton, East	A-B	231
Brunton, Old	A-B	230
Brunton, West	A-B	232-234
Brunton	A-B	229-234
Brusselton Farm	A-B	236
Brusselton Pit	A-B	240
Brusselton	A-B	235-240
Brusselton	SUP	84
Bubley Cock Bank (Chirton)	C-E	56
Bull Crag Strand (Chilton)	C-E	39
Bulman Coal or Bulman Main Coal Seam	F-K	18 81 111
Bulman Coal	L-R	114
Bulman Main Coal Seam	SUP	247
Bulman Main Seam (Limestone Series)	A-B	126
Bulman Seam	S-T	37 141
Bulman’s Hall (Coxlodge)	C-E	169
Burdon Main	A-B	241-250
Burdon Moor	A-B	167
Burn Hall	A-B	250 251
Burn Side, Twizell Colliery	S-T	343
Burn Side, Waldridge	U-Z	33 34
Burn’s Rouse, Washington	U-Z	70
Burnhope and Hamsteels	F-K	109 117-128
Burnhope and Hamsteels	SUP	89 263
Burnhope Pit	A-B	257
Burnhope	A-B	256-260
Burnhope	SUP	86 87 88 90 91 92
Burnt House (Cockfield)	C-E	98
Burradon West Moor	A-B	252
Burradon	A-B	252 253
Burton Beck Road, from Tudhoe	U-Z	143
Burtree Pasture	SUP	4 448
Bush Blades	A-B	261
Buston Quarry	L-R	112
Buston, Low	S-T	143
Busty Bank Air Shaft, Urpeth Colliery	U-Z	11
Busty Bank Seam	A-B	6 22 68 158 203 215 216 229 260 288
Busty Bank Seam	U-Z	13 15 36 38 88 101 102 104 108 144 178 217 223
Busty pit, Pelton	SUP	395
Busty pit, Waldridge	SUP	503
Busty Seam	C-E	23 103 105 202 205-207 209 210 213-215 234 242 275
Busty Seam	F-K	60 62 64 108 120 216 218 273 279 285 300 301
Busty Seam	L-R	4 6 10 12 15 25 66 67 74 86 99 100 103 169 171 184 196 220 234 236 263-265 269 302 312 313 319
Busty Seam	S-T	47 107 126 162 164 166 167 168 170 189 191 229 230 263 270 275 324 325 329 331 333 334 335
Busty Seam	SUP	22 31 32 67 69 70 71 81 85 90 91 100 108 123 140 143 168 178 186 194 196 198 206 207 215 219 241 250 254 256 317 319 328 332 333 336 342 343 345 349 357 360 369 383 390 408 409 412 414 423 433 435 439 443 445 476 477 479 485 487 497 499 505 507 514 520 526 536 556 557 560
Bustybank Seam	SUP	87 88 89 90 117 361 362 496 546
Bute Pit, Garesfield Colliery	F-K	76
Butsfield	F-K	277
Butterby Mill	C-E	216 217
Butterknowle fault	SUP	49 99
Butterknowle Four-Feet or Hutton Seam	C-E	102
Butterknowle	A-B	262-279
Butterknowle	SUP	92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107
Butterlaw Farm, Walbottle	U-Z	28 30
Byer Moor pit, Byer Moor	SUP	107
Byer Moor	SUP	107
Byers Garth Farm, Sherburn House	S-T	95
Byers Green Hall	A-B	282
Byers Green Moor	A-B	281
Byers Green Railway	U-Z	142
Byers Green	A-B	280-286
Byers Green	L-R	170
Byker Bar	S-T	9
Byker	L-R	18
Byron	A-B	287
Byshottles, Brandon and	S-T	161
Byshottles	A-B	197-199 202 203 205-215 228
Byshottles	L-R	16 17
Byshottles	SUP	69 70 71 73



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