Seams of Coal at Thornley or Garesfield Colliery, two miles South of Axwell.
| Ft. | In. | Fs. | Ft. | In. | ||||
| The Stone and Five-quarter Coal seams | Stone Coal | 3 | 1 | at 30 fath. | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Fire clay | 1 | 6 | ||||||
| Five-quarter Coal | 3 | 6 | ||||||
| Brockwell seam | at 39 fath. | ─ | 3 | 4 | ||||
Towards the east the Fire clay between the Stone Coal and Five-quarter Coal becomes so thick as not to be workable, and the Coal forms two distinct seams. The Coal is extremely tender and unfit for the London market. | ||||||||
Strata in Landchester Common.
| Fs. | Ft. | In. | Fs. | Ft. | In. | ||
| Soil and clay | 1 | ─ | ─ | Brought forward | 58 | 3 | ─ |
| Brown post | 1 | 5 | 9 | Black grey metal stone | ─ | 1 | 3 |
| Grey metal stone | 3 | 3 | ─ | Grey metal stone with post girdles | 3 | ─ | 2 |
| Coal | ─ | ─ | 10 | Dark grey metal stone with post girdles | 4 | 1 | ─ |
| Grey metal stone | 2 | 4 | ─ | Brown post | ─ | 3 | ─ |
| Coal A | ─ | 2 | ─ | Grey metal stone | ─ | 3 | 2 |
| Grey metal stone mixed | 8 | 1 | 6 | Brown post | ─ | 3 | 1 |
| Coal | ─ | ─ | 8 | Grey post | ─ | 3 | 1 |
| Grey metal stone mixed with Coal | ─ | 4 | 9 | White post | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Grey metal stone | 2 | ─ | ─ | Black metal stone | ─ | 1 | 3 |
| Grey post | 1 | 6 | ─ | Strong white post | 3 | ─ | 6 |
| Grey metal stone, top thereof mixed with girdles | 4 | ─ | 3 | Grey metal stone | ─ | 4 | 6 |
| White post. Shield row post (the Main post) | 13 | ─ | 10 | Strong grey post | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Shield Row Coal B | ─ | 5 | 3 | Whin | ─ | 3 | 8 |
| Whitish grey metal stone with post girdles | 6 | 3 | ─ | Grey and white post mixed wut h whin | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Grey post | 2 | 3 | 5 | Blue grey metal stone mixed with whin girdles | 1 | 1 | ─ |
| Grey metal stone | ─ | 3 | ─ | Blue grey metal stone mixed with whin girdles | 1 | 1 | ─ |
| White post | 1 | 3 | ─ | Coal, the Hutton's Seam E | 1 | 1 | ─ |
| Grey metal stone | 3 | 2 | ─ | White post | ─ | 5 | 10 |
| Black-grey metal stone | ─ | 1 | 4 | Coal F | ─ | 1 | 8 |
| Coal, the Hard Coal Seam C | ─ | 4 | 9 | Blue metal stone | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Dark grey metal stone mixed with Coal | ─ | 1 | 9 | Grey post mixed with whin | 3 | ─ | ─ |
| Coal, the Brass Coal Seam D | ─ | 5 | 3 | Blue metal stone | 1 | 5 | ─ |
| White post | 1 | 2 | 2 | Coal, the Low Main F or G | ─ | 3 | 6 |
| Grey metal stone with girdles | ─ | 4 | ─ | ─ | ─ | ─ | |
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| Carried forward | 58 | 3 | ─ | Total | 96 | 2 | 2 |
It is rather doubtful whether these two Coals are not the same seam divided.
