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Section of Mr. Gilpin's new pits between Church Bridge and Wyrley Bank.^[1]

						FT.	IN.	FT.	IN.
1.	Clay, shale, &c.					30	0	–
2.	Robins coal							8	0
3.	Black batts, with ironstone balls					22	0
4.	Yard coal							3	0
5.	Fire-clay, batt, and binds					69	0
6.	Charles coal							3	0
7.	Binds and rock					64	0
8.	Cannel coal							4	0
9.	Binds. &c.					84	0
10.	Brooch coal	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	7	3	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$			4	0
	Rubbish					1	0	–
11.	Benches coal							2	3
12.	Binds, &c.					40	0	–
13.	Bottom coal							8	0
14.	Binds, &c.					39	0	–
15.	Another coal							3	0
						349	0	35	3
						35	3
						384	3

Section of Mr. Gilpin's pits near the Cock public-house.

					FT.	IN.	FT.	IN.
1.	Soil and clay				13	6	–
2.	Chinch and batt, with ironstone				6	7	–
3.	Old man's coal=Yard coal						3	9
4.	Fire-clay, batt, and clunch, with grubb ironstone	19	6	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	35	6	–
5.	Flying coal	1	0
6.	Fire-clay, binds, &c.	15	0
7.	Charles coal						2	4
8.	Fire-clay and clunch	15	6	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	54	0
9.	Flying coal	3	0
10.	Fire-clay, binds, and clunch	35	6
11.	Cannel coal						3	11
					109	7	10	0
					10	0
					119	7

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varies in thickness in different pits from 18 to 21 inches, undulating considerably in short distances. In one pit this batt is represented by a very hard rock four inches in thickness, very fine in the grain, and of a greyish white colour.—Note by Mr.Gilpin.

1. Given me by Mr. Gilpin, and Jesse Potts, his ground bailiff.