Sections of Drift in and around the Area of Glacial Sands 



Alkrington New 

 Limeside Bore-hole, Stockfield Colliery, Middleton Junction Colliery, 



Failsworth | Chadderton | | Moss Lane 





Clay 



. I2| 



Clay 







Sand 



• 17 



. 66 





Clay 



23 













63i 









127 





153 



All thicknesses given in feet 



Sections of Drift in and around the Area of Glacial Sands 



Moston Old Pit 



Clay 



Sand . 



Sand . 

 Clay 



1 > 1.1 \ el 



25 



Moston Colliery, Crumpsall Old 



No. 3 Pit Workhouse Well 



Clay 



i5i 



2 2 \ 



Total thickness, ty 1 



Clay 



37 



Sand 





i<M 



3fe 





Clay . 



■ 324 



Sand 



• 22i 



Sand . 



• 14 



Clay 





1 Clay . 



• 425 



. 90 



Sand and 



gravel . 21J 



171 



42 



„ . , . , Hugh o' th' Wood 



Prestwich Asylum Colliery 



Annex Prestwich Clough 



Soil . q 



Sand 



Clay 



Sand 



Clay 

 Sand 



37 



• 3i 



Sand 



Clay 



16 Sand 



Clay 



Sand 

 Clay _ 

 Gravel 



Clay 



(lay 



Park Colliery, 

 Oldham 



Clay 



33 Sand 



Clay 



r6 



*7h\ Sand 



11 

 iof 



18 



125 K.«k nol reached 



i 5 6i 



All thicl 1 \x\fect 



24 



63 



