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Westwood Quarry - Museum Coal Shaft Westwood Quarry - Museum Ventilation Shaft & Ash Hoist Westwood Quarry - Factory Inlet Shaft Westwood Quarry - Factory Exhaust Shaft 2 Westwood Quarry - Factory Exhaust Shaft 1 Westwood Quarry - Main Entrance Westwood Quarry - Slope Shaft Westwood Quarry - Godwin's Quarry
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2 Windyridge, Upper Westwood, Avon Valley.
| NGR: | ST 80591 59470 |
| WGS84: | 51.33399, -2.27998 |
| Length: | 0 m |
| Depth: | 25 m |
| Altitude: | 94 m |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft |
| Registry: | wbc |
Westwood Quarry was used during the Second World War by the British Museum for secure storage of art treasures and the Crown Jewels. This shaft provided ventilation into the area underground, which is now used by the Restore Group for storage.
Alternate Names: None recorded.
Notes: The shaft head is now incorperated in to the house alongside.
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This entry was last updated: 2017-05-11 08:58:50
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