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Firs Quarry Shaft I5 Firs Quarry Shaft I2 Firs Quarry Shaft CC4 Firs Quarry Shaft H2 Firs Quarry Shaft 5316 Firs Quarry Shaft D3 Firs Quarry Shaft D2 Firs Quarry Shaft F1 Firs Field - Memorial Shaft Firs Quarry - Hopecot Firs Quarry - Arched Shaft Firs Quarry Shaft B2 Firs Quarry Shaft J1 Firs Quarry Shaft L1 Firs Quarry Shaft J2 Firs Quarry - Hadley Shaft Firs Quarry Shaft L6 Firs Quarry Shaft 4097 Firs Quarry Shaft C1 Firs Quarry - Quarry Bottom (East) Firs Quarry Shaft L5 Firs Quarry - Quarry Bottom (West) Firs Quarry Shaft B1 Firs Quarry Shaft J4 Firs Quarry - De Montalt Place Firs Quarry - Hadley Arms Entrance Firs Quarry Shaft J5 Firs Quarry - Davidge's Bottom Firs Quarry Location Allotments Quarry Firs Quarry Shaft A1 Byfield Quarry Shaft T1 Byfield Quarry - Allottment Shaft T2 Firs Quarry Shaft A3 Byfield Quarry Shaft R3 Byfield Quarry Shaft T3 Byfield Quarry Shaft R4 Vinegar Down Quarry Air Shaft Byfield Quarry Shaft Q1 Byfield Quarry Shaft R2 Byfield Quarry Shaft S4 Byfield Mine Location Byfield Quarry Shaft 495 Byfield Quarry Shaft S1 Job Salter's Well Byfield Quarry Shaft S18 Byfield Quarry Shaft S2 Byfield Quarry Shaft R1 Byfield Quarry - Irving's Incline Vinegar Down Quarry Stonehouse Quarry West Upper Lawn Quarry Byfield Quarry Shaft P1 Lawn Quarry Stonehouse Quarry North Jackdaw Quarry
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Combe Down, Bath.
| NGR: | ST 76057 62452 |
| WGS84: | 51.36063, -2.34527 |
| Length: | 0 m |
| Depth: | 12 m |
| Altitude: | 161 m |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft |
| Registry: | wbc |
This shaft is shown as "Shaft reported capped" on a desk-top search, based on maps, plans and records carried out by Cornwall Consultants for the property of Glen View, Williamstowe, Bath. They concluded the shaft lies within the western boundary of the former Firs Mine.
The desk-top search suggested the underground workings date from before 1850 and that quarrying in this area ceased about 1880, with some minor activity until about 1920.
Willies et al (2011) recorded the site as Shaft 2159 but otherwise little is known of this shaft.
The shaft is believed lost.
Alternative Names: Combe Down Quarries, Combe Down Quarry, Firs Quarry, Firs Mine, H1
Notes: Combe Down Quarry is the collective name for a collection of quarries including Firs Quarry, Byfield Mine, Allotments Quarry, Coxe's Quarry and more which started life as separate workings but gradually merged into one giant network covering more than 10 hectares.
The desk-top search by Corwall Consultants refers to the property as Glen View, but the house is now named Homeleigh.
Links and Resources:
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This entry was last updated: 2026-03-07 14:13:59
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