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Poulton Quarry Air Shaft 1

Poulton Field, Bradford on Avon.

This was an air shaft into the Poulton Quarry and can be noted on the 1886 OS map. In the 1990s there was a locked building over the shaft but by 2015, this has been demolished and the site is now marked by a large concrete slab where the shaft was capped in 2011.

Alternative Names: Poulton Shed Entrance

Notes: The shaft is on the edge of Poulton Field close to housing. The field remains unbuilt on as the quarry passage are shallow in this area and liable to collapse. The quarry was working in 1841 but stone extraction was no longer profitable by 1900. The underground passages were used for mushroom production at a later date and this required strengthening work, the installation off some ventilation fans and the building of office and store areas.