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Sands Quarry Slope Shaft Spring Quarry Shaft - Goods Lift GL2 Spring Quarry Slope Shaft E Spring Quarry Shaft - Personnel Lift PL3 Spring Quarry Exhaust Air Shaft E3 Spring Quarry Shaft - Goods Lift GL3 Westwells - Air Shaft Westwells - Slope Shaft Spring Quarry Air Induction Shaft B3 Spring Quarry Slope Shaft B Spring Quarry Air Induction Shaft B2 Spring Quarry Machinery Lift ML1 Spring Quarry Shaft - Personnel Lift PL1
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By old HMS Royal Arthur site, Corsham.
| NGR: | ST 8515 6868 |
| WGS84: | 51.41694, -2.21493 |
| Length: | 0 m |
| Depth: | 0 m |
| Altitude: | 115 m |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft |
| Registry: | wbc |
Air shaft for Sands Quarry, a small (about 4.6 square miles) quarry connecting to the southern end of Spring Quarry. The Bath and Portland Stone Company started quarrying in 1890 but stopped in 1912. It was requisitioned by the War Department during the Second World War.
Alternative Names: Sand's Quarry, Westwells Quarry
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This entry was last updated: 2017-04-30 15:29:57
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