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Spring Quarry Shaft - Goods Lift GL4 Spring Quarry Exhaust Air Shaft E5 Spring Quarry Air Shaft AS2 Spring Quarry Shaft - Personnel Lift PL4 Spring Quarry Slope Shaft C Spring Quarry Air Induction Shaft B4 Spring Quarry Shaft - Goods Lift GL5 Spring Quarry Shaft - Goods Lift GL2 Spring Quarry Shaft - Goods Lift GL1 Spring Quarry Air Induction Shaft B2 Spring Quarry Boilerhouse No 1 Shaft 2 Spring Quarry Shaft - Goods Lift GL3 Spring Quarry Boilerhouse No 1 Shaft 1 Sands Quarry Slope Shaft Spring Quarry Shaft - Personnel Lift PL3 West Ennox Lane Air Shaft Spring Quarry Slope Shaft E
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RAF Rudloe Manor, Corsham.
| NGR: | ST 84647 68645 |
| WGS84: | 51.41661, -2.22216 |
| Length: | 0 m |
| Depth: | 0 m |
| Altitude: | 118 m |
| Tags: | Shaft |
| Registry: | wbc |
Shown as "Air Shaft" on Wiltshire 1923 10,560 map. Labelled as "Air Induction Shaft B5" on plan of Spring Quarry (1942) in Secret Underground Cities by Nick McCamley (1998. Spring Quarry is divided into three major areas separated by geological faults. It was taken over by the Navy in 1937. 42 entrances including 10 air shafts. Slope shafts 'A' and 'C' had personnel escalators. Slope shaft 'D' sunk by War Dept. Slope shaft 'B' was the original Spring Quarry shaft. Emergency exit via slope shaft 'E'
Alternative Names: Thorney Pits
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