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Spring Quarry Shaft - Personnel Lift PL3 Spring Quarry Shaft - Goods Lift GL2 Spring Quarry Shaft - Goods Lift GL3 Spring Quarry Exhaust Air Shaft E3 Sands Quarry - Air Shaft Sands Quarry Slope Shaft Spring Quarry Air Induction Shaft B2 Spring Quarry Shaft - Personnel Lift PL1 Spring Quarry Machinery Lift ML1 Spring Quarry Slope Shaft B Spring Quarry Air Induction Shaft B3 Spring Quarry Shaft - Goods Lift GL1 Spring Quarry Shaft - Personnel Lift PL2 Westwells - Air Shaft Spring Quarry Exhaust Air Shaft E1 Spring Quarry Slope Shaft C Seven Shaft Quarry Old Shaft Spring Quarry Boilerhouse No 1 Shaft 2 Spring Quarry Air Shaft AS2 Spring Quarry Boilerhouse No 1 Shaft 1 Westwells - Slope Shaft Spring Quarry Air Induction Shaft B5 Seven Shaft Quarry Slope Shaft 1
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RAF Rudloe Manor, Corsham.
| NGR: | ST 85069 68855 |
| WGS84: | 51.41851, -2.21610 |
| Length: | 0 m |
| Depth: | 0 m |
| Altitude: | 0 m |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft |
| Registry: | wbc |
Labelled as Spring Quarry Slope Shaft E 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: None recorded.
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