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Westwells - Slope Shaft Spring Quarry Exhaust Air Shaft E3 Spring Quarry Air Induction Shaft B3 Sands Quarry - Air Shaft Spring Quarry Slope Shaft B Spring Quarry Slope Shaft E Spring Quarry Machinery Lift ML1 Spring Quarry Shaft - Personnel Lift PL3 Sands Quarry Slope Shaft Spring Quarry Shaft - Personnel Lift PL2 Spring Quarry Shaft - Goods Lift GL2 Spring Quarry Exhaust Air Shaft E1
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Moor Park/Westwells, Corsham.
| NGR: | ST 85468 68841 |
| WGS84: | 51.41839, -2.21037 |
| Length: | 0 m |
| Depth: | 0 m |
| Altitude: | 106 m |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft |
| Registry: | wbc |
There is a slope shaft and an air shaft into the mine. 138,234 square feet total area of which 59,320 sq ft capable of development. Used by the Ministry of Aircraft Production in WW2 and last used to test suitability of Samson coal cutters to cut stone.
Alternative Names: Moors Park, Hawthorn Quarry, Hoar Park Quarry, Moor Park
Notes: Connected to Spring Quarry
Price (1981) in Bath Freestone Workings says formally known as Sands Quarry.
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This entry was last updated: 2017-04-30 15:45:15
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