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Spring Quarry Shaft - Goods Lift GL5 Spring Quarry Shaft - Personnel Lift PL4 Spring Quarry Exhaust Air Shaft E5 Spring Quarry Exhaust Air Shaft E4 Spring Quarry Shaft - Goods Lift GL4 Spring Quarry Air Shaft AS2 Spring Quarry Slope Shaft C Spring Quarry Boilerhouse No 1 Shaft 2 West Ennox Lane Air Shaft Spring Quarry Boilerhouse No 1 Shaft 1 Spring Quarry Air Induction Shaft B5 Spring Quarry Shaft - Goods Lift GL1 Spring Quarry Air Induction Shaft B1 Box Quarry - Brown's No 4 Slope Shaft Spring Quarry Air Induction Shaft B2 Spring Quarry Exhaust Air Shaft E2 Tunnel Quarry Air Inlet Shaft 1 Box Quarry - Brown's No 4 Quarry Rudloe Air Shaft 1
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RAF Rudloe Manor, Corsham.
| NGR: | ST 84436 68896 |
| WGS84: | 51.41886, -2.22521 |
| Length: | 0 m |
| Depth: | 0 m |
| Altitude: | 128 m |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft |
| Registry: | wbc |
This is a capped air shaft in the north west corner of the Thorney Pits woodland. It is labelles TPS 4 by the MOD and as as Induction Air Shaft B4 on 1942 plan of Spring Quarry in Secret Underground Cities by Nick McCamley (1998)
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: Spring Quarry is divided into three major areas separated by geological faults. It was taken over by the Navy in 1937 and became known as West Lung. There are 42 entrances including 10 ventilation 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. The emergency exit was via slope shaft 'E.'
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