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Byfield Quarry Shaft R1 Kelks Quarry Location Stonehouse Quarry West Kelks Quarry Shaft Byfield Quarry Shaft 495 Byfield Quarry Shaft Q1 Cox's Quarry Location Byfield Quarry Shaft R2 Byfield Entrance 1 Wilk's Quarry Byfield Quarry Shaft R4 Byfield Entrance 2 Byfield Quarry Shaft S2 Byfield Quarry Unknown Shaft Byfield Mine Location Coxe's Vertical Shaft Quarry Byfield Quarry Shaft S4 Byfield Quarry Shaft R3 Byfield Quarry - Irving's Incline Firs Quarry Shaft A3 Job Salter's Well Byfield Quarry Shaft S1 Byfield Quarry Shaft T1 Byfield Quarry Shaft S18 Allotments Quarry Firs Quarry Location Firs Quarry Shaft A1 Byfield Quarry - Allottment Shaft T2 Byfield Quarry Shaft T3 Firs Quarry - Davidge's Bottom Firs Quarry - Quarry Bottom (West) Firs Quarry - Quarry Bottom (East) Firs Quarry Shaft B1 Stonehouse Quarry North Firs Quarry Shaft B2 Firs Quarry Shaft D2 Firs Quarry Shaft D3 Firs Quarry - De Montalt Place Firs Field - Memorial Shaft Firs Quarry Shaft C1 Firs Quarry - Arched Shaft Firs Quarry Shaft 4097 Firs Quarry Shaft I2 Firs Quarry Shaft I5 Firs Quarry Shaft H1 Firs Quarry Shaft CC4 Bradford Road Old Quarry Firs Quarry Shaft 5316 Vinegar Down Quarry
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Combe Down, Bath.
| NGR: | ST 75593 62381 |
| WGS84: | 51.35997, -2.35193 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Depth: | 12 m |
| Altitude: | 165 m |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, Lost |
| Registry: | wbc |
Although this site is shown as a shaft by Willies et al (2001), it is recorded as a well on the detailed archaeological sheets
It is not shown on the 25 inch Ordnance Survey maps of 1873-1888 (South West England) or of 1892-1914..
The shaft is lost under an unnamed road off Combe Road. It appears to be associated with a new tarmac patch in the road on a 2012 Google Street View image.
Alternative Names: Byfield Mine, Firs Quarry, Firs Mine
Notes: The detailed archaeological sheets record that the well originally served 1 Combe Road and other neighbouring propertie, after stone extraction from the quarries had ceased.
Links and Resources:
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This entry was last updated: 2026-03-16 14:11:11
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