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Byfield Quarry Shaft P1 Byfield Quarry Shaft 495 Byfield Quarry Shaft Q1 Stonehouse Quarry West Byfield Quarry Shaft R2 Byfield Quarry Shaft R4 Kelks Quarry Location Byfield Mine Location Kelks Quarry Shaft Byfield Quarry Shaft S2 Byfield Quarry Shaft R3 Byfield Quarry Shaft S4 Cox's Quarry Location Byfield Entrance 1 Byfield Entrance 2 Byfield Quarry - Irving's Incline Byfield Quarry Unknown Shaft Firs Quarry Shaft A3 Wilk's Quarry Byfield Quarry Shaft S1 Job Salter's Well Byfield Quarry Shaft T1 Allotments Quarry Byfield Quarry Shaft S18 Coxe's Vertical Shaft 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 Firs Quarry Shaft B2 Firs Quarry Shaft D2 Firs Quarry Shaft D3 Stonehouse Quarry North Firs Quarry - De Montalt Place Firs Field - Memorial Shaft Firs Quarry Shaft C1 Firs Quarry Shaft I2 Firs Quarry - Arched Shaft Firs Quarry Shaft 4097 Firs Quarry Shaft I5 Firs Quarry Shaft H1 Firs Quarry Shaft CC4 Firs Quarry Shaft 5316 Vinegar Down Quarry Firs Quarry - Hadley Shaft Vinegar Down Quarry Air Shaft Firs Quarry Shaft H2 Firs Quarry - Hadley Arms Entrance
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Combe Down, Bath.
| NGR: | ST 75634 62379 |
| WGS84: | 51.35995, -2.35134 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Depth: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | 165 m |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, Lost |
| Registry: | wbc |
This shaft was catelogues as R1 by Willies et al (2011) but they noted that it was the "probable location" of a shaft the site was "obscured by shaft fill." The fill suggests infilling between 1820-1850.
The shaft 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 the house at 5 Combe Road.
Alternative Names: Byfield Mine, Firs Quarry, Firs Mine
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This entry was last updated: 2026-03-10 11:30:59
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