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Byfield Quarry Shaft 495

Combe Down, Bath.

NGR:ST 75669 62411
WGS84:51.36024, -2.35084
Length:Not recorded
Depth:Not recorded
Altitude:165 m
Tags:Mine, Shaft, Lost
Registry:wbc

Alternative Names: Byfield Mine, Firs Quarry, Firs Mine

Notes: This shaft is shown on a plan (figure 9.2) in 'Finished Labour of a Thousand Hands': The Archaeology of the Combe Down Stone Mines, Bath, Somerset published in 2011. It is also shown on the 25 inch Ordnance Survey maps of 1873-1888 (South West England).

The shaft is now believed lost under the garden at the rear of 8 North Road.

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This entry was last updated: 2026-03-16 14:11:36

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