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Byfield Quarry Shaft Q1 Byfield Quarry Shaft R4 Byfield Quarry Shaft R2 Byfield Quarry Shaft T1 Allotments Quarry Firs Quarry Location Byfield Quarry Shaft 495 Byfield Mine Location Firs Quarry Shaft A3 Byfield Quarry Shaft S4 Byfield Quarry Shaft R1 Byfield Quarry - Allottment Shaft T2 Byfield Quarry Shaft S2 Firs Quarry - Davidge's Bottom Byfield Quarry Shaft S1 Job Salter's Well Firs Quarry - Quarry Bottom (West) Firs Quarry - Quarry Bottom (East) Firs Quarry Shaft A1 Byfield Quarry Shaft T3 Byfield Quarry - Irving's Incline Byfield Quarry Shaft S18 Byfield Quarry Shaft P1 Firs Quarry Shaft B1 Stonehouse Quarry West Firs Quarry Shaft B2 Byfield Entrance 1 Firs Quarry Shaft D2 Firs Quarry Shaft D3 Byfield Entrance 2 Kelks Quarry Location Cox's Quarry Location Byfield Quarry Unknown Shaft Kelks Quarry Shaft Wilk's Quarry Firs Quarry - De Montalt Place Firs Field - Memorial Shaft Coxe's Vertical Shaft Quarry Firs Quarry Shaft C1 Firs Quarry Shaft I2 Firs Quarry Shaft H1 Firs Quarry Shaft I5 Firs Quarry - Arched Shaft Firs Quarry Shaft CC4 Firs Quarry Shaft 4097 Stonehouse Quarry North Firs Quarry Shaft 5316 Firs Quarry Shaft H2 Firs Quarry - Hadley Shaft Vinegar Down Quarry Air Shaft Vinegar Down Quarry Firs Quarry Shaft F1 Firs Quarry - Hopecot Firs Quarry - Hadley Arms Entrance Firs Quarry Shaft J1 Firs Quarry Shaft J2 Firs Quarry Shaft L1 Firs Quarry Shaft J4 Firs Quarry Shaft L5 Firs Quarry Shaft J5 Firs Quarry Shaft L6
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Combe Down, Bath.
| NGR: | ST 75750 62375 |
| WGS84: | 51.35992, -2.34967 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Depth: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | 163 m |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, Lost |
| Registry: | wbc |
This shaft was not accessed directly by Willies et al (2011). They suggest it is possibily a ventilation shaft but probably more likely to be an extractopn shaft. It is located close to a major underground cartway and a saw bench.
The shaft is not shown on the 25 inch Ordnance Survey maps of 1873-1888 (South West England) or on the 1892-1914 editions
The shaft is lost under the driveway of 45 Westerleigh Gardens.
Alternative Names: Byfield Mine, Firs Quarry, Firs Mine, R3
Notes: Byfield Mine represents the western area of the Combe Down quarries. It was later connected to Firs Mine and collectively known as the Combe Down Mines.
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