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Firs Quarry Shaft C1 Firs Quarry - Arched Shaft Firs Quarry - Hadley Shaft Firs Quarry - Hadley Arms Entrance Firs Field - Memorial Shaft Firs Quarry Shaft 5316 Firs Quarry Shaft F1 Firs Quarry Shaft I2 Firs Quarry Shaft CC4 Firs Quarry Shaft I5 Firs Quarry Shaft J1 Firs Quarry Shaft B2 Firs Quarry Shaft D2 Firs Quarry Shaft J4 Firs Quarry Shaft H1 Firs Quarry Shaft H2 Firs Quarry Shaft B1 Firs Quarry Shaft J2 Firs Quarry Shaft J5 Firs Quarry Shaft L5 Firs Quarry Shaft D3 Firs Quarry - Quarry Bottom (East) Firs Quarry Shaft L1 Firs Quarry - Quarry Bottom (West) Firs Quarry Shaft A1 Firs Quarry - Davidge's Bottom Firs Quarry Shaft L6 Firs Quarry Shaft A3 Firs Quarry - Hopecot Allotments Quarry Firs Quarry Location Firs Quarry - De Montalt Place Byfield Quarry Shaft R3 Byfield Quarry Shaft T1 Stonehouse Quarry North Byfield Quarry - Allottment Shaft T2 Byfield Quarry Shaft Q1 Byfield Quarry Shaft 495 Byfield Quarry Shaft R4 Byfield Quarry Shaft R2 Stonehouse Quarry West Byfield Mine Location Byfield Quarry Shaft R1 Byfield Quarry Shaft S4 Byfield Quarry Shaft T3 Byfield Quarry Shaft S1 Byfield Quarry Shaft S2 Job Salter's Well Byfield Quarry Shaft P1 Wilk's Quarry Kelks Quarry Location Byfield Quarry Shaft S18 Byfield Quarry - Irving's Incline Lawn Quarry Kelks Quarry Shaft
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Combe Down, Bath.
| NGR: | ST 75993 62610 |
| WGS84: | 51.36204, -2.34620 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Depth: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | Not recorded |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, Lost |
| Registry: | wbc |
Little is known of this shaft and indeed there is some possible confusion as to its existance! Willies et al (2011) recorded it during the the underground surveying but the shaft was disputed by a later archaeological team. They suggested an error or possible duplication of Shaft C1.
Willies et al (2011) described the shaft as small and circular and possibly used to import stone blocks to build walling on a major underground tramway.
It is not shown on the 25 inch Ordnance Survey maps of 1873-1888 (South West England) or on the 1892-1914 maps. The shaft would have been on the edge of the Firs Field but is now lost.
Alternative Names: Combe Down Quarries, Combe Down Quarry, Firs Quarry, Firs Mine, Three Acre Quarry
Notes: Combe Down Quarry is the collective name for a collection of quarries including Firs Quarry, Byfield Mine, Allotments Quarry and Coxe's Quarry which began as independent quarry workings but gradually merged into one giant network covering more than 10 hectares.
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