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Firs Quarry Shaft J4 Firs Quarry Shaft L5 Firs Quarry Shaft J2 Firs Quarry Shaft J1 Firs Quarry Shaft F1 Firs Quarry Shaft L1 Firs Quarry Shaft L6 Firs Quarry - Hadley Arms Entrance Firs Quarry Shaft 5316 Firs Quarry Shaft H2 Firs Quarry - Hadley Shaft Firs Quarry Shaft CC4 Firs Quarry Shaft I5 Firs Quarry - Arched Shaft Firs Quarry Shaft I2 Firs Quarry Shaft 4097 Firs Quarry Shaft H1 Firs Quarry Shaft C1 Firs Field - Memorial Shaft Firs Quarry - Hopecot Firs Quarry Shaft D2 Firs Quarry Shaft B2 Firs Quarry Shaft D3 Lawn Quarry Firs Quarry Shaft B1 Firs Quarry - Quarry Bottom (East) Firs Quarry - Quarry Bottom (West) Firs Quarry - Davidge's Bottom Upper Lawn Quarry Firs Quarry - De Montalt Place Firs Quarry Shaft A1 Firs Quarry Shaft A3 Firs Quarry Location Allotments Quarry Byfield Quarry Shaft T1 Byfield Quarry - Allottment Shaft T2 Byfield Quarry Shaft R3
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Combe Down, Bath.
| NGR: | ST 76175 62600 |
| WGS84: | 51.36196, -2.34358 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Depth: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | 161 m |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, Lost |
| Registry: | wbc |
This shaft was recorded as Shaft J5 by Willies et al (2011) as a large barrel vaulted extraction shaft, 2m in diameter.
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 is now lost under the house at 16 Oxford Place.
Alternative Names: Combe Down Quarries, Combe Down Quarry, Firs Quarry, Firs Mine
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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