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Firs Quarry Shaft D2 Firs Quarry - Quarry Bottom (East) Firs Quarry - Quarry Bottom (West) Firs Quarry Shaft B2 Firs Quarry - Davidge's Bottom Firs Quarry Shaft B1 Firs Quarry Shaft H1 Firs Quarry Shaft I2 Firs Quarry Shaft I5 Firs Quarry - De Montalt Place Firs Field - Memorial Shaft Firs Quarry Shaft CC4 Firs Quarry Location Allotments Quarry Firs Quarry Shaft 5316 Byfield Quarry Shaft T1 Firs Quarry Shaft H2 Byfield Quarry - Allottment Shaft T2 Firs Quarry - Arched Shaft Firs Quarry Shaft C1 Firs Quarry Shaft A1 Byfield Quarry Shaft R3 Firs Quarry Shaft 4097 Firs Quarry - Hopecot Firs Quarry Shaft A3 Firs Quarry Shaft F1 Firs Quarry - Hadley Shaft Byfield Quarry Shaft R4 Byfield Quarry Shaft T3 Byfield Quarry Shaft Q1 Byfield Quarry Shaft R2 Firs Quarry - Hadley Arms Entrance Firs Quarry Shaft J1 Byfield Mine Location Byfield Quarry Shaft S4 Firs Quarry Shaft J2 Firs Quarry Shaft L1 Byfield Quarry Shaft 495 Byfield Quarry Shaft S1 Job Salter's Well Firs Quarry Shaft L6 Firs Quarry Shaft L5 Firs Quarry Shaft J4 Byfield Quarry Shaft S18 Firs Quarry Shaft J5 Byfield Quarry Shaft S2 Byfield Quarry Shaft R1 Vinegar Down Quarry Air Shaft Byfield Quarry - Irving's Incline Stonehouse Quarry West Byfield Quarry Shaft P1 Vinegar Down Quarry Byfield Entrance 1 Byfield Entrance 2 Kelks Quarry Location Cox's Quarry Location Byfield Quarry Unknown Shaft Kelks Quarry Shaft Stonehouse Quarry North Wilk's Quarry Coxe's Vertical Shaft Quarry
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Combe Down, Bath.
| NGR: | ST 75948 62408 |
| WGS84: | 51.36023, -2.34683 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Depth: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | 162 m |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, Lost |
| Registry: | wbc |
Willies et al (2011) described this shaft as a probably both an extraction shaft, given its 2.5m diameter and a ventilation shaft. Interestingly, the 25 inch 1873-1888 Ordnance Survey maps of South west England show a "well" at this location rather than a shaft.
The shaft was noted as infilled with 20th century debris and is lost under the rear patio of Graham House on The Avenue.
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: The Oxford Archaeologists observed a 7.5m high stone pack close to the shaft base. They concluded this had been constructed to provide support for buildings above.
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