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Combe Down Stone Mines

Description and History of Site:-

Site Description and History Under Review


Further Reading and References:-
https://combedownheritage.org.uk/combe-down/mines

Buchanan, C A and R A: 'The Batsford Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Central Southern England'. Batsford, 1980
Pollard, David. 'Digging Bath Stone', 1989. Journal of the Bristol Industrial Archaeological Society No 21
Addison, Peter. 'Around Combe Down', 1998, a rich source of information on local history, including brief descriptions of all the stone quarries
Pollard, David. 'Historical and Archaeological Assessment of the Underground Quarries now known as Firs Mine and Byfield Mine', 2004. Published by the Bath & North Somerset Council
Irving, Richard. 'A History of the Byfield Mine, Combe Down', 2005. Published by the Combe Down Heritage Society


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Key Words :- mine

Address :- Combe Down, Bath, Somerset, BA2
Grid Ref :- ST 75942 62518
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.361215 , Long -2.346922
Local Authority :- Bath and North East Somerset Council
Pre 1974 County :- Somerset
Contributor :- Robert Mason - 5 October 2023

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