Spring Quarry
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Spring Quarry by Noel Jenkins as part of the Geograph project.
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Spring Quarry
Image: © Noel Jenkins Taken: Unknown
The Bath stone quarry was converted into a WW2 shadow factory that manufactured aircraft engines and gun parts. After the war it was used as a Royal Navy stores and one section known as Site 3 became the Central Government War Headquarters. Although much of the underground space remains empty, a section of the western side of the quarry now forms part of the Corsham Media Park.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.416755
Longitude
-2.216801