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Corsham Tunnel Quarry is a subterranean stone extraction site located near the village of Corsham in Wiltshire. The quarry comprises an extensive network of tunnels driven into the Bath stone deposits that underlie the area, with the excavations undertaken primarily during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to supply building stone for domestic and commercial construction across southern England. The site represents a significant example of industrial quarrying practice of the Georgian and Victorian periods, wherein stone was extracted through underground working to minimise surface disruption. The tunnel system, which extends for considerable distances beneath the surrounding landscape, remains structurally substantial and preserves evidence of the quarrying techniques and working conditions characteristic of the era.
MoD CORSHAM: Tunnel Quarry is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1409857. View the official record →
Corsham Tunnel Quarry is a subterranean stone extraction site located near the village of Corsham in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1409857.
MoD CORSHAM: Tunnel Quarry is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1409857.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including MoD CORSHAM: Prime Minister's Rooms and Operations Rooms (0.5 km), MoD CORSHAM: Quarry Working Areas in West Lung, Spring Quarry (1.3 km), Three bowl barrows 160m south west of Hatt House (3 km).
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