Farleigh Down Stone Quarry (Browns Folly Mine) - July 2012

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cunningcorgi

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HISTORY

Browns Folly Mine is a Bath Stone quarry which was originally part of Monkton Farleigh Mine however when the War Department converted part of the quarry in to an ammunitions store they separated part of the quarry which is the area now known as Browns Folly.

Closed in the 1930's, Browns Folly Mine is an SSSI (Special Site of Scientific Interest) because of its national importance for hibernating and roosting bats. Browns also referrers to the nature reserve above the quarry and to Browns Folly Tower, an area that is controlled by Avon Wildlife Trust who alarmingly refer to the quarry and its environs as 'caves'.

THE VISIT

Visited with wonkycows.

1. Top of Front Passage, looking towards the infilled entrance


2. Truck remains


3. Loading bay 1


4. Front Passage props


5. Junction, Front Passage


6. Stables


7. Cart Track Passage


8. Devils Chamber


9. Death Throne


10. Crane


11. Top of Middle Passage


12. Middle Passage


13. Clapham Passage


14. Troughs


15. Approaching the junction


16. Clapham Junction


17. Pit Prop Chamber


18. Railway Passage Junction


19. Square Well


20. Ferret Hole


21. Plastic Ferrets


22. Graffiti


23. Infilled entrance


24. Loading bay 2


25. Heading


Thanks for looking.
 
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