Combe Down and Bathampton Down Mines
Combe Down and Bathampton Down Mines, Protected limestone mines in Bath and North East Somerset, England.
The Combe Down and Bathampton Down Mines extend across 6.22 hectares of land, featuring extensive underground chambers and geological formations from the Jurassic period.
The mines supplied Bath stone for construction throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, with the extracted materials used in numerous buildings, including Buckingham Palace.
The mining site demonstrates three centuries of extraction techniques through preserved tool marks, tramways, and traditional room-and-pillar mining methods.
A major stabilization project completed in 2009 used 600,000 cubic meters of foamed concrete to secure the underground chambers beneath 760 properties.
The mines serve as a designated hibernation site for Greater and Lesser Horseshoe bats, forming part of the Bath and Bradford-on-Avon Bats Special Area of Conservation.
GPS coordinates: 51.36110,-2.34465
Latest update: March 24, 2025 15:52
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Prior Park
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Prior Park Landscape Garden
682 m
Bath Abbey Cemetery
1 km
St Michael's Church, Monkton Combe
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Church of the Holy Trinity
229 m
Combe Down Post Office
415 m
83-101, Church Road
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The Wheelwright's Arms
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King William Iv Public House
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Stable And Coach House Block Of Lycombe House
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Lyncombe Hall
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Bridge Over Footpath Between Fersfield And Prior Park Farm Woods
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Palladian Bridge In Grounds Of Prior Park
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Vale View House
271 m
Tucking Mill Viaduct
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East Wing And Porte Cochere
497 m
Lonsdale
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Parish Boundary Marker at ST7559762404
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Claremont House, With Front Boundary Walls And Piers
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Mortuary Chapel In Abbey Cemetery
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National Westminster Bank
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St Christopher
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Milestone At National Grid Reference St7538 6148
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24, Combe Road
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Combe Ridge
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Tucking Mill House
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