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tongueplough is from England (South West). He has been a member of the site since May 2009. |
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He is interested in quarries, mines, caves, drains, tunnels, derelict building, potholing, asylums and pillboxes.
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 |  of cousre you wont get a tour they are going to use this in 2012 when all... [read] |  | | | | idiots. third floor is cemented off. so evidently your friend did not fall... [read] | | | | | Very Interesting, as I worked at Wood Norton in the 60\'s. [read] | | | | | where would the pm go now?
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The quarry (mine)and the surrounding 4 acres of... [read] | | | |
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| Featured venue: Spring Quarry |
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A large stone quarry which was converted by the air ministry during WWII, the quarry housed the world's largest underground factory. Later it became Royal Navy stores and part of...
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© Crown Copyright: image reproduced with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. |
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 Hi! I read on a BBC Website that that Steve Higgins gained access to Box quarry between two huge bath stone boulders. Does anyone know where this is?
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Sun 21 Jun 2009 21:43
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