Brewers Yard Quarry, Corsham, Wiltshire

Brewers Yard Quarry

Corsham, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

Visited by 16 explorers

A very unique former Bath stone quarry, the quarry is small in size but has some interesting features. The quarry comprises of two levels which are connected by a stone staircase and a vertical shaft connecting both levels with the surface. There are many blocks of Ashlar which were stacked up but never moved to the surface.

Date added: 18th Aug 2008 | Updated: 18th Aug 2008

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Brewers Yard Quarry history

A very steep and narrow slope shaft leads down in to the upper layer of the quarry. Once inside there is a narrow stone staircase which leads down in to the lower level of the quarry.

In the lower level many sawn blocks of Ashlar are stacked up but were never removed, this was possibly due to a collapse at a smaller shaft in the centre of the mine preventing the removal of the stone.

A shaft has been sunk from the surface down through both levels of the quarry, this would have been used to remove stone from both levels up to the surface. The shaft is now capped.

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Chag

2nd March 2009 23:30

Took Bri Ditzy and Stacie to Brewers yard as they nor me had been in before Ienjoyed the trip enrance shaft was a little unstable But The rest of the quarry was ok dosent look as though to many have been in there which is good .Looking forward to the next trip under ground .Chag

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Chag in reply to Chag

19th April 2009 11:51

IT was a good trip Ditzy I enjoy goin with you Bri and Stacy when we goin again.Chag

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ditzy

23rd February 2009 17:47

had a look in brewers yesterday for the first time with bri,staci and my grampy,nice place tho stuff was rather loose in places!think the frost had got to the entrence a little aswell as a lot of the roof was loose. had a boulder land on me as was climbing out. i also pulled some other bits off the entrence aswell as they were just hanging!

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Higgypop in reply to ditzy

24th February 2009 01:50

Yeah, I remember when I went years ago it was a bit dodgy. You need a rope really to get in and out.

ditzy in reply to ditzy

24th February 2009 18:35

i dont think a rope is a must have,but we did have one with us,getting down is easy ,tho i think a rope may be needed out,i held onto he rope down and up.there were definatly some dodgy looking parts in places.

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