kingsdown

History- Kingsdown quarry is also known as swan mine due to it being in close proximity to the swan pub which used to be the old quarry masters house. The quarry began in 1896 and was worked by 12 men with 2 known fatalities due to roof falls while working the mine. The stone was extracted using...

It me again back with another explore - This is the first-ever time I have done an underground quarry/ Mine depending what you wanna call. anyways I visited with @WilsonTheHuman & 2 nonmembers. just out the blue I fancied a visit to these mines - I have wanted to do them for a while. this...

History. Kingsdown Quarry is commonly referred to as Swan Mine. This is a small bath stone quarry lying under the hillside along the road from Bathford to Kingsdown. The Explore. Visited with a non-member. Making our way to the Swan Inn having parked up relatively close. We set up to the...

So after looking online at box mine and not wanting to be disappointed we headed to swan mine instead, parked in the pub opposite, had a brief chat with the landlord, he was happy for us to park there and said to pop in for a pint when we were done. So we headed in the more open entrance first...

Apologies for the long overdue report, due to busy life! History According to the society of retreat conductors. “The beginnings of Stacklands Retreat House In 1927, an estate near West Kingsdown in Kent was purchased by Major Bowker and presented by him to the Society. It consisted of some...

An old favorite on here, but this is pretty new update of the place. Pretty photo heavy as it may be the last time I saw this place. Plus its a daytime & nightime explore. Stacklands retreat was used from 1940 to 2005. The retreat was taken over by The Society of retreat conductors around...

Visited here with Brewtal, a really nice explore but very trashed. History Stacklands Retreat is a religious retreat situated in quite a secluded location. History is actually a wide and varied with stories claiming that the site is haunted to claims that the founder turned to satanism and...

History Kingsdown was a less important working, it was not viable to lay down trolley roads (tramways) and the stone was carried away by horse drawn wagons or carts, it was the last quarry to do this. Parts of the quarry were worked by up to three different quarrymasters at the same time, they...

Visited with Cunningcorgi A good few hours spent underground, great place with some interesting features History Kingsdown Quarry also commonly known as Swan Mine is a small bath stone quarry lying under the hillside along the road from Bathford to Kingsdown. The Main entrance to the quarry...

This was our first port of call for the evening and it didnt disappoint,not only did i manage not to get lost but i didnt get stuck in that awkward crevice which is the known as the letter box(i think). Visited with Obscurity and non member John. History Blatantly stolen Kingsdown...

Kingsdown Quarry Another nice little quarry from the Wiltshire weekend. This one was visited with Oxygen Thief, The Franconian, Fazy_UK and PCWOX. It was a pleasant wander and more laughs were had at The Franconian's expense as he got a little stuck in the Letterbox :rolleyes: History...

If I remember right, this was the mine with that small slit called "Letter Box", guiding to another part of the quarry, which never anybody normally grown will fit through ever, never. The Franconian man surrendered in this, was also a dangerous position to get trapped. Crew of visit: Oxygen...

HISTORY Kingsdown Quarry also commonly known as Swan Mine is a small bath stone quarry lying under the hillside along the road from Bathford to Kingsdown. The Main entrance to the quarry is opposite the Swan Inn which was once the Quarry managers house, the inn its self is held to the hill...

Kingsdown Quarry also commonly known as Swan Mine is a small bath stone quarry lying under the hillside along the road from Bathford to Kingsdown. The Main entrance to the quarry is opposite the Swan Inn which was once the Quarry managers house, the inn its self is held to the hill side by great...

I last looked at this post in 2008 when it was securely locked, I was in the area, so decided to check on it's status. The compound is even more overgrown now and the lid has been wrenched off its mounting, making it impossible to re-secure. The interior is waterlogged and has been stripped out...