In this explore, You join us in the Wiltshire country side, where we visit Monks Park Quarry in Corsham! **Note - Site is no longer abandoned and is in a re-development stage.**
Monks Park is divided into two sections, one part is still (or was) a working stone quarry, while the other part was once a Royal Navy storage depot - this is the section we explore today.
Monks Park started it's life under the name of Sumsions Monks, or Monks North as it was started in 1886 by Sumsions as a Bath stone quarry, the mine then changed hands to The Bath and Portland Stone Co. who's name has since changed to ARC Stone. The mine now covers 38 acres and has 212 steps leading down, the stone being about 100’ below the ground.
In 1937 the quarry was taken over by the War Department and used as an ammunition and explosives store, although, the whole area was not converted. The site became surplus in 1941 and sat empty until 1954 when a 10 acre area of the quarry was converted by the Royal Navy as an extension to the stores at Copenacre Quarry as well as Spring Quarry.
The conversion took two years and during this time , 250,000 tons of waste was removed, floors laid, ceilings and pillars strengthened where necessary and engineering services installed. To make the quarry suitable for storage, a new reinforced lift shaft was constructed.
The rest of the quarry which was never converted remained in it’s original stone quarry state, this half became a quarry museum for a short time before being moved to Pickwick Quarry as it was decided that the quarry would once again be put in to use for stone extraction, it is still quarried today by Hanson.
The part of the quarry we explore has not long been abandoned, and there are noticeable signs of this.
Just a quick heads up, this video contains footage across two separate explores, hence the change in explorers you seen in the video. Due to the echo's from the environment, earphones may be best for this video. During the first night vision segment, I have adjusted the audio in places so there may be a slight volume difference in areas!
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**Note: We are only here to film and document the place due to its history, we are not here to cause trouble or cause damage. I am not responsible for the actions of any fellow explorer, nor any other explorer. To gain entry, we simply used ladders to climb the fence, although this is not included in my video, it may be present in one of my teams videos. Should you have any concerns, or questions, please drop me an email.**
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Also on the explore, was:
TheSecretVault
VacantHaven
Hidden Histories
BefaceComputing
Exploring with Gav
Matty
John
Glen
+ Others
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#Corsham #Wiltshire #Underground
7 сен 2024
