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Air Ministry / RAF

Bought the quarry and its underground workings outright in 1936 and operated them as an ammunition storage depot, RAF Chilmark, until 1995 — one of the largest such depots in southern England and the only one of its kind to survive the Second World War undamaged.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Chilmark Quarries Wiltshire 1936–1995

Record created: 24 August 2026 · Last researched: 24 August 2026

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