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Ministry of Munitions

The First World War British government department for munitions supply, which took Ridge Quarry near Corsham in 1915 for TNT and cordite storage and cleared and converted half of it before leaving in 1922.

Mines operated

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Ridge Quarry Wiltshire 1915–1922

Record created: 23 September 2026 · Last researched: 23 September 2026

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