A brief history thanks to Forum members and Google.
From the 13th century Chilmark stone has been mined for building material, used extensively locally, and most notably for much of Salisbury Cathedral.
In 1936 the Chilmark mines were bought by the Air Ministry and used for storage.The site officially closed in 1995 and a ten year lease was granted by Salisbury Council for mining to resume. Although the lease expired in 2006 there was still some mining activity until 2009. Teffont Quarry has also been known as Teffont Evans Quarry, Chilmark North, and Linda Barrow Mine.
The quarry passed to new owners in 2019 but there does not seem to have been recent mining activity.
I explored with a non member. We were surprised to find entry was easy. Inside constant drips formed puddles and the atmosphere was very damp, probably worsened by the recent heavy rains.
From the plan I found online (also on this forum - many thanks) it”s a very large mine, but we were disappointed to find that most of the workings had been blocked off. Scrambling over slippery infills hoping to find more access was both unsuccessful and mucky. Still a nice visit though.
I returned a week later to have another look but entry had been blocked with a new security lock.
Thanks for looking.
From the 13th century Chilmark stone has been mined for building material, used extensively locally, and most notably for much of Salisbury Cathedral.
In 1936 the Chilmark mines were bought by the Air Ministry and used for storage.The site officially closed in 1995 and a ten year lease was granted by Salisbury Council for mining to resume. Although the lease expired in 2006 there was still some mining activity until 2009. Teffont Quarry has also been known as Teffont Evans Quarry, Chilmark North, and Linda Barrow Mine.
The quarry passed to new owners in 2019 but there does not seem to have been recent mining activity.
I explored with a non member. We were surprised to find entry was easy. Inside constant drips formed puddles and the atmosphere was very damp, probably worsened by the recent heavy rains.
From the plan I found online (also on this forum - many thanks) it”s a very large mine, but we were disappointed to find that most of the workings had been blocked off. Scrambling over slippery infills hoping to find more access was both unsuccessful and mucky. Still a nice visit though.
I returned a week later to have another look but entry had been blocked with a new security lock.
Thanks for looking.
