Hill House Farm overbridge, view north, 10 January 1996
Hill House Farm overbridge, view north (see all photos of the same view)
Hill House Farm bridge has appeared almost from nothing in the last three months. Beyond it, new fencing marks out the line of a farm track that will approach the bridge.
Date
10 January 1996
(see all photos from this date)
Direction of view
North
Structures visible
Structure 16a (Hill House Farm overbridge)
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