Cuerden embankment, view west, 12 January 1995
Cuerden embankment, view west (see all photos of the same view)
Date
12 January 1995
(see all photos from this date)
Direction of view
West
Structures visible
Structure 4/4a/4c (M6 interchange bridges)
Roads visible
M6 motorway
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