Hill House Farm and Sandy Lane overbridges, view east, 12 January 1995

Hill House Farm and Sandy Lane overbridges, view east (see all photos of the same view)

The works at Sandy Lane are in the foreground, where a temporary diversion around the future bridge is nearly complete, and Hill House Farm is towards the top of the picture.

Date
Direction of view
East
Structures visible

Structure 16 (Sandy Lane overbridge)

Structure 16a (Hill House Farm overbridge)

Roads visible

B5256 Sandy Lane

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