Cuerden embankment, view north, 3 April 1995

Cuerden embankment, view north (see all photos of the same view)

Lostock culvert can be seen here, complete but not yet covered by earthworks. The watercourse it will carry has not yet been diverted through it.

Date
Direction of view
North
Roads visible

M6 motorway

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