Cuerden embankment, view north, 16 October 1995

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

This tall and wide embankment is now nearing its finished size, and at the bottom of the picture some sections of its final outer slope can be seen, made more obvious by the use of a different coloured grey material.

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Direction of view
North

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