View east from Hill House Farm to Sandy Lane, 29 April 1996
View east from Hill House Farm to Sandy Lane (see all photos of the same view)
Hill House Farm bridge appears towards the top of this picture, with Sandy Lane visible at the very top of the frame. In the foreground a number of vehicles are parked up on the site haul road close to the track that leads to Brindle borrow pit.
Structure 16a (Hill House Farm overbridge)
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