Cuerden embankment, view east, 21 October 1996
Cuerden embankment, view east (see all photos of the same view)
The vast embankment at Cuerden is now complete, and towards the far end where the road bed enters the cutting, pillars for a new sign gantry can be seen.
Date
21 October 1996
(see all photos from this date)
Direction of view
East
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