Leeds-Liverpool Canal underbridge, view east, 12 January 1995
Leeds-Liverpool Canal underbridge, view east (see all photos of the same view)
From this angle the supporting walls on the banks of the canal can be seen clearly and appear to be almost at their full height. In the middle distance a deep cutting has been excavated and the material used to create an embankment approaching the future canal bridge.
Structure 19 (Leeds-Liverpool Canal underbridge)
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