2015

SP3760 : Partial extent of works to Harbury Cutting seen through trees

taken 10 years ago, near to Harbury, Warwickshire, England

Partial extent of works to Harbury Cutting seen through trees
Partial extent of works to Harbury Cutting seen through trees
Interim information, subject to revision
The deep, curving cutting, about 2·5km long, has the 73 yard Harbury Tunnel at its heart. It was built for the Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway to broad gauge proportions between 1847 and 1852, reportedly by I.K.Brunel. Originally it was intended to build a longer tunnel, but unstable ground resulted in a cutting 110 feet deep being constructed instead – the deepest man-made cutting in the world at the time. The cutting itself was widened around 1884 because of soil slippage – a problem that has not been entirely solved to this day. Information taken from the Warwickshire Railways website: LinkExternal link

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Geographical Context: Lowlands Railways Construction, Development Place: Harbury other tags: Cutting Chiltern Line Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SP3760, 54 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Robin Stott   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 1 February, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 1 February, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 3762 6033 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:14.3928N 1:27.0295W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 3734 6019
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East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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