1992

TR2939 : Channel Tunnel construction site, 1992

taken 34 years ago, near to Farthingloe, Kent, England

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Channel Tunnel construction site, 1992
Channel Tunnel construction site, 1992
This shelf was built from tunnel spoil, and large parts of it were then used as the principal English depot for continued work. The tunnel was opened two years later, and most of this area was then landscaped into a nature reserve called Samphire Hoe.

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Geographical Context: Coastal Construction, Development
This photo is linked from: Galleries: · Tweeted from @geograph_bi in March 2016 Automatic Clusters: · Channel Tunnel Construction [20] Title Clusters: · Channel Tunnel construction site, 1992 [3] ·
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TR2939, 172 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Robin Webster   (more nearby)
Date Taken
April 1992   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 5 March, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TR 2952 3918 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:6.3565N 1:16.6384E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TR 2985 3947
View Direction
Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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