Cippenham: M4 Motorway embankment
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Cippenham: M4 Motorway embankment
Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 8 Jan 2009
This embankment or bund runs for about 800 metres along the north side of the M4 Motorway and appears to have been built to afford sound or sight (or both) protection to the residents of the Cippenham Meadows housing estate (on the left) from the traffic on the motorway (to the right).
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Image Location
Latitude
51.505376
Longitude
-0.624693