Safety net
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Safety net by John Illingworth as part of the Geograph project.
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Safety net
Image: © John Illingworth Taken: 21 Feb 2009
Work is being done on the overhead power lines. This structure is designed to prevent wires from falling onto the road. At the top of the scaffolding on the right there is a festoon of plastic netting. This will be stretched along the support wires over the road when work is in progress.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.988154
Longitude
-2.806895