Northern Portal, Heathfield Tunnel
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Northern Portal, Heathfield Tunnel
Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 23 May 2009
Built in 1880 as part of the Polegate-Tunbridge railway better known as the Cuckoo Line and closed with the rest of the line in 1968. It re-opened in 2001 for pedestrian access to the newly opened Millennium Green though was closed to the public for a few years after an attempted rape. It re-opened again in 2007. The gates were designed by children from local schools in conjunction with Sussex sculptor Hamish Black.
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Image Location
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50.971653
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0.246717