What was it for?
Introduction
The photograph on this page of What was it for? by Christine Johnstone as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Christine Johnstone Taken: 31 Mar 2010
A bridge like this normally lifts the towpath over a canal branch or arm and there is nothing but ground underneath, and no sign of a waterway in the field beyond. But once there was a canal here - see Image for more details.