Air shaft
Introduction
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Air shaft
Image: © Antony Dixon Taken: 23 Nov 2011
This unassuming brick structure sitting beside a layby on the A38 is an air shaft for ventilating the Alfreton railway tunnel, which passes under the road here. A footpath passes by just behind it. The notice on the fence is to warn lorry drivers of the danger of having their load stolen here.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.092659
Longitude
-1.362194