Cliff above River Wear, 1968
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Cliff above River Wear, 1968
Image: © Derek Harper Taken: 3 May 1968
At the time, this scene above the river southeast of Crichton Avenue had farmland on the clifftop above it; now there is a riverside walk here below housing on The Parks. The river is eroding glacial till here, deposits which, after the last glaciation, probably blocked its course northwards from Chester-le-Street and sent it eastwards to Sunderland. The houses at upper right are at Great Lumley.
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Image Location
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54.845826
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-1.563936