Rugby match, Durham, 1968

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Rugby match, Durham, 1968

Image: © Derek Harper Taken: Unknown

A gloomy day on the rugby pitch. The further posts are in Image; the River Wear is just behind the trees beyond. On the left of the pitch, serving as a grandstand, is the embankment of the former North Eastern Railway from Elvet station which after entering the trees, crossed the river; the line closed in 1954. The camera position is now occupied by Parsons Field Court, university student accommodation. However, the rugby pitch, down on the flood plain, remains.

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Image Location

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Latitude
54.772217
Longitude
-1.561307