Cheshire rails at Braceborough, near Bourne, Lincolnshire
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Cheshire rails at Braceborough, near Bourne, Lincolnshire
Image: © Rex Needle Taken: 11 Oct 1999
Iron rails at the field's edge in country areas are known as Cheshire rails, invented by a Cheshire county councillor in 1929 to improve visibility at bends and junctions where hedges blocked the view at a time when the motor car was becoming popular, the rails enabling drivers see oncoming traffic through them and so take care to avoid an accident. They were once painted black and white although most that survive are now rusting and deteriorating.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.708115
Longitude
-0.401716