Old GPO telephone cable marker, London Road (3)
Introduction
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Old GPO telephone cable marker, London Road (3)
Image: © Rose and Trev Clough Taken: 3 Oct 2016
The function of this iron plate sticking out of the footpath was to indicate the position of a buried telephone cable or junction. It must be more than 100 years old. For more information, see Image . This is London Road (A6) at Harraby, looking away from the town. There are more examples along this road, one nearby http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5222642 and two below Summer Hill http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5222637 & http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5222638 .
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Image Location
Latitude
54.874703
Longitude
-2.902901