Houses and road above a grass bank, Thurlstone
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Houses and road above a grass bank, Thurlstone
Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 10 Jul 2020
I think the road at the top of the bank must have been the old road, and, as it would have been difficult to widen it, the turnpike road was constructed alongside at a lower level. The cross on the gable end of the house has no religious significance. Close inspection shows that it is soil pipes.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.526767
Longitude
-1.655428