Brunel's Southern Railway Bridge in Twerton, Bath
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Brunel's Southern Railway Bridge in Twerton, Bath
Image: © Rick Crowley Taken: 29 Jul 2020
In the 1840s, Isambard Kingdom Brunel brought his famous Great Western Railway through two Gothic style tunnels beside Carr's wood. There was no structural reason to build the southernmost one - it was ordered simply to hide the railway from the view of Wood House, owned by Mr Carr Image
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Image Location
Latitude
51.382908
Longitude
-2.401719