Old track off Knitsley Lane

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Old track off Knitsley Lane

Image: © Robert Graham Taken: 24 Apr 2021

I think this was probably the original route of the lane, until it was altered to the west, probably to make it possible for the railway to go over on a bridge. This would have been in the 1830's when the original Stanhope and Tyne Railway was constructed.

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Image Location

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54.837952
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-1.829327