Iron horse for an iron road
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Iron horse for an iron road
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 19 Jun 2021
There are a few such iron silhouettes dotted around Cadbury Heath. It is probable that they are a nod to the horses that worked in the coal pits and pulled the trucks on the Dramway - a rail line linking the pits to the wharves further south. Sadly it is the inevitable victim of the paint.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.444466
Longitude
-2.482405