Railway Pit
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Railway Pit
Image: © Trevor Harris Taken: 27 Mar 2022
One of the pits - now ponds - on Turnford Marsh to the west of the Lee Navigation and the River Lea. The name Railway Pit perhaps gives a clue as to the use of the sand and gravel extracted from this former quarry pit.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.725719
Longitude
-0.017273