The old A5 in Atherstone, Warwickshire
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The old A5 in Atherstone, Warwickshire
Image: © Roger Kidd Taken: 22 Sep 2016
Looking north-west towards the newer A5 Atherstone By-pass, which was opened in 1963. This "old" A5 is an earlier twentieth century* necessary Watling Street diversion to avoid the low bridge here: https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7426596. * can a local historian let us know the date of this earlier road?
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Image Location
Latitude
52.579329
Longitude
-1.55266