Belmont Road Overbridge (Sheltering The Homeless?)
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Belmont Road Overbridge (Sheltering The Homeless?)
Image: © John Kingdon Taken: 9 Nov 2023
The other side of the two old railway brick arches is boarded up and is the boundary to the Park View School playing field. On this side the metal fencing has been broken at one point to allow access. Sheets have been tied to the fence for privacy as inside the arches there is bedding and seating, other evidence of habitation such as a fire and even a framed picture. Clearly someone is or has been living there. The simple elegance of the bridge is marred by the utilitarian fencing which has in any case failed to keep people out.
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Image Location
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51.588675
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-0.093261