Retaining wall for The Bridge House
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Retaining wall for The Bridge House
Image: © Robin Webster Taken: 11 Aug 2025
When the railway was extended north from Hailsham station (opening here in 1880), it was evidently decided to squeeze past a pre-existing house above, rather than buy and demolish. The property above intrudes into the general width of the cutting, requiring this short but massive retaining wall.
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