Former Crossing Keepers cottage outside Retford
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Former Crossing Keepers cottage outside Retford
Image: © Ashley Dace Taken: 12 Jul 2008
The crossing keepers house is now a private residence that would have once housed the crossing keeper. The level crossing would have been operated by hand in the days before the bridge was built. The railway line is the East coast mainline, taken at 75mph behind a steam engine.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.343591
Longitude
-0.980695