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A5 dual carriageway in Atherstone, Warwickshire
Looking east and bypassing Atherstone town centre, replacing Watling Street. The road crosses the railway here.
Image: © Roger Kidd
Taken: 25 Sep 2016
0.04 miles
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A5 dual carriageway in Atherstone, Warwickshire
Looking east in evening sunlight, and bypassing Atherstone town centre, replacing Watling Street. The road crosses the railway here.
Image: © Roger Kidd
Taken: 25 Sep 2016
0.04 miles
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A5 approach, Atherstone
At the western end of Atherstone town centre this road approaches its junction with the modern A5 at a grade separated junction.
Image: © Stephen McKay
Taken: 9 Sep 2020
0.05 miles
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The old A5 in Atherstone, Warwickshire
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?
Image: © Roger Kidd
Taken: 22 Sep 2016
0.05 miles
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The old A5 in Atherstone, Warwickshire
Looking north-west towards the newer A5 Atherstone Bypass, 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?
Image: © Roger Kidd
Taken: 22 Sep 2016
0.05 miles
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Pavement lights under low bridge
Set into the pavement under this low railway bridge are a set of bright white uplights. There also appears to be larger downward pointing lights above them but these were not illuminated.
Image: © Rob Farrow
Taken: 6 Dec 2009
0.06 miles
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Atherstone - Low railway bridge
The same low bridge (6'9") as seen in
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Image: © Rob Farrow
Taken: 6 Dec 2009
0.07 miles
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Low bridge on Old Watling Street
This low railway bridge is on the western side of Atherstone and carries the West Coast Main Line across the Old Watling Street. The opposite side view can be seen here
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Image: © Rob Farrow
Taken: 6 Dec 2009
0.07 miles
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Old Watling Street
Looking towards the bridge that carries the Trent Valley Railway.
Image: © Tim Glover
Taken: 20 Mar 2003
0.07 miles
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Old Watling Street in Atherstone, Warwickshire
Looking north-west from near the junction with Long Street. The West Coast Main Line (Trent Valley) railway crosses the original Roman road.
Image: © Roger Kidd
Taken: 22 Sep 2016
0.07 miles