Aerial View: M1 Road Diversion Construction

Aerial View: M1 Road Diversion Construction
Aerial View: M1 Road Diversion Construction
Aerial View: M1 Road Diversion Construction
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Title
Aerial View: M1 Road Diversion Construction
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HIGH STREET - LEICESTER (BUILDING STYLES) (CDV)
Strongroom Stack 24
Leicester Air Photos
aerial view of construction area
1/4 Glass plate negative
GP4426

Negatives Collection, Leicestershire Record Office

Through the southern half of Leicestershire, the M1 was built alongside the Great Central Railway (which remained open in this section until 1969). This photo shows a temporary diversion of the A426 near Cosby to construct the new motorway bridge at the end of the existing railway bridge.
LCC ID. No.
GP4426
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