Building the last Main Line Railway

Catesby Tunnel and Viaduct: gcrcs161

View of Catesby tunnel's southern portal which had still to be completed after the tunnel lining was complete circa 1897. The wooden 'centring' is still in place around the arch, and lengths of timber have been employed to shore up the planking of the portal's temporary facade. The 'serrated' finish to the brickwork was to provide a keyed finish to which the tunnel's stone facade will be secured.

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