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HS2 Railway

Looking at the route of the HS2 rail link it occured to me that we may have crossed it several times in the past. Below is the route near Priors Hardwick in Warwickshire, and a picture of my late mucker approaching the Oxford Canal in 2005. He would be standing close to the rail link, the scene would be a lot different now!

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Work continues at Curzon Street and the old roundhouse has been covered up again. The construction site is a busy place as soil and aggregates are moved around and pipes for drainage laid. There are some new roads laid down, but will they be of a temporary nature. From one artist's plan , the route of the Metro is shown to cross under the station, whist the station itself is raised on a long and wide concrete base.

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Work continues at Curzon Street and the old roundhouse has been covered up again. The construction site is a busy place as soil and aggregates are moved around and pipes for drainage laid. There are some new roads laid down, but will they be of a temporary nature. From one artist's plan , the route of the Metro is shown to cross under the station, whist the station itself is raised on a long and wide concrete base.

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Notice they haven't touched the old Ansells pub.
 
Google satellite maps has a good overhead of the roundhouse...

 
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