66567 Denchworth (Circourt Bridge) 4 July 2011

Catching a brief spell of the rapidly diminishing sunshine on 4 July 2011, 66567 passes Circourt Bridge, Denchworth with 4O51 09:58 Wentloog to Southampton freightliner. The trees on the right mark the site of a former pond (there also used to be one on the opposite side of the line). These were obviously originally quarries used for supplying the materials for the bridge approach road embankments. The bridge replaced a former level crossing on this site in the early twentieth century and the ponds do not feature on Ordnance Survey maps until after this date.