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This is an 80ft deep cutting through sand, about 900ft long. Construction of the cutting caused the contactor considerable difficulty. 180,000 cubic yards of sand were removed and the cutting slopes had slippage several times during construction. High stone built retaining walls at the bottom of the cutting down either side, with refuges for surfacemen.

The cutting was crossed by two bridges, an attractive masonry and cast iron bridge at the west end and a three span masonry arched bridge over a deeper part of the cutting.

After the railway opened a large sand and gravel quarry opened to the north east here.

The cutting remains intact, with no major slippages since closure. Both bridges also remain.

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