Vimy Ridge
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Some aspects of Vimy Ridge have remained exactly how they were at the time of the war but some have been changed due to safety reasons or other reasons. For example in the tunnels at Vimy ridge concrete pillars have been installed for safety reasons to prevent cave-ins. The height of the trenches has probably remained the same, as there is no reason to change it, it is similar in height to other trenches that I saw and from the sources, source D says "Water filled in to a depth of 1 or 2 feet leaving say 4 feet of air". Another change due to safety reasons is the change of the sand bags and duckboards to concrete, The sandbags are usually filled with sand and the duckboards are usually made of wood although in source A no duckboards are shown. Source A is likely to be a reliable source but...


