This view shows the Neutral Ground leading from Spain to the north face of the Rock. The overall change to this area is extensive, with the airport and runway occupying most of this land today. 		Before the development of the airfield during WW2 a horse racing course occupied the central area of the flat ground. Views from a model of Gibraltar in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibraltar_Museum" class="extiw" title="en:Gibraltar Museum">en:Gibraltar Museum</a>. The model is 8 meters long at a scale of 1/600 or 1inch = 50ft which represents the almost 3 mile length of Gibraltar
<p>It was completed in 1865 from a survey by Lient. Charles Waren R.E. under the direction of Major General Frome R.E. it was coloured after nature by Captain B.A. Branfill of 86 Regiment 1868.
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