Motorways by James Drake, 1969 - Forton (Lancaster) service station, M6, Lancashire, UK
From a fascinating book written by James Drake who was during the 1950s & 60s was Lancashire County Council's County Surveyor & Bridgemaster. In this post he was one of the pioneers of motorway construction in the UK following the various pre- and post-WW2 plans for the new national network of segregated motor traffic roads.
This plate shows the then very modern and indeed futuristic Forton Service Station on the M6 near Lancaster. One fo the first service stations in the UK, echoing the late development of such 'special roads' here, it was designed by architects T P Bennett and opened in 1965. The site is dominated by this amazing tower and it is now a Listed Building.
Motorways by James Drake, 1969 - Forton (Lancaster) service station, M6, Lancashire, UK
From a fascinating book written by James Drake who was during the 1950s & 60s was Lancashire County Council's County Surveyor & Bridgemaster. In this post he was one of the pioneers of motorway construction in the UK following the various pre- and post-WW2 plans for the new national network of segregated motor traffic roads.
This plate shows the then very modern and indeed futuristic Forton Service Station on the M6 near Lancaster. One fo the first service stations in the UK, echoing the late development of such 'special roads' here, it was designed by architects T P Bennett and opened in 1965. The site is dominated by this amazing tower and it is now a Listed Building.