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The 'Great North Road'
mmgemini:
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--- Quote from: "mmgemini" ---Who remembers when Scotch Corner was only a lump of earth in the middle of the road
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I do know hat the proper name is Scots Corner after all the drovers at use to meet there to drive Cattle,Sheep & Geese down to the English markets
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Thank you for that correction.
The only thing that is Scotch is oats !!!
I've now remembered the name of the pub on the A1 A6108 junction.
The Bluebell.
JPJ:
When I was a lad we used to live in Barnsley and Ferrybridge, the Brotherton Fox were landmarks on the way to the coast. There was great excitement when the A1(M) was first opened - a real motorway.
On a slightly different tack anyone remember those traffic jams on the way to the coast through first of all Tadcaster and then Malton - oh happy days!
JPJ:
When I was a lad we used to live in Barnsley and Ferrybridge, the Brotherton Fox were landmarks on the way to the coast. There was great excitement when the A1(M) was first opened - a real motorway.
On a slightly different tack anyone remember those traffic jams on the way to the coast through first of all Tadcaster and then Malton - oh happy days!
DaveS:
Don't know about oop north but I remember when the A2 used to go through the Medway Towns and Dartford, nightmare !
Also going through London to get up to Lincolnshire -pre M25 days what fun- North and south Circular etc!! :shock:
Bush Tucker Man:
--- Quote from: "Bush Tucker Man" ---I've got a 1964(?) OS map (1" to a mile) & the GNR still goes through;
(over) Ferrybridge, Aberford, Bramham & Wetherby on that.
It's nice to refer to it.
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I've got the map in front of me, & it's actually a 1960 edition; Sheet 97/ York
(the old cream & red covers)
I've scanned the FerryBridge & Wetherby sections, but they're probably in need of too much magnification?
The fam linked in my intial post as 'Point 5' (White Hart) was on the pre-1960's alignment & served travellers. It can be seen as a cluster nestling in the north-east corner of the junction
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