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The 'Great North Road'
discograham:
Great North Road site... can't take long to read through that.......
Half an hour later and I'm still on the Roman history of it...and the links....arghghghgh... I'm on Ancaster now.... what a fascinating site... cheers...
Bush Tucker Man:
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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 that 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 !!!
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I wasn't trying to correct you, merely giving the reasoning behind the name. Practically everyone calls it 'Scotch' anyway
--- Quote from: "mmgemeni" ---I've now remembered the name of the pub on the A1 A6108 junction.
The Bluebell.
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Don't know that, before my time I guess?? (I'm 40)
--- Quote from: "JPJ" ---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
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You still queue at the end of the York by-pass section of the A64 & hence onto the east-bound A64, as it becomes single-carriageway after being dual all the way from 'Bramham crossroads'
tonycougar:
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Thank you for that correction.
The only thing that is Scotch is oats !!!
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And whisky
blacknight:
--- Quote from: "Bush Tucker Man" ---Probably more applicable to West Yorkshire members, than anyone else, but who knows?..............
This may be a long shot, but......... does anyone remember the days of the Great North Road (in modern terminology, the A1) when its route took it;
1. Over the old bridge at FerryBridge?
2. Past the Brotherton Fox?
3. Through Micklefield?
4. Through Aberford & past The Swan (with its old coaching signs on the stable block)
5. When Bramham Crossroads were exactly that?(Frank Coopers garage in situ)
6. Through Wetherby (pre by-pass)
Does anyone have old photographs of the places mentioned
At present this is the best Great North Road site I can find.
This chap (Eddie) started his site after I spoke to him in FerryBridge about the old 'Greyhound Inn'
Eddie's got this one of the John Carr designed bridge on his site.
I reckon it dates from about 1960??
Carr was also the architect of Harewood House (between Leeds & Harrogate)
Other locations of interest to me are Bawtry & Scrooby Top
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A workmate who's a very good friend of mine, his mother-in-law lives in Micklefield, i'll have a word with him.
Bush Tucker Man:
--- Quote from: "pj2629" ---A workmate who's a very good friend of mine, his mother-in-law lives in Micklefield, i'll have a word with him.
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Thankyou, I look forward to reading any stories.
I know about the metal mile-post on the old GNR route, I can't remember if it's there or at Fairburn(?) where there's 'North Road Terrace'
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