30-Sep-2004, 06:12 PM
Jim: Missed your posting of late, been on holiday [?]
Below is paragraph from my homepage, (www.webspawner.com/users/thehughlocks) Part Two.. The History of Preston...
"Preston was the site of the first Motorway (Freeway for our American friends) to be built in Britain. The six mile long motorway was built to ease congestion in the town. The then 'main A6' road linking London to Glasgow ran through the town and had become the biggest 'bottleneck' in the country. Thousands of miles of 'Motorway' are now in place throughout Britain. Many lessons were learned from that first six miles".
I was still living in Preston when that stretch was built, courtesy of Prime Minister McMillan, who's daughter just happened to be married to Julian Amory, Tory MP for Preston, and Minister of Aviation at the time I believe.
But you do see where I'm coming from as far as the Motorways skirting the towns for the most part ?? The very new M65 for instance,just misses both Blackburn, and Burnley [?]
Below is paragraph from my homepage, (www.webspawner.com/users/thehughlocks) Part Two.. The History of Preston...
"Preston was the site of the first Motorway (Freeway for our American friends) to be built in Britain. The six mile long motorway was built to ease congestion in the town. The then 'main A6' road linking London to Glasgow ran through the town and had become the biggest 'bottleneck' in the country. Thousands of miles of 'Motorway' are now in place throughout Britain. Many lessons were learned from that first six miles".
I was still living in Preston when that stretch was built, courtesy of Prime Minister McMillan, who's daughter just happened to be married to Julian Amory, Tory MP for Preston, and Minister of Aviation at the time I believe.
But you do see where I'm coming from as far as the Motorways skirting the towns for the most part ?? The very new M65 for instance,just misses both Blackburn, and Burnley [?]