Mar 13, 2022 · The lattice tower has stood above the M62 motorway for nearly 60 years (Image: Phil Taylor) The report, from July 1956, outlined a "backbone" system created for "defence …

Scammonden Dam is part of the M62 motorway between junctions 22 and 23, the only such structure in Britain. [1] . Its construction by the Ministry of Transport and Huddersfield …

Jun 21, 2024 · It's the 107 mile stretch of motorway that anyone who lives in Yorkshire will have driven on at some point. Or for many, very regularly. The mighty M62 runs all the way from …

The Ferrybridge power stations were three coal-fired power stations on the River Aire near Ferrybridge in West Yorkshire, England, in operation from 1927 to 2016 on a site next to the …

Oct 1, 2024 · An ITV documentary from 1983 dispels the house on the M62 myth that has made so much sense over the years. It revealed the real reason that Ken and his wife were allowed …

Mar 13, 2022 · Each station consisted of a tower for the radio aerials, with a protected structure at the base which would provide accommodation for staff during times of emergency.

Aug 8, 2017 · To mark the Huddersfield Examiner reaching the 50,000 edition milestone on Wednesday 9 August we are running a series of nostalgia features - starting with the …

Mar 15, 2022 · A second Cold War landmark can be found in the shape of a tower overlooking the M62 in Saddleworth which drivers will have been past countless times without realising its …

Mar 7, 2020 · Here's some of the landmarks you can spot while travelling along the M62. Blink and you might miss it, but a stretch of the historic Rochdale Canal Towpath passes …

Nestled in the Pennines of West Yorkshire lies Scammonden Reservoir, a body of water with a remarkable distinction: a major motorway, the M62, runs directly across its top. But …