Lonewolf Yorks:
Heres a question on the same subject. When Morpeth, Alnwick and Berwick were bypassed in the 60s (70s?) were they dualled from the start or were they dualled at a later date?
A lot is still single carriage way now but part has been upgraded to duel but only in last 10 years or so
Where Purdy Lodge is still single carriage way
“Iron Age Kate’s Cabin,”
hi, lone wolf the morpeth by pass was built has duel carriageway, alnwick was single at first then dueled later,lot of horrendous accidents when single track, berwick is still single, the single parts of the A1north of morpeth is ideal for taken HGV photos has you can get them both ways,bumper
Anyone know when the dogleg at Haggerston Castle was ironed out?
Lonewolf Yorks:
Anyone know when the dogleg at Haggerston Castle was ironed out?
That part of the A1 is still single carriage way ( was trying to think of that the other day 
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At one time you actually turned left at the entrance to Haggerston Castle and went west for half a mile, then turned north again at a T junction. The corner is cut off these days but I’m not sure when it was done. Best educated guess is 1970 so far.
1970 bit before my time as im only a nipper ( my kids would disagree )
Lonewolf Yorks:
At one time you actually turned left at the entrance to Haggerston Castle and went west for half a mile, then turned north again at a T junction. The corner is cut off these days but I’m not sure when it was done. Best educated guess is 1970 so far.
This date is some were near right, i was on night trunk to Berwick at this time and remember the long Z bend, but i don’t remember the T junction.Vic, ex Tayforth.
I was just assuming that it was a T junction cos it looks that way on the map. I’ll take is as a Z bend then.
A bit further south now. Several years ago, maybe 20, a TV presenter called Lucinda Lambton did a programme that covered interesting sites between London and Edinburgh ( off the A1 of course ) recalling a trip she made as a young girl. I have forgotten most of it as it was a long time ago but do remember a bit about where 3 county borders met right beside the road. Because of it’s location this spot was used to hold illegal bare-knuckle fights and drew huge crowds. I think the counties were Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and either Nottinghamshire or Rutland. The idea was, if the police turned up from one county the fighters would cross over into another, so couldn’t be arrested. I hope this helps, regards Haddy, Gt.Yarmouth.
Haha excellent planning. Can you give me any more info?
There was another TV program maybe 20 years back, I think it was on Tyne Tees Television where the interviewer travelled north with one of Glendinning’s car transporters. They called in at Norman’s and then he ran up to Edinburgh. It was something to do with the road improvements between the Donny motorway and Scotland. They were also talking to a Highways blokey and he was saying how it was planned to have motorway running right from the Blue Star to Newcastle in ten years.This would about 1985, so I don’t know what went wrong. There was also a poliss on from Wetherby and he was twisting his face about wagons holding the traffic back on the approach to roadworks. There was a shot taken from the bridge at Bramham and there were two of Gurteens tippers doing just that. I had this programme on tape but don’t know what happened to it. I’ll see if I can spot it on Google and if I do I’ll let you know.
I don’t think Jacksons garage between Morpeth and Felton has had a mention,Two brothers done 24 hr brakedowns on the a1 in this area in the70s. I think they are still there now.
v7victor:
I don’t think Jacksons garage between Morpeth and Felton has had a mention,Two brothers done 24 hr brakedowns on the a1 in this area in the70s. I think they are still there now.
Is that the 1 on the right hand side just North of Morpeth with all the “old” trucks in as well as some land rovers normally ex army ( or in there colours ) 
If so it is still there as well as the big lay by
animal:
v7victor:
I don’t think Jacksons garage between Morpeth and Felton has had a mention,Two brothers done 24 hr brakedowns on the a1 in this area in the70s. I think they are still there now.Is that the 1 on the right hand side just North of Morpeth with all the “old” trucks in as well as some land rovers normally ex army ( or in there colours )
Yeah thats the one.
v7victor:
I don’t think Jacksons garage between Morpeth and Felton has had a mention,Two brothers done 24 hr brakedowns on the a1 in this area in the70s. I think they are still there now.
jacksons recovery services , priestbridge.
v7robbie:
v7victor:
I don’t think Jacksons garage between Morpeth and Felton has had a mention,Two brothers done 24 hr brakedowns on the a1 in this area in the70s. I think they are still there now.jacksons recovery services , priestbridge.
Heres a better one rob!!!
Ex MOD eh!!!
