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[[Image:1949 Lancashire Road Plan inside cover.jpg|right|thumb|The inside cover of the report]] | |||
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Sir James Drake's masterpiece work discussing the then-road network of the Administrative County of Lancashire (so not including County Boroughs such as Liverpool or Manchester), and massive proposals for its improvement. | Sir James Drake's masterpiece work discussing the then-road network of the Administrative County of Lancashire (so not including County Boroughs such as Liverpool or Manchester), and massive proposals for its improvement. | ||
Revision as of 10:00, 30 November 2009
A Road Plan for Lancashire
| Date range | 1949 |
| Owner | Steven |
Context
Sir James Drake's masterpiece work discussing the then-road network of the Administrative County of Lancashire (so not including County Boroughs such as Liverpool or Manchester), and massive proposals for its improvement.
Many of the 1949 Plan's proposals are recognisable today, even though it only partially came into being.
Contents of note
- Maps of the county, including historical, traffic levels and proposals
- In depth with each individual improvement, from the North-South Motorway (which became the M6) to bypasses of small villages.
How to view it
By request at a SABRE Awayday.
