what is the area off the M4 east of bristol

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Thu 3 Sep 2009 01:50
what is the area off the M4 east of bristol - alfatrike
went past it again today. the two large areas of tarmac each side between the junction for the M32 and the junction for the A46. about 10-20 miles east of bristol i guess. they look like sliproads for service areas. it's only 5 miles from another serv's so i don't think it would have had good business if it was ever developed.

any ideas what it was/is?

i think this link of map should work,

tinyurl.com/l7f943

Edited by alfatrike on 03/09/2009 at 01:54

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Thu 3 Sep 2009 06:23
what is the area off the M4 east of bristol - JohnPug
It's a 'lost' motorway service area. See link.

www.msatrivia.co.uk/
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Thu 3 Sep 2009 11:14
what is the area off the M4 east of bristol - alfatrike
thanks, i'll read it this evening.
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Thu 3 Sep 2009 13:30
what is the area off the M4 east of bristol - Armstrong Sid
It's a 'lost' motorway service area. See link.
www.msatrivia.co.uk/



Amazing and fascinating that such a website could exist (and I've just read quite alot of it).

What did anoraks like that do before the internet was invented?
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Thu 3 Sep 2009 13:44
what is the area off the M4 east of bristol - FotheringtonThomas
I passed that place on Monday. Both stubs had cars/people stopped on them picnicing/puking/going to the bog.

Edited by FotheringtonThomas on 03/09/2009 at 13:44

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Thu 3 Sep 2009 14:13
what is the area off the M4 east of bristol - Sofa Spud
Another M4 curiosity (assuming it's still there) is the half mile or so of grassed over ex-motorway embankment west of Maidenhead that became redundant when the M4 was extended westwards.
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Thu 3 Sep 2009 14:23
what is the area off the M4 east of bristol - Altea Ego
what is the area off the M4 east of bristol?

Its called England I think. West of Bristol they call it Wales.

Edited by Altea Ego on 03/09/2009 at 14:25

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Thu 3 Sep 2009 16:11
what is the area off the M4 east of bristol - Cliff Pope
There are lots of interesting backwaters and might-have-beens on the motorway system.

I recently discovered an unsigned exit on the M1 which led onto a farm track and then back onto a public road. Coming back the other way there was no warning sign that one was about to join a motorway at an unmarked junction.

Edited by Cliff Pope on 03/09/2009 at 16:11

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Thu 3 Sep 2009 17:08
what is the area off the M4 east of bristol - diddy1234
Cliff, I think that is one of the secret motorway junctions for MI5 /6 and police.

According to secret bases web site, shown here half way down the page (www.secret-bases.co.uk/secret4.htm ). {edited to add a space at the end of the link so that it will work}

Edited by Dynamic Dave on 03/09/2009 at 20:07

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Thu 3 Sep 2009 17:32
what is the area off the M4 east of bristol - 1400ted

There's an unused spur off the eastbound track of the high level Mancunian Way, Manchester.
Never connected to anything in 40 plus years, it sticks out about 20 ft above ground.
Before it was protected by Armco, a guy drove off the end. I forget his name but some people refer to it a ' Bloggs' Leap ' or whatever he was called.
I used to go up and have a cup of the most awful tea whilst on that beat...checking the night watchman.
Enter Cloak Street on Google maps and convert to satellite...it's just to the south and stands out very well on the picture.

Ted
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Thu 3 Sep 2009 17:37
what is the area off the M4 east of bristol - maz64
Enter Cloak Street on Google maps and convert to satellite...it's just to the south and
stands out very well on the picture.


tinyurl.com/cloakstreet

Edited by Focus {P} on 03/09/2009 at 17:38

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Thu 3 Sep 2009 17:44
what is the area off the M4 east of bristol - 1400ted
Thanx Focus...I tried that and it didn't work for me !

Ted
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Thu 3 Sep 2009 17:47
what is the area off the M4 east of bristol - maz64
Anyone know what this site is? Slip road goes off M4 eastbound between 14 and 13 - from the motorway it just disappears off into a field and over the horizon. Switch to map view and area is blank.
tinyurl.com/lrtb8r
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Thu 3 Sep 2009 17:57
what is the area off the M4 east of bristol - diddy1234
I suspect its a supply road to an armaments storage base.

Looks where to road leads to ...
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Thu 3 Sep 2009 18:00
what is the area off the M4 east of bristol - maz64
Sorry - found it myself; RAF Welford apparently.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Welford#Location
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Thu 3 Sep 2009 18:47
what is the area off the M4 east of bristol - alfatrike
wow, that RAF base looks nice. never knew it was there. i thought the access road went to a highways depot.
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Thu 3 Sep 2009 19:01
what is the area off the M4 east of bristol - madux
It used to be signposted RAF Welford.
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Fri 4 Sep 2009 08:54
what is the area off the M4 east of bristol - John R @ home {P}
Hi Focus,

The entry road off Hangman's Stone Lane is called... Ammo Alley.
It's bit of a give-away...

(I hope no spys are lurking.)

John R
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Thu 3 Sep 2009 20:00
what is the area off the M4 east of bristol - alfatrike
thankyou sir, any homework today?

edit: i posted this as a reply to altea ego but it ended up here, don't know why.

Edited by alfatrike on 03/09/2009 at 20:01

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Thu 3 Sep 2009 20:09
what is the area off the M4 east of bristol - Dynamic Dave
edit: i posted this as a reply to altea ego but it ended up here don't know why.


Try temporarily looking in threaded view instead of flat view.

www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=78081&...t

Hope that helps?
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Thu 3 Sep 2009 20:19
what is the area off the M4 east of bristol - alfatrike
thanks, DD. is it because AA replyed to my original post? looks like that.
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