Site of the Phantom Lorry
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Site of the Phantom Lorry by Gerald England as part of the Geograph project.
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Site of the Phantom Lorry
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 23 Jul 2012
The A57 road from Liverpool to Lincoln past the New Inn on Mottram Road. Between 1927 and 1930 there were sixteen serious accidents on this stretch of road that were attributed to a "Phantom Lorry". http://hydonian.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/phantom-lorry-of-hyde.html The lorry featured in the Inn sign Image The New Inn Image is now being converted to residential use. The boxer Ricky Hatton, whose father was once the landlord, was brought up in the New Inn.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.453461
Longitude
-2.037608