Watson Road Park, South Shore, Blackpool
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Watson Road Park, South Shore, Blackpool
Image: © Robin Stott Taken: 20 Apr 2015
Towards the back is a multi-use games area or MUGA. The boundary beyond, in shadow, is Yeadon Way on its embankment – the line of a former railway. "Yeadon Way is the main access into Blackpool for tourists. It is a converted railway linking the M55 (via a short stretch of A5230) to car parks near the beach. As a railway conversion it bridges over several roads without junctions." (See Image ). "The railway conversion continues as Seasiders Way, though mostly at-grade, linking to more car parks. It is named after Harry Yeadon, a prominent civil engineer for Lancashire. Yeadon worked on the Preston Bypass and many other early motorways and then succeeded Sir James Drake as County Surveyor and Bridgemaster. As a retirement gift, his colleagues named this road, the only one under-construction at the time, after him." Thanks to Gerald England for directing me to the Sabre website for the above information http://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Yeadon_Way
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Image Location
Latitude
53.79362
Longitude
-3.043923