Leicester Forest East Services
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Leicester Forest East Services by Stephen McKay as part of the Geograph project.
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Leicester Forest East Services
Image: © Stephen McKay Taken: 1 May 2016
The services at Leicester Forest East were opened in 1966 at the same time as this stretch of the M1 motorway. Most of the facilities are located on the bridge which straddles the carriageways; this is an unusual arrangement for the UK but does at least avoid the duplication inherent in more conventional designs. Even so, the building looks its age and there are suggestions that the site will eventually close to allow for improvements to junction 21.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.618956
Longitude
-1.205879