Chronology Maps

1984 1985 1986

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Completed Route Name Start End Original number
M25 Denham - Hunton Bridge J16 Denham J19 Chandlers Cross A405
M57 Huyton Spur J3 Huyton Stockbridge Lane
M3 Popham - Winnall J8 Popham J9 Winnall
M3 Winnall - Bar End J9 Winnall J10 Chilcomb
M42 Portway - Monkspath J3 Portway J4 Monkspath
M25 Poyle - Denham J14 Poyle J16 Denham
M25 Reigate Hill - Wisley J8 Reigate Hill J10 Wisley
M42 Coleshill - Tamworth J7A Coleshill J10 Tamworth

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The monster seen from below

What might it have been like to stand in one spot and witness the arrival, and the uncertainty, of plans for an urban motorway in West London?

The road that made no sense

It was the UK's only single-carriageway motorway, and twenty years ago it ceased to exist. This is the story of the strange fascination it held, and of my place in history.

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M1 Architecture

The most unique motorway in Britain owes its identity to its fifties architecture. Much of it is in danger of being removed or irreperably altered. This page documents it in detail.