The abandoned road

[coiler]

[Col]

There are roads aplenty like that in Happisburgh (pronounced "haze-burgh"). Houses too! Pretty soon the whole village will be like it! The difference is that you can see the sea in the background.

Observe:
http://maps.google.co.uk/?ie=UTF8&ll...06974&t=h&z=18

[El Wayneo]

Not in Texas then?

Nice of you to be concerned for our roads Coiler.

[mac124]

Nice pic :thumbsup:

Looks a bit like our local high street, but not quite as bad. Half expected to see a few council workers standing around leaning on shovels etc.

[coiler]

There are roads aplenty like that in Happisburgh (pronounced "haze-burgh"). Houses too! Pretty soon the whole village will be like it! The difference is that you can see the sea in the background.

Observe:
http://maps.google.co.uk/?ie=UTF8&ll...06974&t=h&z=18

does it have the same abandoned / derelict look to it?

may have to pay a visit :thumbsup:

they've tried many times Mac to repair this road check out the history!

The A625 is famous for scaling the heady heights of Mam Tor "The Shivering Mountain" which is prone to landslip especially after periods of heavy rain. The road previously wound its way up the south face of the hill but was in constant need of repair due to landslide damage. Below is a brief chronology of events.

• In 1847 the Manchester & Sheffield Turnpike Company decided to bypass the existing route up Winnats Pass by constructing a new road at an easier gradient across the Mam Tor landslip.
• Since the construction of the new road, major road works had to be taken out in 1912, 1933, 1946, 1952, and 1966. On the latter occasion, the road had to be closed for 6 weeks.
• In 1974 large parts of the A625 were removed during a massive landslide.
• Major road works were carried out regularly when wet years led to further landslips.
• A large landslide in 1977 occurred following the long dry summer of 1976 and the wet winter of 1976/1977. The road developed large steps in the carriageway.
• The road was patched one last time and limited to single carriage way over the affected area.
• The road was finally abandoned in 1979.
• The road's course was altered in 2000 to meet the A6 further east, the old route becoming the A6187.

[Col]

does it have the same abandoned / derelict look to it?

may have to pay a visit :thumbsup:

Yeah,. pretty much. Houses on the cliff edge there are selling for as little as £1, just to occupy them! :O Well, they were a while back. House prices have fallen since then though. XD Now people are just clearing out because they don't think it's worth waiting for a buyer!

[alexnifty]

I would buy a house for £1 and tear it down to sell the bricks, copper piping, wiring, windows etc. Must be worth more than £1 in physical assets.

[nft99]

I would buy a house for £1 and tear it down to sell the bricks, copper piping, wiring, windows etc. Must be worth more than £1 in physical assets.

sounds like a plan :thumbsup:

[Biodoid]

who wants to go half for a house then?

[Aaron]

Yeah ok - I'll have the half furthest away from the edge of the cliff..

[coiler]

i'll have the one half over the edge and i'll install a glass floor and call it the "millenium walkthrough grand canyon special" and charge £3 a go.

Will pay the mortgage off in less than half a customer

[Aaron]

You'd need a mortgage?

[coiler]

Keep it on the books and all that

I'd sell it for £250,000 once the glasswalkway "millenium walkthrough grand canyon special" becomes the must see attraction in the area!

[nft99]

aria consortium and buy a house between us 10p each !

[coiler]

Col get us some pics of these £1 houses!

between us we'll buy the entire street