Three-lane single carriageways were not unduly dangerous until 1961, when the law was changed. Until then, lorries over a certain weight, and lorries pulling a trailer were restricted to 20 mph; buses and coaches were restricted to 30 mph. At those speeds, and with less traffic, you stood a reasonable chance of being able to overtake on a straight stretch of road. On at least one main road, the three lanes were later divided into two lanes one way, and the third the other, with use of the centre lane changing every 3/4 mile. A recently built (!) stretch of the A303 in Somerset has this feature. Much of the Penrith to Carlisle section of the A6 was three-lane, with numerous blind summits. It was a far more dangerous road than Shap, largely because there was extra traffic to and from the Stainmore road, A66.
Yes nice video but surely the quarry to the North exiting the village is the limestone quarry.Both pink and blue quarries are South of the village.Visited with my Uncle who was MD (Milray) and father (Hudson)who worked there.Great memories thanks
Thanks for this, great job. A lovely part of the country but a bit rough in winter. There used to be a lot of those 3 lane roads and they were killers, even when cars were fewer and slower.
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Delightful video with an excellent understated narrative. Just found your channel and am going to enjoy watching them.
Three-lane single carriageways were not unduly dangerous until 1961, when the law was changed. Until then, lorries over a certain weight, and lorries pulling a trailer were restricted to 20 mph; buses and coaches were restricted to 30 mph. At those speeds, and with less traffic, you stood a reasonable chance of being able to overtake on a straight stretch of road. On at least one main road, the three lanes were later divided into two lanes one way, and the third the other, with use of the centre lane changing every 3/4 mile. A recently built (!) stretch of the A303 in Somerset has this feature. Much of the Penrith to Carlisle section of the A6 was three-lane, with numerous blind summits. It was a far more dangerous road than Shap, largely because there was extra traffic to and from the Stainmore road, A66.
Great Video many thx!
Yes nice video but surely the quarry to the North exiting the village is the limestone quarry.Both pink and blue quarries are South of the village.Visited with my Uncle who was MD (Milray) and father (Hudson)who worked there.Great memories thanks
Stayed a night at Shap on Coast to Coadt walk ten years ago. You vidio brings back pleasing memories
Excellent, Denis. Thanks for posting. Our family lived in the Hermitage from 1953 until 1964.
Lovely place. There is a stone circle just south of the village that's been cut by the railway. Well worth a visit.
Thanks for this, great job. A lovely part of the country but a bit rough in winter.
There used to be a lot of those 3 lane roads and they were killers, even when cars were fewer and slower.
Thank you. Lovely video.
First class, thanks very much!
They aren't mines, they are quarries. I used to work at the Shap Granite Company and also at Harrison's limeworks just north of Dhap
Thank you for this :)
JUST TYPED IN SHAP ONTO GOOGLE MAPS 1ST MARKER IS FOR SHAP CHIPPY WHICH I CAN HIGHLY RECOMMEND
A very nice part of the U.K.
Probably the most inaccurate and uninformative video about the place I have seen. (I was born there in 1948).