Thousands of people drive past the structure each day
Anyone who regularly drives on the M6 will instantly recognise this abandoned water tower, but its unusual design may have some motorists doing a double take.
When it opened, the 150-seater Pennine Tower was Britain's highest motorway restaurant, the MEN reports. The Pennine Tower was fine dining, with waitress service, and menu items including fillet steaks and lobster. There are some fanciful tales that shortly after the tower opened, some complained that it was repeatedly mistaken for an actual UFO, especially when lit at night - but no real evidence for this has come to light.
Continuing: "However, my greatest wish was to be a waitress in the 'tower' and I really pushed the catering manager to consider me. The uniform was so chic in a shade of mid-green with a pencil slim skirt which had to be just above knee level, a white blouse, a waistcoat with shiny chrome buttons and a Top Rank emblem embroidered on it."
Now owned by Moto, the site continues to accommodate hungry motorists today under the name of Lancaster Services. Following its time as a restaurant, the tower was used as offices and storage for a few years before closing completely.
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