The Pennine Tower was built as part of the Forton motorway services in 1965 and it towers 90ft above the Lancaster and Preston bypasses.
The massive tower was intended to be an eatery Commuters on the M6 regularly whiz past a bizarre abandoned space-age building which towers 90ft above the busy motorway. The Pennine Tower was built as part of the Forton motorway services in 1965 and is a familiar sight on the stretch between the Lancaster and Preston bypasses. But if you’re taking the M6 for the first time, the tower’s design may cause you to look twice.
‘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.’ Unfortunately, despite the restaurant’s lofty ambitions, the food left a lot to be desired. In 1978, acclaimed food critic, Egon Ronay called the restaurant’s food ‘an insult to one’s taste buds’, rating the food at the services as ‘appalling’.
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