Guide to Photos of Top Rank

There are 78 photos tagged with Top Rank, arranged across several pages. Photos are arranged in the order they were thought to have been taken, with the oldest first. If you have one, why not upload it?

• A sketch of the original plan for the amenity building.

• A model of Farthing Corner services, built to show off their design.

• Looking south west across a specially built model of the services.

• An easterly view, showing the detailing of the model.

• The model of the services, looking south east.

• A map of Knutsford services, issued by Top Rank.

• A drawing of the original 24-hour Knutsford Cafe.

• An artist's impression of the main restaurant, with its large windows.

• A sketch of the Thanet Buffet.

• Farthing Corner opened with a large mosaic showing where the site was on the new motorway.

• An artists' impression of Forton services, used in their publicity.

• This is only a sketch of the picnic area at Aust before it was built, but such things were important back

• Knutsford services looking south from above, taken shortly after opening.

• The front of the amenity building, pictured in 1964.

• The kiosk by the entrance to the eastbound service area, with the bridge visible in the background, pictured

• An old postcard showing the amenity building at Farthing Corner.

• Knutsford in the 1960s... service stations were small in those days!

• The Bridge Café on the bridge at the service area.

• Another postcard from Farthing Corner, this one showing the waitress restaurant by the bridge.

• Some customers taking advantage of the viewing deck at Farthing Corner, before it was given a roof.

• Looking towards Farthing Corner services, before the full roof was built, shortly after it opened.

• The restaurant at Aust under construction.

• A sketch of the original planned amenity building, with the bridge behind it.

• An artist's impression of the services as approved, viewed from the motorway. Lots of people on the bridge!

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