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The southbound services immediately after opening. The transport café is upstairs, with snacks and toilets
The southbound services in 1965: there's a lot which has changed.
A vehicle having its tyre pressure checked in 1965. The machine on the left sold cigarettes and confectionery.
An artist's impression of the services as approved, viewed from the motorway. Lots of people on the bridge!
A sketch of the original planned amenity building, with the bridge behind it.
The restaurant at Aust under construction.
Another postcard from Farthing Corner, this one showing the waitress restaurant by the bridge.
An old postcard showing the amenity building at Farthing Corner.
The original transport café on the bridge at the services.
Knutsford in the 1960s... service stations were small in those days!
The kiosk by the entrance to the eastbound service area, with the bridge visible in the background, pictured
The front of the amenity building, pictured in 1964.
A map of Knutsford services, issued by Top Rank.
Knutsford services looking south from above, taken shortly after opening.
This is only a sketch of the picnic area at Aust before it was built, but such things were important back
An artists' impression of Forton services, used in their publicity.
Farthing Corner opened with a large mosaic showing where the site was on the new motorway.
The brown interior at the restaurant.
Looking towards Farthing Corner services, before the full roof was built, shortly after it opened.
Some customers taking advantage of the viewing deck at Farthing Corner, before it was given a roof.
A second view of the waitress service restaurant.
An artist's impression of the westbound restaurant with its large windows.
The model of the services, looking south east.
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