cat631 Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 How do you get to where those pictures were taken? Take the A625 from Castleton, keep going past Treak Cliff Cavern on your left until you can go no further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ousetunes Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 I recall the road being a single-carriageway in places and traffic was controlled by way of traffic lights. I'd guess this was c. 1975 but it could be earlier. I too have trawled the 'net in an attempt to find some pictures. Sadly, there isn't many but there's plenty of information surrounding the slow collapse of the road. The souvenir shops in Castleton and particularly the book shop there (Cruck Barn?) might be a decent place to start looking. PS. Mam Tor resembles a number of Sheffield's roads!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeG Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 My grandparents lived in Rhyl and we made scores of trips to there and back from Sheffield between 1950-65. Mamtor was decidedly dodgy midwinter and I've had to get out and help push up the snowy/icy road on a few occasions. Some of the old cement lorries in the 50's and 60's used to crawl up at about 1 mph. Since the early 70's I've always used Winnets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahonia Posted July 25, 2009 Author Share Posted July 25, 2009 Sheffield Motor Cycle Club on Mam Tor, 1920 picturesheffield Great picture, I wonder which bit of the road that is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me-and-pippo Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 No idea as to date of this one, but what a fantastic photograph! Mam Tor M&P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahonia Posted July 25, 2009 Author Share Posted July 25, 2009 No idea as to date of this one, but what a fantastic photograph! Mam Tor M&P WOW what a great picture and you can see where the land has sliped , looks like the road is sort of intact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*_ash_* Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 No idea as to date of this one, but what a fantastic photograph! Mam Tor M&P That picture will take some topping! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunfl Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 I remember going on that road for driving lessons with my dad, great fun...:hihi: Who the hell decided to build it, not the same bloke as built the dam that gave us the flood was it??:hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxdeedah Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 What a great picture! I used it a bit when I was tanker driving for A.E.Evans,Sheffield in the late 60s.It was a bit of a slog up there with an 8-wheeler but there was always somebody slower than you,cement wagons and tippers.It was hard work getting round those two bends in Castleton village without power steering as well plus you couldn't see owt coming the other way.We had a regular drop at Ferodo,Chapel -en -le Frith. I think a weight limit was put on it eventually in the early 70s,it was always being patched up and then all HGVs were diverted via Bradwell to the A623 at Tideswell crossroads if they were Lancs/Cheshire bound. I never came back to Sheffield loaded via Mam Tor though,always used the Snake or Woodhead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*_ash_* Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 What a great picture! I used it a bit when I was tanker driving for A.E.Evans,Sheffield in the late 60s.It was a bit of a slog up there with an 8-wheeler but there was always somebody slower than you,cement wagons and tippers.It was hard work getting round those two bends in Castleton village without power steering as well plus you couldn't see owt coming the other way.We had a regular drop at Ferodo,Chapel -en -le Frith. I think a weight limit was put on it eventually in the early 70s,it was always being patched up and then all HGVs were diverted via Bradwell to the A623 at Tideswell crossroads if they were Lancs/Cheshire bound. I never came back to Sheffield loaded via Mam Tor though,always used the Snake or Woodhead. You've reminded me of a Top Gear type programme, which was showing old black and white footage of truckers and how they used to drive the big trucks around the old roads before motorways. They had arms like weight lifters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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