In August 1961 the contract was awarded to Motorway Services, owned by Blue Star Garages and Forte.[4] The nearby 29 mile section of M6 opened Monday 29 July 1963.[5] It was the first motorway service area to have a bridge over the motorway.
Keele services was an exact copy of Charnock Richard;[6] Keele opened on Friday 15 November 1963.
Designedit
The services complex was designed by Terence Verity of Verity Associates.
The fast-food restaurants are located on the bridge over the motorway, rather than restaurants on each side. The bridge restaurant, which had been converted to a Little Chef, was removed in the late 1990s and replaced with Burger King and KFC units at opposite ends of the bridge with a seating area in the middle. This layout remains the same today.[3]
The southbound side has an unusual layout for motorway service areas in the UK, insofar as the fuel forecourt is sited at the top of the entry slip road, on arrival at the complex. The more commonly used layout places the fuel forecourt as the last facility before motorists rejoin the motorway. The design of motorway service areas was still experimental at the time the site was built in the early 1960s, and this arrangement was not repeated.
Satisfactionedit
The 2019 Motorway Services User Survey found that the southbound side of Charnock Richard was in the worst five motorway services in the United Kingdom for customer satisfaction.[7]
The 2022 Transport Focus survey calculated a 93% satisfaction score for the northbound services and 83% for the southbound services, making it the third-worst in the UK.[8]
Referencesedit
^"Motorway Services Trivia – Chronology". msatrivia.co.uk. 16 February 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
^ ab"Charnock Richard Services". msatrivia. 22 January 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2008.
^ ab"Services List: Charnock Richard information". motorwayservicesonline. 22 January 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2008.
^Coventry Evening Telegraph 17 August 1961, page 10
^Birmingham Mail Wednesday 13 November 1963, page 10
^Smithers, Rebecca (31 July 2019). "Severn Bridge services named as worst on England's motorways". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
^Lancefield, Neil; Macpherson, Jon (19 October 2022). "Two M6 motorway services in Lancashire ranked among worst in UK". LancsLive. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
External linksedit
Welcome Break Motorway Services – Charnock Richard – M6 Motorway
Next southbound: Lymm (Truckstop) Knutsford (full services)
charnock, richard, charnock, richard, services, motorway, service, area, between, junctions, england, services, lancashire, borough, chorley, were, first, when, they, opened, 1963, originally, operated, trust, house, forte, services, currently, operated, welco. Charnock Richard Services is a motorway service area between Junctions 27 and 28 of the M6 in England The services are in the Lancashire borough of Chorley and were the first on the M6 when they opened in 1963 2 Originally operated by Trust House Forte the services are currently operated by Welcome Break 2 3 Charnock Richard ServicesMain building 2007 Charnock Richard ServicesLocation in Lancashire EnglandShow map of LancashireCharnock Richard ServicesLocation in Chorley Borough LancashireShow map of the Borough of ChorleyCharnock Richard ServicesLocation on the UK motorway networkShow map of UK motorwaysInformationCountyLancashireRoadM6Coordinates 53 37 50 N 2 41 30 W 53 630425 N 2 691779 W 53 630425 2 691779OperatorWelcome BreakPrevious operator s Trust House ForteDate opened1963 1 WebsiteWelcome Break Contents 1 History 2 Design 3 Satisfaction 4 References 5 External linksHistory editIn August 1961 the contract was awarded to Motorway Services owned by Blue Star Garages and Forte 4 The nearby 29 mile section of M6 opened Monday 29 July 1963 5 It was the first motorway service area to have a bridge over the motorway Keele services was an exact copy of Charnock Richard 6 Keele opened on Friday 15 November 1963 Design editThe services complex was designed by Terence Verity of Verity Associates The fast food restaurants are located on the bridge over the motorway rather than restaurants on each side The bridge restaurant which had been converted to a Little Chef was removed in the late 1990s and replaced with Burger King and KFC units at opposite ends of the bridge with a seating area in the middle This layout remains the same today 3 The southbound side has an unusual layout for motorway service areas in the UK insofar as the fuel forecourt is sited at the top of the entry slip road on arrival at the complex The more commonly used layout places the fuel forecourt as the last facility before motorists rejoin the motorway The design of motorway service areas was still experimental at the time the site was built in the early 1960s and this arrangement was not repeated Satisfaction editThe 2019 Motorway Services User Survey found that the southbound side of Charnock Richard was in the worst five motorway services in the United Kingdom for customer satisfaction 7 The 2022 Transport Focus survey calculated a 93 satisfaction score for the northbound services and 83 for the southbound services making it the third worst in the UK 8 References edit Motorway Services Trivia Chronology msatrivia co uk 16 February 2009 Retrieved 16 February 2009 a b Charnock Richard Services msatrivia 22 January 2008 Retrieved 22 January 2008 a b Services List Charnock Richard information motorwayservicesonline 22 January 2008 Retrieved 22 January 2008 Coventry Evening Telegraph 17 August 1961 page 10 Leicester Mercury Monday 29 July 1963 page 11 Birmingham Mail Wednesday 13 November 1963 page 10 Smithers Rebecca 31 July 2019 Severn Bridge services named as worst on England s motorways The Guardian Retrieved 1 August 2019 Lancefield Neil Macpherson Jon 19 October 2022 Two M6 motorway services in Lancashire ranked among worst in UK LancsLive Retrieved 6 November 2022 External links editWelcome Break Motorway Services Charnock Richard M6 Motorway Motorway Services Online Charnock Richard Next southbound Lymm Truckstop Knutsford full services Motorway service stations on theM6 motorway Next northbound Lancaster Forton nbsp This article about a Lancashire building or structure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charnock Richard MSA amp oldid 1139793516, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
