Stuck in the middle of the M62

I've seen John Shuttleworth perform many times over the years, from when he was much younger to the point now where he probably doesn't need the stage make-up...
Here's an extract from one of his documentaries, heading over the M62...


This month's Geographical Magazine has a feature on the subject of the song it features: Stott Hall, Farm which will be familiar to those who have drive over the high section of the M62, where the road diverges around a farm and farm house. A lovely image too...

I've been over that top part of the M62 numerous times in different circumstances. One of the most memorable was one winter, when heading back over the tops from Liverpool to Sheffield in a friend's battered old VW Beetle. We noticed that the road was very quiet, as it was very snowy, but it was only when a Police Range Rover pulled us over and asked us why we were driving on the road as it had been closed that we realised why...

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