Britain's first motorway is in rural Dorset (sort-of)

Опубликовано: 24 Февраль 2023
на канале: Martina looks at things
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Looking by drone in 4K at the Bournemouth - Swanage Motor Road and ferry, which from the 1920s perhaps beats the M6 for the title of first motorway in Britain. Also looking at other things around Bournemouth, Poole and the isle of Purbeck. Includes Branksome Chine beach, Sandbanks, Poole harbour and quay, Studland, and Corfe castle.
It's not really the B3351 (M) Toll, that's just me inventing a plausible number for it. It's also sometimes known as the Studland Motor Road. I think there is an argument that this really is the first motorway in Britain, in some ways. It's certainly an early attempt at one.
Thanks to these articles https://www.roads.org.uk/articles/stu... which this video leans on heavily for research.