Memorials & monuments · North West England
Pennine Tower
In or near Forton.
Pennine Tower — Grade II listed building-listed memorial in england-north-west, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Pennine Tower is a Grade II listed building-listed memorial in england-north-west, United Kingdom, registered on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE entry 1404607). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
Photo gallery
See it from the streetimagery from 2021
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Heritage listing
Lancaster (Forton) services is a motorway service station, between junctions 32 and 33 of the M6 motorway in England. The nearest city is Lancaster, about 7 miles (11 km) to the north. The site is operated by Moto. Like many older service stations, it has an all-weather enclosed bridge which enables pedestrians to use both the northbound and southbound facilities. In 2005 this bridge had work carried out to strengthen it to withstand the impact of a heavy goods vehicle.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Lancaster (Forton) services is a motorway service station, between junctions 32 and 33 of the M6 motorway in England. The nearest city is Lancaster, about 7 miles (11 km) to the north. The site is operated by Moto. Like many older service stations, it has an all-weather enclosed bridge which enables pedestrians to use both the northbound and southbound facilities. In 2005 this bridge had work carried out to strengthen it to withstand the impact of a heavy goods vehicle.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 53.9617, -2.7602
- County
- Lancashire
- District
- Wyre
- Parish
- Forton
- Postcode
- LA2 9DU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre
Sources
- wikidata: Q26675688 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Pennine Tower (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Pennine Tower?
- Pennine Tower is in Lancashire, North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode LA2 9DU), in the parish of Forton.
- What is Pennine Tower?
- Pennine Tower — Grade II listed building-listed memorial in england-north-west, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Pennine Tower?
- Drivers can use postcode LA2 9DU.
- Is Pennine Tower a listed building?
- Pennine Tower is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Pennine Tower free to visit?
- Yes, Pennine Tower is free to enter.
- How do I get to Pennine Tower?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LA2 9DU. It sits within the Lancaster and Wyre parliamentary constituency.