The Farm on the Motorway 1983

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'...Clegg’s People has been released by the British Film Institute as part of its Britain on Film collection...'
http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-the-farm-on-the-motorway-1983/

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[EFLImpudence]

I always imagined that was a case of "If we refuse to sell then they can't build the motorway".

 

[bernardgreen]

A house owner in China refused to sell his house,

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A farmer in southern Germany did the same and for about three years there was a two lane chicane in the other wise three lane Autobahn. ( can't find any images of it )

 

[HawkEye244]

love it

 

[securespark]

I always imagined that was a case of "If we refuse to sell then they can't build the motorway".

That was the urban legend and is still believed by many.

I went to school in Yorkshire and my teachers told that story!

 

[EddieM]

Why no compulsory purchase order?