Charnock Richard MSA

Charnock Richard Services is a motorway service station, between Junctions 27 and 28 of the M6 in England. The services are close to the boundary between the Lancashire borough of Chorley and the Metropolitan borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester. It was the first service station to open on the M6 Motorway when it opened in 1963, and is currently operated by Welcome Break.[2][3]

Charnock Richard Services
Main Building (June 2007)
Charnock Richard Services
Location in Lancashire, England
Charnock Richard Services
Charnock Richard Services
Location on the UK motorway network
Information
CountyLancashire
RoadM6
Coordinates:53.630425°N 2.691779°W / 53.630425; -2.691779
OperatorWelcome Break
Previous operator(s)Trust House Forte
Date opened1963[1]
WebsiteWelcome Break

Design

The complex was designed by Terence Verity of Verity Associates.

The fastfood restaurant is located on the bridge over the motorway instead of there being one on each side. The bridge restaurant during 2006 had to be restructured.[3] It was initally operated by Trust House Forte when it was first opened in 1963.[2] The nearest town is Chorley from the service station.

The southbound side has a unique layout. It is usual in motorway service areas within the United Kingdom for the fuel forecourt to be the last facility encountered before re joining the motorway. Charnock Richard Services has the fuel forecourt sited at the top of the entry slip road, i.e., on arrival to the complex.

Architecture of motorway service areas was then still experimental and this arrangement was not deemed any such success, and therefore not repeated.

Satisfaction

The Motorway Services User Survey of August 2019 found that the southbound side of Charnock Richard was in the bottom five motorway services in the United Kingdom for customer satisfaction.[4]

References
  1. "Motorway Services Trivia – Chronology". msatrivia.co.uk. 16 February 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
  2. "Charnock Richard Services". msatrivia. 22 January 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2008.
  3. "Services List: Charnock Richard information". motorwayservicesonline. 22 January 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2008.
  4. Smithers, Rebecca (31 July 2019). "Severn Bridge services named as worst on England's motorways". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
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