The story of these home-owner holdouts reminds me of the infamous house that sits in the middle of the M62, the motorway that crosses the Penines between Manchester and Leeds. At Stott Hall Farm, in Calderdale, the 3-lane east bound carriageway and 3-west bound carriageway split, each to take a different way around the farm. The story goes that the farmer refused to sell up, so the developers built the motorway around him.
However, according to the Wikipedia entry on the M62, this is an urban myth - the road splits due to the contours of the ground. But the coincidence seems too great, and besides, it's a much better story.
More on Stot Hall Farm here and there's a shockingly bad quality video of a BBC news story here
I LOVE THE HOUSE CAN I BUY IT
Posted by: diwencikdcqL | August 12, 2007 at 11:57 AM
how far to the nearest pub
Posted by: Tom Qaid | January 28, 2009 at 10:08 AM
Does he have everest double glazing
Posted by: tom qaid | January 28, 2009 at 10:09 AM
Does he have everest double glazing
Posted by: tom qaid | January 28, 2009 at 10:09 AM
Anyone know if there is planning permission for an Helicopter Pad as dont fancy getting on that M62 every morning
Posted by: Craig McPartland | January 28, 2009 at 10:09 AM
THE FARMER HAS RECENTLY DIES AND THE HOUSE IS NOW EMPTY!!!
Posted by: LAUREN | December 03, 2009 at 02:32 PM
O AND THEY IS A TUNNEL UNDERNEATH THE M62 WHICH HE USED TO TAKE HIS CATTLE THROUGH TO GRAZE ON THE SURROUNDING AREAS, THIS IS WHAT IA HAVE HERD WHAT A STRANGE WAY OF LIFE AND MUST BE WORTH AN ABSOLUTE FORTUNE NOW!!!
Posted by: LAUREN | December 03, 2009 at 02:33 PM
the man living in the middle ov the m62 :-)
Posted by: Sandra Smith | March 03, 2012 at 10:39 PM