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Construction of the M6, Birmingham section (c1971)
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Frothblower
Lubrication In Moderation
I worked on the on the M6 on that 3 mile stretch.Enjoyed going to work them days.
I remember being at school on the day the M6 opened, although we had no idea that it was being opened on that day. There was a sudden shriek in the library, (which overlooked this part of the M6). This was followed by; "Look! Cars!"
I must say- rather like the M25- where would we be without it?!
shankalamb
Brummie babby
I wonder how true the rumour is that certain underworld gangs got rid of enemies by burying them in the concrete piles of Spaghetti Junction. It takes some believing, but just maybe ????
In the early seventies, there was a documentary broadcast on TV featuring an interview with a ‘gangland’ character. He claimed that he would ‘bump’ someone off for £1,000, and showed the reporter a hand gun.
He was asked about the fate of any of the other underworld people, who seemed to have disappeared. He told the reporter that they had put one body through a mincer and fed it to pigs and the other one was ‘holding up the motorway’.
He briefly said they put the body into the shuttering which was subsequently filled with concrete.
There was also a TV series called ‘Big Breadwinner Hog’, a short series about a couple of criminal gangs. In one scene, the mother of a main character had died and was cast into a concrete lintel.
If anything, it was food for speculation.
He was asked about the fate of any of the other underworld people, who seemed to have disappeared. He told the reporter that they had put one body through a mincer and fed it to pigs and the other one was ‘holding up the motorway’.
He briefly said they put the body into the shuttering which was subsequently filled with concrete.
There was also a TV series called ‘Big Breadwinner Hog’, a short series about a couple of criminal gangs. In one scene, the mother of a main character had died and was cast into a concrete lintel.
If anything, it was food for speculation.
Jean.
