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of Blue Boar. Harper defended his decision to write the song, claiming the food was "junk. Absolute junk". In 1989, one journalist claimed the services had some of the worst food found on the road network, adding "if I threw the toast out of the window, it would probably still be bouncing up the
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was rejected in favour of a more functional and conservative modernist design by Owen
Williams. When the services opened the new buildings were incomplete, so the food was served from temporary sheds. The original plan had been for trucks to use this service station, and for cars to use Newport
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Roadchef celebrated the services' 50th anniversary on 2 November 2009 by selling cups of tea at 1959 prices. A road sign was erected pointing to "The North" and "The South" on the same day. As part of the anniversary celebrations, local film-maker and composer
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Watford Gap is often considered to be a dividing line that separates the north and the south of England. The phrase "north of the Watford gap" may be shortened to "north of Watford", inviting confusion with the larger town of
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