2021

ST5689 : Viewpoint at Severn View Services

taken 3 years ago, near to Aust, South Gloucestershire, England

Viewpoint at Severn View Services
Viewpoint at Severn View Services
Viewpoint of the River Severn at Severn View Services on the M48. Severn View Services was constructed by Higgs and Hill Ltd as part of the M4 motorway contract between Aust and Almondsbury in 1966. The original services building was built near the edge of the cliff. A 1978 Government report stated that this service station had the largest public cafeteria in the United Kingdom. There was a mini amusement arcade in the services called Gscape. The "G" in the logo being the same G that Granada had in their logo. The Gscape branding was removed in the 2010s.

When the motorway became the M48 in 1996, Severn View Services sold their cliffside building and moved to a more inland site. The original building is now occupied by Brightside Insurance.

Severn View Services has been owned by Moto Hospitality since 2001.

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ST5689, 260 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Sofia   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 23 August, 2021   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 26 March, 2023
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 566 897 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:36.3179N 2:37.6054W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 567 897
View Direction
Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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