The Layby
The picture on page 690 of Murder Casebook (number 20), shows the southern end of the layby as it was in 1961. I’m sure that somebody who is less technologically challenged than I am will post it.
The A6 in the 1961 picture is now the southbound side of a dual carriageway.
The concrete strip where the crime took place is now the northbound carriageway.
The bank between these two is now the central reservation.
In the photo, it can be seen how the concrete strip is a junction off the slip road and how the slip road continues to become the loop road – which is the present day layby. Then, as now, it’s well hidden from the main road by trees and hedges.
This loop road bends round and rejoins the A6 about 450 yards north. The concrete strip reached a dead end at the north.
The gunman probably wasn’t over familiar with the layout of where he was, suggesting that he hadn’t visited it in daylight. If he had, he would probably have opted to go into the loop road instead of the open concrete strip. The loop road offered a bit more privacy.
Peter
The picture on page 690 of Murder Casebook (number 20), shows the southern end of the layby as it was in 1961. I’m sure that somebody who is less technologically challenged than I am will post it.
The A6 in the 1961 picture is now the southbound side of a dual carriageway.
The concrete strip where the crime took place is now the northbound carriageway.
The bank between these two is now the central reservation.
In the photo, it can be seen how the concrete strip is a junction off the slip road and how the slip road continues to become the loop road – which is the present day layby. Then, as now, it’s well hidden from the main road by trees and hedges.
This loop road bends round and rejoins the A6 about 450 yards north. The concrete strip reached a dead end at the north.
The gunman probably wasn’t over familiar with the layout of where he was, suggesting that he hadn’t visited it in daylight. If he had, he would probably have opted to go into the loop road instead of the open concrete strip. The loop road offered a bit more privacy.
Peter
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