Watford Gap
About Watford Gap
Watford Gap is a low-lying area between two hills in the English Midlands, near Daventry and the village of Watford in Northamptonshire. Engineers from Roman times onwards have found it to be the most practical route for connecting the Midlands with South East England. The A5 road, the West Coast Main Line railway, the M1 motorway and a branch of the Grand Union Canal traverse in parallel a space about 400 metres (1,300 ft) wide. It has been written and spoken of as marking the divide between Northern England and Southern England.
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According to Francis Rossi of Status Quo, Watford Gap used to be where groupies hung out because they knew that all the bands would stop there on their way to a gig or back from a gig.
from 374: No Such Thing As Tarzan In A Waterpark, 2021-05-21 at 00:07:19 · read transcript
Other times Watford Gap came up
Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah from my knowledge of horses. Probably swapping at Watford Gap. So when he finished this according to the book that I read it said I think this is probably the same one he finished his appointed journey to the admiration of all men in five days and upon Tuesday the 28th he came to court at Greenwich to his majesty in as fresh and cheerful a manner as when he first began.
220: No Such Thing As A Million Dots, 2018-06-08 · listen
Yeah. Oh, yeah. Yeah. From my knowledge of horses. Probably swapping at Watford Gap. Yeah. When he finished this, according to the book that I read, it said, I think this is probably the same one. He finished his appointed journey to the admiration of all men in five days. Upon Tuesday the 28th, he came to court at Greenwich to his majesty in a moment. as fresh and cheerful a manner as when he first began.
No Such Thing As A Million Dots, 2018-06-08 · listen
So as well as going to the backstage door or going to the hotels or whatever, they used to hang out Watford Gat services to see if they could pick up a rock star. Great. That feels like such a high stakes game, doesn't it? Because you might pick up, you know, a Rolling Stone or something, or you might just spend your entire evening at the Watford Gap service. On your 17th McDonald's, all you've met is van drivers so far. Yeah, they all used to talk about it.
No Such Thing As Tarzan In A Waterpark, 2021-05-21 · listen
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