Lancaster (Forton) Services

Forton Services is a motorway service station between Junctions 32 and 33 of the M6 motorway.

The services opened in 1965, the architect being T.P. Bennett & Son and was operated by the Rank Organisation.

The Grade II listed tower originally housed an up-market restaurant and a sun deck, was designed to resemble an Air Traffic Control tower and is a prominent local landmark.

The tower part of the service station closed to the public in 1989 due to various health and safety concerns and is only used today for storage and occasional staff training.