[Gremlin]

Go back even as near as the 70, and the road went over the tiny bridge at Bolton Abbey and meandered through farm yards.
It improved when they bypassed Bolton Abbey and widened and made new stretches of road all the way up.
The drop down to Blubberhouses is not much different today.
Hopper lane was a pig in wet weather with a tanker load of caustic .
SG 1.5. Tanker only half full for max weight, load ran to back of tank, weight came of driving axle on unit , wheels spin, job stops.
We use to come down the hill making sure the road was clear than boot it flat put towards Hopper lane hill hoping you didn't miss a gear on the old crash box.