Gently does it, and with other traffic held up, to allow this long load to travel down the 'one-way up' High Street at Bideford.

The temporary suspension of the normal traffic flow in High Street for this load was caused by the closure of the main road at Torridge Hill for repairs and the narrow corners of the alternative route.
The 62-feet beams, manufactured by Laminated Wood Ltd, of Clovelly Road, Bideford, were beginning the long journey to the Newcastle upon Tyne area where they will become part of a swimming pool building.
Gazette article dated 3 March 1972