The Markham Moor South branch consisted of a Little Chef restaurant located at the busy Markham Moor junction near Retford, Nottinghamshire.
The site was built in the 1950s by Lincolnshire architect, Sam Scorer who started life at Markham Moor as a petrol station. At this time, there was no building underneath the parabolic roof and was instead filling pumps which was part of the old petrol station.
In the 1970s, the petrol station was taken over by Happy Eater and a new building was built to house the restaurant. The Happy Eater lasted until between 1995 and 1996 when Little Chef took over the famous building.
The Little Chef first opened between 1995 and 1996 in the iconic Markham Moor building and a new northbound Little Chef was built. In the mid 2000s, the Little Chef was under threat as there were plans to replace the old Markham Moor roundabout with a grade separated junction. The building was luckily saved and remained open when the new junction opened. Sadly, the Little Chef didn't last for much longer.
In February 2012, Little Chef's journey came to an end at Markham Moor South. The northbound Little Chef remains open and has received the "Wonderfully British" refurbishment.