Old Petrol Station - Ferring?
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danyeates said:
Link fail
try this one and click images:http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=manor+road+garage...
richebets said:
Some more info 
The garage was owned for many years by the Lillywhite family until the early 1960s.
"This unique 1930s Grade II Listed building gradually ran into disrepair when Mr Lillywhite passed away and it has stood empty until it was acquired by Globe Estates. Reginald Lillywhite was a real character who often cycled around the village in his plus fours and monocle.
The Old Guy that used to be around the Roundstone PYO/Garden Centre on his bike wearing a 'straw boater' waving to cars? The garage was owned for many years by the Lillywhite family until the early 1960s."This unique 1930s Grade II Listed building gradually ran into disrepair when Mr Lillywhite passed away and it has stood empty until it was acquired by Globe Estates. Reginald Lillywhite was a real character who often cycled around the village in his plus fours and monocle.
I remember him from when I was a kid
Pagey said:
The Old Guy that used to be around the Roundstone PYO/Garden Centre on his bike wearing a 'straw boater' waving to cars?
I remember him from when I was a kid
Nop. Do not think that was mr lillywhite. As much as lillywhite was known as an 'eccentric' it was not really in a nice way. my girlfriends grandfather used to work in the garage for over 20 years (infact was one of last people to work at the garage and he lived in house owned by lillywhite a few doors down from the garage). From the storys i have been told, mr lillywhite and his wife were never really 'social' around the village.I remember him from when I was a kid
Pagey said:
The Old Guy that used to be around the Roundstone PYO/Garden Centre on his bike wearing a 'straw boater' waving to cars?
I remember him from when I was a kid
Hey...I remember him from when I was a kid
I remember that bloke too, used to stand up at the Warren Roundabout with his bicycle, cane and hat, mincing about and pointing at the traffic, generally making everyone smile... Must have been in the 1980's..
Mad as a box of frogs.
Isimmo said:
Pagey said:
The Old Guy that used to be around the Roundstone PYO/Garden Centre on his bike wearing a 'straw boater' waving to cars?
I remember him from when I was a kid
Hey...I remember him from when I was a kid
I remember that bloke too, used to stand up at the Warren Roundabout with his bicycle, cane and hat, mincing about and pointing at the traffic, generally making everyone smile... Must have been in the 1980's..
Mad as a box of frogs.
Funk said:
Stranger 
Funk said:
And someone's nicked the "Shell" tops off the pumps already by the looks of it.I was involved in clearing the garage in 2008. There were 13 cars,6 steam engines, assorted tractors, road rollers...you name it, it was in there. Absolutely fasinating project as Mr Lillywhite threw nothing away, so there were 60 years of documents as well as every piece of packaging received.
Some pictures from inside the garage in 2008 are attached
Some pictures from inside the garage in 2008 are attached
Isimmo said:
Pagey said:
The Old Guy that used to be around the Roundstone PYO/Garden Centre on his bike wearing a 'straw boater' waving to cars?
I remember him from when I was a kid
Hey...I remember him from when I was a kid
I remember that bloke too, used to stand up at the Warren Roundabout with his bicycle, cane and hat, mincing about and pointing at the traffic, generally making everyone smile... Must have been in the 1980's..
Mad as a box of frogs.
lamplighter said:
I was involved in clearing the garage in 2008. There were 13 cars,6 steam engines, assorted tractors, road rollers...you name it, it was in there. Absolutely fasinating project as Mr Lillywhite threw nothing away, so there were 60 years of documents as well as every piece of packaging received.
Some pictures from inside the garage in 2008 are attached
If you still have the pictures they would be great to see!Some pictures from inside the garage in 2008 are attached
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