The Humer Unbeam Interesting Filling Stations Thread

[DickyC]

An insufficiency of Bombardier is diagnosed.

Taken in sufficient quantities many pubs' shortcomings can be overlooked.

[DickyC]

Main Road, Portskewett, South Wales.

[JeffreyLebowski]

This one is in the small village where my parents live (Marnhull, Dorset) - still in business for fuel, mot and repairs!

[hidetheelephants]

JeffreyLebowski said:

This one is in the small village where my parents live (Marnhull, Dorset) - still in business for fuel, mot and repairs!

Complete with a realtime pneumatic paging service.

[hidetheelephants]

DickyC said:

An oddity I have always enjoyed in Mayfair is the wonderful address of Farm House, Farm Street W1. The original house dated from the time when there were farms all around but it was rebuilt in the early 1900s. I've just looked it up; it has four bedrooms, a right of way through the house for sheep and is on the market for £25,000,000. But you would have to park in the road on a permit.

Almost worth herding a flock through Mayfair just for giggles.

[DickyC]

I'll get the truck, you round up the sheep.

[DickyC]

Went here this afternoon to fill up. It's in Llantrisant, not the Royal Mint one, the one near Usk. Fully functioning.

[r129sl]

I filled up here today. Thropton, near Rothbury in Northumberland. Actually, I didn't fill up. My 4 year old put in 9.73 litres before they shut off the pumps. They were running low and not expecting a delivery until Monday so had to ration it. Anyway, nice little post office, village shop, MOT station and mechanic's all in one.

[HKP]

This was my Dad's garage in Mereworth in Kent. Stopped selling petrol in the early 2000s, but the pump was still there until they turned it into a house in 2013.

The sign is still there though as it's listed.

[ess]

r129sl said:

Champion. I enjoyed that tale.

From the back of a taxi tonight, I noticed that this one is no more. It seems to have closed about two years ago.

I used to fill up there occasionally.

It's a problem in central London that the petrol stations get redeveloped for housing due to the land value.

Soon there will be no more left.

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[Bebee]

[DickyC]

Security was tight.

[Bebee]

And when a policeman's cycle was faster than a car.

[DickyC]

Those early Police Interceptors programmes were great.

[mikey k]

great idea for a thread
Enjoyed that
Here's one I found some where in Cornwall

Cream Tea Tour 232 by mikey k V8VR, on Flickr

[Abbott]

Anyone ever seen a thatched petrol station

https://www.google.fr/maps/@48.895534,2.126523,3a,...

[Dog Star]

8bit said:

DickyC said:

Ah, yes, being a petrol pump attendant.

<snip>

Marvellous.

Great stories, thanks for sharing!

Absolutely! Marvellous in fact - brought a smile to my face.

[Butter Face]

mikey k said:

great idea for a thread
Enjoyed that
Here's one I found some where in Cornwall

Cream Tea Tour 232 by mikey k V8VR, on Flickr

I like that I've! Where was it??

[DickyC]

Cardiff Road, Newport. Now an arboretum, apparently.

[mikey k]

Butter Face said:

I like that I've! Where was it??

Absolutely no idea!
I stumbled across on some obscure B road
All I can recall is it was just off a cross roads in a small village somewhere in Cornwall