The Humer Unbeam Interesting Filling Stations Thread

[DickyC]

The Bristol team came 1st, 2nd and 3rd in Class in 1955 and IIRC did a staged formation finish a decade or so before the GT40s. The odd thing about the photo is that I think it's the mechanics and crew and not the drivers in and around the cars. Towards the end of his life I got to know Jack Fairman who drove for Bristol at that time and he's not in the picture. Interesting chap, "Jolly" Jack aka "Fearless" Fairman. Although he drove all manner of cars, including endurance racers and Formula 1, he never made it into the upper echelons of motor racing but stuck around for a long time, driving for Aston Martin, Bristol, BRM, Connaught, Cooper, Ferguson, HWM and Jaguar. He was the last man to drive a front-engined F1 car and the first man to drive a four wheel drive F1 car. Some of the stories are absolute treasures but I think he was probably the least politically correct man I have ever met.

[andyps]

lowdrag said:

This is a garage that if you have bee to Le Mans you might pass but not recognise. it is the filling station at Arnage and was the Bristol team garage in 1955.

When I filled up there on a Sunday a few years ago my Dad commented that it was probably the most expensive petrol I had ever bought!

[Trabi601]

Lucas CAV said:

Telecaster_ said:

Almost forgot this one near Darley Dale, Diesel only, cash only(!)

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.173998,-1.606472...

It's the quarry trucks keeping him in business

Interesting.

He has 2 sets of pumps - and what I guess is at least 2 tanks.

The 3-hose pump on the left is 'retail' fuel - supplied under the "Power" brand.

The shiny stainless pump on the right is fed from a separate tank by "Key Fuels", commonly known as "bunker" fuel in the industry. It's cheap, but only available for HGV fleets - so, whilst he doesn't accept credit / debit cards - he does accept Key Fuels account cards. There's money in this, as many HGV fleet managers choose cheap Key Fuels cards over a branded fuel card.

[baldy1926]

I hope this one has not been posted yet.
Its East Leake south of Nottingham, the building looks empty now. However the sign looks fairly new the building is right on the village high street

[Telecaster_]

Saw this one today, sorry if it's a repost.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.5357663,-2.00566...

[Hugh Jarse]

quite near East Leake, Buckminster, near Melton Mowbray:

[r129sl]

lowdrag said:

This is a garage that if you have bee to Le Mans you might pass but not recognise. it is the filling station at Arnage and was the Bristol team garage in 1955.

Now like this:

[Riley Blue]

15 years ago the new Ecclefechan services opened...

[DickyC]

DickyC said:

In Whitchurch in Hampshire, a garage which still functions but as it no longer sells petrol has sought other, less conventional, forms of income.

Had dinner with big bro last night in Whitchurch and was horrified to see that I had previously missed a bit:



For a village garage it must have been huge on its heyday.

[Morningside]

Was here last week.

[Escort3500]

In the general spirit of the thread even though it's not an abandoned filling station.

As it was in its heyday....



And as it is today (flats)....

[EnglishTony]

^^^ I almost had palpitations. 1st glance I thought it was a former pub.

[SlimRick]

I'm sure this one in Steeple Ashton has been posted before, but not with my car in the shot

[The Don of Croy]

After a weekend gadding about, saw these (apols if pearoast) -

Malmesbury (great name that - cannot pronounce it without sounding like Margot Leadbetter) bang in the middle of the High Street a garage still plying it's trade although fuel has ceased to flow;



And a valiant rearguard action in maintaining Derv sales from Weobley (although closed at Weekends);

[Iva Barchetta]

A bit run down and not very interesting to look at .



Has 2 rather dated pumps that look clean and in working order.

I don't go past here often and wasn't sure if it still operates as petrol station.
Four ELMS,Kent between Edenbridge and To bridge.

[DickyC]

Driven past this garage in Cold Ash near Thatcham a few times recently and, even though it had obviously become a car sales site with no fuel, I thought I'd stop and ask if they had any pictures of the old days.

Glad I did. The pumps were still there.









The manager kindly agreed to me taking a few pics and said the garage belonged to the Wheeler family and I should take a look at their website. Although I'm not Newbury born and bred, I remember Wheelers on the London Road on a site that is now an Aldi. The website has quite a bit on the history of Wheelers in Newbury but no old pictures of the Black & White Garage in Cold Ash. The pictures I was interested in carried an invitation to not copy the images, so you'll have to take a look yourself.

http://www.bwgarage.com

[Trabi601]

Got this photo from one of my customers this last week.

If you live anywhere near Hereford, you may recognise it!

[Sunnyone]

This is between Glenshee and Aberdeen, great drive too.

[Krikkit]

This is a nice one in Durness. Quite a long way to travel!

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@58.5685751,-4.74624...

All self-service pumps now, but the shack has oil etc with an honesty box.

[zeb]

Telecaster_ said:

Almost forgot this one near Darley Dale, Diesel only, cash only(!)

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.173998,-1.606472...

blimey, used to stop there on my way back from matlock bath. It sold unleaded then.