The Humer Unbeam Interesting Filling Stations Thread
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Long time since I came here. Shamelessly copied from another site, this is a typical council complaint:-
https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/23950384.contam...
https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/23950384.contam...
Probably covered here before, but I was mooching around West Kent yesterday and I came across this lovely spot on the B2086 just west of Benenden.
Petrol pump looks in extremely good condition and quite possibly working order, but very much unused.
"No cards accepted" rather dates it to a time long before Covid hysteria and paranoia about handling currency bearing the face of Her late Majesty.
Shabby old plot of land opposite full of decaying rammel. Sadly nothing too interesting.
Wind back through the years on Google Street View and it didn't appear to have been a working filling station in 2009. It's seemingly used as a motor repair shop, but the defunct fuelling infrastructure seems rather well kept.
Land Rover Series IIa has supposedly been off the road since 1995 but GSV shows it to have shuffled around the yard a lot and is in reasonable nick considering.
Petrol pump looks in extremely good condition and quite possibly working order, but very much unused.
"No cards accepted" rather dates it to a time long before Covid hysteria and paranoia about handling currency bearing the face of Her late Majesty.
Shabby old plot of land opposite full of decaying rammel. Sadly nothing too interesting.
Wind back through the years on Google Street View and it didn't appear to have been a working filling station in 2009. It's seemingly used as a motor repair shop, but the defunct fuelling infrastructure seems rather well kept.
Land Rover Series IIa has supposedly been off the road since 1995 but GSV shows it to have shuffled around the yard a lot and is in reasonable nick considering.
Rich Duisberg who, inspired by the Humer Unbeam thread, published a five volume magnum opus on old petrol stations, has written a book about Roy James, racing driver, Great Train robber and all-round man of the people.
It is to be launched at The Motorist near Leeds at 7pm ish on May 22nd. I'm planning to go. He's an entertaining chap. It should be a good evening.
It is to be launched at The Motorist near Leeds at 7pm ish on May 22nd. I'm planning to go. He's an entertaining chap. It should be a good evening.
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