The Humer Unbeam Interesting Filling Stations Thread
Discussion
penrhos said:
I think the A41 must be up there for having the greatest number of rural petrol stations, nearly all gone since the 1990s. I filled up at this one once. Suppose I could still fill up the bird feeder here:
A roads. Yes. I've been meaning to say that original stretches of bypassed A roads are a good source. On my way to Shrewsbury yesterday I had to come off the Ombersley bypass to go through the town and I found the Old School House Garage. The guvnor was fine with me taking pictures but really busy so I didn't press him on garage history.
The Charity School House
Founded by Richard Lloyd
of Comhampton in this
Parish Yeoman
1729
For the Instructing such
Children of this Parish in Reading
English, Writing and Arithmetic
only, whose Parents are not Assessed
at above Five Pounds a Year
The Charity School
Built by Thomas Baker
of Borely Gentleman
and Endowed by Richard
Loyd of Comhampton
Yeoman 1731
penrhos said:
And another favourite of mine, deep in the wilderness between Brecon and Llandovery
Drove along that road last summer (en route to the museum of power) and was amazed at how many filling stations still survive down that way, and how many have closed. Must have been nose to tail tankers some days...DickyC said:
A roads. Yes. I've been meaning to say that original stretches of bypassed A roads are a good source. On my way to Shrewsbury yesterday I had to come off the Ombersley bypass to go through the town and I found the Old School House Garage. The guvnor was fine with me taking pictures but really busy so I didn't press him on garage history.
The Charity School House
Founded by Richard Lloyd
of Comhampton in this
Parish Yeoman
1729
For the Instructing such
Children of this Parish in Reading
English, Writing and Arithmetic
only, whose Parents are not Assessed
at above Five Pounds a Year
The Charity School
Built by Thomas Baker
of Borely Gentleman
and Endowed by Richard
Loyd of Comhampton
Yeoman 1731
Hah! You had better weather than when I photographed this back in September 2015 / page 14 The Charity School House
Founded by Richard Lloyd
of Comhampton in this
Parish Yeoman
1729
For the Instructing such
Children of this Parish in Reading
English, Writing and Arithmetic
only, whose Parents are not Assessed
at above Five Pounds a Year
The Charity School
Built by Thomas Baker
of Borely Gentleman
and Endowed by Richard
Loyd of Comhampton
Yeoman 1731
DickyC said:
A roads. Yes. I've been meaning to say that original stretches of bypassed A roads are a good source. On my way to Shrewsbury yesterday I had to come off the Ombersley bypass to go through the town and I found the Old School House Garage. The guvnor was fine with me taking pictures but really busy so I didn't press him on garage history.
Would that not be a garage sign to advertise the fact the hotel had parking/garaging for their customers as opposed to a car garage. I've seen old photos of hotels here in Cornwall with garage signs also, a pub near me, until demolished had 'Stables' in the stone work at the end frontage.eta - Stables & Motor Garage:
graham22 said:
DickyC said:
A roads. Yes. I've been meaning to say that original stretches of bypassed A roads are a good source. On my way to Shrewsbury yesterday I had to come off the Ombersley bypass to go through the town and I found the Old School House Garage. The guvnor was fine with me taking pictures but really busy so I didn't press him on garage history.
Would that not be a garage sign to advertise the fact the hotel had parking/garaging for their customers as opposed to a car garage. I've seen old photos of hotels here in Cornwall with garage signs also, a pub near me, until demolished had 'Stables' in the stone work at the end frontage.eta - Stables & Motor Garage:
Woodwards said:
I've just joined the forum purely for this thread :-)
That's quite a compliment! Thanks.Woodwards said:
Fantastic but sad , Dont get me started on car washes lol
We look forward to your contributions. We're tough; we can stand the pain of garages that became car washes.DickyC said:
That's quite a compliment! Thanks
We look forward to your contributions. We're tough; we can stand the pain of garages that became car washes.
No worries :-) We look forward to your contributions. We're tough; we can stand the pain of garages that became car washes.
I've a few photos to add as I sort through them ..
Yeah the car wash thing bugs me as there's some lovely sites being used , at least they're still being used and not being flattened for houses :-)
You've got to get in and ask questions.
Well, yes, you then have to get out alive to report back but, y'know, we need more substance.
There were two garages in the village I grew up in. One was Thompson's by the station. The T of Thompson had been listing heavily for as long as anyone could remember and it was called The Lazy T on the strength of it. The other was Tasker Parkin's. When he sold up (it was a double barrelled name not partners) a substantial amount of the value was in the fuel in the tanks. The purchaser wasn't to know that the agricultural fuel hadn't had customers for years but the tanks were full and their value was calculated and included in the price. In fact, the fuel had been run down and the tanks had, over the years, filled with water. When they were dipped, the mark was high and the fact that it was mostly water was concealed by the last dregs of fuel floating on the water and coating the dip stick as it was withdrawn.
Allegedly.
Well, yes, you then have to get out alive to report back but, y'know, we need more substance.
There were two garages in the village I grew up in. One was Thompson's by the station. The T of Thompson had been listing heavily for as long as anyone could remember and it was called The Lazy T on the strength of it. The other was Tasker Parkin's. When he sold up (it was a double barrelled name not partners) a substantial amount of the value was in the fuel in the tanks. The purchaser wasn't to know that the agricultural fuel hadn't had customers for years but the tanks were full and their value was calculated and included in the price. In fact, the fuel had been run down and the tanks had, over the years, filled with water. When they were dipped, the mark was high and the fact that it was mostly water was concealed by the last dregs of fuel floating on the water and coating the dip stick as it was withdrawn.
Allegedly.
JackP1 said:
This may well have been mentioned but used to drive past this Garage in a Village near leamington many many years ago and not sure if its there still, not sure if i ever saw it in use!
Which village is it Jack, I don't recognise it.... Marton, Birdingbury maybe..? I'm not far from Leamington, will have a look next time I'm out and about 
No idea if it was once a station many years ago but ever since I was a kid cycling around with my brother in the mid 90s there has been a pump outside this property in Tadworth. It has an American style driveway and there used to be one of those old 80s station wagons (think it was a Caprice) parked out front so maybe it was just an enthusiast!
This one is Tower Garage in Alderley Edge
Started life as a filling station and showroom and is now a deli/coffee shop still owned by the garage/family. Now listed thankfully!
More info here:
http://www.alderleyedge.com/news/article/6854/towe...
And:
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/li...
Peter.
Started life as a filling station and showroom and is now a deli/coffee shop still owned by the garage/family. Now listed thankfully!
More info here:
http://www.alderleyedge.com/news/article/6854/towe...
And:
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/li...
Peter.
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