Archishite - garages and filling stations

[Dirk Diggler]

Still serving petrol apparently; somebody elses photo

[sheffcortinacentre]

Is that the attendant bottom right?

[Toledo71]

The Chinese Garage, Beckenham.  One of the town's few interesting buildings.  Still exists and was part of a Kia and Peugeot dealership when we first moved locally but now closed and under threat of development by Tesco's.  The best bit is Grade 2 listed so will have to stay.

 

Also see the video of it in its heyday.  https://www.facebook.com/BromleyGloss/videos/the-chinese-garage-in-beckenham/1616003212016408/

 

[The_Equalizer]

The Chinese Garage, Beckenham.  One of the town's few interesting buildings.  Still exists and was part of a Kia and Peugeot dealership when we first moved locally but now closed and under threat of development by Tesco's.  The best bit is Grade 2 listed so will have to stay.

 

Also see the video of it in its heyday.  https://www.facebook.com/BromleyGloss/videos/the-chinese-garage-in-beckenham/1616003212016408/

 

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Glad to hear the Chinese Garage is staying. Many moons ago (early-mid 90s) I had a girlfriend just round the corner in Elwill Way so know the garage well. I used to fill my 1966 Rover P5 up there quite often.

[cros]

Mobile fuel station selling red, coal, LPG, engine oil and grease. Powered by Armstrong Siddeley 2 cylinder diesel.

[DSdriver]

The Chinese Garage, Beckenham.  One of the town's few interesting buildings.  Still exists and was part of a Kia and Peugeot dealership when we first moved locally but now closed and under threat of development by Tesco's.  The best bit is Grade 2 listed so will have to stay.

 

Also see the video of it in its heyday.  https://www.facebook.com/BromleyGloss/videos/the-chinese-garage-in-beckenham/1616003212016408/

 

Chinese_Garage_c2001_(3197849292).jpg

Our Pug 206 aka "the Peugeot of last resort" has dealer plates and rear window sticker from here. Was bought new by MrsDSdriver'sma.

The area was my stomping ground when growing up and the garage was a landmark even in the fifties, as was a bungalow either on that roundabout or the next junction along which had a big white dovecot in the garden.

[Dirk Diggler]

Still in much modified use; was Watson and Johnson, Greystones a BL Dealer; I seem to remember them surviving as a Nissan dealer until the late 80s or beyond. Now in use as offices, shops and restaurant.

 

[MJK 24]

[Mr Livered]

Ah, good old Olney. Nice to see that place is still going. I remember them filling the cars by pumping over the pavement, with people walking underneath.

[MJK 24]

Long established in South Liverpool

[UltraWomble]

Couple of years ago...

Couple of months ago...

Now...

what I dont get is, its not really in a very busy place to warrant a huge new shop and petrol station.

[martc]

UFO-shaped, Japanese made petrol stations in the Soviet Union (Kiev and Baku), late 1970s. These were 0rdered from Japan as part of an effort to give Soviet cities a 'modern' facelift' before the 1980 Olympics.