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Operated by Malcolm Davies in the 1960's when it used to serve Fina petroleum, it passed into operating ownership of Eric Hewitt in the mid 70's when it became a repair workshop only. It did serve petrol again right at the end of its lifespan when it reverted back to operation under Malcolm Davies.
Closed in 1988 and redeveloped into houses. The main garage building itself was actually quite historic. The one half with the hydraulic ramp was a later addition but the right hand bay was originally part of the village bakery and was used to house the carts and horses from a long side entrance. Even when the garage closed it still had its hayloft and attics up above the car workshop space.
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  • About
  • Churches
    • Parish Magazines
    • War Memorials >
      • Lest We Forget
    • Riley Graves
  • Roads
    • Station Road
    • Coton Road >
      • Gate Inn Riding Club
    • Birmingham Road >
      • Playing field
  • Places
    • Garage
    • Garden Centre
    • Meeting Places
    • Shops
    • Water Works
    • Telephone boxes
  • Postcards
  • Railways
    • Footbridge
    • Rail bridges
  • School
  • Scrapbooks
    • 1968 - 1990
    • 1990 - 2000
    • 2001 - 2014
  • Whats new