National - Markham Moor Filling Station, Retford, Nottinghamshire 1960's
This petrol station has been partially preserved due to its funky canopy which in the 1960's must have looked quite amazing. It was converted from a National filling station into a Little Chef although the restaurant is also now closed. It was due to be demolished for a slip road to be built but there was outcry, the canopy and building were saved and it now enjoys Grade II listed status. Built in 1960-61 The roof was designed and built by the Lincoln architect Hugh Segar (Sam) Scorer, and Dr Hajnal-Kónyi, originally from Hungary, at a cost of £4,500. Shaped like a saddle the design is one of the few remaining structures of its kind and was commissioned by the former Lincolnshire Motor Company whose showrooms in Lincoln were designed by the same architects.
To see as a Little Chef www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.2568391,-0.9281995,3a,75y,61.44...
National - Markham Moor Filling Station, Retford, Nottinghamshire 1960's
This petrol station has been partially preserved due to its funky canopy which in the 1960's must have looked quite amazing. It was converted from a National filling station into a Little Chef although the restaurant is also now closed. It was due to be demolished for a slip road to be built but there was outcry, the canopy and building were saved and it now enjoys Grade II listed status. Built in 1960-61 The roof was designed and built by the Lincoln architect Hugh Segar (Sam) Scorer, and Dr Hajnal-Kónyi, originally from Hungary, at a cost of £4,500. Shaped like a saddle the design is one of the few remaining structures of its kind and was commissioned by the former Lincolnshire Motor Company whose showrooms in Lincoln were designed by the same architects.
To see as a Little Chef www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.2568391,-0.9281995,3a,75y,61.44...