Shell - Castle Street, Holt, Flintshire 1960 1
Sadly a passing car largely obscures the Shell garage in the distance. The location given for this slide is Castle Street, Hope, Flintshire but I'm really not convinced - can't find the large church in that area at all. Also Hope isn't anywhere near the A534. Wherever it is, it's 4 1/2 miles from Wrexham! I was right, it's Holt and the garage still exists under the name Castle Garage as of Streetview 2009 and opposite there appears to have been a second garage possibly branded Burmah from one remaining sign in the earliest Streetview shot. Same view today...... www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.07697,-2.8832385,3a,75y,90t/dat... and here's the evidence of the Burmah garage opposite www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.0775761,-2.8828152,3a,15y,168.2...
Shell - Castle Street, Holt, Flintshire 1960 1
Sadly a passing car largely obscures the Shell garage in the distance. The location given for this slide is Castle Street, Hope, Flintshire but I'm really not convinced - can't find the large church in that area at all. Also Hope isn't anywhere near the A534. Wherever it is, it's 4 1/2 miles from Wrexham! I was right, it's Holt and the garage still exists under the name Castle Garage as of Streetview 2009 and opposite there appears to have been a second garage possibly branded Burmah from one remaining sign in the earliest Streetview shot. Same view today...... www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.07697,-2.8832385,3a,75y,90t/dat... and here's the evidence of the Burmah garage opposite www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.0775761,-2.8828152,3a,15y,168.2...