Gulf - Howard Watts Garage, Boxford, Suffolk 4
I have posted this one before (as have others too) but only the one photo and it deserves more. It is apparently the oldest surviving petrol station in Europe, quite an accolade really - a lovely example of a type of garage one rarely sees these days - pumps close to the road and an almost shed like construction for the main building. Howard Watts website has tons of great history about the garage and plenty more images from the last century here howardwatts.co.uk/about and there is a Daily Telegraph article about the garage here www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/2726318/In-for-the-long... and below you can see some other earlier photos of the place. www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.0288958,0.8623648,3a,75y,325.95...
Gulf - Howard Watts Garage, Boxford, Suffolk 4
I have posted this one before (as have others too) but only the one photo and it deserves more. It is apparently the oldest surviving petrol station in Europe, quite an accolade really - a lovely example of a type of garage one rarely sees these days - pumps close to the road and an almost shed like construction for the main building. Howard Watts website has tons of great history about the garage and plenty more images from the last century here howardwatts.co.uk/about and there is a Daily Telegraph article about the garage here www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/2726318/In-for-the-long... and below you can see some other earlier photos of the place. www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.0288958,0.8623648,3a,75y,325.95...