Multiple Brands - Burford, Oxfordshire early 1930s
This is a well known view - I've seen any number of photos of this view over the last few years - but this is pretty early on - 1930s I'd say and the lovely little roadside garage is just visible over to the right with a few brands on offer being served from pumps mounted within the premises and long boom arms to allow the hose to reach the pavement. BP Shell and a very early National Benzole logo suggest this is only just into the 1930s. Over to the left we see a BP sign suggesting perhaps another fuel outlet and into the distance on the left there is a prominent sign reading "garage" which looks like it sells Shell.
Here's the same view in close to the present day - the only remnant of the garage left apart from the building itself is the hanging mechanism for a sign. www.google.com/maps/@51.8068167,-1.6369927,3a,75y,30.74h,... Other nice views of this garage can be seen here www.flickr.com/photos/trainsandstuff/46166908594/in/photo... and here www.flickr.com/photos/reynardbizzar/2438823999/in/photoli...
Multiple Brands - Burford, Oxfordshire early 1930s
This is a well known view - I've seen any number of photos of this view over the last few years - but this is pretty early on - 1930s I'd say and the lovely little roadside garage is just visible over to the right with a few brands on offer being served from pumps mounted within the premises and long boom arms to allow the hose to reach the pavement. BP Shell and a very early National Benzole logo suggest this is only just into the 1930s. Over to the left we see a BP sign suggesting perhaps another fuel outlet and into the distance on the left there is a prominent sign reading "garage" which looks like it sells Shell.
Here's the same view in close to the present day - the only remnant of the garage left apart from the building itself is the hanging mechanism for a sign. www.google.com/maps/@51.8068167,-1.6369927,3a,75y,30.74h,... Other nice views of this garage can be seen here www.flickr.com/photos/trainsandstuff/46166908594/in/photo... and here www.flickr.com/photos/reynardbizzar/2438823999/in/photoli...