Multiple Brands - 22 London Road, Riverhead, Kent TN13 2BS circa 1950
Not a trace of this garage remains, indeed, this little area is so changed in the present day it's hard to tell it's the same place. A couple of the houses opposite still remain, the two right hand ones, and some in the distance including the one with mock Tudor chimneys but the rest have been replaced with some pretty ugly 1960s style retail units with flats above. Where there was a T-junction there is now a mini roundabout, and where the small forecourt was is now part of the roundabout.
Here we see a typical small layout with a few pumps offering a variety of brands from the Shell-BP group. Other items of interest include the period keep left sign, older road signs and in the distance quite a grand car for the era.
I've featured another old Riverhead garage before quite a few times, see below, that one also disappeared later on, and the area is now served by just a Tesco site at the local supermarket. Sad really, and as with those previously mentioned retail units, totally lacking character.
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Multiple Brands - 22 London Road, Riverhead, Kent TN13 2BS circa 1950
Not a trace of this garage remains, indeed, this little area is so changed in the present day it's hard to tell it's the same place. A couple of the houses opposite still remain, the two right hand ones, and some in the distance including the one with mock Tudor chimneys but the rest have been replaced with some pretty ugly 1960s style retail units with flats above. Where there was a T-junction there is now a mini roundabout, and where the small forecourt was is now part of the roundabout.
Here we see a typical small layout with a few pumps offering a variety of brands from the Shell-BP group. Other items of interest include the period keep left sign, older road signs and in the distance quite a grand car for the era.
I've featured another old Riverhead garage before quite a few times, see below, that one also disappeared later on, and the area is now served by just a Tesco site at the local supermarket. Sad really, and as with those previously mentioned retail units, totally lacking character.
www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.284909,0.1701332,3a,75y,177.28h...