Multiple Brands - O.U.R Garages, 186-187 High Street, Egham, Surrey TW20 9DY 1935
Thanks to help from others, the location of this garage was found, and incredibly, it's still one in the present day, most recently a Texaco site having been Shell branded in earlier Streetview shots. Here in 1935, it was a standard and smart looking forecourt of the era with BP and Pratt's petrol on sale. 1935 was almost precisely the date when Pratt's became Esso so that change was about to occur at this site. Apart from the lovely period scene overall, of note are the owner (I'm guessing) smoking a pipe on site, the open day and night sign, and the lovely old recovery truck over to the left.
Here's the same view in the present day
www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.4315903,-0.552389,3a,75y,226.8h...
Multiple Brands - O.U.R Garages, 186-187 High Street, Egham, Surrey TW20 9DY 1935
Thanks to help from others, the location of this garage was found, and incredibly, it's still one in the present day, most recently a Texaco site having been Shell branded in earlier Streetview shots. Here in 1935, it was a standard and smart looking forecourt of the era with BP and Pratt's petrol on sale. 1935 was almost precisely the date when Pratt's became Esso so that change was about to occur at this site. Apart from the lovely period scene overall, of note are the owner (I'm guessing) smoking a pipe on site, the open day and night sign, and the lovely old recovery truck over to the left.
Here's the same view in the present day
www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.4315903,-0.552389,3a,75y,226.8h...