Ex Fina - Sportsground Maintainance & Machinery Ltd, Barkby Rd, Queniborough, Leicestershire.
This site was not on my list and required a second look as I had driven past without noticing it. My mate who was with me at the time said that it looked like and old garage, this prompted me to turn the car around and go back for a look
Just at that moment a chap who lives across the road returned home on his bike after a few drinks down the local, I then collared him asking if he knew of any history on this place.
At first he thought I'd ran out of petrol so kindly offered to get his five litre jerry can out his garage before realising what I had asked.
He confirmed that it was no longer a petrol station but had been a garage/petrol station but quite a long time ago.
From the extra information I'd been given this had been a BP/Cleveland/Esso and Fina filling station, Fina being the last brand sold before the petrol station closed back in 1989.
I can only get a street view image from 2009, this shows the site still operating as a garage operating under Queniborough Auto Services.
Traces of petrol station evidence can be seen, a fire switch still remains at the far end end of the building as well as part of the pump island can be seen between the sale cars.
In the present day the garage is looking a bit scruffy with the site used for garden maintenance machinery hire and repair.
Google street view 2009
Ex Fina - Sportsground Maintainance & Machinery Ltd, Barkby Rd, Queniborough, Leicestershire.
This site was not on my list and required a second look as I had driven past without noticing it. My mate who was with me at the time said that it looked like and old garage, this prompted me to turn the car around and go back for a look
Just at that moment a chap who lives across the road returned home on his bike after a few drinks down the local, I then collared him asking if he knew of any history on this place.
At first he thought I'd ran out of petrol so kindly offered to get his five litre jerry can out his garage before realising what I had asked.
He confirmed that it was no longer a petrol station but had been a garage/petrol station but quite a long time ago.
From the extra information I'd been given this had been a BP/Cleveland/Esso and Fina filling station, Fina being the last brand sold before the petrol station closed back in 1989.
I can only get a street view image from 2009, this shows the site still operating as a garage operating under Queniborough Auto Services.
Traces of petrol station evidence can be seen, a fire switch still remains at the far end end of the building as well as part of the pump island can be seen between the sale cars.
In the present day the garage is looking a bit scruffy with the site used for garden maintenance machinery hire and repair.
Google street view 2009