old garages

[larrysimon]

Cowies main site in Sunderland Trimdon Street.
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[larrysimon]

Cowies had a show room and workshops in Hylton Road Sunderland, starting with Motorcycles then Scooters before moving onto Cars.

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[larrysimon]

Sunderland Police car, on show here for the Sunderland Echo photographer in December 1965 at Gilbridge Police station or Could be CVR Sunderland Councils Vehicle repair garage in Railway terrace Sunderland.
It was up to the late 1970's Sunderland Borough Council maintained all the Police, Fire, Ambulance and Council vehicles all within its own garages. When I started my Mechanics Apprenticeship with them there were still lots of old Mini Cooper S cars in the depot kept for parts etc etc.


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[larrysimon]

Theatre Garage in Low Row Sunderland, partially hidden just in front to the left of the White Car driving away from the photographer. It was one of Sunderland Oldest Garages and had Sales & Repairs located within its building. The front was a small Petrol station with 2 Pumps that was manned from a little kiosk by an old codger who came out and filled your tank.
It closed in the Mid 1980's.
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[Pete]

Someone might recognise this one?

[Pete]

London Road, Bexhill…

[UHR850]

Someone might recognise this one?

Assendorperdijk Zwolle Nederland 1974

[Pete]

BSM in Leeds

[Mr Rusty850]

I've been searching for some time for a photo of North Heaton Garage in Newcastle Upon Tyne with out luck so Mrs Rusty took up the search for me. Within a couple of hours she had received the photos below from Newcastle library. Both were taken in 1965. The first one shows the garage and adjacemt housing still in tact. The second, just a short time later shows the houses missing their roofs. No doubt houses and garage were all soon demolished shortly afterwards.
Phillip

[larrysimon]

I found a better photo of the Theatre garage in Sunderland, think its the rear of the building this one as the front of the building had petrol pumps. Also an advert for the same garage.

Sunderland actually had this Theatre garage in Low Row and two more converted picture houses made into garages, both operated well into the 1980s. Jollys garage in Coronation street and Villiers street garage.

[Pete]

Barrow in Furness..

[Pete]

Tony Lanfranchi early 60s ,Crawshaw and Thirkhill Morris dealer in Mirfield…

[hanlminiman]

This 1920s image appeared on the net today and reminded me of the 1960's when I was a lad and Wells of Woodford were an Austin dealer and ran a team of "Wells Fargo" Mini variants at local Autocross meetings at which the late John White was a regular senior official for the BARC. I often visited the garage for A series parts!
Hey ho, the buildings have been demolished to make way for flats and a Tesco Express in the High Road, South Woodford.
Cliff

[arnie]

Hawkins Austin

[Pete]

No idea where this is sadly…

[coopertim]

According to tinternet, Eastern Motor Company was on George St Edinburgh opposite the Assembly Rooms.

Tim

[Pandora]

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Right next to the Assembly rooms on South side of George Street

Al

[Andrew1967]

That shop front looks like its shrunk since the Jag was parked there

Great photos

[Pete]

Headingly Leeds…

[minimk1man]

I used to work on the pumps there in the long distant past.