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Anyone got any photos of any of the old Lankesters of Surbiton premises?

Got a few bits of paperwork.

Vincents of Reading , originally a coachbuilder, later BMC dealer amongst other makes and long since demolished.

Pitt & Co Ltd , Amesbury, Wilts.

Pete wrote: ↑Sat Oct 07, 2023 9:01 pm Vincents of Reading , originally a coachbuilder, later BMC dealer amongst other makes and long since demolished.

Some more Vincents photos…and a link to a whole thread going back to mid 1800s when they started…..a very comprehensive and fascinating thread with employees and owners….a history of the motor industry

https://www.reading-forum.co.uk/viewtop ... t=Vincents

More about Vincent's ………anyone heard of the “Vin Min” Vincents had a Mini drag racing team

Raced in the 70s at Santapod…..

https://www.reading-forum.co.uk/viewtop ... 206#p44206

Has anyone got any info / pictures etc of Marshalsea Bros in Taunton in the mid 1960s ?

I have this one :-

One from the opposition - Ford !

Youngs Garage - Sunderland it straddled Roker ave, it eventually became Duttton Forshaw selling BL and all the associated brands........sadly long gone.
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Roker ave Sunderland, with suitable Mini outside Dunns/Youngs garage. Garage eventually changing name to Byers Dunn Turvey and then Dutton Forshaw.

I would love that BMC Sign hanging in the window, sadly my time machine needs a new flint.

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Roker ave Sunderland again, it had garages all along the road.

Before:
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After:

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Cowies of Sunderland started at 19 Nile Street Sunderland renting wheel barrows at 3d a day ! Sadly the building is in poor state now with roof removed & scaffold holding it up and no indication of its previous owner.

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

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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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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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Someone might recognise this one?

London Road, Bexhill…

Pete wrote: ↑Mon Oct 23, 2023 9:38 pm Someone might recognise this one?

Assendorperdijk Zwolle Nederland 1974

BSM in Leeds

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

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.