Following the recent readers’ letters about petrol pumps, I thought you might like to publish this photo. The garage, in East Preston, West Sussex, was redeveloped in 2009/10, but as it was a listed building,
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Category: Letters
Andrew wins Triumph Speedmaster in NMM’s winter raffle – but look what’s coming next!
Andrew Millard from Stockport, Greater Manchester, became the lucky winner of a brand new 1200cc Triumph Speedmaster after the winning ticket in the National Motorcycle Museum’s winter raffle was drawn by former racer and Honda
Read moreRemembering Fred Launchbury
Having read many classic bike and similar magazines over the years, I have never seen any articles about the late Fred Launchbury. He had a shop in Raynes Park, London SW20, and around 1963 I
Read more‘Tonning it up’ to Skeggy, 56 years ago
Some years ago, our local paper the Leicester Mercury did an article about holidays and day trips to Skegness in the 1950s and 60s, and invited readers to send in their memories and photos. As
Read moreFilling up at Presteigne, c 1950
Following Pete’s Prattle (April), here’s an old petrol pump photo that might interest readers as riders in the Welsh Two-Day Trial fill up over the pavement at Gough’s Garage in Presteigne, Radnorshire, around 1950. On
Read moreHand-operated in the Highlands
Here’s a picture of an old hand-operated pump still in use in the village of Tongue (then in Sutherland, now Highland, and just about as far north as you can go on mainland Britain) in
Read moreThe Bantam that came home in bits
A few issues ago, you ran an article about the BSA Bantams that went to the Elephant Rally, and it ended with one that didn’t come back. We were all members of the Ashfield Motorcycle
Read moreRacing tales on dark winter’s nights
As a lad, I was brought up with bikes by a bike-mad dad and lots of similar uncles, so I was used to all the petrol pumps in Prescot and the surrounding district. In the
Read moreThe Ace Service Station in 1953
I loved the article about old garages in April’s OBM, and also enjoyed Bernie Freeman’s memories mentioning the Ace. By courtesy of the Ace Cafe London Archive, I have attached an image of the cafe
Read moreHappy memories – and an unusual petrol pump
Pete’s article regarding old petrol pumps reminded me of the annual pilgrimage I made with my late friend David Cattell to watch the pre ’65 Scottish Trial in 2007. During that week we travelled further
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