Petrol pumps & filling stations of the past

[pjmburns]

Trouble is it does not look much like a trading estate, certainly nothing like that estate as seen on streetview, and anyway they are in Kellys at that address from at least 1962. That address must have been the mainn office running a number of petrol stations. There was also a Terrys Auto services in Smethwick, but they were definitely on a corner.

I thought it strange. There is another garage almost opposite Dallaways but so modernised I have no idea if it could have been there.
When I found the Bordesley Green address the Smethwick one was no longer listed. Also the Smethwick one was Terry;s not Terry Brothers so I wasn't sure if it was the same.

 

[Brookfields Lad]

another with pumps sqeezed in
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A really fabulous picture of Aston Brook Garage situated on the corner of Aston Road North and Powell St. The picture shows a group of motorcyclists from the Moss Gear company around 1925. I bet it's a Sunday morning and they are all off for a ride down to the Cotswolds or similar.

 

[mw0njm.]

The length of that filler pipe

 

[Richard Dye]

Am I remembering correctly, I am sure there was a couple odd filling stations that sold more than one brand of petrol?

Mort, I think at some point Shell & BP had some kind of cooperative relationship, I remember one of those on the Chester Rd plus seeing their tanker trucks.

 

[oldMohawk]

The days when you could stop on the road, toot your horn, and a bloke in a white overall would come out and fill your tank while you sat in your car ...

467 Hagley Road Bearwood in the 1950s

 

[jmadone]

The days when you could stop on the road, toot your horn, and a bloke in a white overall would come out and fill your tank while you sat in your car ...

And clean your windscreen then check the oil and water levels!!!!!

 

[Jonob]

Trouble is it does not look much like a trading estate, certainly nothing like that estate as seen on streetview, and anyway they are in Kellys at that address from at least 1962. That address must have been the mainn office running a number of petrol stations. There was also a Terrys Auto services in Smethwick, but they were definitely on a corner.

Do you think this could be the same gable end as in the "Terrys" garage?. It has the same S shaped wall supports and the phone wires are still in place although it no longer backs onto the B.G. industrial estate.

 

[pjmburns]

Jonob is that 428 Green Lane?
Same shaped roof on building to the right as well. Looking good to me.
It was a garage on the c1979 map as well.

2008 streetview has the same machine outside the door.

 

[pjmburns]

In the 1980s it was Old Farm Garage - from planning permission site.

1975 phone book

 

[Morturn]

Mort, I think at some point Shell & BP had some kind of cooperative relationship, I remember one of those on the Chester Rd plus seeing their tanker trucks.

Thanks Richard

 

[pjmburns]

Do you think this could be the same gable end as in the "Terrys" garage?. It has the same S shaped wall supports and the phone wires are still in place although it no longer backs onto the B.G. industrial estate.

Thanks - how did you find it?

 

[mikejee]

Do you think this could be the same gable end as in the "Terrys" garage?. It has the same S shaped wall supports and the phone wires are still in place although it no longer backs onto the B.G. industrial estate.

I'm not sure. I can see that it could be

 

[Richard Dye]

Thanks Richard

Mort, according to Google, BP and She’ll had a merged marketing agreement between 1932 and 1975. I always wondered what that relationship was.

 

[pjmburns]

I'm not sure. I can see that it could be

Forgot to say that the planning site shows that there were once petrol pumps on the site.

 

[Tinpot]

Here are some photos taken for a school project of 3 different garages for which I do not have a location (hint!!!! - they will be somewhere in Lozells / Hockley / Aston area). Interesting old petrol pumps on these - not sure on the dates (late 70's I think) but 4* and 5* fuel was a whopping £1.38 a gallon! Struggle to get a litre for that today.........
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[pjmburns]

It was definitely a Mobil Garage. Planning request dated 1974

 

[Tinpot]

If you take a close look at the Dalloway photos on one of them you can just about see a display cabinet just outside the front door of the house. I think they were photos of the wedding car service. My Dad used to call there for petrol when it was 4/11d a gallon

 

[mw0njm.]

Do you think this could be the same gable end as in the "Terrys" garage?. It has the same S shaped wall supports and the phone wires are still in place although it no longer backs onto the B.G. industrial estate.

it was terry's green lane garage on green lane,now its tyrepoint

 

[jmadone]

Not so much a filling station but I think it's a great photo. Sorry no date given

 

[Astoness]

Not so much a filling station but I think it's a great photo. Sorry no date given

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nice one jim...looks like they took over a pub ...could be something tavern

lyn

 

[jmadone]

There's a bit more info here
http://balsallheathhistory.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/BHLHS-Gazette-December-2020.pdf but nothing about the pub

 

[Tinpot]

nice one jim...looks like they took over a pub ...could be something tavern

lyn

MARINE TAVERN?

 

[Brookfields Lad]

Not so much a filling station but I think it's a great photo. Sorry no date given

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Great picture.
Thanks for posting.

 

[www.midlandspubs.co.uk]

nice one jim...looks like they took over a pub ...could be something tavern

lyn

This is the Marine Tavern in Mary Street.

 

[Richard Dye]

Not so much a filling station but I think it's a great photo. Sorry no date given

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Jim, wonderful picture with GREAT content and detail.

 

[Jonob]

Not so much a filling station but I think it's a great photo. Sorry no date given

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That Company were still there in the 1970's, the owner Jack Le Resche retired in 1966 and new owners took over and kept the same Company name. John.
P.S. Location was Mary St corner of Edward Rd.

 

[Astoness]

MARINE TAVERN?

thanks tinpot

lyn

 

[Vivienne14]

This was an incredibly successful advertising campaign. So much so it became a well known and used phrase. I remember the tiger in your tank tail you could get. Mods attached them to the aerials of their scooters. Think there was other tut you could get too. We never had a car, my dad loved motor bikes. So we didn’t get any of the TIYT stuff. In fact I don’t ever remember him going to fill up at a petrol station. Suppose he must have done from time to time. Viv.

 

[Richard Dye]

This was an incredibly successful advertising campaign. So much so it became a well known and used phrase. I remember the tiger in your tank tail you could get. Mods attached them to the aerials of their scooters. Think there was other tut you could get too. We never had a car, my dad loved motor bikes. So we didn’t get any of the TIYT stuff. In fact I don’t ever remember him going to fill up at a petrol station. Suppose he must have done from time to time. Viv.

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In the US Shell had an alto counter this (which I will defer) but the Esso campaign was too strong!

 

[Morturn]

I recall the tiger advertising campaign too. ESSO later announced they were getting rid of the tiger, which triggered another campaign to bring him back. All cleaver advertising.