Slade Road Service Garage

[Lincolnshire poacher]

Anyone with any connections with Slade road service garage, Slade Road, Erdington between January 1953 and December 1958 please get in touch.
I worked there during this period and would love to hear from you.

 

[Vivienne14]

Still a garage, different ownership. Address is 360 Slade Road.

 

[Lincolnshire poacher]

Thanks Viv, nice picture

 

[John L]

Here is the garage as photographed on 10th August 1959 (from the Chris Barker Collection). I remember it, when Norman Bonner ran it:

 

[Lincolnshire poacher]

Hi John,
That is just as I remember it. That was just before I had a row with Pete the Forman and threw a gallon of pink paint over him and walked out. Got myself another job the next day, can’t do that now.
When i left Norman was a partner with his brother Harry, there was another brother Bernard, did you know him?
Harry’s son Steven used to come into the workplace , wonder what happened to him.
Happy days

 

[John L]

I knew Norman later on LP, but my Dad knew him much better, he used to occasionally pop into our fruit & veg shop for a chat.

 

[Smudger]

Here is the garage as photographed on 10th August 1959 (from the Chris Barker Collection). I remember it, when Norman Bonner ran it:
View attachment 210511

Chris Barker collection. Any relation to Peter Barker? {Lex }

 

[Lincolnshire poacher]

John, you mentioned a fruit and vegetable shop, was that the one down the bottom end of Slade Road, on the left?
Can’t quite remember the name.

 

[John L]

Chris Barker collection. Any relation to Peter Barker? {Lex }

I'm sorry, I don't know.

 

[John L]

John, you mentioned a fruit and vegetable shop, was that the one down the bottom end of Slade Road, on the left?
Can’t quite remember the name.

We were on the right of the garage LP, on the other side of the Slade, the end shop on the bank of shops that started with the off licence on the corner of Fentham Road (our shop was FJ Lewis).

 

[Vivienne14]

Looks relatively newly built in post #4 (1959). What was the pegasus-type sign for ? Petrol ?

 

[Astoness]

Looks relatively newly built in post #4 (1959). What was the pegasus-type sign for ? Petrol ?

wonder if it was the make of a car viv although i have never heard of one

lyn

 

[Morturn]

Looks relatively newly built in post #4 (1959). What was the pegasus-type sign for ? Petrol ?

The Pegasus horse was the logo for Mobilgas or the Mobil Oil Corporation

 

[chocks2]

My Mother worked at the service station sometime in the mid 60's.
Here's a photo of all the staff taken I believe in 1958 (not my pic' so credit to the original photographer and owner)

 

[chocks2]

Here's another pic of the service station. This could also be from the Chris Barker collection and taken at the same time as post #4

 

[Astoness]

My Mother worked at the service station sometime in the mid 60's.
Here's a photo of all the staff taken I believe in 1958 (not my pic' so credit to the original photographer and owner)View attachment 210645

great photo..maybe lincolnshire poacher is in it as it was taken when he worked there i think

lyn

 

[Vivienne14]

The lady has a cat ! Awww..... Office cat and office lady ? Well, it was the 1960s, so the lady was unlikely to be a mechanic.

 

[Astoness]

The lady has a cat ! Awww.....

just like pubs i believe a lot of garages also had cats viv

lyn

 

[Vivienne14]

Maybe the lady looked after stores, she seems to be wearing an overall-type coat.

I think the sign above their heads reads: "Convector Paraffin" I remember paraffin heaters that pumped out heat. Maybe it was for those. You'd take your own can in to be filled up with paraffin. Liked the smell of paraffin. And still like the smell of petrol. Although I doubt you would like it if you were working with it all day.