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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22438 Location: UK

Ok here's a (quickly-made) then-and-now, of Oban, based on an old postcard:

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peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7117 Location: Edinburgh

Familiar parental holiday territory for me Rick, although my parents' budget only stretched to a back street B&B rather than the grand Station Hotel.

Peter, I have a suspicion that the mystery car thread had a car with that radiator some time ago. I haven't found it but wondered about a Wolseley?

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Ray White · Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6303 Location: Derby

The Wolseley in the photo is a 16/35 (unless I am mistaken). It was an important model featuring for the first time four wheel brakes, mono block four cylinder casting with detachable head. These were pretty significant improvements for the time but it was only produced in 1925 and 1926 and was about the last Wolseley made at Adderley Park before the original company was wound up; reappearing (after moving to Drews Lane) as Wolseley Motors 1927 ltd.

The 16/35 was replaced by the 16/45 - a much improved six cylinder car but one which somehow seemed to lack the charm of the earlier model.

Ray White · Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6303 Location: Derby

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wolseley

I have not been able to find any photos of this beautiful building when it was a car showroom. Perhaps someone can come up with one. I think you would easily pay as much for a meal as it cost to buy a new Wolseley in the 'twenties.

Penman · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4755 Location: Swindon, Wilts.

Hi
Try here.
https://www.thewolseley.com/history
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mikeC · Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2016 10:47 am Post subject:

OK 5044 is earlier than 1925, Ray! If you look closely it does not have four wheel brakes, so not a 16hp ... I think it's a 1922 15hp - anyway, definitely a Wolseley.

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Peter_L · Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 1:47 am Post subject:

Glategny Hotel. Esplanade. St Peter Port Guernsey C.I 1940

The Glategny Hotel, later the Savoy and adjacent buildings demolished and replaced with new offices and apartments

peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7117 Location: Edinburgh

That's an amazing photo! The building should have been listed just on account of it.

Peter Very Happy

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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22438 Location: UK

You're just trying to upset us now, aren't you ....?!?!?!! Sad

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Peter_L · Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2016 12:23 am Post subject:

KCB was a café and petrol station to the North East of Wallingford. Oxfordshire

KCB stood for "Keep the Country Beautiful" The site was lost in the 1930's when the runway at RAF Benson was extended. This extension also cut through the recently built Benson by-pass.

Link to the story of the owners, their history and the extension to the runway http://www.davidhorsfield.org.uk/from-semaphore-to-satellite#ch11

The caravans are "Rollalong" and were sold from this site.

peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7117 Location: Edinburgh