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[Rick]

Can anyone help with finding photo(s) of this establishment? Via email earlier today:

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I came across your website whilst looking for a photo online. I was unable to find just what I was looking for, so I wondered if you would be able to help.

I was recently describing to a friend the roadside petrol pumps that were still in use in the mid 1980's on Longbrook Street, Exeter, while I was a student at the University. I distinctly remember they were operated by a dapper gentleman in a white coat, with Brylcreemed hair and a neat moustache. There were just two pumps, uncovered, by the side of the road, each with a hose supported by a hinged arm, which he would deftly swing out over the customer's car.

When I described this to my friend, she thought I was either nuts or 130 years old! If you happened to have a photo of this gentleman - or something similar - this might help to prove that I am neither.

I look forward to hearing from you at your leisure, and would be very grateful for whatever pictures or information you happen to have.

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[Penman]

Hi
I wonder if ti was this one.
http://www.exetermemories.co.uk/em/_streets/longbrook.php

It also shows on this page as a tyre fitters later.
http://www.exetermemories.co.uk/em/garages.php

No gent in white coat though.
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[mikeC]

It was quite common for garages located in towns to have the pumps against the building with arms that swung out across the pavement to access refuelling; the last one I can recall was in Nottingham, still in operation in the late 1990s.
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[Mog]

Yes , I can remember seeing them , a long time ago !

[lowdrag]

Our garage in Fareham had the pumps set just off the pavement with the same swinging arm so people on foot could pass underneath while a car was being filled.

[Penman]

Hi
The one in Barnard Castle closed sometime between 2009 and 2016.
2009
https://goo.gl/maps/VrNEeqCfgfbuNNWo9

2016
https://goo.gl/maps/ipkWXfpC3XAPqiym9
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Bristols should always come in pairs.

Any 2 from:-
Straight 6
V8 V10