A period garage found in Cheadle.
I photographed this old garage in 2006 while en route to a ride on a steam locomotive nearby. Named Central Garage, it looks to be in very good order and an example of the style of garage that would have been seen in most towns, large and small, until quite recent times. The frontage is split into two sections, a small showroom area to the right, with folding wooden doors to the left. On the far left is a raised section that probably
supported a single petrol pump in days gone by. Two signs sit there now, one for self-drive van hire, the other advertising used car sales. Whether repair work still takes place at this Staffs garage I'm not sure.
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