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LOCK,MICHAEL J,(RETAIL) LTD was at 83/85 Seaview Road, went bust 1992, does that help you remember the name of the garage?

Anyone have a pic of Fountain garage?
Used to be on Rake lane, Wallasey (had a shady reputation)

The garage on Seaview Rd where QFit is was called Star Motors
Vauxhall Main Dealer until late eighties sorry no photo

Dave

Star Motors, thats the one dava thanks.

What was the BMC on Woodchurch Road Prenton - where Kwik Fit and the empty petrol station are...?

Cowie Kirby was where Sainsburys car park is, but can't remember the name of the other dealer.

There was a small clock tower on the building - I seem to recall.

Atlantic Garage Moreton! A blast from the past. I recall going to the cottage to the right and an old lady would come out and serve petrol. Sometimes the pumps would not be working and petrol was decanted from 2 gallon cans kept in the cellar or pit.

and here's a pic I took a week ago.

Over the road from my mate Mike's house.

Is that your picture uptoncx? That's Bonsall Village in Derbyshire. Spent a large proportion of the 70's and 80's in that village. My Auntie and Uncle and one of my cousins still live there.

Google Maps

Yes, it is my picture. In fact, that's me at the top of the steps. We were on the way to (or from) Matlock Bath at the time.

One on the left. Haven't a clue what it was but can remember playing with the old hand petrol pump in the 50's.

There used to be Jervis's garage behind 86-90 seaview road many years ago. We have some pictures somewhere. My family took over "Wood's" of Wallasey in 1986 to become Pumfords, 86-90 Seaview Road.
Cheers Chris.

It was the Palace cinema, the Lyceum was in New Ferry

Just discovered this old thread and wondered if the Jervis referred to was Les Jervis as he and my father were great friends. They had a lot to do with the Wallasey Motor Club and motor bikes. My father had a Velocette and won lots of Trials. Also another garage nobody mentioned was Pinningtons in Rake Lane. Dad used to garage his car there every night and walk down to Dalmorton Rd. Think it was owned by Bill Pinnington and his brother.
Does anyone remember this?

Anyone remember Wallasey Service Station (the Esso garage, next door to the Farmers Arms in Wallasey Village)? Long gone, now, of course...