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Lenham Garage, Harrietsham, Kent
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One of the oldest motor garages still in operation.

Constructor:
Unclassified

Period of construction:
1900 - 1949

Transport Trust plaque:
No

Transport Mode:
Road

Address:
Lenham Sportscars, West Street, Harrietsham, Kent, ME17 1HX

Postcode:
ME17 1HX

Nearest Town:
Maidstone

Heritage Centre:
No


In the workshop at this small country garage there is a document showing that the original business was established in 1910. This makes it one of the oldest motor garages in the country still in business.

No claim would be made for the aesthetic quality of the building but it is substantially original and inside contains shelves and work benches typical of a traditional country garage.

The petrol pumps are no longer in use but have been refurbished.


Bibliography:

Aamo, Alv Sogstad, Petrol Station: A Visual History, Norsk Form (Norway) ISBN-10 8245200107 (1995)

Demaus, A. B., Motoring in the 20s and 30s. Batsford, ISBN 0 7134 1538 X(1979)

Flower, Michael, and Wynn Jones, Raymond, One Hundred Years of Motoring, RAC, ASIN B00159N2JQ (1981)

Harmsworth, Sir Alfred, Motors and Motor Driving, Longmans, The Badminton Library, (1904)

Jakle, Prof. John, The Gas Station in America, John Hopkins Univ. ISBN-100801847230 (1994)

Pascal, Dominique, Stations Service, ETAI (France), ISBN 2-7268-8341-9 (1999)

Rolt, L. T. C., Motoring History, Dutton, (USA), ASIN B0010ZXCK4 (1964)

Russell, Tim, Fill 'er Up: The Great American Gas Station, Voyageur (USA), ISBN-10 0760328714 (2007)

Ware, Michael, A Roadside Camera, David & Charles, ISBN 0 7153 6791 9 (1974)

Witzel, Michael, American Gas Station: History and Folklore of Gas Stations in America, MBI (USA) ISBN-10 0760306494 (1998)



Opening Times:
Permanently viewable externally and open during normal business hours.

How To Find:

By road: Off A20 in the village centre.

By rail: Five minutes walk from Lenham Railway Station


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Current Conditions: Clear in Maidstone, GBR (as of 12:50 AM 5/26/2013)

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Forecast for Sunday, May 26, 2013 for Maidstone, GBR

Today: Partly Cloudy.Partly Cloudy Lo: 42°F. Hi: 65°F. Chance of precipitation: 2%
Tomorrow: Fair.Fair Lo: 46°F. Hi: 62°F. Chance of precipitation: 2%
Tuesday: Showers / Clear.Showers / Clear Lo: 47°F. Hi: 60°F. Chance of precipitation: 98%
Wednesday: Sprinkles.Sprinkles Lo: 45°F. Hi: 59°F. Chance of precipitation: 85%
Thursday: Showers / Clear.Showers / Clear Lo: 51°F. Hi: 65°F. Chance of precipitation: 50%

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