A derelict village garage near Llanberis , North Wales

We are no longer a working garage .

Stringent EU regulations such as forcing stations to serve in Litres and upgrade their tanks along with  competition from Supermarkets have forced around 3,300 filling stations to close in the last five years .
The last of the Village pumps by Clare Kendall  http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1327294

The Abandoned Petrol Station ( that wasn't )

I pulled onto   the Garage forecourt aboard  my old Triumph motor cycle and just   started to take  off my helmet when a chap in overalls appeared and asked me if  I  needed any help, I was wondering if I could take a few photos for my Blog I asked him ,   I just find old abandoned Petrol stations and Garages interesting  " Oh this isn't closed or abandoned  "  and just then a customer pulled in  and he started filling the car up with fuel . The proprietor had run this station for most of his working life , but  with cheap Supermarket fuel , and increasing legislation only recently had he thought about winding the business down , which is a great shame because these small independent Garages were once the mainstay of rural village life just like the Post Office or the Village Pub. 

Faded Paint

Liquid Engineering

It would be  a great shame if this old service station disappeared and eventually  becomes just another housing development . Possibly  its history and former usage will be remembered in a Castrol close or Redex  Drive .

The Grey Phantom.

http://www.midlandairmuseum.co.uk/

Just on the outskirts of Coventry is situated the Midland Air Museum which also incorporates the Sir Frank Whittle jet heritage centre , and while i was walking around the outdoor exhibits I came across this rather forlorn F4 Phantom .  Piled and stacked in a quiet  corner of the Museum  its  fuselage and wing sections complete with the faded US markings are  awaiting their turn for restoration . The Mc Donnell Douglas F-4 Phantom was originally developed for the US Navy and entered service aboard Aircraft  carriers in 1960. These twin seat aircraft were used extensively during the Vietnam war . But looking at this haphazard collection of wing and tail sections with stars and stripe markings I could not help being reminded of a certain Pop art painting of the 1960s .

US Air force