Further to the right of these buildings was an old garage. Nias of Newbury (Rootes Group) took over the garage for a while, when they had to move out of their existing premises, which was across the corner of Market Street and Bart Street, where the bus station ended up in the early/mid 70's. I believe the owner was a Phillip Whelan, who lived in the Chieveley village area. The garage degenerated into just a filling station before being demolished to make way for development.
Behind the garage, and accessed by a narrow road which ran along parallel to the A339 to a station goods yard, and behind the Railway Hotel, housing a local coal merchant, was a timber and builders suppliers. Berkshire Builders Merchants.
That corner, across Market Street and Bart St., also housed another car showroom, Central Newbury Motors, who were I believe Mercedes dealers. They moved to new premises where the BP garage on the A4 opposite B&Q now stands.
Does anyone remember the garage (now the Total petrol station) on the Andover Road, at Wash Common. I believe they were originally a Talbot/Sunbeam dealer, but may be mistaken.
Does anyone remember the garage (now the Total petrol station) on the Andover Road, at Wash Common. I believe they were originally a Talbot/Sunbeam dealer, but may be mistaken.
Yes, I worked for them for a while...they were a Nissan franchise owned by Mr Whelan's business partner Tom Thompson. They were also the owners of the Nias site in Kings Road, and the London road site of Nias...All did very well in the area,...escpecially when Sainsbury's wanted in!!!!
Behind the garage, and accessed by a narrow road which ran along parallel to the A339 to a station goods yard, and behind the Railway Hotel, housing a local coal merchant, was a timber and builders suppliers. Berkshire Builders Merchants.
You seem to have moved the Railway Hotel - which was south of the railway (where Halfords is now). The builder's merchants fronted on to what was left of Winchcombe Road after the relief road (now A339) totally distrupted the roads in that area.
There was also a large malthouse back there on what is now the Sainsburys/Scats site.
I'm sure BrianB won't mind but if you look in the top left hand corner of this aerial view, you can see the whole lot including the still standing diesel works and the cottages that fronteed onto the link.
I don't know, but it is after the Kennet Centre car park was built, but before the Market St bus station, 'WH Smith car park' and the current WBC offices (pre 1982) were built. I notice the Old Mill on Kennet Rd is still standing. I can just see Snowy going for a pint in the Clocky.
Elliots, the large factory connubation to the west of Northbrook St, is still standing and I believe it was demolished in the late seventies to make way for Strawberry Hill and Bayer. The large housing estate behind West Street has not been started by Trencherwood so my guess has to be 1979.,
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