From the mock-Tudor fad of the 1920s to drivers refuelling on a roundabout, each era produces its own distinctive petrol stations – as photographer Philip Butler discovered
From the mock-Tudor fad of the 1920s to drivers refuelling on a roundabout, each era produces its own distinctive petrol stations – as photographer Philip Butler discovered
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Main image: Manor Road Garage, West Sussex, 1934. Photograph: Philip Butler
Wed 27 Aug 2025 08.00 CEST
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