THE site on the corner of Moseley Road and the main Worcester-Holt road in the village of Hallow is now occupied by housing, but for many years it was home to Oakleigh Garage run by the Davis family. A typical Worcester village garage, it has now gone the way of many others since supermarkets started selling fuel. Back in 1980, when this photo was taken, there was not a diesel pump in sight. There would have been one, but it was mostly only used by tradesmen's trucks and vans and often stood on its own. Petrol came in two grades, two star (92 octane) and four star (98 octane), both leaded. Also, don't be confused by the price. It's per gallon. Converted into today's price per litre it would be around 30p. But that was before two Gulf wars.
Nostalgia: Hallow garage where four-star was £1.35 a gallon
THE site on the corner of Moseley Road and the main Worcester-Holt road in the village of Hallow is now occupied by housing, but for many years it was home to Oakleigh Garage run by the Davis family. A typical Worcester village garage, it has now gone the
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