Dover Kent UK
History of Dover Garages
22 Beaconsfield Road
Reliance Garage (photo circa 1950's)
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20 January 1933 Dover Express - For your next repairs, try Reliance Garage, Beaconsfield Rd, Dover; satisfaction guaranteed. If you require towing in, just ring Dover 106; distance and time no object. Day and night service.
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21 April 1933 Dover Express - New Petrol Pump. An application for permission to install a new petrol pump, with a tank of 500 Gallons capacity, at the Reliance Garage, Beaconsfield Rd, was approved.
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1935-6 Pikes - Reliance Garage, motor engineers and car dealers (Tel 106). Ellen, H. and Hart, E. proprietors
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15 April 1935 Dover Express - advert
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1938-9 Pikes - Reliance Garage, motor engineers, and car dealers (Tel 106), H. Ellen and E. Hart proprietors.
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29 July 1938 Dover Express - RELIANCE GARAGE. - Notice is hereby given that the partnership heretofore subsisting between us the undersigned H.R. Ellen and E.T.G. HART, carrying on business at the Reliance Garage, Beaconsfield Rd, Dover, under the style or firm of ELLEN & HART, has been dissolved by mutual consent as from 21st day July 1938. All debts due to and owing by the said late firm will be received and paid by us the undersigned E.P. and E.G. Clarke who will continue to carry on the said business at the same address. Dated this 22 day of July 1938. H.R.W Ellen, E.T.G. Hart, E.G. Clarke, E.P. Clarke.
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1939-40 Pikes - Reliance Garage
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12 January 1941 Dover Express - advert
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9 May 1947 Dover Express - For Sale by Private Treaty. The valuable Freehold Main Road and Corner Position Garage Premises, with semi-detached residence "Reliance" Garage, Beaconsfield Road; and 46 London Road, comprising the iron framed garage building, 30ft x 26ft, with yard at rear; spacious workshop, with workbench and inspection pit; brick built two roomed office building, and the semi-detached four bedroomed residence, with large garden to side and rear. The whole having a frontage to the main London Road of 59ft and a return frontage to Beaconsfield Road of 97ft.
Two electric petrol pumps an electric inflator are included in the sale.
Vacant Possession, Price £4,500. Arrangements to view and further particulars can be obtained of Messers WORSFOLD & HAYWARD, Auctioneers, Surveyors and Estate Agents, Market Square, Dover.
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1 Aug 1947 - first reference of Ely's at Beaconsfield Rd
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1948-9 Pikes - there are two entries
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Reliance Garage, motor engineers and car dealers, (Tel Dover 106). Chas H Ely.
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NB in 1948-9 it is also listed as Elys Garage, 22 Beaconsfield Road (tel 317)
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1950 Kellys - Chas H Ely, motor engineer, tel Dover 317
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8 December 1950 Dover Express - advert
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15 Dec 1950 - Ely are moving out and using their Townwall site for motor cycle only.
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1956 Kellys - R.W. Parker Proprietor
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1959 Kellys - R Parker Motor Engineer
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1961-2 trade directory - Reliance Garage. R W Parker, Vauxhall agent, also self frive hire, tel Dover 317
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1965 kellys - Reliance Garage (Dover) Ltd. distributors of Daf, Reanault & Triumph, Beaconsfield Rd. Tel Dover 317
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1967 Kellys - Reliance Garage Dover, motor engineers
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1969 kellys - Reliance Garage (Dover) Ltd. distributors of Daf, Renault & Triumph, Beaconsfield Rd. Tel Dover 317
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1972 - (BT) - Reliance Garage, Beaconsfield Road. Dover 955
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Circa 2000 - photo courtesy Stuart Kinnon
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2003 change of use to Car Wash
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2016
