Dover Kent UK
History of Dover Garages
Henlys (Dover) Ltd
Address
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Workshop - Dolphin Passage, Dolphin Lane
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Workshop - Woolcomber Street (Townwall Street corner)
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Showroom - Austin House, Castle Street
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Petrol - Gateway garage, Woolcomber Street (Townwall Street corner)
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Parts Department - Castle Street, Dolphin Passage
Castle Street showroom (Austin House)
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1956 Pikes nothing listed here
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1959 Pikes - listing County Motors (Kent) Ltd (Main Austin & BMC service &sales agents), motor engineers, agents, & garage (showrooms) Tel Dover 2103 & 2104 (night service)
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NB it is listed between Martin Walters and Stembrook
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1967 Pikes - listing Henlys (Dover) Ltd retail dealers for Austin, Riley & BMC. Service & Sales (showrooms) (Austin House). Tel Dover 2103/5
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NB it is listed between Martin Walters and Stembrook!
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54-56 Castle Street through to Dolphin passage and Dolphin Lane
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Previously this site was the Kenex Coachworks (they moved out to Barwick Road circa 1961)
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circa 1961 Parts Dept on the front to Castle street, and behind were the workshops, body, tyre fitting, trade spares outlet and offices.
Woolcomber Street (corner of Townwall Street)
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1959 kellys - County Motors (Kent) Ltd, main Austin & B.M.C. service & sales agents, motor engineers, agents & garage. Tel Dover 2103 (night service 2104)
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Circa 1961 Louis Erdi designed the Aluminium Canopy of the petrol station (he also designed the Stage Hotel)
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1962 kellys - Henlys Dover Ltd, retail dealers for Austin Riley & B.M.C. service; 24hr petrol & breakdown service, Tel No Dover 2103/5
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Kelly's 1967 - Retail dealer for Austin, Riley & BMC Service, 24 hr petrol & breakdown service, Gateway garage, Tel No Dover 2103/5
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at a later stage, once they had moved the workshops out of the castle st area, they once again had workshop at this site.
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1999 - planning was approved to remove petrol and sewage tanks and backfill