226 GARAGES AND SERVICE STATIONS

In the spirit of Ed Ruscha's Twentysix Gasoline Stations (1963), photographer Philip Butler has travelled the length and breadth of Britain photographing these diverse eccentric and idiosyncratic buildings.  As motoring became popular in the early 1900s, the need for mechanical expertise to service, repair, refuel, and sell vehicles soared - and the 'garage' was born.  From the MOck-Tudor fad of the 1920s via the Streamline Moderne of the 1930s, to the simple Modernist rationalism of post-war Britain, each era has produced a distinct automotive architecture.  With the introduction of the Ministry of Transport vehicle test in the 1960s, demand accelerated still further.  A diverse array of structures was utilized - churches, cinemas, railway arches, fire stations, shops, factories - all proved versatile enough to find second lives as garages.

Hardcover

6.3" x 8"

252 pages