coffeebean Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Just read a review of a book that mentions "the Coronet filling station (apparently 1950s-England's longest) in the heart of Sheffield's steel-making district". Can anyone shed any light on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgksheff Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 There were several around at the time. Not sure if was a brand of fuel or the name of the chain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moggyr Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Here you go: ://cars.uk.msn.com/features/how-the-car-shaped-britain#image=12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeebean Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 Brilliant, thank you. I've forgotten for the moment what the book was that started me off wondering about this petrol station, but it's still a great picture! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scargill Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 What a great picture, I am sure the central bit is still there, a couple of years ago it formed part of a car lot. I have driven past it for years thinking it had an Art Deco feel about the bit that was left, but never knew the full picture. http://cars.uk.msn.com/features/how-the-car-shaped-britain#image=13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeebean Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 Even better, I'll be off there at the first opportunity to check it out. Thanks again all round. ---------- Post added 23-02-2013 at 11:47 ---------- A quick look on Street View suggests it is indeed the Effingham Motor Company; the shape of the main building matches the shape in the photo. Looked a bit better in 1956! ---------- Post added 24-02-2013 at 08:21 ---------- Found the reference. It was from "Carscapes: The Motor Car, Architecture and Landscape in England", published Dec 2012 by Yale University Press Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scargill Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 I drove past today, and the main fabric of the building is still there, but in a very sad state, a real shadow of its past self. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Tow Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 (edited) The filling station on Effingham Rd was, for some time, the longest in the UK and was the head office of Coronet Petrol Stations. Probably built around 1953 and was one of the first to employ women on the pumps. It was one of a chain of six, or maybe seven stations around Sheffield, selling Esso ( which is a way of referring to Standard Oil = SO ) petrol. The company was sold around 1963 The owner of Coronet previously owned and ran Spic & Span service station. Hope this is of help. Edited February 26, 2017 by Simon Tow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeebean Posted February 26, 2017 Author Share Posted February 26, 2017 Thanks very much Simon for coming up with this so long after I first posted. I've been past the site several times since, and it looks so unglamorous compared to its appearance in the original picture. The extra information is very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Tow Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 You are more than welcome. Any additional info or knowledge about Coronet petrol stations would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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