East Sheen Filling Station | |
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General information | |
Type | Petrol service station |
Location | 567 Upper Richmond Road, East Sheen, London SW14 in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | East Sheen Filling Station |
Designated | 11 May 2012 |
Reference no. | 1406667 |
East Sheen Filling Station is a petrol service station at 567 Upper Richmond Road, East Sheen, London SW14 in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It dates from about 1926. [1] In 2012 Historic England designated it as a Grade II listed building, [1] [2] citing it as "one of the earliest surviving examples of a purpose-built filling station" and "a pioneering UK instance of an 'American-style' filling station, with canopy and office under a single roof". [2]
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