Closed agricultural vehicle dealers, Wearhead
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Closed agricultural vehicle dealers, Wearhead
Image: © Oliver Dixon Taken: 5 Nov 2008
Standing beside the A689 in upper Weardale, this now derelict premises was a thriving petrol station in the late 1960s and 1970s. It also sold new and used cars, and was owned by a Mr John Hodgen. The indications are that it has also served as an agricultural vehicle dealers at some stage (information supplied by Stephen Reed)
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Image Location
Latitude
54.749175
Longitude
-2.219795