The Chinese Garage, Beckenham
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The Chinese Garage, Beckenham
Image: © Christopher Hilton Taken: 28 Mar 2013
Now a listed building, this interwar petrol station's exaggerated Chinese style was presumably an attempt to mask its utilitarian function and prevent it standing out in this genteel suburb, although the effect of course was to make it stick out like a sore thumb.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.398862
Longitude
-0.018646