Lake's garage with Mr Lake in front
Date; probably about 1900. Although the telephone came to Coggeshall in 1908 by 1926 no-one in the fire brigade had one so in that year the parish council came to an agreement with Mr Lake for his phone to be called (Coggeshall 23) If anyone wanted to call out the brigade, they rang him and he would then run up to Mr Birkin, the fire chief, to call out the engine. Lake got 2/6d for each call.
The garage kept going and selling petrol at least until the 1960's as far as I remember.
Date: late 1930's?
Ref: 48/18
Date; probably about 1900. Although the telephone came to Coggeshall in 1908 by 1926 no-one in the fire brigade had one so in that year the parish council came to an agreement with Mr Lake for his phone to be called (Coggeshall 23) If anyone wanted to call out the brigade, they rang him and he would then run up to Mr Birkin, the fire chief, to call out the engine. Lake got 2/6d for each call.
The garage kept going and selling petrol at least until the 1960's as far as I remember.
Date: late 1930's?
Ref: 48/18
Also in: East & West St.
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Comments
By Rod Miller: Hi Trevor You and I went to ST Peters and in our class 55 to 61 ) was Janice Lake Her dad had the garage in the 50's and early 60's By Rod Miller: Trevor was there not a railway platform or part thereof at the rear of the garage? Originally a rail line was to come thru Cog but went to Kelvedon instead By Rachel: Very proud to say that is my Grandad