Manor Road Garage, East Preston, West Sussex The historically important art deco influenced facade of the former Manor Road Garage at East Preston in West Sussex has been fully restored and now fronts a development of private homes. Manor Road Garage was an architect designed garage and opened for business in 1934. In the 1930's there were many garages built with an art deco influence and sadly many have long since been redeveloped and lost for ever. Manor Road Garage was a working garage until the owner died in the early 1970's and for 40 years it lay in disuse. In 2007, and in recognition of its important design characteristics, English Heritage gave the building, and its surviving 1950's Avery Hardoll petrol pumps, a grade 2 listed building status. A plan was put forward to restore the facade and petrol pumps and to redevelop the rest of the site into private apartments and in 2013 that plan had become a reality when the development and restoration was completed.

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