This week we look at Southwick’s 1930s filling station.
The Council for the Preservation of Rural England ran a competition in 1937 to improve the appearance of petrol stations throughout the country, and Southwick won the AE Holloway award for stations with three pumps or less. Petrol then cost one shilling and sixpence (six-and-a-half pence today) a gallon.
The filling station also featured a snack bar and cafe, and the site later became a newsagents. Doug and Brenda Harrild took over the Southwick newsagency in 1972, and were joined by their son Kim in 1982 when a new shop was built providing the village with a general store.
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