Unknown garage castle Gresley

fezzyben · May 22, 2008

Visited here with nobody girl. This place has just been left like this for years The newest car in there was a J reg!!! The building is unacessable but the office desk is piled high with yellowing paperwork. Heres a few pics

Uphill

Downhill

Join the RAC???

Outdoor pit

Cars

Signage

Sabtr · May 22, 2008

Crikey thats an odd place! Wonder why it has been left like that? There's certainly nothing like that up here (unless someone knows better!).

base74 · May 22, 2008

That is actually a fantastic find. I love how those cars still have the sale boards on top and have just been left there. I'd really love to get that bug too

MD · May 22, 2008

ive seen this before i love this sort of stuff
have you anymore pics?? id love to see them

thompski · May 22, 2008

I'm surprised its so untouched, you would expect someone to have nicked the cars by now!

melvinbmx · May 22, 2008

Nice selection of motors there, would love that beetle but i wouldnt pay £2000 odd for it now :mrgreen:

Mr Magoo · May 22, 2008

I drive past this place every day, none of the cars are ever moved, no new ones added or old one taken, it just stands and continues to decay. However, this place is used. There are lights on at night and sometime people can be seen moving around in the office.

It was broken into around 12 months ago, the red door on the front of office is new. If you look on the far left of the first image you will see the new door.

Theres something going on here, but not sure what...

Great to see this place posted here, great pics guys....

johno23 · May 22, 2008

What a bizarre place,I didnt know Arthur Daley had a branch around here :lol:

interesting nonetheless

digitalxspace · May 22, 2008

This place is used and still operating as a business. I contacted them about the beetle and almost sorted a viewing for it :lol:

to far for me to travel though.

seasider · May 24, 2008

thought i'd check dvla and i was suprised to find out this about the chavlier:

The enquiry is complete

The vehicle details for H439 CBM are:

Date of Liability 01 09 2008
Date of First Registration 13 08 1990
Year of Manufacture 1990
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1388CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status SORN Not Due
Vehicle Colour RED
Vehicle Type Approval null
The information contained on this page is correct at the time of enquiry.
Vehicle Excise Duty Rate for vehicle
6 Months Rate £66.00
12 Months Rate £120.00

By my reckoning its still taxed but it'S NOT on the insurance database so its not insured, a strange thing if its still taxed. oh well great find love things like this find :lol:

reddwarf9 · May 24, 2008

seasider said:
thought i'd check dvla and i was suprised to find out this about the chavlier:

The enquiry is complete

The vehicle details for H439 CBM are:

Date of Liability 01 09 2008
Date of First Registration 13 08 1990
Year of Manufacture 1990
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1388CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status SORN Not Due
Vehicle Colour RED
Vehicle Type Approval null
The information contained on this page is correct at the time of enquiry.
Vehicle Excise Duty Rate for vehicle
6 Months Rate £66.00
12 Months Rate £120.00

By my reckoning its still taxed but it'S NOT on the insurance database so its not insured, a strange thing if its still taxed. oh well great find love things like this find

Its probably SORN'd, my bike was not taxed over the winter and when I checked it before taxing in April it gave date of liability of September even though it wasnt taxed, it was just the date of SORN expiry

RD

Bloomers · May 24, 2008

or its taxed with trade insurance

20vturbo · May 24, 2008

no,it means its sorned

Maniac · May 24, 2008

It's in better condition that my Cavalier, and my one's 4 years newer!! You can't kill them thou, they just go on and on and on and on . . . . lol

Maniac.

fork_handles · May 27, 2008

seasider said:
Vehicle Status SORN Not Due

Shows that it's SORN'd! Nice find though.

It's amazing how these garages keep going even though they look derelict..I knew of a place that was virtually falling down but always had a gold Mitsubishi parked inside it. Although it looked like it never moved it actually belonged to the old guy who lived next door who used to work there and after it closed kept on parking his car there! So although it was closed it was still in use for something.

TK421 · May 27, 2008

Thats a really interesting site, it sort of reminds me of dog kennels, but for cars!!

NobodyGirl · May 27, 2008

I almost forgot we did this one! Lots of explores in one day

My pics are pretty much the same as yours

You did a good job!

I think I spotted an access point to the place. but its not exactly easy.

Sabtr · May 27, 2008

Maniac said:
It's in better condition that my Cavalier, and my one's 4 years newer!! You can't kill them thou, they just go on and on and on and on . . . . lol

Maniac.

I killed my old one. :mrgreen:

The oil pump failed and I drove it home (10 miles)! It made it but it was a write off.

Bax__ · May 30, 2008

Yellow Metro - Nice!!!!

fezzyben · May 31, 2008

Bax__ said:
Yellow Metro - Nice!!!!

Thats exactly what I thought and nobody came out with the fact that she liked it

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