W.G. Everingham
Fox and Figgs Garage
Bermac Cars
Rix Filling Station
BP Filling Station
Fox and Figgs Garage, George Street / Barmby Road
Wycliffe Galland Everingham started this garage business in 1914 when he built a garage on the corner site. The garage was taken over by another Pocklington cycle and motor engineer, Reuben Fox, circa 1930 when Wycliffe moved to Lancashire. Newspaper clipping from the Howdenshire Chronicle and Pocklington Weekly News for December 5th 1914 & advert early 1915.
Fox and Figg's Garage in the Pocklington Post Memory Lane (please contact me if you have the orginal copy)
(the newspaper has the incorrect date as the 1929 trade directory
has the Garage still run by W.G. Everingham and son.)
Advert from the Parish Magazine for Pocklington in May 1942
Recollection of Ken Durkin was that Reuben Fox had an Austin Ruby car and was always well dressed with brown leather shoes and grey turn up trousers, brown check shirt, cravat and always a natty cap, yellow scarf and cane. He played golf at the nearby golf course. His workers were Reg Warters, George Fetherston and handyman Reuben Aldred. Denis Moor said that Reuben Fox was also a notable pilot.
Bermac Cars - Picture by kind courtesy of Roger Pattison - 1980's
Rix's filling station around 1990 - taken by Albert Sheen on his movie film camera
BP Filling Station taken 27th July 2006 by A.Sefton
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