{"product_id":"226-garages-and-service-stations-by-philip-butler-9781739887896","title":"226 Garages and Service Stations","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSmall garages and service stations are a vital - but fast disappearing - part of Britain's automotive landscape. Often independently owned and sited in idiosyncratic buildings, they are rightfully celebrated and sensitively documented in this essential book.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou might use a local garage to change a tyre or replace your exhaust, but when was the last time you pulled over and took a good look at the building itself?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the spirit of Ed Ruscha's \u003cem\u003eTwentysix Gasoline Stations\u003c\/em\u003e (1963), photographer Philip Butler has done just that. Over six years, he's travelled the length and breadth of Britain photographing these diverse, eccentric, and idiosyncratic buildings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs motoring became popular in the early 1900s, the need for mechanical expertise to service, repair, refuel, and sell vehicles soared - and the 'garage' was born. From the Mock-Tudor fad of the 1920s via the Streamline Moderne of the 1930s, to the simple Modernist rationalism of postwar Britain, each era has produced a distinct automotive architecture. With the introduction of the Ministry of Transport (MOT) vehicle test in the 1960s, demand accelerated still further. A diverse array of structures was utilised - churches, cinemas, railway arches, fire stations, shops, factories - all proved versatile enough to find second lives as garages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs the era of the combustion engine draws to a close, Butler's enchanting photographs of \u003cem\u003e226 Garages and Service Stations\u003c\/em\u003e document the charm and personality of these survivors of the petrol age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47288333893868,"sku":"9781739887896","price":65.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/c4d7a5e4b01bf3f696d6014e00879706.jpg?v=1770634944","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/226-garages-and-service-stations-by-philip-butler-9781739887896","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}