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Report - Car Dealership - Castle Grestley - Nov 2017

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kj

28DL Full Member
28DL Full Member
The owner of this car dealership closed the doors in 2002, due to ill health and to concentrate on his family. There have been multiple applications for planning permission to completely raze the dealership and build 14 new homes on the site, however for whatever reason this has clearly not come into fruition.

There were originally more cars on the site, however these have either been auctioned off or sold privately by the owner. According to reports on the internet, the owner is still willing to take offers for the remaining 3 cars, should anyone be brave enough to tackle a repair job on any of them.

The main office itself was locked tight with several padlocks, however luckily there was a viewpoint round the back that offered a glimpse into the inside of the office. The dealership is situated right on a main road and no other access was apparent unfortunately.

There are several news articles available on this dealership online, if anyone wants to know any more about the history of the place. According to one local: ‘I've lived on and near this road for 38 years. It used to be called Cappy Hill car sales. I can say this has been like this for at least 15 years. The owner turns up now and again to cut the grass. A few cars have gone in the last few years including the legendary Cappy Hill green beetle.’

Photos:

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If you look closely on the windshield of this one you can see the small footprints of cats or alike imprinted on the dust:
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Pictures of the inside of the "office": (Unfortunately there was really poor lighting conditions in here, and I only had my phone camera on me)

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I hope you enjoyed reading this, and if anyone is in the area it's definitely worth a quick nosy around to see (before it eventually gets turned into more houses).
 

DaVeTuRbO81

28DL Member
28DL Member
The owner of this car dealership closed the doors in 2002, due to ill health and to concentrate on his family. There have been multiple applications for planning permission to completely raze the dealership and build 14 new homes on the site, however for whatever reason this has clearly not come into fruition.

There were originally more cars on the site, however these have either been auctioned off or sold privately by the owner. According to reports on the internet, the owner is still willing to take offers for the remaining 3 cars, should anyone be brave enough to tackle a repair job on any of them.

The main office itself was locked tight with several padlocks, however luckily there was a viewpoint round the back that offered a glimpse into the inside of the office. The dealership is situated right on a main road and no other access was apparent unfortunately.

There are several news articles available on this dealership online, if anyone wants to know any more about the history of the place. According to one local: ‘I've lived on and near this road for 38 years. It used to be called Cappy Hill car sales. I can say this has been like this for at least 15 years. The owner turns up now and again to cut the grass. A few cars have gone in the last few years including the legendary Cappy Hill green beetle.’

Photos:

37459448274_8bab6d3cda_k.jpg


24317026758_9fab9b2d66_k.jpg


38137836142_df7c843ec4_k.jpg


37459453764_dd3a8d0896_k.jpg


37459458904_2dbfb8af11_k.jpg


38113741426_33979a22ff_k.jpg


38169760061_2e2f2d246b_k.jpg


If you look closely on the windshield of this one you can see the small footprints of cats or alike imprinted on the dust:
38137842022_e0208dbf5d_k.jpg


38137843552_119bbe4012_k.jpg


38169763421_6562c275d8_k.jpg


37459444464_186e6fa911_k.jpg


38113728846_98797faa3b_k.jpg


Pictures of the inside of the "office": (Unfortunately there was really poor lighting conditions in here, and I only had my phone camera on me)

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38113725286_c3fd18a8ff_k.jpg


I hope you enjoyed reading this, and if anyone is in the area it's definitely worth a quick nosy around to see (before it eventually gets turned into more houses).
Been today unfortunately the only car that remains untouched is the cavalier the rover and Maestro have been vandalised shame people can’t leave things alone
 
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