{"product_id":"226-garages-and-service-stations-hardcover","title":"226 Garages and Service Stations - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilip Butler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDamon Murray\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eStephen Sorrell\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn enchanting photographic celebration of Britain's ubiquitous and idiosyncratic car garages\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou might use a local garage to change a tire or replace your spark plugs, but when was the last time you pulled over and took a good look at the building itself? In the spirit of Ed Ruscha's \u003ci\u003eTwentysix Gasoline Stations\u003c\/i\u003e (1963), British photographer Philip Butler (born 1980) has done just that. Over six years, he traveled the length and breadth of Britain photographing these diverse, eccentric and idiosyncratic buildings.\u003cbr\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. A diverse array of structures--churches, cinemas, railway arches, fire stations, shops, factories--all proved versatile enough to find second lives as garages. As the era of the combustion engine draws to a close, Butler's enchanting photographs document the charm and personality of these survivors of the gasoline age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip Butler\u003c\/b\u003e is a Worcestershire-based photographer documenting the remains of Great Britain's interwar architecture. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 6.54 x 7.87 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45853954670789,"sku":"9781739887896","price":43.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/BhxhmlPPsd9781739887896.webp?v=1771469572","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/226-garages-and-service-stations-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}