An impression of the Garage

 We have created a 3D computer model of the garage on Buxton Road as it appeared in the 1960s. The model includes the adjoining row of cottages. 

 We don't know the age of this building. It does appear on the 1909 Ordnance Survey map but is probably much older. There was a motor garage here as early as 1927, advertised by McCabe and Jacklin.  It is believed that the premises were originally the stables for the Beard and Bugsworth Colliery (Lady Pit) which was at the start of Dolly Lane. The mine closed in 1903.  It is known that an office was maintained in the row of cottages adjacent to the garage and this was sometimes known as “Office Row” The cottage at the far end had a small window looking out on to Yeardsley Lane and here, employees would collect their wages of a Friday evening.

The garage was advertised for sale in 1930 and the next owner appears to have been Cyril W. Milk. In 1941 Johnson and Hockmeyer were trading as Furness Garage Ltd and its final owners were the Start Motor Company.  

1927 advertisement

In 1984 Simon Naden, trading as Timbercraft  moved from Bridgemont and converted the building to a furniture workshop and showroom. He appears to have stayed until 1992 when there were planning applications to rebuild the site as a garage workshop with offices above.  A further application in 2004 proposed building 5 flats on the site.  None of these plans came to fruition and in 2009 Derbyshire Green Energy took over the premises from where they traded until 2012 when it was advertised for sale. 

 The next occupants were “The Cake Nest”  a bakery business which had been established at the owner’s home in Buxworth. Much of their trade was by internet and in October 2015 they moved to Calico Lane.

North West Motor Cycles took over the premises in September 2016 additionally they sold used cars. A small grocery shop “Violets Emporium” opened selling essentials, sweets, hot and cold drinks and snacks. Another part of the shop sold second hand goods.  Short lived, the shop closed on 7th April 2017. The title North West Motor Cycles disappeared shortly after opening. The next brief occupant was "Verdebris", an antique dealer and restorer. Used cars continued to be sold on the forecourt by Tony Hanson.

Now looking abandoned and uncared for, the premises is on the market.