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MONDAY 20th AUGUST 1990
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Demolition of Chelsham Garage began. The relatively modern Canteen and Office block were the first to fall to the hands and machines of Callaghan Demolition Ltd of Kingswood Surrey.
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The canteen has already been flattened, the office section will be next to fall.
WEDNESDAY 22nd AUGUST 1990
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This photo was taken as the wooden hoardings were being erected around the Bus Garage. The hoardings were later painted dark green.
THURSDAY 23rd AUGUST 1990
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Demolition of the rear southern/left half of the garage was under way, the southern half and the northern/left half front is still untouched at this stage.
FRIDAY 24th AUGUST 1990
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Remainder of the front northern/left half of the garage including the northern/left side wall and northern/left front doors were demolished.
WEDNESDAY 29th AUGUST 1990
Demolition of the southern/right half of the garage commenced. This photo show the last of the big blue front doors lying down.
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This photo shows the same view from inside Chelsham Garage and right gable had folded down behind the front doors,the sash window where I used to get my bus maps etc' and the small shelf below where I used to write out my cheques to pay for my monthly season tickets can be seen
FRIDAY 31st AUGUST 1990
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The engineers office was next to fall, the only remaining building was the Old Garage Superintendents building.
WEDNESDAY 5th SEPTEMBER 1990
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The Garage Superintendents office was the last building to be demolished. This left the whole site just a pile of rubble and twisted metal, truly a very sad sight indeed. The 10.000 gallon fuel tank can be seen towering behind the lamp post at the back.
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The 10.000 gallon fuel tank was finally cut up on site, the Hare & Hounds pub looks on at the sad devastation of Chelsham Bus Garage
One interesting point worth noting was the re-use of some of the planking from the southern front garage doors, these were being used as battening for the top edging of the hoardings along the Chelsham Road.
<< After the last bus had left Chelsham Bus Garage