Pump it up! The UK’s most glorious garages – in pictures

St John’s Garage, Whithorn, Wigtownshire, 1947

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.Perhaps the most unusual garage in Britain, St John’s was built as a Reformed Presbyterian church in 1892. Dwindling attendance led to its closure, and it was converted into a garage and filling station in 1947