Vehicles parked in the building to the right of the forecourt which now bears the garage nameplate. In the early 1900s the filling station began to operate a taxi service to and from Stretton Station on the Midland Railway. The taxi was a Ford Model T which carrried wealthy visitors to Ashover's two hydropathic institutions, Ashover House and Amber Vale. (1) Vernacular building dated to 1671 as indicated by datestone. (2)