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George Warne and The Motorists' Mecca blue plaque

Worthing, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom

George Warne and The Motorists' Mecca blue plaque

In 1899 George Warne 1864-1916 an early motoring enthusiast promoted his new hotel as The Motorists' Mecca establishing the first hotel garage, or engine house, in England on this site in York road in 1900 The garage was demolished in 1947

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