HAVE YOU ever wondered why Clifford Street in Newport has two white pillars in the middle of a row of terrace houses, as in the recent picture above?
Darren Smith hinted at the history behind this spot in the We Grew Up on the Isle of Wight Facebook group.
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Darren posted a 1989 County Press clipping and a selection of pictures taken at a fire at the spot, which was then Medina Motor Repairs.
Darren's clipping from the County Press.
Three fire appliances and 18 firefighters attended — four were later treated at the Royal Isle of Wight County Hospital, Ryde.
According to the County Press report, the area was evacuated because the garage contained three potentially explosive gas cylinders.
Three cars inside the garage were destroyed by the blaze, as was the roof at the back of the building.
Some of the cars and the roof of the garage were badly damaged during the blaze. Picture: Darren Smith.
Darren, who worked at Medina Motor Repairs in the late 1980s, said the garage was rebuilt after the fire.
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