The fuel crisis in 1923 was of a slightly different nature. There were no petrol pumps at the side of shops, so, in this case, in Bere Regis the petrol was stored in a can buried under the pear tree.
Full story in the Dorset Echo
A village taxi in the days before pumps
June 14, 2008 at 4:00 am (Biography, History, Location)
Tags: Bere Regis
