Michael

It does look likely, but if you Google Banbury Buildings and look for Grace's website the panels do look very similar. BUT it also looks as they are no longer in business.

Robert Butler

Have a search for "concrete sectional buildings" you may find what you are looking for

I have a 13' x 21' pre-cast concrete garage with the door aperture replaced with a 'site-office' front as a workshop. The ship-lap front has a window and 4' wide double doors to enable machines to be moved in and out if necessary. This building has performed very well for almost 25 years except that the corrugated concrete fibre roof developed hairline cracks which started to leak. This was entirely my own fault as I had hung too much weight from the internal roof trusses ( three Transwave converters and shelving etc.). I cured this problem by laying 2 x 2 purlins along the external roof and bolting powder-coated corrugated steel sheets to them with bog-standard loft fibre in-between. I suffer from very little condensation or corrosion and the building is easily heated in winter, although I do keep an old Dimplex convection heater switched to its lowest possible setting on 24/7/365. This only kicks in at about 50deg's but may have to be reviewed in the light of rising energy costs. The building was originally supplied by Compton but I believe this firm has been taken over by Lidget.

It looks to me like a Compton. As said, they are no longer in business, but I think parts are still available.

Might have been a local manufacturer no longer trading, Michael.

Prefabricated sectional garages in my area were know as "Grimston" garages after a manufacturer near Bradford. Grimston ceased manufacturing many years ago – their old site is still derelict. Their products were the more usual bolted together vertical sections, not the "post & plank" arrangement that your appears to be.

Maybe worth asking older locals if they recall a manufacturer in the area. Or, if you have an idea of the age of the garage, look in the small ads of period car mechanics magazines – IIRC national suppliers of such buildings used to advertise there.

Nigel B.

Looks vaguely like the cast pattern on mine.

From these folk:

https://www.leofricgarages.co.uk/index.html

Agree entirely with comments re: Fibre Cement Roofing. Durable it ain't.

D.

Probably easier lifting that style of panel than the 7' high vertical sections Michael.

I prefered the "get someone else in to do it" approach when I had one erected in place of a 1930's timber framed asbestos panel clad garage at my first house. 12' 6" x 18' apex roof vertical panel garage erected in around 3 hours by two guys – with no aches, pains, trapped fingers etc. on my part.

Nigel B

Michael
Are you looking to acquire some of these panels? They are 4ft x 15 inch with centre bolt fixing holes at each end.
I recollect that they were Compton but it's a long time ago.
I have some spare smooth brick panels as per photo. They have propped up my apple tree for about 50 years but could be relieved of this duty if necessary.
The apple tree is just south of Crewe by the way.