In message , John Rowland
writes

I just noticed that "The Garage" gig venue seems to have possibly been built
in a style which is sympathetic to the former train station next door, and
it occurred that the clue might be in the name. Is it a former bus garage?

I think it was built as a billiards hall, with a dance hall above. I
suspect the 'Garage' is a reference to what was once a large garage next
door (where Majestic Wine now is), which I vaguely remember being called
Lex (so possibly part of the same company that built the famous Lex
Garage in Soho).
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Paul Terry