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{{Short description|Former factory in Brentford, England}} |
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The '''Firestone Tyre Factory''' |
The '''Firestone Tyre Factory''' on the [[Golden Mile (Brentford)|Great West Road]] in [[Brentford]] in the [[London Borough of Hounslow]] was an example of [[Art Deco]] [[architecture]]. It was designed by [[Wallis, Gilbert and Partners]] for the [[Firestone Tire and Rubber Company]]. Built on a 26-acre site, it opened in October 1928.<ref name=richmond>{{cite web|url=http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/626950.0/ |title=25 years on - the end of Firestone (From Richmond and Twickenham Times) |publisher=Richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk |date=2005-09-01 |accessdate=2013-10-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES. |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60C11FA395E1B728DDDAE0994D8415B888EF1D3 |title=FIRESTONE, IN AKRON, ADDRESSES LONDONERS - Tire Manufacturer Uses Radio for Speech at Opening of New Factory. - Article - NYTimes.com |publisher=Select.nytimes.com |date=1928-10-17 |accessdate=2013-10-17}}</ref> |
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⚫ | The company announced in November 1979 that it would close the factory.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60917FB3B5D11728DDDAC0994D9415B898BF1D3|title=Firestone Plans Cuts in Europe|date=1979-11-15|quote=The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Ltd, said today that it would discontinue operations at its Brentford, Middlesex, plant within the next three [...]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/doc/162619407.html?FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Nov%2015,%201979&author=&pub=Los%20Angeles%20Times&edition=&startpage=&desc=Firestone%20to%20Cut%20European%20Output |title=Los Angeles Times: Archives - Firestone to Cut European Output |publisher=Pqasb.pqarchiver.com |date=1979-11-15 |accessdate=2013-10-17}}</ref> |
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==Demolition and controversy== |
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⚫ | The company announced in November 1979 that it would close the factory.<ref>{{cite news|url= |
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After its purchase by [[Trafalgar House (company)|Trafalgar House]], the building was demolished during the August 1980 [[bank holiday]] weekend, reportedly in anticipation of its becoming [[listed building|listed]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Fiona MacCarthy |url= |
After its purchase by [[Trafalgar House (company)|Trafalgar House PLC]], the building was demolished during the August 1980 [[bank holiday]] weekend, reportedly in anticipation of its becoming [[listed building|listed]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Fiona MacCarthy |url=http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2004/nov/20/architecture |title=Grand designs | Art and design |publisher=The Guardian |date=2004-11-20 |accessdate=2013-10-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/4254295/Erotic-gherkin-company-has-form.html|title='Erotic gherkin' company has 'form'|quote=Trafalgar House used to own the Firestone Building on Western Avenue. Two days before the building was to be listed, it flattened that, too.}}</ref> The [[Twentieth Century Society]] call the structure their "first serious case" and say that its destruction<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.c20society.org.uk/about-us/ |title=About us — The Twentieth Century Society |publisher=C20society.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2013-10-17}}</ref> {{quote|1=[...] focussed public attention on the necessity for greater protection for 20th century buildings and led directly to the listing of 150 examples of inter-war architecture (including Battersea Power Station) by the government.}} |
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The gates, piers and railings fencing the site received a Grade II listing in 2001.<ref |
The gates, piers and railings fencing the site received a Grade II listing in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-488371-central-gates-gate-piers-and-railings-to |title=Central Gates, Gate Piers and Railings to the Former Firestone Factory - Hounslow - Greater London - England |publisher=British Listed Buildings |date= |accessdate=2013-10-17|quote=Central gates, gate piers and railngs to the former Firestone Factory. 1928 by Wallis, Gilbert and Partners.}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[India of Inchinnan|India Tyre Factory]] |
*[[India of Inchinnan|India Tyre Factory]] |
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*[[Fort Dunlop]] |
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*[[Michelin House]] |
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*[[Hoover Building]] |
*[[Hoover Building]] |
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==External links== |
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{{commons category|Former Firestone factory, Brentford}} |
{{commons category|Former Firestone factory, Brentford}} |
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* http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~garycr/2001/firestone_factory/ |
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* http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/epw025229 |
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* http://brentfordandchiswicklhs.org.uk/local-history/buildings/the-firestone-factory/ |
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* http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/b/brentford/index50.shtml |
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