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Revision as of 21:19, 17 October 2013
Firestone Tyre Factory | |
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1963 view of the factory | |
General information | |
Town or city | Brentford |
Country | United Kingdom |
Destroyed | August 1980 |
Design and construction | |
Architecture firm | Wallis, Gilbert and Partners |
The Firestone Tyre Factory on the Great West Road in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow was an example of Art Deco architecture designed by Wallis, Gilbert and Partners. Built on a 26-acre site, it opened in October 1928.[1][2]
The company announced in November 1979 that it would close the factory.[3][4]
After its purchase by Trafalgar House PLC, the building was demolished during the August 1980 bank holiday weekend, reportedly in anticipation of its becoming listed.[5][6] The Twentieth Century Society call the structure their "first serious case" and say that its destruction[7]
[...] 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.
The gates, piers and railings fencing the site received a Grade II listing in 2001.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "25 years on - the end of Firestone (From Richmond and Twickenham Times)". Richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk. 2005-09-01. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ^ Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES. (1928-10-17). "FIRESTONE, IN AKRON, ADDRESSES LONDONERS - Tire Manufacturer Uses Radio for Speech at Opening of New Factory. - Article - NYTimes.com". Select.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ^ "Firestone Plans Cuts in Europe". 1979-11-15.
The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Ltd, said today that it would discontinue operations at its Brentford, Middlesex, plant within the next three [...]
- ^ "Los Angeles Times: Archives - Firestone to Cut European Output". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 1979-11-15. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ^ Fiona MacCarthy (2004-11-20). "Grand designs | Art and design". The Guardian. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ^ "'Erotic gherkin' company has 'form'".
Trafalgar House used to own the Firestone Building on Western Avenue. Two days before the building was to be listed, it flattened that, too.
- ^ "About us — The Twentieth Century Society". C20society.org.uk. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ^ "Central Gates, Gate Piers and Railings to the Former Firestone Factory - Hounslow - Greater London - England". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
Central gates, gate piers and railngs to the former Firestone Factory. 1928 by Wallis, Gilbert and Partners.