May 7, 2009
Carreras Cigarette Factory (now Greater London House), Mornington Crescent, London -M.E and O.H Collins with A.G Porri – 1926-8
I don't actually like cats
Back “on message”, this classic Deco factory is especially for those of you who were disgusted by my last Brutalist concrete entry!
On Hampstead Road, NW1, this was apparently the first factory in Britain to make use of pre-stressed concrete technology, the first to contain air conditioning and a dust extraction plant and the company was the first to provide full welfare services for its employees (all taken from Wikipedia, so not my words). After Carreras merged with Rothmans, and the building was sold in the 1960s the decorative facade was removed – including those bronze cats (not sphinxes). The building was restored in the late 1990s, and it houses the offices of a number of media companies.
Carreras factory from Hampstead Rd
Here is a not very good photo – you have to imagine the drunk man in his mobility chair distracting me just off camera bottom left, add to this my panicking PA, concerned we were going to miss our train from Euston, and you get the picture… – but I thought it would give you an idea of the geography of the building.
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November 7, 2008
Alexandra Parade, Glasgow – architect unknown – date unknown
Just along the road from the old Wills factory. Would love to know more about it if you’ve got any info!
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November 1, 2008
Salkeld St., Glasgow - Probably James Miller – 1933
I believe this beauty of a building was originally built for Leyland Motor Co. You can see it on your left as you come into Glasgow Central Station by train. Also, I think that the concrete rendering on the columns around the entrance covers up some fancy faience – if that’s true it’d be great to see a photo of it in its original glory. A little factoid for you: It was used as a location in Peter Capaldi’s film Strictly Sinatra.
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September 14, 2008
Factory, Nestle’s Ave, Hayes – architect unknown – date unknown
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August 1, 2008
Factory (Thames Photographic) at St.Margarets roundabout, Chertsy Road (A316), Twickenham – date unknown – architect unknown
I’m going to have to find out a lot more about this former factory in St.Margarets. It’s a real stunner and as you can tell has been renovated fairly recently. Its used as offices, currently with space to let it seems – I hope Michael Rodgers appreciates the extra publicity!
I’d love to hear if you can tell me anything more about it.
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July 22, 2008
Minimax Factory – Faggs Rd, Feltham – Architect unknown – date unknown.
Faggs Road factory doorway
Faggs Road factory doorway
I love this doorway, which is all that remains of a factory on the corner of Faggs Road and Staines Road in Feltham, very close to Heathrow Airport and Hatton Cross. I just don’t know anything about it. If anyone has any info I’d love to hear it. In the meantime I have to get on with some more research. (tbc…)
Thanks to P Casling (see comments) I now know its the Minimax factory!
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July 21, 2008
overlooking the (not quite so anymore) Golden Mile
Me on the foot bridge between the old Firestone Factory and the Pyrene factory.
Looking east along the ‘Golden Mile’ towards Chiswick, you can still see the former Curry’s factory, but many of the other art deco factories have gone now. You can just see the top of the new(ish) Glaxo Smith Kline HQ.
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July 8, 2008
India of Inchinnan, Renfrewshire – 1929 – Thomas Wallis of Wallis, Gilbert and Partners
India of Inchinnan
Built on the site of a former airship construction station, where they built the R34 airship, which made the first ever transatlantic air crossing in both directions in 1919. The new art deco factory site was opened in 1930 and India Tyre and Rubber company operations continued there until Christmas 1981. Most of the factory site buildings were demolished in 1982 and these categegory A listed offices are all that remain of the original. A very good looking extension was added to the rear in 2004 by Gibb Architects, and now as HQ of Graham Technology it makes me a very happy old mutt to see the site thriving again!
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June 25, 2008
The Firestone tyre factory – Great West Road – London – 1928 - Wallis Gilbert & Partners
Demolished in 1980, I believe on the day before a preservation order was due to come into effect (although this could be a local myth?), all that’s left are the boundary wall and entrances. THe rest of the site is now home to Sky Broadcasting and a delightful PC World.
And here is the main entrance in it former glory. - Heartbreaking!
If you want to break your heart a little more, this site has a few extra photos of the factory before and as it was knocked down: http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~garycr/2001/firestone_factory/
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February 4, 2008
(Yes, I have to admit it, uncool as it is sometimes I do have to be chained to my bitch for “safety” reasons – this time the motorway.)
Motherwell – M8 – architect and date tbc…
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