William Burnett Chemicals – Great West Road

William Burnett Chemicals, Great West Road, Isleworth – 1933 – Wallis, Gilbert and Partners

Pickles at William Burnett Chemicals

 

William Burnett Chemicals

Gillette Factory, Brentford

Gillette Factory, Gillette Corner, Brentford - Sir Banister Fletcher – 1936

Pickles at Gillette Corner

This is was the last factory on the Great West Road, “Golden Mile”, to be occupied by the original company it was built for. Built for Gillette, the razor manufacturer, the design of the building frontage is said to resemble a razor. Sadly, Gillette finally stopped production in 2006 and moved out in 2007.

Pickles at Gillette Clock Tower

Pickles at Gillette Clock Tower

You can view the Bonnington redevelopment plans for the Gillette Factory site at: http://www.gillettecorner.com  (let me know what you think!)

Natwest bank, Gillette Corner

Just a quickie today…

Natwest Bank, Gillette Corner, Brentford –  architect tbc (possibly Sir Banister Fletcher ?) – date tbc (possibly 1936?) – I’ll keep you posted once I’ve done some rrrresearch.  

**Update: For now have a read of the 2nd comment below…**