Art Deco Development in west London, England, UK
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Gillette Building, West Cross industrial estate, Osterley / Brentford, west London
1936
Sir Banister Fletcher
Famous Art Deco architecture
Location: north of the Great West Rd and the junction to Syon Lane and it lies to the East of Syon Lane
photos © Nick Weall
aka Gillette Corner – razor factory, Hounslow
Status: Grade II listed
Key feature: four-faced neon-illuminated clock surmounting a slender tower
Type: office and works development
Materials: brick with stone trim and metal-framed windows
Former European headquarters of the Gillette Company (Boston, USA)
Borough : Hounslow
Nearest tube : Boston Manor / Osterley
Gillette Corner - Regeneration as hotel
2007-
HOK
Key London Art Deco Architecture, alphabetical:
BBC Broadcasting House
1932
Val Myer
photo © adrian welch
BBC Broadcasting House
Michelin House
1911
Francois Espinasse
picture © adrian welch
Michelin House
The Hoover Factory & Office Building, Perivale
1932
Wallis, Gilbert and Partners
photo © Nick Weall
Hoover Factory : possibly the finest Art Deco structure in Britain
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Gillette Building : page - adrian welch / isabelle lomholt
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