Gillette Building, London Art Deco, Hounslow Architecture Photos, Design, Syon Lane Property Images
Gillette Building London
Art Deco Development in Hounslow, west London Property design by Sir Banister Fletcher, UK
4 Jul 2009
Gillette Building
Location: West Cross industrial estate, Osterley / Brentford, west London
Date built: 1936
Design: 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
Gillette Building in London
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
Date: 2007-
Design: HOK
Gillette Corner is a crossroads in west London. The junction of the ancient road of Syon Lane (B454) and the Great West Road A4, Gillette Corner marks the border between Osterley and Brentford.
It marks the western end of the Great West Road’s “Golden Mile” of classic 1930s developments in commercial and industrial architecture. The land to the north east of the junction contains the ‘Gillette Building’, a grade II listed Art Deco style office and works development.
Designed by Sir Banister Fletcher it incorporates a high brick tower surmounted by a four-faced neon-illuminated clock. As this tall structure sits on high ground it represents a prominent local landmark and can be seen from afar, day and night. From the early 1930s until the early 21st century this building was the European headquarters of the Gillette Company, of Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Location: Gillette Building, West Cross industrial estate, Osterley, Northwest London, England, UK
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