Wallis, Gilbert and Partners
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Wallis, Gilbert and Partners was a British architectural partnership responsible for the design of many Art Deco buildings in the UK in the 1920s and 1930s. It was established by Thomas Wallis (1873-1953) in 1914. Although the identity of Gilbert has not been established, later partners included Douglas Wallis (1901-68) and J. W. MacGregor (d.1994). Their best known buildings are probably the Hoover Factory and the Firestone Tyre Factory, but they have an extensive portfolio of buildings in their trademark design style.
- Caribonum Factory, Leyton, London, 1918
- The Solex Factory, Marylebone Road, London, 1925
- Wrigley's Factory, Wembley, London, 1926
- The Shannon Factory, Kingston, London, 1928
- Tower and extension to the 'Alaska' factory, Bermondsey, London 1930s
- Albion Motor Car Company Ltd Works, Scotstoun, Glasgow 1930
- Daimler Hire Garage, 9 Herbrand Street, London 1931
- British Bemberg Factory, Doncaster, Yorkshire, 1931
- Victoria Coach Station, London, 1931-1932
- ASEA Factory (latterly the Hawker Siddeley Power Transformer Factory before closure), Waltham Forest 1936
- Simmonds Aerocessories, later Beecham's Pharmaceuticals Factory, Great West Road, Brentford 1936-1942
He also designed numerous smaller coach stations at:-
- Amersham, Buckinghamshire
- Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
- Hertford, Hertfordshire
- Reigate, Surrey
- Windsor, Berkshire
[edit] Source
- Curl, James Stevens [2006]. A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (Paperback), Second (in English), Oxford University Press, 880. ISBN 0-19-860678-8.
[edit] External references
Form & Fancy Factories & Factory Buildings by Wallis, Gilbert & Partners, 1916-1939 Joan S. Skinner Liverpool University Press; 1997 ISBN 0-85323-622-4 (paperback) or ISBN 0-85323-612-7 (hardback)
- Firestone Factory
- India Tyre Factory (picture)
- India Tyre Factory (pictures
- Daimler Hire Garage (picture)
- Hoover Building
- http://www.artofthestate.co.uk/london_photos/Hoover_building.htm
- http://www.perivale.co.uk/hoover-building.htm
- Alaska factory
Simmonds Aerocessories:
