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

Firestone Tyre Factory, Great West Road, Brentford, Middlesex, 1928-1929 (Demolished 1980)

The remaining gates and exterior railings of the former Firestone complex on the Golden Mile portion of the Great West Road, Brentford, Middlesex. Designed by Wallis, Gilbert and Partners.

Pyrene Building, Great West Road, Brentford 1929-1930

The frontage of the Pyrene Building on the Golden Mile portion of the Great West Road, Brentford, Middlesex. Designed by Wallis, Gilbert and Partners.

The central tower of the Pyrene Building on the Golden Mile portion of the Great West Road, Brentford, Middlesex. Designed by Wallis, Gilbert and Partners.

The main entrance of the Pyrene Building on the Golden Mile portion of the Great West Road, Brentford, Middlesex. Designed by Wallis, Gilbert and Partners.

Tower and extension to the 'Alaska' factory, Bermondsey, London 1930s

'Alaska' factory, Bermondsey, London

Albion Motor Car Company Ltd Works, Scotstoun, Glasgow 1930

India Tyre Factory, Inchinnan 1930-1931

The frontage of the India of Inchinnan building, Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland, PA4 9LH. Designed by Wallis, Gilbert and Partners.

Daimler Hire Garage, 9 Herbrand Street, London 1931
British Bemberg Factory, Doncaster, Yorkshire, 1931

Hoover Factory, Western Avenue, Perivale 1931-1938

The frontage of the Hoover Factory, Western Avenue, Perivale, Middlesex UB6 8DW. Designed by Wallis, Gilbert and Partners.

Victoria Coach Station, London, 1931-1932

The frontage of Victoria Coach Station, London. Designed by Wallis, Gilbert and Partners.

Coty Cosmetics Factory, Great West Road, Brentford 1932

The frontage of the Coty Cosmetics factory on the Golden Mile portion of the Great West Road, Brentford, Middlesex. Designed by Wallis, Gilbert and Partners.

The North-West corner of the Coty Cosmetics factory on the Golden Mile portion of the Great West Road, Brentford, Middlesex. Designed by Wallis, Gilbert and Partners.

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)