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The Firestone Tyre Factory on the Great West Road in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow was an example of Art Deco architecture. It was designed by Wallis, Gilbert and Partners for the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company.〔 Built on a 26-acre site, it opened in October 1928. It was the first factory to open on the Great West Road.〔A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 3: Shepperton, Staines, Stanwell, Sunbury, Teddington, Heston and Isleworth, Twickenham, Cowley, Cranford, West Drayton, Greenford, Hanwell, Harefield and Harlington (1962), (Heston and Isleworth: Economic and social history ), pages 114-119. Retrieved 2013-10-17.〕 The company announced in November 1979 that it would close the factory. After its purchase by Trafalgar House PLC, the building was demolished during the August 1980 bank holiday weekend, reportedly in anticipation of its becoming listed. The Twentieth Century Society call the structure their "first serious case" and say that its destruction The gates, piers and railings fencing the site received a Grade II listing in 2001. ==See also== *India Tyre Factory *Fort Dunlop *Michelin House *Hoover Building 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Firestone tyre factory」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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