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Name: Pyrene Factory
Date: 1928
Architect: Wallis, Gilbert and Partners
Borough: Hounslow
Listing: Grade II
Notes: Factory was built for a fire extinguisher manufacturer, directly opposite the Firestone site. It differs from the Firestone and Hoover buildings in having a square central tower of 110 ft, which contained the company design office, aided by available light from all sides including above. The building is constructed of white rendered brick around a steel frame, with a frontage of 480 ft.

See Also- Wallis, Gilbert and Partners, Interwar Industrial Mini Guide 


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  • Metro-Land and Modernism
  • The Buildings
    • North London
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    • Modernism Beyond Metroland
    • The Guide
    • Mini Guides
    • Tube Station Books
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