Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
OMG! Is that the factory on the Great West Road in Isleworth?
I went to school right next to it 30 years ago and have just remembered upon seeing this thread that the Gillette Clock was a very famous landmark back then.
How weird that I had completely forgotten this connection til now.
The clock was illuminated with red and blue fluorescent lights at night and was visible from a great distance.
I wonder if this is what planted the seeds of my love for Art Deco.
I have a feeling that it was demolished to make way for a B&Q warehouse, although the clock was left intact, and attending parties there are some of the defining moments of my teenage years and the '80s!
Thanks for sharing this Alex - suddenly I'm 16 again
That's incredible, you are a real scholar in this hobby for many of us. Thank you for sharing the knowledge with is.
(I didn't thank you properly for the instruction page for the Eclipse Red Ring as it was pushed back so fast, I promptly saved the images )
I have a feeling that it was demolished to make way for a B&Q warehouse, although the clock was left intact, and attending parties there are some of the defining moments of my teenage years and the '80s!
Interesting... this blog post suggests that the building may be being used for filming of the new season of 24 that's in production.
I sure hope not. Up till fairly recently it was supposed to be being redeveloped as a high-end hotel, but that project seems to have fallen through. I don't know what its current state is, but it was still there as of the last time Google refreshed their Street View imagery (which looks like May 2012):
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