for fans of dogs and Art Deco factory buildings
St Peter’s Seminary – Cardross, Dumbartonshire – Gillespie Kidd & Coia, 1962-68 I know, I know, I can hear you all crying I should be wearing my high-viz vest in such a dangerous building… Lots has been written about this amazing but depressingly derelict building. For starters you can read lots more, see photos, find maps and […]
Coty perfume and cosmetics factory, Great West Road – Wallis, Gilbert & Partners – 1932 Opposite the former Firestone building, this factory was used for the manufacture of Coty soaps, lipsticks, scents and creams until 1979. It has been under scaffolding for a while and is still getting some work done inside, I look forward […]
Hayes Cocoa factory (Nestle’s since 1949) – Wallis, Gilbert & Partners & Truscon – 1932(?) Problem is they won’t let anyone, let alone a mutt like, anywhere on the premises without prior arranged permission with the Nestle HR – and I’m just not that organised, so here’s the gates. (With this tight security I […]
The Curry’s factory / 991 Great West Road – 1936 – F E Simkins Restored by Foster and Partners between 1997 and 2000 for J C Decaux.
India of Inchinnan, Renfrewshire – 1929 – Thomas Wallis of Wallis, Gilbert and Partners Built on the site of a former airship construction station, where they built the R34 airship, which made the first ever transatlantic air crossing in both directions in 1919. The new art deco factory site was opened in 1930 and India Tyre and […]
Luma Light Bulb Factory, Shieldhall, nr Glasgow – Cornelius Armour – 1938
Our first wordpress entry, and a bit of a test… Hello, This is our first time using WordPress, so we are going to be a bit experimental with our first posting. This blog will generally document our favourite pastime, which is taking pictures of me (Pickles) outside Art Deco and Modernist industrial buildings. Having said […]
Bankside – 1947 – Sir Giles Gilbert Scott This is our first post, but do expect all sorts of delicious doggified twentieth century acrchitectural treats to come! This photo is of me in 2006 on my first industrial landmark spotting trip to London.