Firestone Tyre Factory
| Firestone Tyre Factory | |
|---|---|
1963 view of the factory | |
| General information | |
| Town or city | Brentford |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°29′5.9″N 0°19′18.7″W / 51.484972°N 0.321861°W |
| Destroyed | August 1980 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Wallis, Gilbert and Partners |
The Firestone Tyre Factory was an Art Deco building on the Great West Road in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. 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 and was the second factory to open on the Great West Road, following Hudson-Essex Motors of Great Britain Limited which opened in 1927.