LONDON BOROUGH OF EALING
PITZHANGER MANOR & GALLERY, EALING W5
Pitzhanger Manor was designed by Sir John Soane between 1800 - 1804 to showcase his skills as an architect, he built it as his own country retreat in what was then rural Ealing, away from the then city.
It is a laboratory of his most innovative designs, and a showcase of his talents: he would invite some of the most influential people of the day to dine at Pitzhanger, and used the house to show his clients what he could do for them.
Pitzhanger Manor was sensitively restored in 2019 to Soane’s original design, led by architects Jestico + Whiles with the support of heritage experts Julian Harrap Architects.
Illustration II shows the reinstated conservatory to the piano noble, overlooking Walpole Park.
Pitzhanger Manor (I) , Ealing Green, Ealing W5 5EQ
Pitzhanger Manor (II) , Ealing Green, Ealing W5 5EQ
THE HOOVER FACTORY BUILDING, PERIVALE UB6
Designed by Wallis, Gilbert and Partners and opened in 1933, this Grade II* listed building was once the UK headquarters, manufacturing plant and repairs centre for the Hoover Company.It is very much in the Art Deco style. The ambitious design took on a grand, palatial facade of huge columns and recessed glass bay windows, with window curves derived from Erich Mendelsohn’s work in Germany and splashes of primary colour and patterning from the Aztec and Mayan fashion at the 1925 Paris Exhibition. It sits as a significant arterial road factory landmark by the main A40 into / out of London.
The Hoover Factory Building (II), Western Avenue, Perivale, Middlesex UB6
The Hoover Factory Building (III), Western Avenue, Perivale, Middlesex UB6
CHISWICK PARK STATION, CHISWICK W4
Built between 1931-32 to designs by Charles Holden, London Transport’s ‘in-house’ architect.
The station features a tall semi-circular red brick and glass ticket hall adjacent to the embankment carrying the tracks, capped with a flat reinforced concrete lid roof.
To make the station's location visible from Chiswick High Road the station was also provided with a square brick tower, surmounted by a large 'Underground' roundel and the station’s name.
The station has been a Grade II listed building since 18 February 1987
Chiswick Park Station, London Underground Ltd., Bollo Lane, London W4 5NE
PARK ROYAL STATION W5
This underground station, serving the Piccadilly line, is situated on Western Avenue, one of the new arterial roads into / out of London built in the 1930s.
The station was designed by Herbert Welch and Felix Lander in 1936 in the Art Deco/Streamline Moderne style, which was influenced by Charles Holden, the principal architect for the London Underground.
Park Royal Station, Western Avenue, London W5 3EL