Main Front Block to Hoover Factory is a Grade II* listed building in the Ealing local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 October 1980. Factory.

Main Front Block to Hoover Factory

WRENN ID
little-garret-sunrise
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Ealing
Constituency
Ealing North MP: James Murray (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 October 1980
Type
Factory
Address
Main Front Block to Hoover Factory, Western Avenue
OS grid reference
TQ 166 829
Coordinates
51.53355, -0.31926
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The main front block of the Hoover Factory, built between 1932 and 1935 by Wallis, Gilbert and partners, is a notable example of industrial architecture. Constructed from reinforced concrete, it features large areas of glazing and decorative elements in coloured tiles. The building has two main storeys and a set-back roof storey, with a wide elevation consisting of 15 bays and five-storey end staircase towers. The central entrance is recessed and designed in an Egyptian Art Deco style, complete with an elaborate coloured tympanum above the doors. This factory is considered one of the most significant and attractive examples of its kind from this period. Buildings numbered 3 and 5 are not of special interest.

Local climate

Main Front Block to Hoover Factory sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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