Front block and return wings of main Gillette building is a Grade II listed building in the Hounslow local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 February 1981. Commercial building. 1 related planning application.
Front block and return wings of main Gillette building
- WRENN ID
- lone-hearth-curlew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Hounslow
- Constituency
- Brentford and Isleworth MP: Ruth Cadbury (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 February 1981
- Type
- Commercial building
- Address
- Front block and return wings of main Gillette building, Syon Lane, TW7 5LW
- OS grid reference
- TQ 162 774
- Coordinates
- 51.48398, -0.32748
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The front block and return wings of the main Gillette building, designed by architect Bannister Fletcher, were constructed in 1937. This two-storey structure features a basement and a prominent central tower. The building is made of brick and has a symmetrical facade with three bays on each side of the central tower. The ends of the building project slightly and include iron-framed windows set in recessed panels on both storeys. The main windows are also arranged in two storeys and are adorned with decorative metal aprons, lacking brickwork beneath them. The building has a plain parapet, with an additional storey set back behind it.
The central section of the building projects forward and has a further projection at its base, which supports the tower. The entrance is approached by steps. The tower itself has a plain shaft, accented by slight pilaster strips and small slit windows. It features an open stage with enlarged classical window surrounds and balustrades on each face, topped with a shaped upper storey that includes a clock face on each side. The shorter return fronts mirror the design of the main facade.
Local climate
Front block and return wings of main Gillette building 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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