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Entrance to the Firestone Tyre Factory, Brentford, England, designed by Wallis, Gilbert and Partners in 1928 and demolished in 1980. Its destruction led to a push for greater protections for 20th-century British buildings

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  1. Thirsty_Comment88 says

    That is a cool entrance!

  2. -LaithCross- says

    Free and accepted? No idea What you are talking about-

  3. usemeabuseme-62 says

    Talk about "making an entrance" cool

  4. DeepEnoughToFlip says

    "Every conservation society needs a martyr."

    I remember reading that line in the C20 Society magazine once.

  5. drfusterenstein says

    In my art deco architecture book there’s a bit about this. Don’t have the book with me but remind me! 3 months

  6. elfo222 says

    Why does that remind me so much of the entrance to one of the ministries in Terry Gilliam’s Brazil?

  7. Fisher212121 says

    Post on r/londonarchitecture!

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