Wallis, Gilbert & Partners was founded in 1914 by Thomas Wallis (1873-1953) and (?) Gilbert. The identity of Gilbert, who was American and may have been a structural engineer, is not known. From 1917 the firm specialised in industrial buildings, usually constructed of reinforced concrete, many of which were for American clients. In all, the partnership designed over over one hundred factory and commercial buildings, primarily between the mid-1920s and late-1930s, notable among which were the Wrigley’s factory, Wembey (1926), the Barker & Dobson factory, Everton (1926), Firestone tyre factory, London (1928), the Pyrene Building, London (1929-30), the Hoover factory, London (1931-38), the Hall & Co. Building, London (1932), Victoria Coach Station, London (1932), the Freeder Brothers factory, Enfield (1938-39), and the Burtons factory in South Yorkshire (1938-39). The Wallis Gilbert & Partners practice closed in 1939.Skinner, Joan S. Form and fancy - factories and factory buildings by Wallis, Gilbert and Partners, 1916-1939.
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