Category: Places

Alexandra House
Places

Alexandra House

Alexandra Road
High Street

Built as a health centre, currently part Age UK, part unused.

Grade II listed.

In Thames Policy Area.

English Heritage Listing Description

EH Listing Description: Health centre, formerly also with juvenile employment bureau to rear. 1937-8 by L A Cooper and K P Goble, respectively borough engineer and architectural assistant to Brentford and Chiswick MB. Brick with concrete floors and flat roofs, some projecting, some hidden behind high parapets. Continue reading “Alexandra House”

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Brentford Monument
Places

Brentford Monument

By County Court, High Street

Monument built in 1909.

In Thames Policy Area.

History

Built from Peterhead granite that was originally part of Brentford Bridge.

Unveiled by the Ferry in 1909 but moved into a niche in Ferry Lane in the 1950s and the High Street outside the County Court in the 1980s. Continue reading “Brentford Monument”

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Magistrates' Court
Places

Magistrates Court

Market Place
High Street

Built in 1850 as a Magistrates’ Court and currently closed for redevelopment.

Locally Listed

In The Butts Conservation Area; Thames Policy

History

This was the site of the market in the town for at least 300 years. About 1850 the old Market House on this site was demolished and a Town Hall built as a speculative development by the Brentford Town Hall and Market House Company. It was never used as a town hall and by 1852 it housed the County and Magistrates Courts and the Board of Guardians met there. There was also a library and public meetings were held. Continue reading “Magistrates Court”

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Overhanging Warehouse
Places, Waterways

Overhanging Warehouse

Grand Union Canal, Brentford Built in 1960s as a warehouse, currently derelict and being re-developed. In Grand Union Canal & Boston Manor Conservation Area; Thames Policy Area. History This is a piece of industrial history from the 1960s, formerly known as the Brentford Depot. A freight terminal at which barges and carriers (called lighters) from the Thames and docks, which were too wide for the … Continue reading Overhanging Warehouse

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