25-475: [REDACTED] Look up Hoover or hoover in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hoover may refer to: Music [ edit ] Hoover (band) , an American post-hardcore band Hooverphonic , a Belgian band originally named Hoover Hoover (singer) , Willis Hoover, a country and western performer active in 1960s and '70s "Hoover" (song) ,
50-708: A 2016 song by Swedish rapper Yung Lean Hoover sound , a heavy bass driven drone sound used in electronic music Hoover (composer) , Katherine Hoover an American contemporary classical music and chamber music composer. People [ edit ] Hoover (surname) Herbert Hoover , 31st president of the United States J. Edgar Hoover (1895–1972), first director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Hoover Orsi (born 1978), Brazilian race car driver Hoover J. Wright (1928–2003), American football and track and field coach Places in
75-574: A German surname (Anglicized form is Hoover ) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Hoover . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hoover&oldid=1258233184 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
100-513: A business information company based in Austin, Texas, US Hoover (film) , a 2000 American drama film Hoover (seal) , a harbor seal that learned to imitate basic human speech Hoover index , Edgar Malone Hoover's inequality measure Lockheed S-3 Viking , nicknamed Hoover Operation Hoover Hoover Institution , a public-policy think tank at Stanford University founded by Herbert Hoover, later US president Hoover League , created by
125-467: A country and western performer active in 1960s and '70s "Hoover" (song) , a 2016 song by Swedish rapper Yung Lean Hoover sound , a heavy bass driven drone sound used in electronic music Hoover (composer) , Katherine Hoover an American contemporary classical music and chamber music composer. People [ edit ] Hoover (surname) Herbert Hoover , 31st president of the United States J. Edgar Hoover (1895–1972), first director of
150-579: A manufacturer of appliances, especially vacuum cleaners Vacuum cleaner , called by the generic term hoover in some countries Also an idiomatic verb named after the vacuum cleaner, meaning to suck in or inhale D&B Hoovers , a business information company based in Austin, Texas, US Hoover (film) , a 2000 American drama film Hoover (seal) , a harbor seal that learned to imitate basic human speech Hoover index , Edgar Malone Hoover's inequality measure Lockheed S-3 Viking , nicknamed Hoover Operation Hoover Hoover Institution ,
175-447: A mezzanine within the double-height ground floor, creating 14 maisonettes with full-height, Crittall steel windows. The original staircase leads to 21 flats on the first floor and 31 on the second. Many on the second floor have private terraces overlooking the lawn. The 12 flats at the new third floor have been created by replacing the old fibre-cement and steel roof with a zinc standing seam with large rooflights. Two maisonettes incorporate
200-565: A public-policy think tank at Stanford University founded by Herbert Hoover, later US president Hoover League , created by the Republican Party to campaign for the re-election of U.S. president Herbert Hoover See also [ edit ] Hoover Building , in London, England originally a Hoover Company factory Hoover House (disambiguation) All pages with titles containing Hoover Hover (disambiguation) Huber ,
225-454: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Hoover [REDACTED] Look up Hoover or hoover in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hoover may refer to: Music [ edit ] Hoover (band) , an American post-hardcore band Hooverphonic , a Belgian band originally named Hoover Hoover (singer) , Willis Hoover,
250-600: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Hoover Building The Hoover Building is a Grade II* listed building of Art Deco architecture designed by Wallis, Gilbert and Partners located in Perivale in the London Borough of Ealing . The site opened in 1933 as the UK headquarters, manufacturing plant and repairs centre for The Hoover Company . The building
275-727: Is now owned by IDM Properties and has been converted into apartments. The main building was opened in May 1933 by Lord Rochdale as the UK headquarters for The Hoover Company . This was designed by Wallis, Gilbert and Partners - the same firm that designed the Firestone Tyre Factory in Brentford and Victoria Coach Station in Central London . Thomas Wallis said of the Art Deco design: ’A little money spent in
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#1732765208111300-653: The Colorado River, Nevada and Arizona Hoover Dam (Ohio) , on the Big Walnut Creek Hoover Field , Washington, D.C.'s first airport, located where the Pentagon now stands Hoover Tower , an 87-metre (285 ft) structure on the campus of Stanford University Schools [ edit ] Hoover High School (disambiguation) Hoover Elementary School (disambiguation) Other uses [ edit ] The Hoover Company ,
325-478: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Hoover Orsi (born 1978), Brazilian race car driver Hoover J. Wright (1928–2003), American football and track and field coach Places in the United States [ edit ] Hoover, Alabama , the 6th largest city in Alabama Hoover, Indiana Hoover, Missouri Hoover, Oklahoma Hoover, South Dakota Hoover, Texas Hoover Dam , on
350-477: The Hoover Building in 2015, with plans to redevelop the building into residential accommodation. In 2017 work commenced to convert the main building into 66 studio, 1, 2 & 3 bedroom apartments, with the addition of a new top floor. This was completed in 2018 by IDM Properties and Interrobang. The ambitious design took on a grand, palatial facade of huge columns and recessed glass bay windows, but
375-479: The Republican Party to campaign for the re-election of U.S. president Herbert Hoover See also [ edit ] Hoover Building , in London, England originally a Hoover Company factory Hoover House (disambiguation) All pages with titles containing Hoover Hover (disambiguation) Huber , a German surname (Anglicized form is Hoover ) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
400-457: The United States [ edit ] Hoover, Alabama , the 6th largest city in Alabama Hoover, Indiana Hoover, Missouri Hoover, Oklahoma Hoover, South Dakota Hoover, Texas Hoover Dam , on the Colorado River, Nevada and Arizona Hoover Dam (Ohio) , on the Big Walnut Creek Hoover Field , Washington, D.C.'s first airport, located where the Pentagon now stands Hoover Tower , an 87-metre (285 ft) structure on
425-459: The campus of Stanford University Schools [ edit ] Hoover High School (disambiguation) Hoover Elementary School (disambiguation) Other uses [ edit ] The Hoover Company , a manufacturer of appliances, especially vacuum cleaners Vacuum cleaner , called by the generic term hoover in some countries Also an idiomatic verb named after the vacuum cleaner, meaning to suck in or inhale D&B Hoovers ,
450-414: The incorporation of some form of decoration, especially colour, is not money wasted. It has a psychological effect on the worker.’ Soon after the main building was built, plans were drawn up for a manufacturing plant. As demand for Hoover vacuum cleaners began to grow, the factory was extended in the mid-thirties increasing the space to 254,000 square feet (23,597.4 square metres). A two-storey extension
475-422: The listed staircases in the two towers that bookend the façade. Internally, many of the original Art Deco features have been refurbished . The building's original colour scheme is reflected in new Art Deco-style corridors with green interiors and high-waisted dado rails. The light fittings, staircases with wrought-iron banisters and terrazzo lobby floors have all been restored. In 1980, Elvis Costello recorded
500-408: The most iconic feature was the central entrance which was decorated above with a dramatic, geometric sunburst pattern, which sat beneath the huge “Hoover Limited” lettering. The comprehensive renovation by IDM Properties focused on the conservation of the historic fabric and the insertion of a new timber structure, maximising the number of new homes that could be created. The timber structure forms
525-409: The site, but at a lower output than previously. The buildings were camouflaged to avoid being bombed by German aircraft. The building's staff set up their own Home Guard unit. After the war, which the building survived, another extension was added - a five-storey building to the north of the site. In 1980 the main building and in 1981 the canteen building were granted a Grade II* listing. The site
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#1732765208111550-633: The site, which was considered a model factory with regard to worker welfare. John Betjeman described it as "a sort of Art Deco Wentworth Woodhouse – with whizzing window curves derived from Erich Mendelsohn 's work in Germany, and splashes of primary colour from the Aztec and Mayan fashions at the 1925 Paris Exhibition ." During the Second World War the factory was used to manufacture aircraft parts. Vacuum cleaners were still produced at
575-413: The title Hoover . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hoover&oldid=1258233184 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
600-438: Was added to the manufacturing plant and another factory was built behind the original building. In 1938, a canteen and recreation centre were completed to the west of the site. It was referred to in the press at this time as a 'Modern Palace of Industry', in contrast to the older factories in the north of England. The firm welcomed visitors to look around the factory. During its heyday in the 1930s, 1,600 people were employed at
625-606: Was described in the list entry as ‘possibly the most significant arterial road factory of its date, and one of the most attractive.’ In 1989 the supermarket chain Tesco purchased the Hoover Building and sixteen of the seventeen houses that backed onto the Hoover site. The northern parts of the factory site were demolished to make way for a supermarket and the main building was repaired and refurbished to create office space. After several years of sitting vacant, IDM Properties acquired
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