Monument record 0948400000 - Acco-Rexel site, Gatehouse Road, Aylesbury
Summary
1960s offices and adjoining industrial units shown on maps and aerial photos, demolished in 2007.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (3)
- STATIONERY WAREHOUSE (Built before 1966, Modern - 1901 AD to 1999 AD)
- COMMERCIAL OFFICE (Built before 1966, Modern - 1901 AD to 1999 AD)
- TRANSPORT WAREHOUSE (Demolished 2007, 20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
Unknown factory or office shown on Gatehouse Road (B1).
First shown on 1:1,250 OS map of 1966. 1973 APs show a ?two storey office block fronting Gatehouse Road with a single storey rear link to 2 adjoing warehouse or industrial units (B2).
Head offices and distribution warehouse for Rexel Ltd, later Acco-Rexel, an office equipment and stationery supplies company. The offices comprised 5,400 square feet, the warehousing 10,500 square feet. The buildings were demolished in advance of redevelopment in autumn 2007 (B3).
Sources (4)
- ---SBC20935 Aerial Photograph: Industrial Photo Services. 1973. 1973 Industrial Photo Services oblique AP. SP811141. Yes.
- <1>SBC10435 Map: OS 1966 1:1250 MAP.
- <2>SBC23077 Verbal communication: Julia Wise (BCC). 2008. Information from OS 6-inch and 25-inch historic mapping and aerial photos.
- <3>SBC24297 Article in serial: Aylesbury Vale District Council. 2012. Information from Bucks Herald website and AVDC Planning Committee reports on AVDC website.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 80958 14353 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | AYLESBURY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Sep 17 2012 5:30PM
