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Where suburbia meets the global economy. The southern end of Boston Manor Road, where it passes under the M4 flyover. Boston Manor Road meets the A4 just beyond the flyover and this area is undergoing extensive redevelopment. GlaxoSmithKline's HQ can be seen rising above houses on the right.
©Peter Jordan
Historical picture of the Trico factory under the M4 elevated section, before the site was cleared to make way for the GlaxoSmithKline complex. Looking North West up Boston Manor Rd.
©Martyn Davies
This picture was taken from outside the Globe pub (104 Windmill Road, corner of Boston Gardens) on the 3rd of January 1987. Across the way is Eastbourne Road, and in the distance is the Alfa Laval office by the M4. The man with the camera was about to take a picture of the pub, so I will one day persuade him to sign up to Geograph and submit it!
©Stephen Williams
View from and over the factory of R.B.Pullin & Co.Ltd. on the corner of the junction of the Great West Road & Ealing Road, Brentford. The white building on the right with the tower was the "DOME" Garage.The white building left was the premises of "CRANE VALVES", and situated on the south side of the junction.
©Clive Warneford
From the roof of R.B.Pullin & Company Ltd. Phoenix Works, which was located on the corner of Ealing Road at its junction with the Great West Road. This view was taken on a winters day looking East.
©Clive Warneford
This poster stand has two levels, the upper to be seen by motorists on the elevated M4 motorway, the lower to be seen by people on the A4 Great West Road. Beyond is the empty former Alfa Laval building, also being used as a poster site.
©David Hawgood
The building is empty. A major development of apartments has been proposed but not accepted. In the mean time the building is a huge poster site beside the M4. At the top of the building is wording: "The Great West Road - Golden Mile of Art Deco architecture". The green facing and windows are painted on fabric covering the building. The building in 1987 is shown in [[345457]].
©David Hawgood
View looking up from Brook Lane by the end of York Road. The building is derelict awaiting redevelopment and is being used as a giant poster site by the M4 motorway. Words at top and bottom are: "The Great West Road the Golden Mile of art deco architecture". See also [[741871]].
©David Hawgood
Beside the Glaxo Smith Kline buildings which are off to the left of the photo.
©David Hawgood
This TVU building is very noticeable from the elevated M4 - and very close to it. TVU has some plainer blocks of student accommodation on the site. See TVU Paragon page http://www.health.tvu.ac.uk/news/paragon.asp. There are also apartments for sale at the site, see http://www.paragon-homes.co.uk/ .
©David Hawgood
A number of towers have been built beside the elevated M4 as poster bsites.
©David Hawgood
The poster tower is immediately adjacent to the elevated M4. "The Mille" is an office building at 1000 Great West Road - hence its name; see http://www.themille.co.uk/.
©David Hawgood
Dist:1.0km east<br/>Gunnersby Park occupies almost 50% of this grid square. This view is of the avenue of trees that goes south east across the park in the north eastern section of the grid square. The picture was taken from more or less east, looking more or less west. This park has undergone many changes over the last couple of centuries, part of the estate belonging at some point to the Rothschilds family.
©Pam Brophy
Dist:1.0km north<br/>The larger of the 2 stations in the grid square and attached to the depot for the west end of the Piccadilly Line.
©Billy Abbott
Dist:1.0km north<br/>Piccadilly Line station to the west of South Ealing - the two stations are close enough that you can easily see people on one station from the other, and could probably hold a shouted conversation.
©Billy Abbott

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