Boots Factory Site
Industrial site in Beeston, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Boots Factory Site at Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England, is the location for the headquarters of Boots UK Limited. The site was developed from 1926 as the manufacturing, packing and distribution centre for the pharmaceutical company developed by Jesse Boot. The site contains a number of significant buildings, including "some of the most important" examples of 20th-century Modernist design in Britain. The most important are the two designed by Owen Williams; the D10, 'Wets' building, and the D6, 'Drys' building. Both are Grade I listed buildings, D10 being the largest Grade I listed structure in Britain. The headquarters office, D90, was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and is designated Grade II*.
Boots Factory Site | |
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Type | Industrial site |
Location | Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England |
Coordinates | 52.9241°N 1.1923°W / 52.9241; -1.1923 |
Built | 1926 onwards |
Architect | Owen Williams Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
Architectural style(s) | Modernist |
Owner | Boots UK Limited |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Official name | Building D10 at Boots Factory Site |
Designated | 28 January 1971 |
Reference no. | 1247927 |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Official name | Building D6 at Boots Factory Site |
Designated | 14 April 1987 |
Reference no. | 1278028 |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Boots D90 West Headquarters Building |
Designated | 28 August 1996 |
Reference no. | 1268303 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Building D34 (fire station) at Boots Factory Site |
Designated | 14 April 1987 |
Reference no. | 1247933 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Bust of Sir Jesse Boot (Lord Trent) at entrance to boating lake |
Designated | 30 November 1995 |
Reference no. | 1255192 |