Fort Dunlop
Fort Dunlop (grid reference SP129902), is the common name of the original tyre factory and main office of Dunlop Rubber in the Erdington district of Birmingham, England. It was established in 1917, and by 1954 the entire factory area employed 10,000 workers. At one time it was the world's largest factory, when it employed 3,200 workers.
| Fort Dunlop | |
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Fort Dunlop from the M6 motorway, 2007 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Office, retail and hotel (formerly industrial) |
| Location | Erdington, Birmingham, England |
| Coordinates | 52.5097°N 1.8120°W |
| Construction started | 1916 |
| Completed | 1920s (2006 in current form) |
| Height | 24 metres (79 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 7 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | 1920s: Sidney Stott and W.W. Gibbings 2007: Hazel Rounding of shedkm |
| Main contractor | Urban Splash Ltd |
| Awards and prizes | Grade A locally listed |
Fort Dunlop, the main building of the former factory area, is next to the M6 motorway, near to junction 5. It is a Grade A locally listed building. It was designed by Sidney Stott and W. W. Gibbings in the 1920s. The building's use was the storage of tyres and was called Base stores. An almost identical building housing administrative and general offices was located on Wood Lane. Dunlop Tyres now occupies a small part of the building.