Thornycroft Building #13 - Paint Mixing Shop

In the photo below this building is on the left of the site in the middle of the main yard between a dump of materials and another small but longer building. (Click for a larger view).

J.I. Thornycroft and Co Motor Works, Basingstoke, 1939 - Britain from Above

 Function

 Paint mixing.

Time Line

Built between 1928 and 1939. It did not last until the end, probably demolished shortly after manufacture ceased in 1969 when the site was taken over by a variety of small firms.

Construction

Corrugated iron. Available photos suggest 3 windows on the east end and a door on the west end and a couple of white panels on the roof, which may be skylights or vents. Nothing is clear in these respects.

The Model

Here is the model on our full size plan in a similar orientation to the above.

Made in the same manner as the Weigh House, except the roof is decorative paper stuck to thin card.

David