AEC SOUTHALL · FORMER SPARES DEPT   This collection of views shows the only block of original AEC Works buildings that remain today - the former Spares Dept.  The building on Windmill Lane stands by the gateway to the "Great Western Industrial Park", populated by myriad warehousing and distribution companies.  It is ironic that the sports ground which was once such a sacrosanct feature of the AEC site, protected as it was by Green Belt directives, has been consumed by the development of bland and anonymous warehouses. The former Spares Dept building stands largely unaltered since it was vacated by AEC in 1979.  The entrance & reception area has received a facelift with windows and doors which sadly do not enhance the building's architecture.  The current occupant is Action Computer Supplies 12 Windmill Lane, Southall UB2 4QD. A suitable venue for an AEC Rally in future, perhaps? C L I C K   A   T H U M B N A I L   F O R   A   L A R G E R   I M A G E  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10 K E Y   TO   T H U M B N A I L   P I C T U R E S   O F    F O R M E R   A E C   S P A R E S   D E P T NO  DESCRIPTION FILE SIZE 1  Windmill Lane Frontage & entrance to Great Western Industrial Park 82k 2  Building Frontage showing distinctive multipane glazing in east & south elevations 66k 3  Close up of the Entrance/Reception area 141k 4  The feint outline where the AEC sign used to be is just visible 154k 5  The long frontage and service road is still impressive 127k 6  Looking back along the service road towards the entrance 128k 7  Loading Area, north elevation 90k 8  Entrance/Reception area, south elevation 156k 9  Loading Bays, south elevation 129k 10  Rear service road, west elevation 144k vangastow@aecsouthall.co.uk