The Old Vinyl Factory

The old vinyl factory.

The old vinyl factory.

This is the old vinyl factory reimagined remastered. The old vinyl factory is a special place with an incredible architectural cultural and industrial history. It spreads out over nearly 17 acres in hayes west london and was built originally as the headquarters of emi and his master s voice in 1907. The famous emi factory which produced pop records for the uk and became a hub of british engineering and innovation employed over 22 000 people at its peak.

The art deco. It was built originally as the headquarters of emi and his master s voice in 1907. In a joint venture with hub bridges acquired part of the old vinyl factory site. Don t stop the music a story over 100 years in the making.

When we first visited this 7 hectare site in hayes west london in 2012 it was a characterless business park dominated by car parking. The vinyl factory is the world s foremost vinyl enterprise. The old vinyl factory is a mix of re imagined art deco office buildings new homes innovation and educational hubs restaurants shops gym cinema and a live music venue. It encompasses a record label pressing plant and online magazine and collaborates with artists and musicians to create stunning audio visual shows.

The final residential phase of u i s old vinyl factory masterplan has been given the green light at hillingdon council s first ever virtual planning committee. The site is located within 400 metres of the connecting station of the crossrail. While used by emi the site was responsible for the production of many well known. The old vinyl factory is a complex of buildings formerly owned by the british music company emi in hayes within the london borough of hillingdon the site was originally purchased by the gramophone and typewriter company and the buildings were designed by wallis gilbert and partners in the early 20th century.

Developed by joseph homes one vinyl square represents one of the final pieces of u i s transformation of the hayes town centre site. Bringing a new life to where vinyl was born the old vinyl factory is a special place with an incredible architectural cultural and industrial history in hayes west london. Al lewis performs his favourite song from the vinyl era feeling good live and acoustic in the old vinyl factory in hayes middlesex england where britains first 45s and 33s were pressed.