Basic Site Details | Name: | E K Cole Limited (EKCO) Factory | | Town, district or village: | Rutherglen | | City or county: | | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | E R Cole Limited, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, are to double their factory space by arrangement with Scottish Industrial Estates Limited, 3 Woodside Place, Charing Cross Glasgow. [Builder 15 August 1947 p194]
EKCO from Eric Kirkham Cole Limited was a company producing radio and television sets from 1924. Before the start of the Second World War the Government decided to disperse certain production to locations away from obvious bombing targets. This led to shadow factories being constructed at various locations, including Rutherglen which was allocated to EKCO in 1944
The site lay in the area between Riverford Road and Duchess Road in Farme Cross, Rutherglen, since developed for housing and is now the Farme Castle Estate. | Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Factory | | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1947 | | Addition | |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionClients| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | | Name | Notes | | E K Cole Limited (ERKO) | Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea
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ReferencesPeriodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 15 August 1947 | | | p194 |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | F no4513 (Combined Box 29) |
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