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Warple Way, LONDON, W3 7FW

Part of the Factory Quarter development of residential development on the former C.A.V. electrical components factory. The various courts are named after prominent electrical pioneers, including Watt, Ampere, Edison, Tesla and Thompson. Charles Anthony Vandervell, founder of C.A.V. is also featured.

Small school within Edison Court, part of the Factory Quarter residential development, on the site of a former C.A.V. electrical components factory.

This road leads to Acton Park. Mole Court is on the right. An older apartment building. In the background is Edison Court, part of the Factory Quarter residential development on the former C.A.V. electrical components factory.

Formerly the CAV factory, this large site between Larden Road and Warple Way is being turned into the "Factory Quarter" to be mainly apartments with some commercial use. CA Vandervell came to Acton before the first World War. In 1926 CAV was bought by Joseph Lucas, becoming CAV-Bosch in the 30's before reverting to CAV in 1939. In the 70's, the firm became Lucas CAV and, eventually, Prestolite after Lucas Industries was split up. CAV was the world leader in diesel technology. Information from neighbour Net website http://nnet-server.com/ and Competition Commission website http://www.competition-commission.org.uk/rep_pub/reports/1960_1969/fulltext/025c02.pdf and "Made in Birmingham" website about Lucas, http://madeinbirmingham.org/lucas.htm .

Originally the Acton Council sewage works.

The Emlyn Gardens flats were built about 1930. In this view from Warple Way, 2 of the 14 blocks are visible with Longford Court to the left and Lea Court to the right.

Emlyn Gardens flats to the right with the Factory Quarter (former C.A.V. site) development behind.

More luxury flats being built in this area, on the site of the old Lucas car parts firm.

Part of the Factory Quarter development of residential development on the former C.A.V. electrical components factory. The various courts are named after prominent electrical pioneers, including Watt, Ampere, Edison, Tesla and Thompson. Charles Anthony Vandervell, founder of C.A.V. is also featured.

It now appears as an empty curved scar across the map, but when it was first built in 1858 this, the Hammersmith Branch of the North & South Western Junction Railway (NSWJR), was the only main man-made feature in an otherwise rural and agricultural landscape. The NSWJR was originally built to connect the London and North Western Railway at Willesden Junction with the London and South Western Railway at Old Kew Junction. This Hammersmith branch from Acton was never a success, and whatever traffic it was designed to take rapidly disappeared as other railway lines built better connections to the centre of London. The passenger service was withdrawn during the First World War, at the start of 1917, and never reinstated. Freight services lingered on, serving a coal and asphalt depot, until 1965, when the track was lifted. Today this section of the old route is a secure private car park. For a view in the opposite direction, from a point in the distance, please see Alex's Image