Gardens · South East England
The Spectrum Building (formerly The Renault Distribution Centre)
The Spectrum Building (formerly The Renault Distribution Centre) — a garden in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
Robert Gourley — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
About
The Spectrum Building (formerly The Renault Distribution Centre) is a garden of interest in england-south-east, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Spectrum Building (formerly the Renault Distribution Centre) is a high tech building in Swindon, England, commissioned by the French car company Renault for their UK operations. Designed by the British architect Norman Foster of Foster Associates, it opened in 1982. Renault moved out in 2001, and since then it has been known as The Spectrum Building. It was listed Grade II* by English Heritage in 2013. In 2025, the building was converted into an arsenal factory operated by the Portuguese military-industrial corporation Tekever for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles.
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Background
History
In 1983, the building was officially opened by the French Minister of Consumer Affairs, Catherine Lalumière. In 1985 the building featured in the James Bond film A View to a Kill. The facility was closed in 2001 when Renault ended its operations in Swindon. In 2013, the building was Grade II* listed by Historic England. In late 2023, it was reported that the building would undergo a £4.7m renovation, funded by AEW Capital Management. In September 2025, Minister of Defence John Healey announced that the site would be converted into a military drone manufacturing facility operated by Tekever, expected to open in 2026 as identified in the 2025 Strategic Defence Review. Since 2022, the UK…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5671, -1.8243
- Address
- Westlea, West Swindon
- Established
- 1982
- Official site
- www.wiltshirewildlife.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q17549130 (CC0)
- wikipedia: The Spectrum Building (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Spectrum Building (formerly The Renault Distribution Centre)?
- The Spectrum Building (formerly The Renault Distribution Centre) is in South-East England, United Kingdom.
- When was The Spectrum Building (formerly The Renault Distribution Centre) built?
- Built or established in 1982.
- Who owns The Spectrum Building (formerly The Renault Distribution Centre)?
- The Spectrum Building (formerly The Renault Distribution Centre) is owned by | landlord =.