GRAHAM ROBSON FORD'S AVO PLANT
It’s very sad really. Not too long ago, I had cause to visit Ford’s European HQ in a suburb of Brentwood, and for old times sake decided to approach it from the Dartford Tunnel by way of South Ockendon.
Turning into Arisdale Avenue, I expected to see the remains of a redundant Ford factory, which once had an illustrious reputation. This, I thought, was where I could wave a nostalgic arm at the corner of the building where a whole family of Escort
