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Lord Rochdale officially opens The Hoover Building in Perivale, London, UK. Designed by the architecture firm of Wallis, Gilbert And Partners, it was referred to in the press of the time as a 'Modern Palace of Industry', and its reputation as a building which beautifully combined art and functionality grew over the years. The building inspired the 1980 song The Hoover Factory by Elvis Costello.