The magnificent Spirella Building was created between 1912 and 1920 as the UK manufacturing base of the famous Spirella Corset Company.

1912

Construction work begins.

1920

The work is completed and the Spirella Company moves in.

1939-45

Spirella manufactures parachutes and decoding machinery.

1960s

Fashion changes lead to reduced demand for corsetry.

1980-94

The building is in a poor state of repair and changes hands a number of times.

1997

Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation starts work on the £11m restoration.