Report - Elster Jeavons Engineering, Tipton 2010

[Rookinella]

Visited with Raddog, Dweeb and Laura.

Mid way through this year, we had a day of mooching round some local sites for good laughs and frolicks. I remember the weather being awful but the day brightened up by BigJohns and light-heavy industry.

There are lots of things to poke in Jeavons if you like that sort of thing, e.g. still half-full pots of grease and paint. If you are a habitual button presser like myself, you would have been in your elephant.

Jeavons did gas control engineering! (whatever that is....)

 

[Luke vaughan]

Very nice report , has it been demolished now then ? After 8 years

 

[TranKmasT]

1. Yes it's long gone. Houses there now.

 

[Yorrick]

Was this on Lower Church Lane where Sanders Crescent etc now is?

 

[Luke vaughan]

1. Yes it's long gone. Houses there now.

Thought so

 

[Luke vaughan]

Was this on Lower Church Lane where Sanders Crescent etc now is?

I think it was as I was there today and all new houses being built there /alreddy there

 

[TranKmasT]

Was this on Lower Church Lane where Sanders Crescent etc now is?

Thats the one. Are you from the area Yorrick?

 

[Luke vaughan]

Thats the one. Are you from the area Yorrick?

I am from the area as well

 

[Yorrick]

Are you from the area Yorrick?

I'm from Leicester mate, so not that far away.

 

[Luke vaughan]

I'm from Leicester mate, so not that far away.

There’s a prison and factory in Leicester which I plan on going to soon

 

[DaveHarris]

I worked there from 1988 to 1997 and looked after the computers for the offices a the factory.

The gas control is basically regulates the flow of gas to be even rather than lumpy when it arrives at the point where it is used, for example your house. There will be one of these next to your gas meter (perhaps a J77). If you have a gas cooker there may also be a small one inside. Without a regulator the gas flame would be going up and down all the time rather than an even flame.

The place didn’t change much in the time I was there and closed 9 years later. Some people worked there their entire lives. It was on the brink for many years really so the closure was inevitable.

The wooden staircase pictured was lethal and I slipped on there loads of times!

I had fond memories of this company as my first full time job and it took me out of boyhood into a man.

Happy to answer any questions anyone has.