Report - Eva Brothers (Crabtree Forge) Foundry Clayton Dec 2024

[Leicadude]

This is my first report on here, any feedback is greatly appreciated!

This premises is marked for demolition April 2025 so it won't be there for much longer. Be aware that straight through the fence at the rear there are open manholes hidden under brambles and ivy that pose quite a nasty threat of a fall, rebar rubble to trip over on etc.

Eva Brothers or Crabtree Forge was probably most famous for producing parts for the Titanic's engines. Closed in 2005, it's merely a shell of its former self. We visited over Christmas of 2024, we cut our first visit short as we saw hooded figure mooching around so we promptly left, and returned the following day early morning and resumed our explore. I have noticed it has been done a few times but there really is nothing there now at all and be warned there is a lot of bagged up asbestos on site and on the pipes as lagging.

 

[TalkingMask]

Definitely made it look more interesting then it actually is, the asbestos dump is pretty nuts considering the door used to be locked shut, bet that surprised whatever thief was looking about

Love the shots a lot though!

 

[Bikin Glynn]

good set of pics there. I ;like this place but need to go back as I missed the hammers in the woods!

 

[TalkingMask]

good set of pics there. I ;like this place but need to go back as I missed the hammers in the woods!

Last time I went they were stripped with only the main structure, no hammers or anything 😞

 

[Leicadude]

good set of pics there. I ;like this place but need to go back as I missed the hammers in the woods!

The have gone! Just the mounting bases have been left!

 

[Leicadude]

Definitely made it look more interesting then it actually is, the asbestos dump is pretty nuts considering the door used to be locked shut, bet that surprised whatever thief was looking about

Love the shots a lot though!

The asbestos is dumped in open bags in a small block to the left of main entrance and also in the transformer chamber behind the lift shaft

 

[Bikin Glynn]

The have gone! Just the mounting bases have been left!

ooh thats crap

 

[TalkingMask]

The asbestos is dumped in open bags in a small block to the left of main entrance and also in the transformer chamber behind the lift shaft

I remember on my last visit seeing them. The door to it used to be locked up in my visits in 22, always hoped there was like a cool basement or machine locked away haha

I was very disappointed seeing the door open and seeing nothing but asbestos

 

[Calamity Jane]

Nice 1st. The place is really a shell, but you've spotted the interesting spots. Welcome aboard