History: in 1909 The partnership of James Eva, Archibald William Eva, Victor Eva, Arthur Eva, and Frank Eva, carrying on business as Forge-masters, at Crabtree-lane, Clayton, Manchester, under the style or firm of Eva Bothers was ended. All debts due would be settled by Archibald William Eva, Victor Eva, Arthur Eva, and Frank Eva, who continued the business under the same style.
By 1953 The EVA group of companies was the largest edge tool makers in the world, exporting most of their products. The associated companies included: Chillington Tool Co, Edward Elwell Limited of Wednesbury, A. W. Wills and Son Limited of Birmingham, John Yates and Co Limited of Birmingham, and the Phoenix Shovel Co Limited of Cradley Heath.
in 1959 Planned to convert into a holding company; depressed demand for heavy engineering but continued group prosperity were anticipated.
1960 Eva Brothers paid dividends and made scrip issue; changed the name to Eva Industries as the holding company.
1976: Eva Brothers continued to be a part of Eva Industries and continued to grow until it was acquired by Acquired by Anglo-Indonesian Corporation plc in 1982
in 2005 production was no longer financially viable and the site was closed down for good and has sat there ever since
heres an old advertisement poster from the peak of production in the 1960s
It was a lovely day so I thought it would be nice to have a ride along the Rochdale canal until boredom set in, I've noticed the Eva Brothers site a few times but access was well-sealed until most recently so given the open invite it would have been rude not to have a look around...
in the first building, there are obvious signs of production that never made it out of the factory and although its mostly a shell it was still worth a look
an old winch in which I'm guessing was the warehouse where the final products were stored
the abandoned forklift truck was probably the feature
through the overgrowth on my way to the other outbuildings, there were a few old pieces of machinery that have been swallowed by nature!
I made my way into an outbuilding at the back and was treated with the most beautiful light that pierced the roof onto the decaying machinery below
old boilers and the control room
an old control panel
after leaving the control building i ventured through the vast overgrowth to see what else this place had to offer and came across this part demolished out building
a few snaps later and the end had come, it was time to continue with my ride along the canal. thanks for looking!
By 1953 The EVA group of companies was the largest edge tool makers in the world, exporting most of their products. The associated companies included: Chillington Tool Co, Edward Elwell Limited of Wednesbury, A. W. Wills and Son Limited of Birmingham, John Yates and Co Limited of Birmingham, and the Phoenix Shovel Co Limited of Cradley Heath.
in 1959 Planned to convert into a holding company; depressed demand for heavy engineering but continued group prosperity were anticipated.
1960 Eva Brothers paid dividends and made scrip issue; changed the name to Eva Industries as the holding company.
1976: Eva Brothers continued to be a part of Eva Industries and continued to grow until it was acquired by Acquired by Anglo-Indonesian Corporation plc in 1982
in 2005 production was no longer financially viable and the site was closed down for good and has sat there ever since
heres an old advertisement poster from the peak of production in the 1960s
It was a lovely day so I thought it would be nice to have a ride along the Rochdale canal until boredom set in, I've noticed the Eva Brothers site a few times but access was well-sealed until most recently so given the open invite it would have been rude not to have a look around...
in the first building, there are obvious signs of production that never made it out of the factory and although its mostly a shell it was still worth a look
an old winch in which I'm guessing was the warehouse where the final products were stored
the abandoned forklift truck was probably the feature
through the overgrowth on my way to the other outbuildings, there were a few old pieces of machinery that have been swallowed by nature!
I made my way into an outbuilding at the back and was treated with the most beautiful light that pierced the roof onto the decaying machinery below
old boilers and the control room
an old control panel
after leaving the control building i ventured through the vast overgrowth to see what else this place had to offer and came across this part demolished out building
a few snaps later and the end had come, it was time to continue with my ride along the canal. thanks for looking!
