Eley Industrial Estate

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Eley Industrial Estate is in Edmonton, London. Bordered by the Angel Road which is part of the North Circular Road A406 road, the River Lee Navigation, and the Lea Valley Lines railway line. The estate is named after Eley Brothers who manufactured firearms cartridges here.

Edmonton, London suburb of London, England

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Eley Brothers

Eley Brothers were a manufacturer of firearms cartridges at the Eley's Cartridge Factory, located in Edmonton and bordered by the River Lee Navigation and the Great Eastern Railway at Angel Road.

Cartridge (firearms) type of ammunition packaging a bullet or shot, a propellant substance, and a primer within a metallic, paper, or plastic case

A cartridge is a type of pre-assembled firearm ammunition packaging a projectile, a propellant substance and an ignition device (primer) within a metallic, paper or plastic case that is precisely made to fit within the barrel chamber of a breechloading gun, for the practical purpose of convenient transportation and handling during shooting. Although in popular usage the term "bullet" is often used to refer to a complete cartridge, it is correctly used only to refer to the projectile.

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Layout of the estate Eley Industrial Estate.JPG
Layout of the estate
The Coca-Cola factory Eley Industrial Estate1.JPG
The Coca-Cola factory
Salmons Brook flowing through the estate before passing under the North Circular Road at Angel Road. The Edmonton Incinerator chimney can be seen in the background Salmons Brook DSC00572.jpg
Salmons Brook flowing through the estate before passing under the North Circular Road at Angel Road. The Edmonton Incinerator chimney can be seen in the background

Today

The estate is now mostly used for warehousing and retail outlets. The former B&I Nathan furniture factory is now used to manufacture the Parker Knoll range of furniture. [1] Coca-Cola are a major employer with a manufacturing plant on the estate. [2]

Parker Knoll is a British furniture manufacturing company, formed by Frederick Parker, a British furniture manufacturer, and Willi Knoll, a German inventor of a new form of sprung furniture. With roots in the manufacture of high-quality furniture, the brand concentrated on mass-market products from the 1930s to the 1990s. The company was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1950, but taken private in 2004. After financial problems, it was acquired out of administration by Sofa Brands International. In recent years, the brand has moved back to the higher-quality end of the domestic furniture market.

Coca-Cola Carbonated soft drink

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The estate still has some functional brick built factories from the 1950s. [3]

Coordinates: 51°36′51″N0°02′38″W / 51.6141°N 0.0439°W / 51.6141; -0.0439

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References

  1. Parker Knoll furniture Retrieved June 22, 2008
  2. Coca-Cola plant [ permanent dead link ] Retrieved June 22, 2008
  3. Cherry. B, Pevsner.N Buildings of England, London4: North p432 ISBN   0-14-071049-3 Retrieved April 17, 2008