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A family member recently died of asbestosis from the result of working as a maintenance man at Eubank Accrington, as a result his wife is finding it impossible to get any compensation as her solicitors is saying he needs to contact Eubanks insurers but how were they there seems to be no record, can any one help?
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Sorry folks if I seem to be repeating all this but I’m a newbie and I could find my first entry. A family member recently died of asbestosis leaving a widow, he work for at the Eubank works Hyndburn road as a maintenance worker primarily as a painter, thus coming in contact with the dreaded asbestos. The Solicitors say in order to have any compensation they would have to deal directly with the insurers of the company and are coming up with nothing. I know it’s a long shot but can anyone shed any light on this unlit road. Thank you
Kgreggy

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A friend of mine who died of asbestosis worked at Lang Bridges.
The firm had been closed over thirty years, when I saw an article
in a newspaper, from a Manchester firm of solicitors, asking for ex employees to contact them. I rang them and I was able to provide a sketch of the works layout, and where the asbestos contamination came from. A specialist firm of solicitors handled the claim and his family got compensation. The fact that the firm is long gone makes no difference.

I think the firm is in Quay St, Manchester, and they specialise in
industrial compensation.

Retlaw.

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was actually Ewbank kgreggy, aint being pedantic but if yer after info that should help a little.

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Thanks for taking the trouble

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no problem me mam worked there from after the war till it closed n i worked fer a while yon so ya never forget.:);)

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Wasn't Ewbank taked over by Prestige, at some time, don't know wether they still have a place in Burnley

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My Dad worked there till 1978 when he had a brain hemorrhage. He worked in Quality Control.

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That place closed years ago in Burnley, they still have a place in Blackburn but thats a different division, they re-coat bread tins for bakerys

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My Mum went there when Burco shut down but as she didn't want to travel to Burnley she went to Joseph Arnolds and stayed there till she retired

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yep was Prestige, but thats long gone at burnley, just thinking wasn't Ewbank - Entwistle @Kenyon? or has senility set in?:confused:

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I didn't know that KSH, used to know a chap who worked there but aint seen him for yonks

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No you're not going senile, it was Entwistle and Kenyon, I think it was called Ewbank colloquially because the Ewbank carpet sweeper was made there.

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Thanks you guys for your relys my relative that died of assbestosis was Derik Powdrill worked in maintanance.

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It was always known as Ewbank to me and I seem to recall the sign on the building saying Ewbank too. Then again I was only young!! I can also still remember the narrow footpath on Hyndburn Road!! :D

Still cast me mind's eye back to before it was Asda :rolleyes:

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Ewbank Carpet Sweeper
c.1889This carpet sweeper from the Museum collection is featured in Virtual Victorians where its production was wrongly credited to Thomas Ewbank.
http://www.tivertonmuseum.org.uk/tiv...eepobj_240.jpg This prompted an email from the great-grandson of its true manufacturer, R.W.Kenyon, who also supplied this fascinating history. ".... My idea was that if carpet sweepers could be a necessity in the States, they could also become a necessity here in England. One good friend sneered at the idea of ever making a success of such a carpet sweeper, and others doubted; but I felt that the scheme was a sound one and worth going on with.It was finally decided to proceed with preparations; and so, on 1st May 1889, the first carpet sweeper was produced for sale and sent out. I believe it was supplied to Hiram Waddington, Joiner and Builder, of Accrington.... "


Object of the Month - Winter 2002/03

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used to play in teh grounds of this place and many a child from back then could confirm there was loads of asbestos simply dumped all over teh grounds smashed up infact we used to make dens out of it

seems ewbank were pretty flamboyant about dumping teh stuff willy nilly but i dont think the dangers were known back in teh 80's

after it was demolished there was asbestos all over the place it was i the streets and i dare say quite a bit of asbestos dust was blown around the place by teh wind as it lay there in teh rubble for months before they started building asda

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Tony Anderson was me gaffer in my time yon. that was the bottom department which ran from asda traffic lights to electricity st.:)

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Ewbank was bought out by Prestige Group - Burnley (Platers & Stampers) on Colne Rd, Crewe. Derby and various other locations - they also bought out Pal Razor Blades all because the other companies were in competition in some way. This all took place in the late '50s.
The parent company was ECKO Corporation of USA, owned by Edward Katzinger I believe.

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Ewbank was the trade name for Entwisle (no 't') & Kenyon. Their first manufactring base was in St James Street/Cannon Street and the building was called Ewbank. Possibly something to do with a yew tree. They moved from there to Milnshaw Works on Hyndburn Rd. Recently I read something about a very early legal battle involving the Kenyon family 'of Milnshaw', which leads me to think that they perhaps still owned the land on which their factory was built, this after several hundred years.

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Would the building be Ewbank House, that now houses Quadra Solutions and before that the bus company ?

Nice to know a little of the history of the building - its quite grand.

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Dunno, but if yer talking Burnley, twas on the left hand side, goin from Town centre towards the owd Bank Hall Pit.:)

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No - not the old Prestige building - the Accrington Cannon st Ewbank House building.

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The Platers & Stampers building on Colne Rd was pretty impressive even before the extension. Served my apprenticeship there - happy days;);)

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It was Cashey, but was always known as Ewbank in our day. Harold Kenyon was managing directer, he lived in a big house on Whalley Rd. just up from the Crown pub. Incidentally Stanleys ground today was owned by Ewbank and was their sports ground for many years. I am not sure the year when Prestige took over Ewbank but it was Prestige when we left for Oz 38years ago. Maybe the sports ground was sold when Prestige took over, because Stanley started up again before we left.

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Prestige took over Ewbank in the late '50s. I was an apprentice then at Prestige and one morning had to go to Ewbank to strip out a 3hp motor and take it to Burnley. If memory is still good the reason for the buyout was that Ewbank started to produce a "Minit Mop" - direct competition for the Prestige model.
Ewbank continued on after the buy out, in fact my wife worked evening shift there when I was posted to Borneo for a year, Dec 63 - Jan 65

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Barrie, i am thinking then you may have known a friend of ours, Fred Hilton.

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Doesn't ring any bells Irene. Served my apprenticeship at Prestige - still had the "Platers & Stampers" sign up when I started. Spent most of my free time on my motor bike and girls from Burnley and then Haslingden. Joined the RAF in '61 and didn't come back to Accrington until 2010.

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just gonna put some Prestige Ewbank piccies up now if anybody knows people who worked there.....

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My mother worked there as the works nurse

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Me mam worked yon until it closed from after the war, n i was yon a short few months in 60s.

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put them where?

As mentioned above, my dad worked there

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Hi Aussie Irene.
I have come across your posting quite late but hopefully you might read this.
I was an apprentice electrician at Ewbank and Fred Hilton was my Foreman, he was there when I started and he emigrated sometime after I had qualified as a full electrician, I met him again a couple of times when he returned home for visits etc and we had a couple of good chinwags about old times and people that we had worked with.
I do believe Fred has now passed away but I have very fond memories of him as a person as well as a valued work collegue.
Take care.
Dave Hughes

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[QUOTE=davejhughes;1085755]Hi Aussie Irene.
I have come across your posting quite late but hopefully you might read this.
I was an apprentice electrician at Ewbank and Fred Hilton was my Foreman, he was there when I started and he emigrated sometime after I had qualified as a full electrician, I met him again a couple of times when he returned home for visits etc and we had a couple of good chinwags about old times and people that we had worked with.
I do believe Fred has now passed away but I have very fond memories of him as a person as well as a valued work collegue.
Take care.
Dave Hughes[/QUOTE

Dave, I have sent you a PM

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sounds like the solicitor is not up to his job.you need a specialist in this field,expect a long slog. ewbank are now part of the earlex group. if you google ewbank it gives address and all contact info.my wife made a claim for tinnitus problems and the solicitors handling that found out everything so there must be a database they use . kind regards j.p.