Located just off Chapel Street in Salford stands the former Threfall's Chesters Cook Street Brewery.  As the name on the building indicates it was originally a Threlfall's Brewery built in 1860.  Threlfalls and Chesters merged in 1961 and that company was taken over by Whitbreads in 1967.  Brewing ceased at this location in 1988 and the building sat emprty for a decade falling into a state of disrepair along the way.  In 2000 work began to transform it into a modern business facility and it reopened as the Deva Centre in 2001 and today it is home to a diverse variety of companies.


Designed by W A Deighton, the building is constructed of pressed red brick with ashlar dressings and Welsh slate roofs. It comprises a T-shaped plan with tower, copper-room, offices, a maturing house and a boiler house.

One commercial web site describes the new complex as follows, "The Deva Centre is a recently completed urban business village of outstanding character, providing highly individual and flexible self contained business premises within a secure environment. Only a few minutes walk from King Street and Deansgate in the heart of Manchester City Centre and benefits from immediate access to the City's inner ring road. Major new award winning development. High quality multi use business space in secure landscaped environment. Car parking for 230 cars."