Making Places

click on a town in the map to view its mills important note regarding mills on private property you may take photographs from the public right of way but you may not enter private property without prior approval from the owner to do otherwise is illegal please respect the owners rights and privacy

Oldham Local Studies & Archives

NRA 35249 Hollinwood Building Co Ltd Oldham link to online catalogue NRA 35268 Holyrood Mill Co Ltd cotton mfrs Oldham link to online catalogue

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Ram Mill Gordon Street Chadderton Oldham OL9 9RH Fully Refurbished Character Office Space Suites from 904 sq ft to Full Floor 33 000 sq ft Building Amenities

Oldham mill to be replaced by housing development

The £ sale of an Oldham mill will lead to the creation of a new housing development for the town Acting on behalf of Oldham toys business …

Fox Mill

The first mill Lees Hall was built by William Clegg in about 1778 Within a year 11 other mills had been constructed but by 1818 there were only 19 of these privately owned mills It was in the second half of the 19th century that Oldham became the world centre for spinning cotton yarn

Glen Mill Prisoner of War camp Oldham Lancashire

Below; Glen Mill from the cemetery One of the main prisoner of war camps in the north west of England the now demolished Glen Mill was situated between Wellyhole Street / Constantine Street and the River Medlock at Lees in Oldham Grid Ref SD 949 049 These photos were taken January 2021 during a visit to look for traces of the camp

Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerk Project

The town of Oldham grew around the mills with a huge influx of workers until it eventually became the world s manufacturing centre for cotton spinning In 1900 Winston Churchill was elected to his first seat in Parliament as MP for Oldham and gave his inaugural speech on the steps of the Town Hall

Raging inferno engulfs paper mill in Oldham forcing

A raging inferno has taken hold of the Maple Mill in Oldham Greater Manchester with car tyres now alight The four storey industrial building …

Robert Fletchers & Sons Ltd Paper Mill Greenfield Oldham

Robert Fletchers & Sons Ltd was a paper mill which specialised in the production of cigarette papers which were exported worldwide The old factory and most of the contents now lay abandoned most of the equipment looks as if the workers just vanished with huge rolls of cigarette papers still hanging on rolls in the production process machines

Oldham Lancashire

The Oldham Infirmary a Gothic building in Union Street West was erected in 1870 and enlarged in 1877 1881 1883 and 1889 at a total cost of over £20 000 It has a large staff and is the only institution of the kind within a considerable radius

Buildings and structures in Oldham List of mills in Shaw

Compre online Buildings and structures in Oldham List of mills in Shaw and Crompton List of mills in Chadderton Standedge Tunnels de Source Wikipedia na Amazon Frete GRÁTIS em milhares de produtos com o Amazon Prime Encontre diversos livros em Inglês e Outras Línguas com ótimos preços

Chadderton Mill Chadderton Oldham

Chadderton Mill is a Grade II listed building in Chadderton Oldham England See why it was listed view it on a map see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building

Remploy Transport Department Borough Mill Oldham

A view from the top of Borough Mill on Neild Street Oldham which for many years was the hub of the Remploy s in house transport operations This picture taken in 1975 shows the busy yard of Remploy s long gone Oldham depot when the company ran such makes as Bedford BMC Ford and Leyland vehicles Borough Mill remained empty for many years until 2021 when it was demolished to make …

Grooming gangs cartels and the poisoning of Oldham s

Grooming gangs cartels and the poisoning of Oldham s politics Sean Fielding was a young council leader and a Labour rising star Then he found himself accused of sanctioning the sexual abuse of children With racism weaponised and the working classes betrayed a network of corrupt politicians now control vast territories across the country

Situated on the north side of McDonnel Street to the northwest of Peterborough s downtown core the Bonner Worth Mill Administration building is two storey structure with Classical details It is flanked on the east and west by the original factory buildings To the south is an early 20th century residential neighbourhood which includes factory worker housing and to the southwest is

OLDHAM MILL HOUSES Wealthy Borough Homes History Owners

From the rear side cover The majority of people will be only too aware of the whereabouts of Werneth Hall Hathershaw Hall and Foxdenton Hall all of which are of course still standing With this in mind Oldham and District Historical Society decided to produce this book

Affordable homes to be built on former Oldham mill site

Register Proposals to redevelop a former spinning mill site in Oldham and build 98 affordable homes have been given the green light by the local council The £14m Maple Mill …

Oldham mill site apartment block proposals and former

OLDHAM planning committee members are set to be in for a busy evening next week with three housing applications under the spotlight Proposals for 98 affordable homes to be built on land at Cardwell Street at the site of former cotton mill Maple Mill will be debated by councillors on Wednesday

Oldham Maple Mill fire Building still dangerous

media caption A former cotton mill in Oldham Witnesses saw flames leap up to 200ft 60m in the air and said the front of the building in Oldham had collapsed

Northern England s disused mills at risk

They tell the story of the local area Catherine enthuses; from the neat lines of mill workers houses still loved and lived in to the grand old bank buildings in town centres like Oldham …

Commercial Property to Rent in Oldham

Office to let The Salt Cellar 11A Church Lane Oldham OL1 The available accommodation comprises rooms from sq m 145 sq ft to sq m 708 sq ft Toilet facilities are situated throughout the building and are on a shared basis Some suites can be combined or are adjacent on the same floor for

OLDHAM LOCAL HISTORY Housing Mills Shops 1950s 1960s …

Booklet published by Oldham Arts & Heritage in 2021 60 pages A4 size booklet N6595PE This booklet is a fascinating history of Oldham over past decades and is packed full with black and white photographs showing the streets and buildings of the area during that period

Manchester Builders Merchants

Welcome to WJ Lewis Builders Merchants Ltd W J Lewis have been supplying quality building materials to the North Manchester Oldham and Rochdale areas since 1932 As a local family run company we are proud of our independence and therefore our ability to offer what we believe the best service in the area

Mills redevelopment could prevent green belt building

Chiefs are investigating whether run down mills across Oldham could be converted into new homes or torn down for housing to prevent building on green belt land A meeting of the full council was told that the authority is currently undertaking a mills strategy following feedback about the draft proposals for the borough included in the

1891 Cotton Mills in Oldham

Oldham p145 BLEACHERS AND DYERS and Co Limited and printers Spring Brook Works Middleton road; Manchester office 36 Kennedy street Telegrams Nordens Oldham COTTON SPINNERS AND MANUFACTURERS Marked thus are Doublers only Marked thus ^ are Manufacturers only

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Timber Supplies

Established timber merchants since 1919 we carry an extensive range of timber supplies in various sizes Whether you need skirting and architraves mouldings softwoods hardwoods or strength graded carcassing we have it covered Our site in Oldham is our head office but we also serve the North West by having branches in Bolton Sale and Nelson

Oldham mill strategy set to protect iconic sites

OLDHAM Council is continuing to develop its proposals to make sure its historic mill buildings will not disappear in years to come The local authority is building on its mills strategy to protect the sentimental mills that stand across the borough as part of …

Urbex Diaries Hartford Mill in Oldham

Hartford Mill was built in 1907 closed in 1959 and since then used as a mail order warehouse up to 1992 It is a spacious 4 floor plus basement building with splendid view on Manchester City Centre

Place North West

Countryside buys Oldham mill from Grasscroft 15 Jun 2021 14 40 Grasscroft Property has completed on the sale of its acre Durban Mill site in Oldham which has planning consent for a £10m residential development to Countryside Properties Grasscroft bought Durban Mill unconditionally from London & Scottish Investments in 2021

Theatres and Halls in Oldham Greater Manchester

T he Oldham Hippodrome had many changes of name over the years It was first built as a Music Hall in 1868 and was designed by a local Barber who ran a shop in Manchester Street The building was a conversion from a former Cotton Mill and originally opened as the Adelphi Music Hall on Monday December the 21st 1868 It had an auditorium on two

Robert Fletcher and Sons Oldham A derelict paper mill

The Robert Fletcher and Sons Paper Mill in Greenfield Oldham closed down overnight in 2021 Since then the abandoned mill has been left in a state of suspended animation The factory is …

OLDHAM LOCAL HISTORY Housing Mills Shops 1950s 1960s …

From the introduction The 1950s 60s and 70s were years of great change in Oldham Diminishing Landscapes Oldham and District in the 1950s 60s and 70s by Christine Drummond and Keith Snape The booklet will thus delight anyone with an interest in the social history of the place and its people