EPW016029 ENGLAND (1926). St Mary's Church and the town centre, Oldham, 1926

View from here looking at the church ,about 95 mins into the 1967 movie The Whisperers

Hirst Brothers watch factory

Lyceum and Art School. Built in a single block and to a common style, the Lyceum in 1856, the Art School (to the right) added in 1881.

Queen Street Congregational Church

1 Lady street Lived here as a child

Coronation Street

Gas Street

Robson Street

Roscoe Street

The Monkey Inn

Bridge Street

saint marys street born there aug 1947

Oldham Hide, Skin and Fat Depot

Parish Church School, Burnley Street, I was a pupil at this school from 1950 till 1955 then at Bluecoat School till 1959 and in 1969 I had a hand in its demise as one of the demolition crew.

Central Baths, Union Street, Built 1854, Demolished 1977 I worked on the demolition, we dismantled all the stone frontage and transported it all to a council compound at the side of Coalshaw Green Park Chadderton, The last time I looked, it was still there

Bow Street

Bamford's Shop 24 Yorkshire Street corner of Bow Street

F.W.Woolworth & Co Ltd

Barclay's Bank corner of Hight Street and Lord Street

Braddock's Buildings, Yorkshire Street Photo 1937 All but the Greaves Arms were demolished in the 1960s

Fish Market, Albion Street Photo 1931 Demolished in the late 1930s

Church Terrace, Off Yorkshire Street, A. Burslem's, supplier of leather, the crown Tea company and the Oriental restaurant. William deacon's Bank was later built on the site of the Crown tea company.

Bolton's Buildings Our fearless leaders ivory tower now stands on this site. The Civic Centre to you and me

Silver Street Looking toward Peter street from George Street.

Peter Street These buildings were at the to of Peter St, Now a multi-story car park.

Theatre Royal Horsedge Street, Demolished 1967, The building was originally called The Working Men's Hall

Prince William of Gloucester Photo shows it being used as temporary market in 1975, The hotel was known locally as the Top Drum because it was at the very top of West Street, and its reputed that at one-time there were 49 pubs on West street and was considered a world record by the locals, it was one of my favorite drinking holes, Iv had many a death er in top

Odeon Cinema, Union Street Not easiest to sneak into, If I remember correctly someone had to pay to get in then crack-on to go to the loo then open the fire door to let their friends in. We could sneak into most Cinemas in Oldham. In the 1950s when I was a kid there were over 25 Cinemas.

Central Fire Station (Peter Street/Ascroft Street)

Grosvenor cinema

John Bunting - the largest individual mill owner in Lancashire lived here (115 Union Street).

Holebottom - was the location of the original hamlet of oldham, ouldam, aldenhulme (and many other corruptions). Close observation will reveal the curving ancient packhorse route into the town.

The Black Bull Rope St

Postmans Knock Lord St

Wellington Arms Rock St (closed 1960)

White Horse Trent St Demolished 1965 for Marjory Lees health centre

Spinners Arms Rock St (closed 1917 after landlord caught playing cards for a piece of beef)

Odd House Inn

Britannia Hotel

Candlelight night club

Wimpy bar

John colliers outfitters "the window to watch"

No 25 Charlotte Street

No 1 Brunswick Street

St Peter's infant and junior school

Charlotte Street

Rhodes Bank

George Street

Manchester Street

West Street

Site of Oldham War Memorial.

The Iron Railings

Rock hotel Rope st

George the fourth public house

Oddfellows Hall

Cosy Cinema

Council Depot - Salt storage

Technical College

Tommy Field Market Hall

Roscoe mill

Post Office

Gas Meter Works

St Peters Church

Town Hall

Swimming Baths

Library & Art Gallery

Hippodrome

Empire Theatre

Kings Picture Hall

Albion Mill

at one time a roller skating hall also in sixties a coffee club venus i think

woodman inn

doris mill

steves old house

barries old house

vinnies old house

ashton arms

radclife arm

Arthur Goss and Sons

market hotel

the greaves

egerton end pub

royal theatre

shakespeare hotel

royal hotel

oldham coliseum theatre

hark to topper inn

old mess house inn

boltmakers arms

vulcan inn

oldham chronicle

abc cinema

waterloo hotel

odeon cinema

oldham hotel

royal oak

st marys school

beever st school

The two tram tracks here join into one and continue as such up Yorkshire Street until the second of the two trams above (both of which are descending). This stretch was controlled by traffic lights, just for the trams.