Oldham, Market Place c.1950

Photo ref: O39001

I was born in 1950 at my grandparents house on Quebec Street, in the Werneth/Westwood area. I lived in Limeside at 86, Pine Tree Road and attended Limehurst junior school and then went on to Hollins Secondary school. Saturday always saw me going off to the Roxy cinema in Hollinwood, for the afternoon matinee with my friends. At one time we had the Mayor (and his wife) of Oldham living next door to us at number 88, Mr ...see more

I was wondering if anyone recalls my grandparents shop; Roxy Wallpaper. It was owned by my paternal great grandparents; Elsie & James John, and after his death in 1972, not long after i was born, it was run by Elsie and her daughter in law Lillian John. Sadly it was compulsory purchased by Manchester City Council to make way for the new M60 motorway in the late 70's / early 80's, (that didn't materialise ...see more

I lived in Bourne Street (Born 1943) near the Help The Poor Struggler pub made famous when the landlord was the national hangman, Albert Pierpoint. I went to the Roxy cinema, Queens Cinema, Roxy Milk Bar. I attended Freehold Juniors in Werneth then Hollinwood Sec mod Incline Road, Hollinwood (left in 1959). Our Head Master was Archer Tate a famous northern baratone.He would sing Flanders & Swan “Gloriois Mud” ...see more

I was born in 1947 in boundary park hospital, as it was then. My mum and dad lived in Holt Lane in Failsworth. I can remember the Argyll Mill as a working cotton mill which was just down the lane. My mum was a housewife and my dad worked for George Dews in Oldham who were a construction company. I can remember him working on the building of Barton Bridge. My mother ran in shop from around 1952 for a couple of ...see more