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Shaw, Market Street c.1950
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Shaw developed as part of Crompton and by the early 1900s it had 29 spinning mills. The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway brought cheap coal for the textile trade from 1863, passing Shaw`s own Jubilee Colliery. Most local needs could be found on Market Street, with its stone-fronted shops. Many of Shaw`s sturdy stone terraced houses had no bathrooms, and a tin bath is on sale on the left. Shop signs have been made with pride. The triangular-topped frontage right of centre is James Duckworth`s grocer's shop. Shaw became part of Oldham in 1974.

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The two houses shown here are 100 (Holmes family and 102 (Russell family. I lived at 106 (Evans). I have the picture in my old family album
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Added 01 September 2020

Happy Days
hi diane i too lived around duchess street & began my working life at 87 duchess st the butchers & greengrocers owned by geof n kath garlick around 1974ish i also remember we would go digging for antique bottles at the back of the shop,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,HAPPY DAYS
Shaw, Rushcroft Estate c1950
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Proud To Have Come From Shaw
I think to reminisce is great. At 76, I find myself doing this quite often and am drawn back to Shaw, and to High Crompton, where I was born. The house I was born in on Rochdale Road, near the Bull's Head Pub, is still standing. Just like cars, houses were built out of solid materials in those days!. Later on, when I was 11, we moved into Shaw, but went to Crompton House School. I do have very happy ...see more
Shaw, Rushcroft Estate c1950
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Mellow Street Wash Brook Chadderton
I grew up in chadderton born in 1945 mellow street then moves to Leslie ave bus driver with Oldham Corp then to Canada played drums in a oldham band in the 60s toured with the Hollies Kinks Moody Blues as a back up group they where The Deltas trying to find Bob Higgins our bass player plus looking for a EP we made also played with D&TheDa,s played in the Bulls Head in Oldham looking for ...see more
Shaw, Rushcroft Estate c1950
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