Oldham’s heritage open days Learn more about your local history and architecture 4–21 September 2015 12pp Heritage OD leaflet 2015 .indd 1 04/08/2015 14:53 Welcome to Oldham Council’s Heritage Open Days, your opportunity to find out more about the history and heritage of your area. From talks to walks there’s plenty to discover, whether you’re interested in architecture or heritage or just curious about the history around you. 6-21 September Every Monday and Wednesday A Tale of the Dardanelles Family History Advice A display telling the story of the 2pm-4pm: Needing help with family Oldham Territorials at Gallipoli. history? Expert advice available. Oldham Local Studies and Archives, Oldham Local Studies and Archives, 84 Union Street, Oldham OL1 1DN. 84 Union Street, Oldham OL1 1DN. Mon and Thurs 10am-7pm; Tues Disabled access; toilets 10am-2pm; Wed and Fri 10am-5pm; Sat 10am-4pm. 4-6 September Disabled access; toilets Flower festival 12noon-5pm: Holy Trinity Church, Oldham Town Centre Shaw. Commemorating the 500th Past and Present anniversary of the site being a place Photographs comparing Oldham of worship. Church Road, Shaw, Town Centre of today with that of the Oldham, OL2 7SL. Disabled access; past. Oldham Town Centre Office, toilets; parking; refreshments 12 Albion Street, Oldham, OL1 3BG. Mon-Fri 10am-5pm. Disabled access Saturday 5 September Growing Up in Old St Mary’s Holy Trinity Church, Bardsley Display of photographs, books 9am-12noon: Find out more about and memories of the making of the the church and its community; documentary ‘Just Like Coronation includes tours of clock tower. Byrth Street’. 12noon-8pm: The White Road, Bardsley, OL8 1TJ. Disabled House Inn, Henshaw Street, Oldham, access; toilets; parking OL1 3EN. Disabled access; toilets; Oldham Microscopical parking; refreshments Society Open Day Find out more about the natural 7-21 September history of Oldham; see specimens; Mayor’s Parlour and historic microscopes; archives; tours Civic Silverware Tour of Gallery Oldham’s Natural History Tour of the Mayor’s parlour to view bird collection at 11.30am and the Civic Silverware including the 2pm. Booking required for tours (no 10th Battalion Manchester Regiment disabled access): 0161 770 4654; silver drums and bugles. Booking [email protected] required: 0161 770 4012. Civic Oldham Local Studies and Archives, Centre, West Street, Oldham 84 Union Street, Oldham OL1 1DN. OL1 1UJ. Disabled access; Disabled access; toilets toilets; parking The Old Road Through Oldham 11am-12.30pm: A walk led by Jeremy Sutcliffe following the ancient 12pp Heritage OD leaflet 2015 .indd 2 04/08/2015 14:53 medieval route through Oldham. Oldham, OL1 1AL. Booking required: 0161 770 4654; Disabled access; toilets [email protected] Starting point: Oldham Local Studies Wednesday 9 September and Archives, 84 Union Street, A Thousand Remarkable Oldham OL1 1DN Happenings in Oldham! Crooks and Coffin Ships 10.30am-12 noon. Mary Pendlebury 2pm-3pm. The Southern Ocean: The explores weird and wonderful Perils of 19th Century Emigration. events in Oldham’s history. Booking A talk by David Muil exploring the required: 0161 770 4654; dangers of emigration by sea in [email protected] the 19th century. Manchester and Oldham Local Studies and Archives, Lancashire Family History Society, 84 Union Street, Oldham OL1 1DN. Gallery Oldham, Greaves Street, Disabled access; toilets Oldham, OL1 1AL Derker History Walk St. Mary’s Estate on Film 2pm-3.30pm: Guided tour by Roger 2pm-6pm: Films of St. Mary’s Estate Ivens exploring the history of Derker. made in the1980s. Booking required: Booking required: 0161 770 4654; [email protected] Starting point: The Grange, Bartlemore Street, OL1 4DP Holy Trinity Church, Bardsley 6pm-9pm: Find out more about the church and its community; includes tours of clock tower Byrth Road, Bardsley, OL8 1TJ. Disabled access; toilets, parking Werneth Park Walk 6.30pm-8pm: Guided tour of Werneth Park led by Jeremy Sutcliffe Booking 0161 770 4654; required: 0161 770 4654; [email protected] [email protected] George Street Chapel, George Starting point: Werneth Park Study Street, Oldham, OL1 1LS Centre, Frederick Street, Oldham, OL8 1RB. Disabled access; parking Tuesday 8 September Natural History Behind the Thursday 10 September Scenes Tour Failsworth Hat Shop 2pm-3.30pm: Find out more about 9am-7pm: A display telling the story the natural history collections of of Failsworth Hats. Failsworth Library, Gallery Oldham. Booking required: Oldham Road, M35 0FJ. Disabled 0161 770 4654; access; toilets; refreshments [email protected] Gallery Oldham, Greaves Street, 12pp Heritage OD leaflet 2015 .indd 3 04/08/2015 14:53 St Margaret’s Church, Hollinwood 10am-6pm: Parish registers; vestments and artefacts; stained glass windows; carved oak reredos and altar piece; childrens’ activities. Low Mass (spoken) at 9.30am. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Chapel Road, Hollinwood, Oldham, OL8 4QQ. Disabled access; toilets; parking; refreshments Alexandra Park, Oldham 10am-11.30am: Photographic Oldham Lyceum presentation followed by a walk 10.30am-11.30am: Guided tour of through the grade 2 listed park. Oldham Lyceum. Booking required: Please wear appropriate outdoor 0161 770 4654; clothing and footwear to protect [email protected] from sun or rain. Although DDA Union Street, Oldham, OL1 7QG. compliant some people will find the Partial disabled access; toilets walk challenging. Booking required: 0161 770 4067. Starting point: St Matthew and St Luke, Conservatory near the childrens’ Chadderton play area. Disabled access; parking; 1-4pm. ‘Our People, Our Lives’: quiet toilets; refreshments and reflective time Mill Brow, Chadderton, Oldham, Thursday 10 September OL2 1RT. Disabled access; toilets; Roman Road Independent parking; refreshments Methodist Church 10am-2pm: Opportunity to view the Castleshaw Roman Forts building and see historical documents 1.15pm-2.45pm: Guided tour of the including minute books and site and setting of the Roman forts photographs; lunches available. on the Chester to York military road; Roman Road, Failsworth, M3S 9JR. includes findings from the 2014 Disabled access; toilets; parking; excavations. No dogs allowed. refreshments Starting point: Car park next to Castleshaw Outdoor Centre, Holy Trinity Church, Dobcross Waterworks Road, Delph, OL3 5LZ 10am-3.30pm. Grade II ‘Pennine Auditory’ Chapel from 1787; fine Oldham Town Centre examples of original box-pews on Ghost Walk the galleries; booklets with guides 2pm-3.30pm; 7pm-8.30pm: Find out available at certain times Woods more about ghostly happenings in Lane, Dobcross, OL3 5AN. Oldham. Suitable for children 6 years Partial disabled access; toilets; and over accompanied by an adult. parking Booking required: 0161 770 4654; 12pp Heritage OD leaflet 2015 .indd 4 04/08/2015 14:53 [email protected] St Margaret’s Church, Starting point: The Old Museum, Hollinwood Greaves Street, Oldham, OL1 1DN 10am-6pm: Parish registers; vestments and artefacts; stained Friday 11 September glass windows; carved oak reredos Failsworth Hat Shop and altar piece; childrens’ activities. 9am-5pm: A display telling the story Low Mass (spoken) at 12.15pm. of Failsworth Hats. Failsworth Library, Children under 16 must be Oldham Road, M35 0FJ. Disabled accompanied by an adult. access; toilets; refreshments Chapel Road, Hollinwood, Oldham, OL8 4QQ. Disabled access; toilets; Holy Trinity Church, Dobcross parking; refreshments 10am-3.30pm: Grade II ‘Pennine Auditory’ Chapel from 1787; fine Getting Started and Recording examples of original box-pews on Your Family History the galleries; booklets with guides 10.30am-12noon: A free talk by available at certain times. Woods members of the Manchester and Lane, Dobcross, OL3 5AN. Partial Lancashire Family History Society. disabled access; toilets; parking Booking required: 0161 770 4654; [email protected] Holy Trinity Church, Waterhead Oldham Local Studies and Archives, 10am-4pm: Heritage weekend 84 Union Street, Oldham OL1 1DN. including displays, brass rubbing, Disabled access; toilets period costume and dressing-up St Mary’s Parish Church, clothes for children, tours and lecture. Oldham Church Street East, Waterhead, 11am-3pm: Parish Church built in Oldham, OL4 2JS. Disabled access; 1830 with crypt containing vaults parking; toilets; refreshments that belonged to many mill owners of St Chad’s Church, Saddleworth the town. The ‘Oldham Giant’ is also 10am-4pm: Celebrating 800 years of buried there. Rock Street, Oldham, Christian workship; parish registers; OL1 3UH. Partial disabled access (no tour of bell-ringing room and disabled access to the crypt); toilets; demonstrations; tour of memorials; refreshments. childrens’ activities. Church Lane, The Origin of Chadderton and Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6LW Greenacres Cemeteries 2pm-3.30pm: A free talk by members St Matthew and St Luke, of the Manchester and Lancashire Chadderton Family History Society. Booking 10am-5pm: ‘Our People, Our Lives’: required: 0161 770 4654; visits from individuals, schools and [email protected] other groups. Mill Brow, Chadderton, Oldham Local Studies and Archives, Oldham, OL2 1RT. Disabled access; 84 Union Street, Oldham OL1 1DN. toilets; parking; refreshments Disabled access; toilets 12pp Heritage OD leaflet 2015 .indd 5 04/08/2015 14:53 Castleshaw Roman Forts St Mary’s Parish Church, 6.45pm-8.15pm: Guided tour of the Oldham site and setting of the Roman forts 10am-3pm: Rock Street, Oldham, on the Chester to York military road; OL1 3UH. Parish Church built in includes findings from the 2014 1830 with crypt containing vaults excavations. No dogs allowed. that belonged to many mill owners of Starting point: Car park next to the town. The ‘Oldham Giant’ is also Castleshaw Outdoor Centre, buried there. Partial disabled access Waterworks Road, Delph, OL3 5LZ (no disabled access to the crypt; toilets; refreshments Saturday 12 September Holy Trinity Church, Dobcross Failsworth Hat Shop 10am-3.30pm: Grade II ‘Pennine 9am-1pm: A display telling the story Auditory’ Chapel from 1787; fine of Failsworth Hats.