Oldham’s heritage open days Learn more about your local history and architecture 9–22 September 2013 8pp Heritage OD leaflet 2013 .indd 1 16/08/2013 11:50 Properties all over the country are throwing open their doors as part of this national event organised by English Heritage. Whether you are interested in architecture or heritage or just curious about the buildings in the borough this is your chance to step through the door and find out more. Alexandra Park Walk of the Roman Forts at Castleshaw on Kings Road, Oldham, OL8 2BH the Chester to York military road. Photographic presentation followed Thur 12 Sept 1.30pm by a walk through the Grade II listed Sun 22 Sept 1.30pm park. Please ensure that you come Parking available. with appropriate outdoor footwear and clothing to protect from sun or Chadderton Cemetery rain.The walk takes approximately 45 Middleton Road, Chadderton, mins. Although reasonably flat, and OL9 OJZ though DDA compliant some people Guided tour of Chadderton Cemetery. will find the walk challenging. The cemetery opened in 1857 Fri 13 Sept 2pm with plans by N G Pennington of Wed 18 Sept 10.30am Manchester. Features include an Meet at the Kings Road car park, Anglican chapel, Gothic style gate situated ½ way down Kings Road. lodge and a First World War memorial Parking available. Full disabled in the form of a sandstone cross. access. Toilets available. Sat 14 Sept 10am Refreshments available from the Meet at the entrance to the cemetery. boathouse café. Parking. Full disabled access. Charles Lees Collection Gallery Oldham, Cultural Quarter, Greaves Street, Oldham, OL1 1DN Dinah Winch explores the paintings from the Charles Lees collection and other treasures of the art collection. Please book in advance: 0161 770 4653. Tue 10 Sept 2pm Meet at Gallery Reception. Full disabled access. Toilets. Christ Church, Friezland Church Road, Greenfield, Saddleworth, OL3 7LQ 1850 Grade II listed Victorian Gothic Revival church with spire designed by local architect George Shaw. Castleshaw Roman Forts Windows by Thomas Willament. Castleshaw Centre, off Waterworks Sat 14 Sept 10am-12noon; 3-4pm; Road, near Delph. Sun 15 Sept 12noon-4pm A guided tour of the site and setting Parking available. Full disabled 8pp Heritage OD leaflet 2013 .indd 2 16/08/2013 11:50 access. Refreshments & toilets by N G Pennington of Manchester. available. Thurs 19 Sept 2.30pm Meet at the entrance to the cemetery. Derker History Walk Parking. Full disabled access. Derker, Oldham Guided tour of historic sites in Derker Hathershaw and Fitton Hill Wed 18 Sept 2.30pm Local History Group Meet outside The Grange, Bartlemore Honeywell Centre, Ashton Road, Street, Derker. Hathershaw, Oldham, OL8 3BP Find out more about the history Family History Days of Hathershaw from members of Oldham Local Studies and Archives, Timetrackers, the Hathershaw and 84 Union Street, Oldham, OL1 1DN Fitton Hill Local History Group. Drop in any time for free family Fri 20 Sept 1-3pm history advice. Special free beginners Disabled access. Refreshments. packs available. Toilets. Mon 9 Sept 10–4pm Mon 16 Sept 10-4pm Higginshaw School Getting to grips with Family History: The Environment Centre, Shaw A Short Workshop on Understanding Road, Oldham, OL1 4AW the Basics of Family History One of the old classrooms will be laid Sat 14 Sept 2.30-3.30pm out in the style of an old fashioned Disabled access. Toilets. school. Opportunity for attendees to discuss and record their times at the Ghost Walk through Oldham school onto a video, which will be Town Centre used as part of Groundwork’s 30th The Old Museum, Greaves Street, birthday celebrations. Guided tours of Oldham, OL1 1DN the school at 2pm and 3pm. Find out more about weird and Fri 13 Sept 1-4pm wonderful goings on in Oldham on Parking available. Disabled access. the Oldham ghost walk. Maximum Refreshments. Toilets. of 15. Booking essential. Suitable for children 6 years and over History of Asian accompanied by an adult. To book Businesses in Oldham ring 0161 770 4654. Oldham Local Studies and Archives, Thu 12 Sept 7-8pm 84 Union Street, Oldham, OL1 1DN Thu 19 Sept 7-8pm A display outlining the history of Meet outside the Old Museum, Asian Business in Oldham Greaves Street Sat 14 Sept 10am-4pm Mon 16 Sept 10am-7pm Greenacres Cemetery Tues 17 Sept 10am-2pm Greenacres Road, Greenacres, Wed 18 Sept 10am-5pm Oldham, OL4 3HT Thurs 19 Sept 10am-7pm Guided tour of World War Two Fri 20 Sept 10am-5pm graves in Greenacres Cemetery. The Sat 21 Sept 10am-4pm cemetery opened in 1857 with plans 8pp Heritage OD leaflet 2013 .indd 3 16/08/2013 11:50 Holy Trinity Church, Coldhurst Greaves Street, Oldham, OL1 1DN The parish of Holy Trinity was Tommy Atkins: The Life of a consescrated in February 1848. Built Manchester Regiment Soldier 1914- by local firm, Emanual Whittaker. 18. Sat 14 Sept 2pm Full disabled Guided tours available. See one of access. Toilets. the earliest examples of a Thompson of Kilburn ‘Mouse’ carving. Mayor’s Parlour and Civic Sat 14 Sept 10am-4pm Silverware Tour Parking available. Disabled access. Civic Centre, West Street, OL1 1UJ Refreshments and toilets available. Guided tour of the Civic Silverware area and Mayor’s parlour to Holy Trinity Church, Dobcross understand the history of the Civic Woods Lane, Dobcross, OL3 5AN regalia and the office of Mayor. Open galleried church in the Pennine Booking essential. To book your auditory style with fine examples of place ring 0161 770 4612 original box-pews on the galleries. Thurs 19 Sept 10am, 12noon, 2pm Brief history booklets available. Fri 20 Sept 10am, 12noon, 2pm 12-22 Sept 10am-5pm Parking available. Partial disabled Military Records access. Toilets available. Access Oldham Local Studies and Archives, limited on 15 and 22 Sept during the 84 Union Street, Oldham, OL1 1DN morning service, 9.30am-12 noon. Find out more about military records with the University of the Third Age. Holy Trinity Church, Shaw Booking essential. To book your Church Road, Shaw, OL2 7AT place ring 0161 770 4654. Grade II listed church completed Wed 18 Sept 10.30am in 1871. Stained glass windows Disabled access. Toilets available depicting the Parables and Miracles. Mosaics by the Venice and Murano Oldham Lyceum glass company. Quizzes for children Union Street, Oldham, OL1 7QG and craft stall. Sat 14 Sept 11am- Guided tours of Oldham Lyceum by 5pm. Parking available. Partial Freda Millett. Meet at reception. disabled access. Toilets and Tues 17 Sept 10am and 1pm refreshments available. Parking available. Partial disabled access. Toilets. Lion Mill, Royton Fitton Street, Royton, M9 8FY Oldham Market Place Guided tour of this Grade II listed Oldham Local Studies and Archives, cotton mill built in 1890. 84 Union Street, Oldham, OL1 1DN Thurs 12 Sept 9.30am, 10.30am, A talk examining the buildings and 11.30am Booking essential, to book history of Oldham Market Place. your place ring 0161 770 4654 Booking essential. To book your place ring 0161 770 4654. Manchester Tommy Sat 21 Sept 10.30am Gallery Oldham, Cultural Quarter, Disabled access. Toilets. 8pp Heritage OD leaflet 2013 .indd 4 16/08/2013 11:50 Oldham Panorama of Royton Town Hall Clock Tower, Gallery Oldham, Cultural Quarter, booking in advance essential, ring Greaves Street, Oldham, OL1 1DN Carol Watterson 0161 770 1680. Guided tour of the Oldham Historic Town Centre Walks, Sun 15 panorama, a panoramic view of and 22 Sept 11-1, 2-4; Sun 15 and Oldham taken in 1876. Please book 22 Sept 2pm meet at Town Hall, in advance: 0161 770 4653. Meet at Rochdale Road. Display of historic Gallery Reception. books in Royton Library, Thurs 12 Mon 16 Sept 2pm. Full disabled Sept 9am-7pm; Fri 13 Sept 9am- access. Toilets available. 5pm; Sat 14 Sept 9.30am-1pm; Mon 16 Sept-Thurs 19 Sept 9am-7pm; Oldham Stories Fri 20 Sept 9am-5pm; Sat 21 Sept Gallery Oldham, Cultural Quarter, 9.30am-1pm; Sun 22 Sept 11am- Greaves Street, Oldham, OL1 1DN 4pm. Display of historic artifacts, Sean Baggaley explores the story Royton Town Hall, Sun 22 Sept of Oldham in the new permanent 11am-4pm Parking. Partial disabled Gallery. Please book in advance: access. Refreshments. Toilets. 0161 770 4653. Meet at Gallery Reception. Wed 11 Sept 2pm Saddleworth Museum Full disabled access. Toilets. High Street, Uppermill, OL3 7AZ A community museum presenting Oldham Town Centre Trail aspects of the history of the Meet outside Oldham Local Studies Saddleworth area. A local historian and Archives, 84 Union Street, in 1910 commented: ‘Saddleworth Oldham, OL1 1DN District is a museum in itself…. A Guided tour looking at the most interesting neighbourhood for architectural heritage to be found in the study of geology, archaeology, Oldham Town Centre. architecture, old and fast dying Sat 14 Sept 11.30am industries, old customs, religious education ‘all are on display’. Ordnance Survey Maps Thurs 12 Sept 1pm-4pm; Fri 13 of Oldham Sept 1pm-4pm; Sat 14 Sept 1pm- Oldham Local Studies and Archives, 4pm; Sun 15 Sept 1pm-4pm 84 Union Street, Oldham, OL1 1DN Parking available. Partial disabled Find out more about the history of access. Toilets available. maps in Oldham. Booking essential. To book your place ring: 0161 770 Shri Radha Krishna Temple, 4654. Sat 14 Sept, 10.15am Indian Association Disabled access. Toilets Schofield Street, Hathershaw, Oldham, OL8 1QJ Royton Heritage Week Established in 1968 the Indian Royton Town Hall, Rochdale Road, Association welcomes members OL2 6QG. Find out more about the of diverse communities to visit the history and heritage of Royton. Tours temple and community centre, which carries out work for the development 8pp Heritage OD leaflet 2013 .indd 5 16/08/2013 11:50 and wellbeing of the Indian we continue celebrating our 130th community.