Located in the county of Greater Manchester (although historically in Lancashire), and around seven miles northeast of central Manchester, is the town of Oldham.
The recorded history of Oldham dates back to 865 AD, when the Danes established a settlement here and named it 'Aldehulme'. For several centuries, Oldham was little more than a scattering of tiny settlements around the dirt tracks which linked Manchester to York. This all changed in dramatic fashion during the Industrial Revolution.
In 1778 Oldham's first cotton mill, Lees Hall, was constructed by William Clegg. Within the space of a year, eleven more mills were built. According to census data, from 1801 to 1901 the population of Oldham expanded from around 12,000 to around 137,000. Much of this is accounted for by an influx of workers from nearby industrial towns between Lancashire and Yorkshire.
At its peak, there were over 360 mills in Oldham, making it the most productive cotton spinning mill town in the world, producing more cotton than France and Germany combined. It was once said that "if ever the Industrial Revolution placed a town firmly and squarely on the map of the world, that town is Oldham". In 1964 it ceased to be the largest centre for cotton spinning in the country as the industry entered a period of slow decline due to competition from overseas. It wasn't until 1998 that the last factory, Elk Mill, was closed, having served the town for seventy years. In its place today is a shopping park.
In 1842 the first of six former railway stations opened in the town, namely Oldham Werneth. By 2009, only two stations remained - Oldham Werneth and Oldham Mumps. These were closed with the construction of the Oldham and Rochdale Line on the Manchester Metrolink, effectively replacing trains with trams. Today there are three tram stops in the town centre: Oldham King Street, Oldham Central and Oldham Mumps - the latter of which being where this walk starts. Frequent tram services to central Manchester in under half an hour make Oldham a practical commuter town.
Historically, Oldham has been part of Lancashire up until 1974. It was at this point that the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester was formed, to which Oldham now belongs.
Oldham is represented in football by Oldham Athletic AFC. Founded in 1895, they are nicknamed the Latics, and play their home games at Boundary Park. The town also has a rugby league team in the form of Oldham R.L.F.C. a.k.a. Oldham Roughyeds.
Famous people from Oldham include actor Christopher Biggins, TV presenter Philip Schofield, Take That member Mark Owen and keyboardist/particle physicist (a rare combination) Brian Cox. Also, Louise Brown, the world's first test tube baby, was born in Oldham in 1978.
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Filmed: 20th April 2022
Link to the walk on Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/rGvkh7NFLt4q6qSD6
Filmed on a Sony FDR-AX700 with a Zhiyun Crane 2 and a Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Former bank building (which some say is haunted...)
0:04 Oldham Mumps Interchange
1:29 Mumps
2:31 Yorkshire Street
8:02 Annie Kenney Statue
8:09 Parliament Square
9:41 Clegg Street
10:10 Union Street
10:59 Greaves Street
12:43 Oldham Parish Church
12:50 Greaves Street
12:56 Yorkshire Street
13:47 High Street
15:20 Market Place
17:48 Albion Street
20:09 Rock Street
20:38 Oldham Parish Church
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