A message from the Saddleworth Historical Society & the Saddleworth Civic Trust
” Your Committee wishes all Members & Friends of the Society, a Very Happy New Year. In view of the ongoing situation with the COVID Pandemic, there will be no Meetings or Events in January or February 2021. The situation will be reviewed bi-monthly and therefore it is hoped that in February the decision may be taken to commence Meetings & Events from March 2021 onwards, depending on the Pandemic situation at that time.”
Author: Jude Gidney - Editor
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Strange times for all for sure but I write today from my bed where I am currently recovering (hopefully) from a poorly chest and wonky ankle! So with time to muse I looked in on your website.
First to say congratulations to Samah Khalil Oldham’s Youth Mayor for her award richly deserved: you don’t get out for nowt as I recall! I am writing this under the gaze of my great grandfather Mayor of Oldham whose portrait can still be viewed on request at the Civic Centre. I have a reduced size copy to remind me of a well-lived life at the time when Oldham was a centre of enterprise indeed.
I was born in Oldham but was decanted to Saddleworth in short time doubtless for the healthy country air. In quick succession I lived in Greenfield (Greenfield Station and the Delph Donkey, French’s Dye Works, George Roebuck Farrier, Hartley’s works) Uppermill (Walter Platt’s Cobblers, Wade Lock, the Square) Grasscroft (Lydgate Church, the White Hart, Quick Hill) finally Dobcross (Wool Road, the Viaduct, the Mill Lodge, Granny Asquith’s Shop)
Then a further change took my mother and me to Cheshire (just over the Tame to qualify) and forsaking Yorkshire for the time being. I had just reached double figures. Even now some decades later the sight of Potts and Pans War Memorial tells me that fundamentally I am back home, in Saddleworth
Thankyou so much Michael for commenting. What was the name of your Great Grandfather? I’d like to see if we can find a little more out about his time as Mayor. You may wish to email me at Hello@saddleworthlife.com I hope you are recovering quickly.