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A Failsworth Pole in Oldham Road was first raised in 1793 as a "political pole", although a local historian suggests there were others before and that maypoles probably stood there for centuries. It now stands on a site from which an earlier one blew down in 1950.
Failsworth is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England and it is unparished.It contains 15 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England.
One illustration shows morris dancers and a rushcart at Failsworth Pole, near Manchester, about 1820. Another, from 1821, is a painting by Alexander Wilson of an event at Long Millgate, Manchester. [2] They now appear to be confined to the north west of England.
Failsworth Town Hall, also known as Failsworth and Hollinwood District Town Hall, is a former municipal building on Oldham Road, Failsworth, a town in Greater Manchester in England. The building, which served as the offices and meeting place of Failsworth Urban District Council, now accommodates a library, a lifelong learning centre, the ...
Pages in category "Failsworth" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
This is a list of people from Oldham, in North West England.The demonym of Oldham is Oldhamer; however, this list may include people from Chadderton, Failsworth, Lees, Royton, Saddleworth, and Shaw and Crompton, all from the wider Metropolitan Borough of Oldham.
The mill and the company were renamed during the First World War to Louvain and Louvian Mill Ltd respectfully. Following the war its new owners were Ritchie & Eason. Extensions were made in 1919-1920 before the mill changed hands again too Failsworth Spinning Co. Ltd. A fire damaged the mill on 27 February 1929 ceasing production.
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