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1958 – The fifth and present Failsworth Pole erected [8]: 67 1973 – Failsworth is officially twinned with Landsberg am Lech in Germany. [8]: 67 1974 – Failsworth becomes part of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham. [8]: 67 1991 – Population 20,999 [8]: 67 1993 – The bicentenary of the first Failsworth Pole is marked. [8]: 67
Simple pole blockage principle. Pole blockages [1] [2] or pile barrages, [3] [4] among other names (see § Terminology), are underwater barricades or barrages for coastal defence, constructed out of piling, vertical poles or stakes driven into the bed of a waterway, up to, or above the water line, blocking watercraft from crossing over, negating passage.
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.
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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.
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 ...
17th century: The building is timber framed on a stone plinth, with brick infill, some replacement in brick, and a stone-slate roof.The main range has two storeys and three bays, and there is a wing protruding forward from the left, giving an L-shaped plan.
Failsworth tram stop is a Manchester Metrolink tram stop on the Oldham and Rochdale Line serving the town of Failsworth, Greater Manchester, England. It was formerly ...