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Lees: a brief history

Aimee Belmore August 27, 2021 annie kenney john kirkbride Lees lees today leesbrook mill listed buidings newspaper Oldham oldham history saddleworth independent saddleworth news St Thomas' church

A brief history of Lees by John Kirkbride The old days IT may be tempting to believe that Lees doesn’t have quite the same history…

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Diggle: a brief history (including the wheel)

Aimee Belmore October 26, 2020 brief history diggle history Diggle Hotel diggle mill diggle wheel john kirkbride old photos diggle oldham history Saddleworth History Saddleworth Museum saddleworth news stanedge tunnel the hanging gate Warth Mill

By John Kirkbride The brief history bit UNLIKE some other villages in Saddleworth, Diggle doesn’t really have a clearly defined village square, though that doesn’t…

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Don’t get the hump – it’s a Roman road

Aimee Belmore July 26, 2020 Castleshaw highmoor john kirkbride masons row oldham history oldham news Reservoir roman road building roman road history Saddleworth History saddleworth news Thurston Clough road

John Kirkbride takes a brief (and slightly personal) look at the road built between the Roman forts of Manchester and Castleshaw in AD 79 –…

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